Debate Information

WORLD SCHOOLS MOTIONS

Round 1/2 (debate both sides): This House regrets the Pink Tide in Latin America. Info Slide: The pink tide is a political wave and turn towards left-wing governments in Latin America throughout the 21st century. Such governments have been referred to as "left-of-centre", "left-leaning", and "radical social-democratic".

Round 5: This House believes that the United States should significantly increase investment in a high-speed rail network.

Octos: This House, as a water-stressed region, would restrict water-intensive industries, even at the cost of economic growth.

Finals: This House prefers minilateral security groups over multilateral institutions for Indo-Pacific security.

CONGRESS

Docket Released after last IQT weekend.

For clarification, at TFA State in Congressional Debate:

1. The Congress Docket for each round of debate is locked. No other items may be debated. Legislation must be debated in the order listed.
2. No item may be tabled until it has been debated, per definition in #3.
3. Debate on an item means that at least one of the following has occurred: one cycle(authorship/sponsorship and a con speech) or three speeches on the same side. At this point, an item may be tabled, or previous question may be moved.
4. Competitors will not receive any other legislation beyond what is posted.

LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
LD will use the March/April 2026 NSDA topic:

Resolved: The United States military ought to abide by the principle of non-intervention.

POLICY DEBATE
Policy Debate will use the 2025-2026 NSDA topic:

Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
PF will use the March 2026 NSDA topic:

Resolved: The United States federal government should ban corporate acquisition of single-family residences.