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Policy Debate presented by the Bickel & Brewer Foundation
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its military and/or police presence in one or more of the following: South Korea, Japan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkey.
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Past Policy Debate National Champions.
Congressional Debate presented by the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Leadership
2011 National Preliminary, Semifinal, Finals, and Reserve Legislation
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Lincoln Douglas Debate presented by Lincoln Financial Group
Resolved, When forced to choose, a just government ought to prioritize universal human rights over its national interest.
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Past Lincoln Douglas Debate National Champions
Public Forum Debate presented by the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation
Resolved: That the United States should intervene in another nation’s struggle for democracy.
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Past Public Forum Debate National Champions
United States Extemporaneous Speaking presented by Carmendale Fernandes
2012 Elections
The American Economy: Economic Theory, Economic Policymaking, and Primary Economic indicators
American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Questions and Ongoing Foreign Engagements
The American Judiciary: Nominations, Recent Cases, and Theoretical Approaches
The American Recovery: The Budget Crisis and American Business
America’s Superpower Status in 2011
Education
Energy and the Environment
Health Care Reform
National Defense and Homeland Security
The Obama Administration
State and Local Politics: Major Elections, Budgets, Welfare, and Immigration Issues
U.S. Politics, Programs, and Regulatory Policy
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Past US Extemp National Champions
A.C. Eley Memorial International Extemporaneous Speaking presented by Ripon College
Africa
Central and South America
Energy and the Environment
Europe
India, Pakistan, and SE Asia
The International Community: Seeking a Superpower?
International Organizations and Global Challenges
Japan, Taiwan, China, and the Koreas
The Middle East
Russia and Former USSR Satellite States
U.S. Foreign Policy: The Foreign Perspective
The World Economy
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Past International Extemp National Champions
Extemporaneous Commentary
2000 vs. 2010: A Decade of Differences
The Budget Crunchies
Campaign 2012: Contenders and Bit Players
Looking for Unions and Their Labels
Notable Deceased Since 2010 Nationals
Rogue Nations and Nations Ruled by Rogues
Social Media vs. Actual Socializing
Tea for Two Parties
Who’s Afraid of Foreign Trade?
Wicked Wikis and Lamentable Leaks
Past Extemp Commentary National Champions
Supplemental Debate
This House believes that the US is safer after the death of Osama bin Laden
This House would end oil subsidies in the United States
This House would lift the debt ceiling
This House would transition Medicare to private health care plans
This House would withdraw troops from Afghanistan
This House would prefer the use of tax credits rather than vouchers to preserve school choice
This House believes that the parent who pressures least, parents best
This House believes that the US economy is improving
This House would use tax increases rather than spending cuts to reign in deficit spending
This House believes the US should take a more active role in the Arab-Israeli compromise
This House would ban fraternities and sororities on college campuses
This House would end government support of the mortgage market
This House believes that a college education is a good investment
This House would ban corporal punishment in schools
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Storytelling
Storytelling Theme: Native American Stories
Note: This year, the final round of Storytelling will be held at the Dallas Museum of Art. The finalists will perform amidst Eugene and Clare Thaw’s renowned art collection, “Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection.” The collection explores the extraordinarily diverse forms of visual expression in Native North America.