Current Topics

Policy Debate

Policy Debate Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its exploration and/or development of space beyond the Earth’s mesosphere.

Lincoln Douglas Debate, presented by Lincoln Financial Group

September/October 2011 LD Topic

Resolved: Justice requires the recognition of animal rights.

Public Forum Debate

October 2011 Public Forum Topic

Resolved:Private sector investment in human space exploration is preferable to public sector investment.

318 schools voted for the October resolution. The winning resolution received 55% of the vote.

September 2011 Public Forum Topic

Resolved: The benefits of post-9/11 security measures outweigh the harms to personal freedom.

315 schools voted for the September resolution. The winning resolution received 66% of the vote.

Topic Release Dates & Submitting Ideas

Public Forum

During the last week of the month, each school advisor may log in to the NFL points application and vote for one of a few resolutions to be used as the next topic.

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Please include a description of the topic area with proposed resolution ideas.

  • August 15 — September Topic
  • September 1 — October Topic
  • October 1 — November Topic
  • November 1 — December Topic
  • December 1 — January Topic
  • January 1 — February Topic
  • February 1 — March Topic
  • March 1 — April Topic
  • May 1 — National Tournament Topic

Lincoln Douglas

  • August 15 — September/October Topic
  • October 1 — November/December Topic
  • December 1 — January/February Topic
  • February 1 — March/April Topic
  • May 1 — National Tournament Topic

Chapter advisors are allowed to vote online for a new slate of LD topics until 9/9/11. . You will be required to log in to vote. Only chapter advisors are permitted to vote.

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Policy Debate

The NFHS Speech, Debate & Theatre Association handles , where each state organization, the NFL, NCFL and NDCA all have voting privileges. Therefore, each NFL chapter advisor may submit a ballot to the National Office during September-October, ranking five preliminary topics. In November-December, each advisor then selects one of two final topics. The NFL tallies and submits one vote to the NFHS, who announces the new topic in early January.


Partner Contest Topics

International Public Policy Forum Debate Essay Contest

Topic, Sponsored by the Bickel & Brewer Foundation

Resolved: Human missions should be a significant focus of space exploration.

American Legion Oratorical Contest

2012 Assigned Topics

Article I, section 9, clause 2: "The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it."

Article IV, section 2, clause 1: "The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens of the several states."

Amendment 14, section 2, first sentence: "Representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed."

Amendment 15, section 1: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."



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