Debating

• Lincoln-Douglas Online Text
• Novice Lincoln-Douglas Curriculum: 14 Lesson Plans
• Building the Novice LD Program

Current Topics

• September-October 2008 Overview/Lesson Plans
  Resolved: It is morally permissible to kill one innocent person to save the lives of more innocent people.
• November-December 2008 Overview/Lesson Plans
  Resolved: In a democratic society, felons ought to retain the right to vote.
• January-February 2009 Overview/Lesson Plans
  Resolved: The United States ought to submit to the jurisdiction of an international court designed to prosecute crimes against humanity.
• March-April 2009 Overview/Lesson Plans
  Resolved: Vigilantism is justified when the government has failed to enforce the law.

Archived Resources

• November-December 2007 Overview/Lesson Plans
  Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining in exchange for testimony is unjust.
• January-February 2008 Overview/Lesson Plans
  Resolved: It is just for the United States to use military force to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons by nations that pose a military threat.
• March-April 2008 Overview/Lesson Plans
  Resolved: Hate crime enhancements are unjust in the United States.