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Policy Debate 
2010-2011 Topic
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.
Lincoln Douglas presented by Lincoln Financial Group
2010 September/October Topic
Posted on August 15th
Public Forum
2010 September Topic
Posted on August 15th
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Congressional Debate
2010 Preliminary & Semifinal Session Legislation
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Storytelling
2010 National Tournament Topic
Fairy Tales
United States Extemp
2010 National Tournament Topic Areas
2010 and 2012 Elections
The American Economy: Economic Theory and Core Economic Policymaking
American Foreign Policy: Theoretical Questions and Ongoing Foreign Engagements
America: The Path from 2000 to 2010
The American Judiciary: Nominations, Recent Cases, and Theoretical Approaches
The Banking Crisis and American Business
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
US Policies, Programs, and Regulatory Policy
International Extemp
2010 National Tournament Topic Areas
Africa
Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean
Central and South America
China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas
Energy and the Environment
Europe
India, Pakistan, and SE Asia
The International Community: The Transition from 2000 to 2010
International Organizations & Global Challenges
The Middle East
Russia and Former USSR Satellite States
US Foreign Policy: The Foreign Perspective
The World Economy
Extemp Commentary
2010 National Tournament Topics
American Consumerism
Corporations Versus the Rest of Us
The Developing World
Doctor Obamas Prescription
Education Reform: Plans, Promises, and Politics
International Zones of Conflict
Midterms in Just Months
NFL Nationals Week in History
R.I.P.: Obituaries Since NFL Nationals 2009
United States of Anger and Demonization
Supplemental Debate
2010 National Tournament Topics
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This House believes that Buy American policies are overall good.
This House believes that Washington is more to blame than Wall Street for the economic crisis.
This House believes that American global hegemony is superior to multipolarity.
This House believes that looting in times of economic crisis is morally defensible.
This House believes that professional sports organizations should permit performance-enhancing drugs.
This House will presume consent for organ donation.
This House believes that innovation works best when government does least.
This House believes that China's growing involvement in Africa is to be welcomed.
This House believes that Barack Obama is succeeding in ensuring the future prosperity of the United States.
This House believes that the US should abandon the war on drugs.
This House believes that corporations should be treated as legal persons.
This House believes that college football should move to a playoff system.
This House believes that the use of nuclear energy should be expanded.
This House believes that the minimum wage should be reduced.
This House believes that calorie counts on restaurant menus should be mandated.
This House believes that the filibuster is a useful tool in government.
This House believes that charter schools are a good idea.
This House believes that the US should withdraw its participation from the Middle East peace process.
This House believes that nuclear weapons should be abolished.
This House believes that the National Football League should have different overtime rules for regular season and post-season games.
This House believes that schools should have mandatory anti-bullying programs.
This House believes that video game creators should be subject to government regulations regarding content.
People Speak Global Debates
2010 March-April Topic, presented by United Nations Foundation
Annex I Countries of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should provide significantly increased aid to developing countries for the specific purpose of climate change adaptation.
International Public Policy Forum
Sponsored by the Bickel & Brewer Foundation
°° Both this year's Policy Debate and the October Public Forum topics make it easy for debaters familiar with both formats to enter the contest. For more information, click the "Resources" button!
Policy Debate
The NFHS Speech, Debate & Theatre Association handles selection of the annual topic, 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.
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 Topic
Chapter advisors vote for a new slate of Lincoln Douglas topics by sending their ballot to the National Office no later than September 11.
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Public Forum
- August 15 - September Topic
- September 1 - October Topic
- October 1 - November Topic
- November 1 - December Topic
- December 1 - January Topic
- December 15 - February Topic
- February 1 - March Topic
- March 1 - April Topic
- May 1 - National Tournament Topic
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