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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

2010 National Preliminary and Semifinal Legislation Docket
2010 Finals and Preliminary Reserve Legislation Addendum

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 Obama’s 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.

Partner Contest Topics

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!


Topic Release Dates & Submitting Ideas

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.

Click here to submit LINCOLN DOUGLAS topic ideas.

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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