Larry Stuber Memorial Debate Tournament

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Topics 2017

2017 Larry Stuber Memorial Debate Tournament Debate Topics

Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2017 November/December Topic

Resolved: Wealthy nations have an obligation to provide development assistance to other nations.

Public Forum Debate – 2017 November Topic Area: Gun Rights

NOTE: To correct a minor grammatical issue, the November topic wording has been updated as follows (“transfer” changed to “transfers”):

Resolved: The United States should require universal background checks for all gun sales and

transfers of ownership.

Policy Debate – 2017-2018 Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its funding and/or regulation of elementary and/or secondary education in the United States.

World Schools Debate

Round 1: Prepared: This house believes that capitalism is better than communism.

Round 2: Impromptu

Round 3: Impromptu

Round 4: Prepared: This house would tax the rich to provide healthcare to the poor

Congress Legislation – IHSFA #s AM Session: 2, 6, 13; PM Session: 1, 9, 10

Morning Session (Each Chamber will establish the Orders of the Day for each session):

#   2     A Resolution to Introduce Compulsory Voting in the United States

#   6     A Bill to Enact DACA and DAPS

# 13     A Bill to Limit Federal Funding of For-Profit Colleges

Afternoon Session (Each Chamber will establish the Orders of the Day for each session):

#   1     A Bill to Extend Concealed Carry Reciprocity Throughout the Nation

#   9     A Resolution to Bolster the Baltic to Reduce Russian Aggression

# 10     A Bill to Provide Paid Family Leave