Current Debate Topics

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE

Eastern Missouri schools adopt a single packet of legislation each semester.  Legislation is solicited from schools every September and December.  Please see the Congress page for more details.

POLICY DEBATE

Topics change once per year and are released by the NFHS each April.  The 2020-2021 Policy Debate Topic is:
Resolved:​  The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following:  forensic science, policing, sentencing.
IMPORTANT NOTE:  Some tournaments will enforce "Case Level Restrictions" for Novice Policy Debate, especially during the Fall Semester.  Read the tournament invitations carefully!  Novice Case Areas are established by the NFHS and can be found HERE.

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

Topics change every two months. Resolutions are released by the NSDA 30 days prior to the start of the new resolution.  
Please note that while NSDA has a "Novice Topic" for LD, MSHSAA does not allow it to be used in Missouri.
September/October 2020
Resolved:  In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.

November/December 2020
Resolved:  The United States ought to provide a federal jobs guarantee.

January/February 2021
Resolved:  States ought to ban lethal autonomous weapons.

March/April 2021   [MSHSAA/NSDA DISTRICTS & MSHSAA STATE]
Resolved:  Released February 1!

June 2021  [NSDA NATIONALS]
​Resolved:  Released May 1!

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

Topics change every two months in the Fall semester and every one month in the Spring semester.  Resolutions are released by the NSDA 30 days prior to the start of the new resolution.
September/October 2020
Resolved:  The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act o 2019.

November/December 2020
Resolved:  The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.

January 2021
Resolved:  The National Security Agency should end its surveillance of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.

February 2021
Resolved:  Released January 1!

March 2021  [MSHSAA/NSDA DISTRICTS]
Resolved:  Released February 1!

April 2021     [MSHSAA STATE]
Resolved:  Released March 1!

June 2021     [NSDA NATIONALS]
​Resolved:  Released May 1!
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