Policy Debate
2 vs. 2 debate format focusing on a created policy plan
Things Policy debaters will focus on
Plans and counterplans
Does this plan solve the problem?
Does this plan solve the problem?
Past Lincoln Douglas Resolutions
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States (2021-2022)
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 (2020-2021)
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States (2019-2020)
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 (2020-2021)
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States (2019-2020)
Lincoln Douglas Format
AFF: One team in affirmation
NEG: One team in negation
AFF teams offer up a plan and defend it, while NEG teams attack the plan
NEG: One team in negation
AFF teams offer up a plan and defend it, while NEG teams attack the plan