Honors Debate Topics

Politics

1

Topic 1

Supreme Court judges should be appointed for fixed terms.

2

Topic 2

Nuclear weapons should be banned worldwide.

3

Topic 3

The voting age should be lowered to 16.

4

Topic 4

It is appropriate for governments to limit their citizens’ freedom of speech.

5

Topic 5

It is fair to take the right to vote away from felons.

Education

1

Topic 6

Standardized tests should be eliminated in schools.

2

Topic 7

Students should be required to wear school uniforms.

3

Topic 8

Schools should be allowed to ban some books from their libraries.

4

Topic 9

Everyone should be required to go to college.

5

Topic 10 

The future of all school learning should take place online.

Life & Ethics

1

Topic 11

Girls face more peer pressure than boys.

2

Topic 12

Animals should not be kept in zoos.

3

Topic 13

All kids should play on the same sports teams, regardless of gender.

4

Topic 14

Expanded use of artificial intelligence is dangerous.

5

Topic 15

Parents should allow teenage children complete autonomy in decision-making.

Technology & Entertainment

1

Topic 16

Parents should have absolute control over their children’s activities on social media.

2

Topic 17

Violent video games should be banned.

3

Topic 18

Social media is actually making us less social.

4

Topic 19

Video gaming is a sport.

5

Topic 20

Using technology makes people smarter.