Economy/Politics
Topic Areas
Case Making
Speech Specifics
About Lead
100

Are taxes more of a republican or democrat ideal? 

democrat

100

Where was the first sugar tax implemented? 

Berkeley, California 

100

What does net benefits mean?

most good for most people

100

What part of structure can you not refute? 

Assertion

100

What type of high school debate do I do?

parliamentary debate 

200

How much is the Federal Minimum Wage? 

Federal Minimum Wage is $7.25

200

What is a moratorium on the death penalty?

it means the death penalty is legal in that state but it is limited

200

Can you run a counterplan on a value topic? Explain

No, you can only run them on policy rounds, because in a counterplan you are proposing a new plan

200

Can you win a Nuclear war impact on all 3 parts of pmt? Explain.

No, because Nuclear War is improbable. 

200

What grade and high school am I in?

11th and Irvington Highschool

300

What are the two types of income tax and how are they different? 

State and Federal and they are different values and go to different governments  
300

What country influenced US's death penalty practice?

UK 

300

What are the three signals to know if you should run a counter plan?

  • There is no way to prove that the proposition entire plan is bad

  • You can get impacts that the proposition cannot

  • It is a policy round

300

What compares the impacts on both sides?

two world analysis 

300

True or false: I have a displaced bone on my right foot

True 

400

How can congress override a veto? 

If the president chooses to reject the bill (veto), then congress can override the veto by getting a ⅔ majority in each group

400

Which US president proposed affirmative action? 

JFK 
400

Is this a pic? Topic: The USFG should invest in wind energy CP: The USFG should invest in solar energy. 

No

400

What is the first step in refuting unfair definitions?

Identify what is wrong/unfair 

400

When is my birthday?

July 23rd

500

If you know a random state in the USA called Tasiville has 26 houses of representatives, how many votes would they have in the electoral college? 

28

500

How many states have banned affirmative action, name two of the states that have banned it? 

10 states, California (1996), Washington (1998), Florida (1999), Michigan (2006), Nebraska (2008), Colorado (2008), Arizona (2010), New Hampshire (2012), Oklahoma (2012), and Idaho (2020)

500

What is the opps burden and how does the opps burden allow them to run a counterplan, but not the prop?

To oppose the prop, and this doesn't mention how to oppose

500

For the topic: TUSFG should invest in wind energy. What type of refute is wind energy hurts ecosystems?

Turn 

500

What would be my last meal if I was on death row?

pasta and flatbread from cheesecake factory