Counterplans
The Courts
Critical Theory
Topic "Facts"
Debate Trivia
100

A combination of the plan and at least some part of the counterplan

What is a permutation

100

The highest federal court in the U.S.

What is SCOTUS

100

The word in the resolution to almost guarantees a link to the Abolition Kritik

What is "reform"?

100

The three reform areas in the resolution

What are sentencing, policing, and forensic science?

100

This is the oldest competitive activity in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL)

What is... debate!

200

An advocacy that the negative can kick at any time

What is conditionality?


200

The head of the federal judiciary

Who is John Roberts (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court)?

200

The two words that describe the 1NC alternative to the Abolition Kritik

What are "abolitionist ethic"?

200

CJS

What is "criminal justice system"?

200

The amount of prep time you should use for your 1NR

What is none?

300

Text, competition, solvency argument

What are the three things you should include in any counterplan 1NC


300

9

What is the number of justices on the Supreme Court

300
The new disadvantage that makes similar arguments to the Abolition Kritik?

What is the Movements DA?

300

November 3, 2020

What is the date of the next federal (presidential) election?

300

Magnitude times probability

What is risk?

400
When a counterplan can only be kicked if the affirmative has not straight-turned it

What is dispositionality?


400

A book studying the courts that argues that litigation strategies are bad for social movements

What is The Hollow Hope?

400

The study of being

What is ontology?


400

A 2018 piece of legislation reforming the U.S. criminal justice system

What is the first step act?

400

The three most important parts of the Toulmin model

What are claim, data, and warrant?
500

Potential net benefits to the states counterplan

What are Elections DA and Federalism DA?

500

The most liberal circuit (appeals) court in the U.S.

What is the 9th circuit?

500

The claim that an effective alternative should be able to overcome any residual links to the permutation

What is the perm double-bind?

500

The resolutional actor suggested by the word "enact"

What is Congress?

500

The End of the World as We Know It

What is an REM song that is likely about debate?