Policy Debate Briefs

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

• Govt Shutdown DA
• Fem Cap K
• Inflation DA
• Green Jobs AFF
• Biz Con DA
• Topicality Doc

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.

• Next Gen DNA Forensic Science Affirmative
• Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Affirmative
• Federalism Disadvantage
• Police Backlash Disadvantage
• States Counterplan
• Consult Police Associations Counterplan
• Critical Legal Studies Kritik
• Topicality Core

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its restrictions on legal immigration to the United States.

• H1-B Affirmative
• Wages Disadvantage
• Borders Kritik

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its funding and/or regulation of elementary and/or secondary education in the United States.

• STEM Affirmative