Past Resolutions
2023-2024
Lincoln Douglas:
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Resolved: The letter of the law ought to have priority over the spirit of the law.
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Resolved: National security concerns ought to be valued above individual rights.
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Resolved: A free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its energy policy.
2022-2023
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: Criminal justice ought to prioritize rehabilitation over retribution, restitution or deterrence.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policy towards one or more countries in Europe.
2021-2022
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: In the field of biomedical engineering, restraint ought to be prioritized over scientific advancement.
Team Policy: Resolved: The USFG should substantially reform the use of Artificial Intelligence technology.
2020-2021
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: Economic stability is more important than economic growth.
Team Policy: Resolved: The USFG should considerably decrease its military commitments.
2019-2020
Lincoln Douglas: Culture ought to value assimilation over multiculturalism.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its banking, finance, and/or monetary policy.
2018-2019
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: Criminal procedure should value truth-seeking over individual privacy.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its foreign aid.
2017-2018
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: Preemptive warfare is morally justified.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its transportation policy.
2016-2017
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: The needs of the public ought to be valued above private property rights.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its agriculture and/or food safety policy in the United States.
2015-2016
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: In formal education liberal arts ought to be valued above practical skills (from October 1, 2015 to January 30, 2016). Resolved: Developing countries ought to prioritize economic growth over environmental protection (from February 1, 2016 to April 30, 2016).
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its trade policy with one or more of the following nations: China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan.
2014-2015
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: When in conflict, an individual’s freedom of speech should be valued above a community’s moral standards (from October 1, 2014 to January 30, 2015). Resolved: The United States federal jurisprudence, the letter of the law ought to have priority over the spirit of the law (from February 1, 2015 to April 30, 2015).
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its electronic surveillance law.
2013-2014
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: The United States has a moral obligation to mitigate international conflicts.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its marine natural resource policies.
2012-2013
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: Privacy is undervalued.
Team Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its foreign military presence and/or foreign military commitments.
2011-2012
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: When in conflict, personal freedom ought to be valued above economic security.
Team Policy: Resolved: That the United States federal government should substantially reform its revenue generation policies.
2010-2011
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: A government’s legitimacy is determined more by its respect for popular sovereignty than individual rights.
Team Policy: Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly reform its policy toward Russia.
2009-2010
Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: That competition is superior to cooperation as a means of achieving excellence.
Team Policy: Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly reform its environmental policy.
Individual Policy Debate
Individual Policy Debate is no longer a Stoa pilot event. IP Debate will not be competed at NITOC. However, some Stoa tournaments will offer this form of debate.
Individual Policy Debate Contacts:
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