Politics Debate Topics for Students

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• You describe what we have now. It obviously does not work. I propose trying a revolving door. I don't know if it will work. We have not tried, but it is better than what we have meow.
• You spoke about what we have had crammed down our throats. I'm from Illinois. What I have noticed is that if you give these guys/girls more time they become cushy. People have asked several times for term limits. It never comes up. Voting based on party does not work. What has…

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• Looking forward to his response. I will try to elucidate my point of view in the following points:SupportA recent poll by Strategic Council demonstrated that only 30% of canadians feel a connection to the Queen or the Governor General. Furthermore, the poll indicated that 65%…
• I will be arguing favorably to the notion that the functions of head of state of Canada should be granted to a Canadian citizen, and that the British royal family should stop being considered Canadian monarchs. Round 1. Acceptance only Round 2. Arguments Round 3. Counter…

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• The government may have had this right to take away your right to speedy trial since the 1800s ,but not only then. The only reason that teens dropout of high school isn't to support they're family but also because they are lazy or don't feel like doing the work. Do you honestly…
• There have been military conscription's in the United States before and the government has special abilities in war time and right now the United States is engaged in warfare in the Middle East. The government can suspend your right to trial by jury in wartime. It is also not…

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• America I believe is in a medium paced downward spiral. We are destroying ourselves from within, such as unchecked immigration, loss of family fabric and attack on family fabric. Progressive left wing media that is unethical and free to attack anyone with outright lies, without…

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• I'm sorry Tej, but I need to concede. I'm sorry that I couldn't follow through with the debate, but I took up a position to teach and I've been way too involved in it. You did a great job, though.
• Harm Caused by Insurgents In Afghanistan, over two-thirds of civilian casualties were a result of insurgents, and this is a 28% increase from 2009. [1] One of the reasons that there is such a large increase could be due to Russia supplying weapons to Taliban insurgents. [2]…

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• I'm trying to get a view of both sides as I have to debate this in my English class. A violent overthrow of the government is never acceptable as violence should never be a means to change something. If a dictator is in charge and the country under them violently attempt to…

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• Thank you, Sitara, for a prompt response. I think that our positions aren't actually all that different. I believe that you will actually come to agree that the current law needs to be repealed and replace with something that will actually work, as I have argued... and as you…
• Thank you to Sitara, who has taken up the challenge of debating the merits of the Affordable Care Act. I look forward to making the case for its repeal against your vigorous defense of the law. Rebuttal 1: PART A) A decrease in access to care. Sitara said: "I completely…

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• In their respective countries, communists or capitalists control and own everything, that is the point. I do not need to write a book to explain this, it is indisputable. Not that you will be dissuaded from typing away.
• I do not admire your ability to utilize typography to emphasize your opinion as it is no better then a troll using caps. You wish to manipulate me into a long conundrum argument, THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN. TROLL.

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• Please only except this debate if you have the time to finish it. I will be taking the possition of pro for this debate. It will be my job to prove that the U. S. government has too much power, by using the U. S. constitution as a means to measure governmental power. The job of…

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• i have not ditched anything the nordic model and rhineland capitalism are actually very similar, You wanted a larger population base i was giving you an example of such
• Germany has a population of 80 million a fine standard of living univeral health care and one of the highest quaiities of life, I would contend that this does indicarte that nordic social democratic policy can be translated to a significantly larger population, And also poimnt…

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• As Pro, I wish to start by contesting Con"s first argument " Concealed firearms lead to lethal violent crime " 1) My opponent starts his first argument by saying that the NRA loves to tell stories about concealed handguns to say they have saved lives. However, the information I…
• I, being the pro,am going to affirm the resolution and prove why people should be allowed to carry arms. I will ask that voters cast their vote in this round based on who debates the resolution better and not based on your own personal decisions. Keep in mind that I have no…

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• Since my opponent forfeited the previous round I have no rebuttal argument to make. I will now make my concluding statement. Ladies and Gentleman, Throughout the course of this debate my opponent has failed to provide anytime of reliable proof to back up his argument that…
• And forgive me, I may have incorrectly assumed that round one simply stated position, round two was for stating arguments, and round three was for rebuttal. Now that things a a bit clearer here we go: According to Govtrack. us the United States congress has 10,691 bills or…

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• Now. .. What if I am advocating Anarchism? On justice systems People, inherently, are not immoral and won't break natural laws for the purpose of breaking them. People are fully capable of operating under the Golden Rule. My opponent seems to ignore the most important part of…
• I will organize my rebuttal using my opponents RD 1 order. Look to my tags. On a lawless society: The reason I stated that there are no 'laws', is because a ruling body is needed to carry out these 'laws', and since government is abolished, these types of 'laws' cannot exist.…

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• Second round is construction only. No new arguments may be brought up in the final round. This includes new rebuttals/responses. You may only use this round to summarize, clarify, and/or restate what you have already said. This debate is in reference to Ronald Reagan, 40th…
• As this is the final round, any points that my opponent has dropped cannot be rebutted, except by cross examination with previous points. Dropped Points-Rawhide did sell arms to iran-Rawhide did give direct orders to do so-When the terrorists discovered they could trade US…

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• To give a brief road map i'll just be going down the flow First off on Agro Terrorism- My opponent gives a pretty good analogy saying that they banned broad tipped markers in new york, but that didn't deter people from still putting grafiti all over the city, my opponent uses…
• First i would like to state that i stand in the strong affirmation of Resolved: The benefits of post 9.11 security measures outweigh the harms to personal freedom. Contention 1. Is AgroTerrorism The potential of terrorist attacks against agricultural targets (agroterrorism) has…

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• I have refuted my opponents argument, and my argument stands untouched. I urge PRO vote. And just to say: ………………….._,,-~'���'~-,, ………………..,-'' ; ; ;_,,---,,_ ; ;'-,…………………………….._,,,---,,_ ……………….,' ; ; ;,-' , , , , , '-, ; ;'-,,,,---~~'~--,,,_…..,,-~' ; ; ; ;__;'-,…
• My opponent forfeits her round, extend arguments.

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• Supporting affirmative action is often thought as an ignorant standpoint, but rather attempting to justify its dismissal as a law or standard is rather ignorant. Our country is ever evolving and if recent actions have shown us anything it's that it took far too long to get an…
• Though after four rounds you are still not convinced you have not provided a logically supported reasoning for abolishing the practice when it has in fact worked in a capacity for which it was created. The law and programs exists to provide opportunity for minorities, if that…

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• sorry about that but lazy debating is how i play it, im sorry but i dont have the kind of time to do your kind of debating at this moment, ill forfit the debate and you can start a new one
• trade is essential for a capitalist nation to expand especially with a nation as big as the united states. as we know cuba is a communist country, i believe that more trade with cuba will open up more freedoms for the people and possibly the elimination of the communist…

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• Thanks JustinAMoffattP1."Certainly, money has some affect on elections, but not so much that we should be willing to amend or violate the constitution to get rid of it." In that statement, you have conceded a crucial part of the entire debate. Money does indeed have an effect…
• Ok, a policy debate it is! I would like to start by agreeing with my opponent's, perhaps slightly informal summary of my 3 policy arguments. However, my opponent unfortunately fails to provide successful rebutall to my arguments. I will now respond to what he has claimed.…

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• "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent." "Every Generation needs a new revolution" - T. Jefferson I will let my opponent go first
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com... Here is the link to the national geographic story on the article you seem to disagree with me on. I think that looking back on history that pretty much all revolutions were fought by a minority. There is about 25% who control, 25% who…

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• The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) estimates that immigrants (legal and illegal) comprise 20 percent of inmates in prisons and jails, despite being only 15.4% of the adult population. According to a Pew study, non-citizen Hispanics made up 25% of all federal drug…
• I contend that The United States should construct a wall on the Southern Border with Mexico. First, I will define "wall" as a physical barrier, typified by the wall prototypes recently constructed. The construction of a wall on the Southern Border is in the best interest of the…

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• A directly elected upper house is more effective
• A directly elected upper house discourages patronage

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• everything i said is above in conclusion, America must support of its hegemony because of the following reasons 1) MY opponent has not provided a better alternative, and thus my plan of action is still the best one on the table 2) The impacts of withdrawing are yet unknown, and…
• Sup korezaan, I have to go on a vacation from Friday afternoon to Sunday…so I might not be able to respond to your next round of arguments in time. I would like to ask you to postpone posting your arguments until you're near the end of your time limit, so I can respond. OK, now…

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• Alright well, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, this seems like a rather timely issue for us to discuss. The first round wil not be part of the debate persay, but it will be the time when I'll define the resolution and provide a standard for judging today's…
• Let me first address the issue of "extra credit". I mentioned extra credit towards the end of my round because I didn't have enough space to explain what I meant. Now, we're debating the economic effects of a plan, namely Trump's planned immigration policy. In any such debate,…

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• So far I refuted all of my opponent's arguments and mine are yet to be refuted. Still waiting on my opponent.
• I hope that aircraftmechgirl is doing well and can take time out of her busy schedule to participate in the next round.

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• End debate.
• Extend.

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• I accept the challenge

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• Since this is the last speech, I will try to keep all of my arguments strictly to reasons why to vote for me. I will be giving 5 specific voting issues that will justify an affirmative vote. I'll win all five arguments, but in reality, you could just find the one you most agree…
• His first contention is that the United Nations is corrupt. 1. His only evidence suggesting this are these examples that these things still happen. Ofcourse there will always be problems. We can't make the world perfect. The fact that it doesn't do enough has no clear link to…

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• Arbitrary executions 2
• Arbitrary executions

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• The status quo promotes non-transparency
• Think tanks' power of objectivity is the best form of marketing for biased views

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• The major lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis is this: the indefinite combination of human fallibility and nuclear weapons will destroy nations." It's because I agree with Robert McNamara that I affirm the resolution: "RESOLVED: States ought not possess nuclear weapons." For the…
• First I will ask that my opponent forfeit last round as this debate is going to be in LD format. Quote: "I don't know what WWIII will be fought with but I know WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones. Since I agree with Albert Einstein I must Affirm the resolution that…

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• that is not what i meant i do believe that yes some time we can be unfair and all that but not all the time but i just think that we should let them in and help them
• Why do we as Australians or as any one simply judge people on their colour? "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today!" this…

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• Looking at your answers, you still haven't really got what I am saying. The idea isn't to not give anyone aid, or for any selfish reason like that, it is to encourage long-term development in those countries, which ultimately helps those people more. There is no arrogance, or…
• I must apologise for my repeating of the argument, my computer has been acting up a lot, and I didn't realise that it had worked the first time. In response to Para 1+2 (Round 2): You admitted in your first round that countries would benefit more from being allowed to develop…

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• Alright then.
• I have indeed learnt a great deal even though the suggested approach to this is to very well speak out in a non-violent manner but my views in a way proposes a more direct approach that may lead to causalities. Though I feel somewhat strongly about this, perhaps the best way to…

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• My opponent forfeited.
• Legislatures Represent Themselves not the People? To a certain extent, that is what they are supposed to do. For example, if half your people believe that Obamacare will bring in death panels, I highly recommend that you represent your own opinions on this one. In the last…

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• In this debate resolved, I affirm and stand with the PRO. I ask the CON to please refrain from providing any rebuttals in the second round as it is for the formulation of case statements. I have no parameters for this debate, so I move on toward the iteration of my case:…

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• 1. Republicans do have a set of principles that guide them. This is what makes them republican. Not my opinion. 2. Though the US is not a Christian nation, it is made up of predominately Christians, especially in certain regions of the country. 3. I could use the Bible to prove…
• 1. Republican have their basic principals which put them in that party. There may be differences in opinions among the party but not as much as between republicans and democrat.(I am only saying republican now but the same goes for the democrats.) 2. "So move to Iran. Or Saudi…

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• My opponent has not argued once during this debate. That is regrettable because I wanted to really debate socialism and present arguments. I will post my main three points here again. 1. Socialism is successful in Scandanivian countries. 2. Socialism works and has worked in…
• Arguments extended.

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• thank you Con, On the subject of the unintentional injuries of teens you cite 51.67% as the percentage of teens who die of unintentional injuries, you consider these to be avoidable injuries that result from negligence. I will regard this as fact for the sake of the argument,…
• I do not wish to argue with this statement as it is a well known medical fact, what I will contend with is the results of letting this demographic vote. Con says teenagers are prone to "risky" behavior and points out that the leading cause of teen death is "risky" behavior,…

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• A concern that is shown to be false is resolved, including one about WMD's. I already told you what "steps toward democracy" have been taken- an election has been held and the majority rules, as opposed to previously the minority. This does not mean I particularly like it, but…
• You seem to agree then that the "security from WMD's" has been achieved, since you are under the impression that no such WMD's exist, so that's one matter resolved. Democracy may indeed be "not about having an election." But do you wish to say what it is about precisely?…

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• The necessity of a multi-party system isn't only for the sole purpose of "decisions being made faster." There may be many different subgroups within each political party, but there are still certain issues that the government as a whole agrees on, but the "big government"…
• This debate is on the topic of the current political system and the way our government runs it itself. Now it seems quite vague, but there's room to narrow it down throughout your arguments as well. The two party system has created a divide in the United States. Republicans are…

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• Con has forfeited his 2nd round, I refrain from adding more arguments. I take it that the Pro position is irrefutable. Just in case, I would be very interested if Con has any point against the deplorable resolution that the "representative" version of democracy is on a steady…
• I feel deeply that the resolution is an important insight for everyone who desires true democracy and should be universally known to catalyse a important overhaul of democracy. Here is my case: Those democracies which use the election process instead of demarchic pronciples…

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• This debate is to be executed in the following manner: -Opening Statments -Cross Fire (Questioning period) -Second Statements -Second Cross Fire (Second Questioning Period) In other words similar to a round of conventional Public Forum debate. Before I begin I would like to…

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• If you don't get a job just because you are white than you are paying for passed injustices 3. I'm half pensylvania Dutch mennonite. I have Amish ancestry to and I've been to Germany. I know that but everyone said Dutch so it kind of stuck. Anti white racism is more common than…
• 1. How do you describe the action of not hiring someone just because they're white despite being more qualified than their black counter part? Discrimination 2 doing something about racism doesn't have to mean letting someone discriminate against me. I can help end racism which…

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• Vote for whoever did better.
• Bossyburrito for President.

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• Nationalism can hold some people together and tear people apart. People should worry about their people more then the area they got born into by chance. People should care about Earth as a collective group, not a small piece of it. Every place on Earth is just a puzzle piece to…
• I will start the debate by listing a few brief reasons why nationalism and patriotism is good, allowing for a quicker debate.Key Differences - I am sure my opponent will use plenty of examples of nationalism gone bad. He will most likely use examples of North Korean nationalism…

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• What do you mean my faliure? Soviet union fell because they attempted to become democratic look at New China, a glorious powerful communist nation.
• I'm sorry comrade but i do not think that you understand what i am talking about, i am talking about the communist plan like equality or economy plans reply-Of course there is no way for us to be perfect, but communism can be achieved without perfection. There will always be…

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• The con speaker brought up the idea of putting the refugees in safe zones in Syria rather than sending them to the U.S. But who says that these refugees will be any safer there than they would here in the U.S.? The speaker claimed that denying refugees doesn't have to be as…
• As mentioned by the con speaker, there is a clear security threat posed by the Syrian refugees and this is simply false. These refugees are coming to America to escape ISIS. These refugees are innocent people and to say that any of them are a threat to the U.S. absolutely…

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• I know I promised this debate to another and I apologize for that, but I thought you were going to accept it hours ago and someone beat you to the punch. Once again I am sorry to that individual. Now for my first major argument I would like to point out another famous…
• Whether or not you are a Republican or a Democrat you must realize that both parties are extremely caught up in their own agenda and do not care for the rights of the people anymore. Neither party can agree to anything, and each childishly blames the other for this problem.…

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• I disagree, People are different and there are always exceptions however depending on the subject some groups seem to be better than others and in return worse at other things. e i, Black people and physical sports. https://en.wikipedia.org.... One of my favorite thing about…
• I'm starting this round short. The Right has more individual freedom. Smarter people. http://ijr.com... Better looking https://www.washingtonpost.com... And much more