Lincoln-Douglas Debate Topics
1. Resolved that: Marijuana should be legalized. A. N. 2. Resolved that: Additional gun control is needed in the U.S. A. N. 3. Resolved that: Assisted suicide should not be a criminal offense. A. N. 4. Resolved that: Practicing doctors with HIV/AIDS must inform their patients. A. N. 5. Resolved that: Drug testing is wrong. (you may explore all avenues of this proposition -- i.e. sports, schools, places of employment etc. Determine with your opponent the nature of this proposition) A. N.
6. Resolved that: Homosexuality in the military should not be allowed. A. N.
7. Resolved that: The Patriot Act has no place in our judicial system. A. N. 8. Resolved that: Year round schooling is the better system. A. N. 9. Resolved that: Restitution should no longer be paid to anyone. A. N. 10. Resolved that: The United States has no right to get involved with other countries’ political affairs. A. N. 11. Resolved that: The government should fund health care. A. N.
12. Resolved that: The drinking age should be lowered to 16 years of age. A. N. 13. Resolved that: Censorship laws in the media have become overly strict. A. N. 14. Resolved that: Affirmative action laws are no longer needed in the United States. A. N. 15. Resolved that: Companies have every right to ask new employees to quit smoking and/or lose weight in the first three months of employment or else they will be terminated. A. N.