Intercollegiate individual events and Lincoln-Douglas debate
NFA Lincoln-Douglas: Past Topic Papers
Information on past resolutions and topic papers
For each of the past resolutions, we have topic papers (when available), as well as in some cases, a topic history page that lists potential resolutions that were considered, and for some years, the voting for different resolutions and/or topic areas.
- 2012-2013 resolution: Agriculture, cyberspace, Middle East, nuclear waste, water
- 2011-2012 resolution: Topic History, agriculture policy, banking regulations and oversight, higher education, the Middle East, U.S./China foreign policy (winning topic paper), international free trade
- 2010-2011 resolution: Mental health (winning topic paper), agriculture, US agricultural subsidies, banking regulations and oversight, discrimination
- 2009-2010 resolution: Transportation (winning topic paper), agriculture, Israel
- 2008-2009 resolution: Topic History; Latin America (winning topic paper), economic reforms, Israel, US trade policy, transportation, United Nations
- 2007-2008 resolution: Topic History; Africa (winning topic paper), education, electoral reform, First Amendment, Israel, Mexico, nanotechnology, U.S. trade policy, United Nations (note: all 2007-2008 papers are in PDF format).
- 2006-2007 resolution: Topic History; National energy policy (winning topic paper), Africa, education, immigration, national disaster management, national energy policy, transportation policy
- 2005-2006 resolution: Topic History; Asia (winning topic paper), Africa, consumer safety, trade, South America
- 2004-2005 resolution: Topic History; prison systems (winning topic paper), consumer product safety, nuclear safety, Asia, trade, Middle East, prison systems, war on drugs
- 2003-2004 resolution: Environment (winning topic paper), Mideast, nuclear security, prison systems
- 2002-2003 resolution: War on poverty (winning topic paper); energy policy, environmental policy, poverty policy, prison systems, space, US military, war on drugs
- 2001-2002 resolution: Topic History; International terrorism (winning topic paper); Latin America, U.S. Military, Russia, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Eastern Europe, Elections
- 2000-2001 resolution: U.S. Judicial System (winning topic paper); international economy, war on drugs, US military, Israel, Russia
- 1999-2000 resolution: topic history
- 1998-1999 resolution: topic history