Archive Library

After the current year is over, Monument archives all of its briefs, cases and articles from the year and shelves them in our Archive Library. As new resolutions release, chances are you can find valuable content to give you the winning edge:

Source Material Archives

• Agriculture (5/31/2002) - Resolved: That the United States federal government should significantly change its agricultural policy.
• Agriculture and Food Safety (5/31/2017) - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its agriculture and/or food safety policy in the United States.
• Arms Exports (5/31/2020) - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States.
• Artificial Intelligence (5/31/2022) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform the use of artificial intelligence technology.
• Assimilation vs Multiculturalism (6/22/2020) - Resolved: Culture ought to value assimilation over multiculturalism.
• Biomedical Engineering (7/1/2022) - Resolved: In democratic elections, the public’s right to know ought to be valued above a candidate’s right to privacy.
• Capital Gains Tax (5/31/2018) - The United States should abolish the capital gains tax.
• Catalonia (5/31/2018) - Spain should grant Catalonia its independence.
• China (5/31/2017) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policies toward the People’s Republic of China. (NCFCA)
• Civil Disobedience (5/31/2018) - Resolved: Civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.
• Civil Rights vs National Security (5/23/2005) - Resolved: That the restriction of civil rights for the sake of national security is justified.
• Convicted Prisoners (5/31/2022) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform the use of artificial intelligence technology.
• Criminal Justice (5/31/2012) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should significantly reform its criminal justice system.
• Cuba (5/31/2009) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its constructive engagement with Cuba.
• Democracy (5/31/2007) - Resolved: Democracy is overvalued by the United States government.
• Due Process (5/31/2012) - Resolved: In the pursuit of justice, due process ought to be valued above the discovery of fact.
• Eastern Trade (5/31/2016) - 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.
• Economic Growth vs Environmental Protection (5/31/2016) - Resolved: Developing countries ought to prioritize economic growth over environmental protection.
• Economic Stability vs Economic Growth (5/31/2021) - Resolved: Economic stability is more important than economic growth.
• Economics vs Equity (5/31/2014) - Resolved: In the realm of economics, freedom ought to be valued above equity.
• Electronic Surveillance (5/31/2015) - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its electronic surveillance law.
• Energy (5/31/2005) - Resolved: That the United States should change its energy policy to substantially reduce its dependence on foreign oil.
• Energy Policy (5/31/2020) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its energy policy.
• Environmental Policy (5/31/2010) - Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly reform its environmental policy.
• European Immigration Policy (5/31/2021) - Resolved: The European Union should substantially reform its immigration policy.
• Extemp Prompts from Season 20 (6/15/2020) - Zip folder of all extemp downloads from the 2019-2020 school year of competition.
• Extemp Prompts from Season 21 (5/31/2021) - Zip folder of all extemp downloads from the 2020-2021 school year of competition.
• Extemp Prompts from Season 22 (5/31/2022) - Zip folder of all extemp downloads from the 2021-2022 school year of competition.
• Extemp Prompts from Season 23 (5/31/2023) - Zip folder of all extemp downloads from the 2022-2023 school year of competition.
• Fair Trade vs Free Trade (5/31/2019) - Resolved: When in conflict, governments should value fair trade above free trade.
• Federal Court Reform (5/31/2016) - Resolved: That the United States Federal Court system should be significantly reformed.
• Federal Election Law (5/31/2014) - Resolved: That federal election law should be significantly reformed in the United States.
• Federal Jurisprudence (5/31/2014) - Resolved: In the United States federal jurisprudence, the letter of the law ought to have priority over the spirit of the law.
• Federal Revenue (5/31/2012) - Resolved: That the United States federal government should substantially reform its revenue generation policies.
• Foreign Aid (5/31/2019) - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its foreign aid.
• Gun Background Checks (5/31/2018) - Resolved: The United States should require universal background checks for all gun sales and transfers of ownership.
• H-1B Visas (5/31/2018) - The United States federal government should increase its quota of H-1B visas.
• Higher Education (5/31/2018) - Resolved: The United States should significantly reform its policies regarding higher education.
• Illegal Immigration (5/31/2008) - Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should substantially change its policy on illegal immigration.
• Immigration (Legal) (5/31/2019) - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce its restrictions on legal immigration to the United States.
• Impromptu Prompts from Season 20 (6/15/2020) - Zip folder of all impromptu releases from the 2019-2020 school year of competition.
• Impromptu Prompts from Season 21 (5/31/2021) - Zip folder of all impromptu downloads from the 2020-2021 school year of competition.
• Impromptu Prompts from Season 22 (5/31/2022) - Zip folder of all impromptu downloads from the 2021-2022 school year of competition.
• Impromptu Prompts from Season 23 (5/31/2023) - Zip folder of all impromptu downloads from the 2022-2023 school year of competition.
• India (5/31/2009) - Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly change its policy toward India.
• Innovation (7/1/2022) - Resolved: In democratic elections, the public’s right to know ought to be valued above a candidate’s right to privacy.
• International Conflicts (5/31/2014) - Resolved: The United States has a moral obligation to mitigate international conflicts.
• Isolationism (5/31/2008) - Resolved: That the United States of America ought to more highly value isolationism.
• Law of the Sea (5/31/2019) - Resolved: The United States should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea without reservations.
• Liberal Arts Education vs Practical Skills (5/31/2014) - Resolved: In formal education liberal arts ought to be valued above practical skills.
• Marine Natural Resources (5/31/2014) - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its marine natural resource policies.
• Media vs Public (5/31/2006) - Resolved: That the media’s right to protect confidential sources is more important than the public’s right to know.
• Middle East Policy (5/31/2015) - Resolved: The United States should significantly reform its policy toward one or more countries in the Middle East.
• Military Commitments (5/31/2013) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its foreign military presence and/or foreign military commitments.
• Monetary Policy (5/31/2020) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its banking, finance, and/or monetary policy.
• Moral Obligation to Assist Nations (5/31/2013) - Resolved: That governments have a moral obligation to assist other nations in need.
• National Security vs Freedom of the Press (5/31/2014) - Resolved: National security ought to be valued above freedom of the press.
• NATO (5/31/2007) - Resolved: That the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) should be significantly reformed or abolished.
• NCAA Fair Labor (5/31/2018) - NCAA student athletes ought to be recognized as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Parli Resolutions from Season 20 (6/15/2020) - Zip folder of all parli resolutions from the 2019-2020 school year of competition.
• Parli Resolutions from Season 21 (5/31/2021) - Zip folder of all parli debate downloads from the 2020-2021 school year of competition.
• Parli Resolutions from Season 22 (5/31/2022) - Zip folder of all parli debate downloads from the 2021-2022 school year of competition.
• Parli Resolutions from Season 23 (5/31/2023) - Zip folder of all parli debate downloads from the 2022-2023 school year of competition.
• Personal Freedom vs Economic Security (5/31/2012) - Resolved: When in conflict, personal freedom ought to be valued above economic security.
• Popular Sovereignty vs Individual Rights (5/31/2011) - Resolved: A government’s legitimacy is determined more by its respect for popular sovereignty than individual rights.
• Preemptive Warfare (5/31/2018) - Resolved: Preemptive warfare is morally justified.
• Presidential War Powers (5/31/2018) - On balance, the current Authorization for Use of Military Force gives too much power to the president.
• Preventive War (6/22/2020) - Resolved: Preventive war is ethical.
• Privacy Is Undervalued (5/31/2013) - Resolved: Privacy Is Undervalued.
• Privacy vs Security (5/31/2016) - Resolved: When in conflict, the right to individual privacy is more important than national security.
• Public Needs vs Private Property Rights (5/31/2017) - Resolved: The needs of the public ought to be valued above private property rights.
• Rehabilitation vs Retribution (5/31/2017) - Resolved: Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in criminal justice systems.
• Right to Know vs Right to Privacy in Elections (5/31/2021) - Resolved: In democratic elections, the public’s right to know ought to be valued above a candidate’s right to privacy.
• Russia (5/31/2011) - Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly reform its policy toward Russia. (NCFCA)
• South Korea Defense (5/31/2018) - Resolved: Deployment of anti-missile systems is in South Korea’s best interest.
• Speech vs Moral Standards (5/31/2015) - Resolved: When in conflict, an individual’s freedom of speech should be valued above a community’s moral standards.
• Terrorism (5/31/2019) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its foreign policy regarding international terrorism.
• Transportation (5/31/2018) - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its transportation policy.
• Truth-seeking vs Individual Privacy (5/31/2019) - Resolved: Criminal procedure should value truth-seeking over individual privacy.
• United Nations (5/31/2013) - Resolved: That the United Nations should be significantly reformed or abolished.
• Universal Basic Income (5/31/2018) - Resolved: The United States ought to provide a universal basic income.
• US Military Commitments (5/31/2021) - Resolved: The USFG should considerably decrease its military commitments.

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