Research Debate Topics
1. Should cellular phones be allowed in schools
2. Television is a bad influence, on young children and young adults
3. The U.S. should lower the voting age
4. Junk food should be banned in schools (K-12)
5. The U.S. should ban the death penalty
6. Violent video games should be banned
7. California should raise the minimum driving age to 18
8. Beauty pageants do more good than harm
9. Cigarettes should be illegal
10. In the case of student lockers, school safety is more important than
student privacy
11. Is homework necessary for learning - should homework be given to
school students
12. Uniforms create a safer environment in schools
13. Single sex classrooms or co-ed
14. Can social networking websites replace face to face interaction
15. Should there be a censor for the Internet
16. Should school students wear makeup
17. Should cable be monitored and censored by parents
18. Do celebrities have a positive or negative effect on society
19. Curfew should be extended for teenagers
20. The legal system should have the option to charge juveniles as adults
in murder cases
21. The District of Columbia curfew law does more harm than good
22. Professional athletes should be positive role models
23. Should spearing in NFL football be illegal
24. Should witnesses be charged for murder
25. Should the drinking age be lowered or the same
26. There should be mandatory drug testing for athletes in high school
and college
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28. Students are given a list
29. They must be at least 5 starting from their first pick
30. Pick number out of a hat
31. Students must debate with someone
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