DEBATE RESEARCH
DIRECTIONS: Once your topic is chosen, begin researching both sides of your topic. Use the sources provided to begin your research. Additional research beyond the provided sources is required; use the databases at the bottom of this libguide to find additional research.
You need to research 10 cards total, 5 in FAVOR of your resolution and 5 AGAINST your resolution. This is the minimum and any more cards you create beyond this will only help prepare you for your debate.
All 5 sources must be cited in NoodleTools, and you will need a notecard per each source, so a minimum of 10 notecards.
RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS:
Noodle Tools Help:
Leading Issue: Gender Pay Gap
Essential Question: Is discrimination again women a major factor in the pay gap between men and women?
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Leading Issue: Health Care
Essential Question: Should the United States have universal health care?
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Leading Issue: Recycling
Essential Question: Are recycling initiatives effective?
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Leading Issue: School Discipline
Essential Question: Should school discipline policies focus on suspending and expelling students who fail to adhere to school rules?
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Leading Issue: Driverless Cars
Essential Question: Do the benefits of driverless vehicles outweigh the risks?
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Leading Issue: Standardized Testing
Essential Question: Are standardized tests effective for measuring students' performance and progress?
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Leading Issue: Electoral College
Essential Question: Should the Electoral College be preserved or eliminated?
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Leading Issue: Fast Fashion
Essential Question: Can fast fashion retail ever be sustainable?
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Leading Issue: National Security and Privacy
Essential Question: Should governments engage in surveillance of their citizens in the interests of national security?
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Leading Issue: Education Reform
Essential Question: Have the education reform laws enacted this century raised the quality of education in the United States?
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Leading Issue: Minimum Wage
Essential Question: Should the minimum wage be raised?
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Leading Issue: Cell Phones In School
Essential Question: Should cell phones be allowed in the classroom?
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Leading Issue: Junk Food Tax
Essential Question: Should junk food be taxed to discourage consumption?
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Leading Issue: Technology and Privacy
Essential Question: Does the use of technologies for surveillance and data collection outweigh any losses to privacy?
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Leading Issue: Universal Basic Income
Essential Question: Is universal basic income (UBI) a good idea?
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Leading Issue: School Schedule
Essential Question: Should the time students spend in school be extended?
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Leading Issue: Homework
Essential Question: Should students be assigned homework?
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Leading Issue: Education Standards
Essential Question: Will the Common Core Standards improve the quality of education in the U.S.?
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