HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE
TOPICS
Last updated on May 29,
2008
Alternative Fuels:
2008/2009
Medical Assistance
to Africa: 2007/08
National Service
and Volunteerism: 2006/07
Civil
Liberties: 2005/06
United Nations
Peacekeeping
National Ocean
Policy
- National
Ocean
Policy (University of Kansas)
- Ocean
Policy
(National Center for Policy Analysis)
- Extensive annotated bibliography of materials on fisheries, habitat
destruction, energy, pollution and laws
Mental Health Care
Policy (2002/03)
- Mental Health Care Policy
(UMich)
- Links to targeted readings
- Finding books and journal articles in the University of Michigan
Library
Weapons of Mass
Destruction (2001/02)
- Weapons of Mass
Destruction
- Periodical articles, books, think tanks
- Special topics include nuclear, chemical and biological weapons
- Government publications from India, Pakistan, China, Russia, Israel,
Palestine, the Koreas, and United States
Privacy
(2000/2001)
- Privacy (UMich)
- Under construction
- Will include web resources unique to the University of Michigan
(news, Congressional, state laws, journal articles)
- Government and think tank web sites
- Advocacy and policy resources
- Privacy (University of Kansas)
- Leading web site for the full text of debate articles
United States
Education Policy (1999/2000)
- U.S. Education Policy (University of Michigan)
- Extensive list of periodical and newspapers available at the
University of Michigan
- Think tanks, professional associations, and government web sites
- U.S. Education
Policy (University of Kansas)
- Extensive list of on-line readings on reforming U.S. education policy
- Links to other sites, especially educational boards and testing
associations
U.S. Russia Policy
(1998/99)
- United
States and Russia (Documents Center)
- Books, articles, and think tank working papers
- Documents of international agencies
- Background on Russian economics, politics, military affairs
- U.S. policy sources
- Special subjects include crime, Cuban missile crisis, technology
transfer
- United States
and Russia (Univ of Kansas)
- Top-rated web page for the high school debate topic
- Full-text of numerous articles on the issues
- Also includes links to U.S. government, legal, and think tank web
sites
Renewable Energy
(1997/98)
Juvenile Crime
(1996/97)
- Juvenile Crime (Documents Center)
- Books, news, reports, and statistics on juvenile crime
- Includes links to federal policy documents
U.S. China Policy
(1995/96
- U.S. China Policy (Documents Center)
- Background information on China
- Brief guide to U.S. foreign policy sources
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Center
The University of Michigan Library
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