Science and Technology

 Human cloning should be banned.

 Renewable forms of energy should be subsidized by the government.
 The U.S. government should fund a space mission to Mars.
 Social media comments should be protected by free speech.
 Parents should be allowed to choose their baby's gender.
 Animal testing should be banned.
 The U.S. government should provide internet service for every citizen.
 Video games are too violent.

Politics and Government

 America should be able to provide foreign aid to countries that kill endangered
animals.
 It is never appropriate for the government to restrict freedom of speech.
 Democracy is the best form of government.
 All citizens who do not vote should pay a fine.
 The right to bear arms is a necessary constitutional amendment.
 Progressive tax rates are unfair.
 The voting age should be lowered.
 The driving age should be raised.
 A border fence should be constructed between the U.S. and Mexico.
 America should not give foreign aid to other countries.
 Drone attacks against specific targets are a necessary part of modern
warfare.
 Affirmative action should be abolished.

Social Issues

 Partial-birth abortion should be illegal.

 All parents should be required to attend parenting classes before having a
child.
 All people should be vegetarians.
 Mixed martial arts should be banned.
 The death penalty should be abolished.
 Sports stars should be positive role models.
 People should be fined for not recycling.
 Performance-enhancing drugs should be allowed in sports.

Education

 All students should have an after-school job.

 Every student should be required to take a performing arts course.
 Homework should be banned.
 School uniforms should be required.
 Year-round education is not a good idea for student learning.
 Physical education should be required of all students throughout high school.
 All students should be required to perform one year of community service.
 Schools should block YouTube.
  Students should be able to leave school for lunch.
 Single-sex schools are better for students.
 Schools should punish cyberbullying that occurs outside of school.
 Teachers should not be allowed to contact students through social media.
 Public prayer should not be allowed in schools.
 High-stakes state testing should be abolished.
 Poetry should be removed from the curriculum.
 History (or another subject) is an important subject in school.
 Schools should not be allowed to track students by academic level.
 Students should be required to pass algebra to graduate.
 Students should not be graded on their handwriting.

 All students should take an online course.

 The theory of Intelligent design should be taught in science classes.

Interesting and Funny Debate Topics

1. Is it important for all schools to conduct mandatory drug testing on their

students?
2. Is animal testing a justified?
3. Should cell phones be used during class?
4. Should laptops be allowed in classrooms?
5. Is the boarding school system beneficial to children?
6. Should parents not purchase war or destruction type toys for their children?
7. Should sex education be banned in middle schools?
8. Can people move in together before they are married?
9. Should homework be banned?
10. Is it unethical to eat meat?
11. Should cigarettes be banned from society?
12. Are beauty pageants a way to objectifying women?
13. Should the death penalty be taken away completely?
14. Should violent video games be banned?
15. Is peer pressure harmful or beneficial to individuals?
16. Should cell phones be banned in schools?
17. Is torture justified when used for national security?
18. Are social networking sites effective, or are they just a sophisticated means
for stalking people?
19. Interesting Debate Topics for College and Beyond
20. Should high schools provide daycare services for students who have
children?
21. Is it appropriate for adolescents to be sentenced to life without parole?
22. Is drug testing athletes justified?
23. Do school uniforms make school a more effective place to learn?
24. Are alternative energy sources effective and justified?
25. Are humans to blame for certain animal extinctions?
26. Is it effective to censor parts of the media?
27. Is it justified to develop nuclear energy for commercial use?
28. Do celebrities get away with more crime than non-celebrities?
29. Is the grading system used in high school effective?
30. Is cloning animals ethical?
31. Should jobs be subcontracted into developing countries?
32. Is television an effective tool in building the minds of children?
33. Are single sex schools more effective than co-ed schools?
34. Are video games containing violence appropriate for children?
35. Is euthanasia justified?
36. What impact does social networking and social networking sites have on
society?
37. Does school detention do any good in high schools?
38. Is there good reason for the American war on terror?
39. Is global warming an issue?
40. Should laptops be allowed in classrooms?
41. Should cell phones be used during class?
42. Is the death penalty appropriate? Or should it be banned?
43. Which is better to have as a pet: a cat or a dog?Is animal testing a justified?
44. Is it better to date someone attractive and popular or intelligent and smart?
45. Which is the best season of the year?
46. Which is better: Harry Potter or Twilight?
47. Which is better: Rock n Roll music or Hip Hop?
48. Are Batman and Superman misleading idols?
49. What is the best pizza topping?
50. Which is a better show: Vampire Diaries or FRIENDS?
51. What are the advantages of bottled water vs. regular water?
52. What are the best dating techniques out there?
53. Are we aliens of some sort?
54. Is there life after death?
55. Do we have less face-to-face interaction because of Facebook?
56. Did God create the universe or did it just occur naturally?
57. Do you think the United States will never have a woman President?
58. Which is better: daydreaming or night dreaming?
59. Do vampires get AIDS from sucking blood that is affected?
60. Which of these two are more real – pirates or ninjas?
61. What are the advantages of being a man over a woman?
62. Do nursery rhymes have secret interior meanings?
63. Do nice girls finish last?
64. Is it better to be honest and poor or dishonest and rich?
65. Should older women be allowed to marry younger men?
66. Do video games cause bad behavior in children?
67. Should humans eat to live or live to eat?
68. Who is more complicated gender: men or women?
69. Interesting and Funny Debate Topics
70. Is it important for all schools to conduct mandatory drug testing on their
students?
71. Can bullying in schools be stopped? How so?
72. How far is competition necessary in regards to the learning process?
73. Do school uniforms help to improve the learning environment?
74. Will posting students’ grades on bulletin boards publicly motivate them to
perform better or is it humiliating?
75. Should libraries have a list of books that are banned?
76. Are curfews effective in terms of keeping teens out of trouble?
77. Is the boarding school system beneficial to children?
78. Should school attendance be made voluntary in high school?
79. Is age an important factor in relationships?
80. Is it ethical for companies to market their products to children?
81. Does money motivates people more than any other factor in the workplace?
82. Is co-education a good idea?
83. Should gay marriages be legalized?
84. Are security cameras an invasion of our privacy?
85. Are humans too dependent on computers?
86. Should plastic bags be banned?
87. Should animal dissections be banned in schools?
88. Should parents not purchase war or destruction type toys for their children?
89. Has nuclear energy destroyed our society?
90. Is human cloning justified, and should it be allowed?
91. Should juveniles be tried and treated as adults?
92. All schools should make it a requirement to teach arts and music to their
students?
93. Should sex education be banned in middle schools?
94. Should fried foods come with a warning?
95. Should the concept of zoos should be nullified?
96. Are credit cards are more harmful than debit cards?
97. Do celebrities make for bad role models?

1. Can people move in together before they are married?

2. Should homework be banned?
3. Is it unethical to eat meat?
4. Should cigarettes be banned from society?
5. Are beauty pageants a way to objectifying women?
6. Should the death penalty be taken away completely?
7. Should violent video games be banned?
8. Is peer pressure harmful or beneficial to individuals?
9. Should cell phones be banned in schools?
10. Is torture justified when used for national security?
11. Are social networking sites effective, or are they just a sophisticated means
for stalking people?
12. Do nursery rhymes have secret interior meanings?
13. What are the advantages of being a man over a woman?
14. Which of these two are more real – pirates or ninjas?
15. Do vampires get AIDS from sucking blood that is affected?
16. Which is better: daydreaming or night dreaming?
17. Do you think the United States will never have a woman President?
18. Did God create the universe or did it just occur naturally?
19. Do we have less face-to-face interaction because of Facebook?
20. Is there life after death?
21. Are we aliens of some sort?
22. What are the best dating techniques out there?
23. What are the advantages of bottled water vs. regular water?
24. Which is a better show: Vampire Diaries or FRIENDS?
25. What is the best pizza topping?
26. Are Batman and Superman misleading idols?
27. Which is better: Rock n Roll music or Hip Hop?
28. Which is better: Harry Potter or Twilight?
29. Which is the best season of the year?
30. Is it better to date someone attractive and popular or intelligent and smart?
31. Which is better to have as a pet: a cat or a dog?
32. THW Legalise all recreational substances for the elderly
33. THW give persons convicted of petty crimes the option of choosing public
lashing in lieu of a prison sentence
34. THW pay parents to abort foeti that suffer from genetic disability (Over and
above the cost of the procedure)
35. THBT emigrants should pay an exit tax upon changing residency
36. THW allow individuals to sell their citizenship
37. THW permit communities to establish residential colonies to the exclusion of
other communities
38. THW reduce subsidies to tertiary education and reallocate the money to
primary education in developing countries
39. THW ban religious teaching in all schools
40. THBT students should elect the Vice Chancellors of their universities.
41. THW give Parents the right to be restituted by their children for money
invested in their upbringing
42. THBT Children should have the right to retrospectively sue their parents for
physical and mental trauma, upon attaining the age of majority.
43. THW aggressively promote ‘Modern Family’ on primetime Indian television
44. THW not permit the de-racialisation of art & literature
45. THW decriminalize and encourage graffiti in public spaces
46. THW mandate radio stations to play the music of local artists
47. THW ban members of legislatures from engaging in any other profession /
business
48. THBT Public officials involved in sex scandals (not amounting to crimes)
should not resign from office
49. THW allow parliamentarians to vote on conscience in defiance of the official
party position
50. THW Mandate the compulsory donation of blood by eligible candidates
51. This house believes that Medical decisions regarding the life threatening
conditions of children should be taken by Medical professionals instead of the
Parents
52. This house would not use unethically obtained data in scientific research.
53. This house believes that former colonizers should be obligated to accept
migrants from their colonies.
54. THW waive diplomatic immunity in instances of alleged Human Rights
violations
55. THW condition aid to developing countries on the repeal of anti-sodomy laws
56. THW mandate labour union representation on the Board of Directors of
companies
57. THW ban unpaid internships
58. THW ban transport and trade unions from having political affiliations
59. TH regrets the decline of communism