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  • In post-conflict states, This house prefers a centralist to a consociational model of governance

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    In political theory, two contrasting approaches to governance are consociationalism and centralism. Consociational governance refers to a model where political power is deliberately shared among distinct social groups—such as those divided by ethnicity, religion, or language. It often includes mechanisms like group- based representation, mutual vetoes, segmental autonomy, and coalition governments to ensure each group participates in state decision-making. Centralist governance refers to a system where political authority is concentrated in a single, unified central government. Decision-making power is held primarily at the national level, and regional or local units have limited autonomy. Centralist models typically emphasize uniform policies and institutions across the entire state. Both models are used around the world in varying forms depending on a country’s historical, social, and political context.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-10

  • This house supports the concept of an 'AI state'

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    For the purposes of this debate, an 'AI State' is a mode of governance fully administered by an advanced Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) system. This system holds authority over legislative, judicial, and executive functions. It is responsible for generating laws, setting policies, allocating budgets, resolving legal disputes, and overseeing enforcement. Human political representatives, civil servants, and judges no longer play decision-making roles. The AI system continuously updates its outputs based on data input from the population, the environment, and other relevant sources. Parameters and design protocols were established during the initial transition period but are no longer actively modified by humans.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-05-10

  • This house, as the DEM, would accept guaranteed constitutional protection of minority rights for Kurds in Turkey in exchange for voting to change presidential term limits

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    Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is led by current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and has declared intentions for Erdoğan to run for a fourth term, despite constitutional term limits. A constitutional amendment requires 360 out of 600 seats in parliament, of which AKP and its allies currently have 321. Erdoğan recently jailed İmamoğlu, the nominee for president from Republican People’s Party (CHP), the second largest political party (146/600), which has been met with popular protest. The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) is Turkey’s third-largest political party and has been historically pro-Kurdish. Kurds have experienced high levels of political oppression in Turkey, such as political bans against Kurdish parties and the denial of basic human rights to citizens of Kurdish origin. In the 2023 election, DEM endorsed the CHP's presidential candidate. The DEM is the only party that might ally with AKP and has the requisite number of seats (57/600) in parliament to enable changes.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-10

  • This House Supports the partisan local election model

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    Partisan local elections refers to an election norm for mayors, city council members and school board officials where candidates explicitly represent, and are supported, by mainstream political parties. This model is used predominantly in Europe. In contrast, non-partisan local elections are local elections where candidates do not have an explicit party affiliation and typically run on an independent platform. This model is predominantly used in North America.

    Liverpool IV 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-05-10

  • This House, as Elon Musk, Regrets supporting Donald Trump in the 2024 US Presidential Election

    Liverpool IV 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-05-10

  • This House believes that Indonesia should introduce the jury system.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, the jury system refers to a sworn body of random adult citizens (jurors) in criminal courts who are convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. This is commonly found in common law countries, i.e the US, the UK and Australia.

    29th ALSA English Competition High School Debate 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-05-07

  • This House believes that Indonesia should introduce the jury system.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, the jury system refers to a sworn body of random adult citizens (jurors) in criminal courts who are convened to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and render an impartial verdict officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a penalty or judgment. This is commonly found in common law countries, i.e the US, the UK and Australia.

    29th ALSA English Competition High School Debate 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-05-07

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of past Victors to join the civilian rebellion

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    Panem is a fictional dystopian state divided into 12 economically poor districts. They are controlled and ruled by an oppressive central authority called the Capitol, which is inhabited by wealthy elites. Every year, the Capitol hosts a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games: where a pair of teenagers from each of the 12 districts are put into an arena and fight to the death. The survivors are proclaimed Victors, who are highly rewarded by the Capitol with material success and are celebrated by its citizens. However, the public actions of the Victors are heavily restricted by the Capitol. Recently, there has been a prominent underground civilian rebellion throughout the 12 districts, who aim to revolt against the Capitol’s oppression. The civilians have reached out to the Victors to join their cause.

    Manchester Schools 2025 📚🏫 · Grand Final · 2025-05-03

  • Assuming feasibility, This house would elect the Pope through direct voting by all Catholics instead of the papal conclave

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    The papal conclave is the process by which the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church elects a new Pope. It is a gathering of the cardinal electors, convened to choose the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Catholic Church

    Columbia World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Novice Semifinal · 2025-05-03

  • This House believes that the tribe should choose the person to be sacrificed by lottery instead of deciding by majority vote

    Infoslide

    There is a prehistoric tribe of about 100 people who sacrifice one member every year for the purposes of a religious ritual. There is no way to disobey this ritual because otherwise God would become angry with the tribe and destroy it completely. God will not retaliate regardless of who dies

    Manchester Schools 2025 📚🏫 · Silver Finals · 2025-05-03

  • Assuming feasibility, This house would elect the Pope through direct voting by all Catholics instead of the papal conclave

    Infoslide

    The papal conclave is the process by which the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church elects a new Pope. It is a gathering of the cardinal electors, convened to choose the Bishop of Rome, the leader of the Catholic Church.

    Columbia World Schools Debating Championships 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-05-03

  • A. This house supports the increasing use of citizen's assemblies in developed countries

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    A citizens' assembly is a group of people representative of the voting population, typically between 50-200 people, selected to deliberate on important public questions decided by the Government and provide binding recommendations on public policy. It is formed ad hoc by the government and is provided with time, resources, and a broad range of viewpoints to learn about the issue. Typically, invitations to join the assembly are random, but devised enough such that sufficient diversity is achieved. For example, Ireland convened a 100-person assembly to deliberate a constitutional amendment to legalise abortion.

    Malaysia Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-05-02