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  • This house believes that City C should abolish Category A and accept 160 students from the entire region in Tokyo as opposed to maintaining the current examination system.

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    City C is a "fictional" small city in Tokyo. It is famous for its high concentration of businesses. School K is a secondary school in this city, which is a "self-proclaimed" prestigious school, and the city council sets the school budgets every year. The entrance examination system of School K is unique. In Category A, 80 students from City C are selected, and in Category B, 80 students from outside City C who live in Tokyo are selected (duel registration is not allowed). The same entrance examination questions are used for both categories, but due to the difference in the number of applicants, the competition ratio in Category A is approximately 2, while the ratio in Category B is approximately 5 in the recent few years.

    Asian Bridge 2025 · ラウンド1 · 2025-03-15

  • In developed countries, This house would mandate foster care systems to prioritize LGBTQ+ couples over heterosexual couples in adoption placements

    CBS PD 2025 · Open Pre-Semi Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This house, as the SAR of Macau, W Ban All Forms of Gambling

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    Macau, an SAR (Semi-Autonomous Region) of China, first legalized gambling in 2002, becoming the world's largest casino hub, with gaming revenue surpassing Las Vegas and contributing nearly 50% of its GDP. To regulate the sector, Macau enforces strict licensing laws, limits on new casinos, and monitors junket operators. The Chinese government has tightened oversight, cracking down on illicit financial flows and VIP gambling. Despite these measures, issues like underground betting and loan-sharking linked to organized crime persist. At the same time, Macau is trying to pursue economic diversification through investment in tourism, financial services, and the tech sector.

    CBS PD 2025 · Open Pre-Semi Finals · 2025-03-15

  • This house believes that it is more moral for the couple to choose to abort the child as opposed to giving the child away to the state

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    Shaukiki and Makshas are a struggling lower-middle class couple in India. They were both orphans who have grown up in the Indian State Orphanage/Foster Care system. They are not married. They have accidentally conceived a child, and have come to know about this in the 24th week of pregnancy. They do not believe they have the resources to raise this child. They are now in a moral quandary, faced with two options.

    CBS PD 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-15

  • This house believes that criminal justice policy should be solely decided by technocrats.

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    Technocrats in criminal justice policy are experts, often with backgrounds in law, economics, or social sciences, who use data-driven analysis and technical expertise to design, implement, and evaluate policies.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 4 · 2025-03-15

  • This house supports a widespread adoption of Australia's age-regulated social media ban policy.

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    In November 2024, Australia imposed a social media ban on users who are under the age of 16. Companies that fail to regulate their platforms sufficiently per this policy will receive fines of tens of millions of dollars.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 3 · 2025-03-15

  • In areas with low levels of social mobility, This house would allow the establishment of company towns.

    Infoslide

    A company town is a community where a single company owns most or all housing, businesses, and infrastructure, effectively controlling the economy and daily life of its residents. These towns were historically built around factories, mines, or mills to house workers close to their jobs.

    Intertext School's AP 2025 (S) · Round 2 · 2025-03-15

  • THBT, it is the interest of Pope Francis, to actively distance himself from the sedevacantist's movement

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    Sedevacantism is a movement within the catholic church that fully rejects all changes made by the second vatican council (e.g they still practice mass in latin, old forms of preyers, they reject ecumenical dialogue with any other religions and reject involvement of secular people in the liturgy).They have their own organizations, like Opus Dei, their own media and invest their own capital into their church. The movement is not big in numbers, but they are influencial in many catholic countries and have their own people in mainstream church organizations and in the Vatican. Sedevacatists have been critisizing the current pope for years, accusing him of being too liberal, and thus pulling people away from being saved. Examples of him being too liberals include actively trying to invite gay people to church or involving more woman into the liturgy. The movement is expressing their critique through their own and mainstream catholic media. To the best of our (CAP) knowledge, the Pope is still alive.

    Vilnius University Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-03-15