Case: Muller v. Oregon was a 1908 U.S Supreme Court decision that found Oregon’s limit on the working hours of women constitutional under the rationale that it was permissible to violate the right to contract and equal protection under the law due to the compelling state interest in protecting women’s health in order to promote […]
Tag: History
W&M II 2016 Quarterfinals: Rutgers Young, Scrappy and Spec v. AU/TCNJ and Peggy
Case: You are Chiang Kai-Shek in 1946. You’ve recently won the first major battle against Mao’s Communist forces of Northern China since the end of the ceasefire and Second World War. May of your generals are now pushing for a full-scale invasion to capture the center of Mao’s political control and main supply line of […]
GW II 2016 Semifinals: F&M Thick Hegemony Is Real v. Hopkins The Real Slim Katy
Case: Should we regret the collapse of the Soviet Union (opp said yes) Gov: F&M Thick Hegemony Is Real PM: Matt Rohn MG: Edwin Bogert Opp: Hopkins The Real Slim Katy LO: Dan Takash MO: Katy Li [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]F&M Thick Hegemony Is Real won on a 3 – 0 decision.[/expand] Thanks to Alex […]
GW II 2016 Quarterfinals: F&M Thick Hegemony Is Real v. W&M DJ
Case: As the communist party in the 1946 French Constituent Assembly should you grant independence to all of the colonies or grant them full sufferage in the French Union? Opp said grant them suffrage Gov: F&M Thick Hegemony Is Real PM: Matt Rohn MG: Edwin Bogert Opp: W&M DJ LO: Jerusalem Demsas MO: Gerry Jamison […]
TCNJ 2016 Semifinals: *Private*
This round is privately available through the APDAweb forum. Please click on this link and log in to access the round. [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]The opposition team won on a 2 – 1 decision.[/expand] Thanks to Micah Meskowitz for the recording.
Vassar 2015 Quarterfinals: F&M\Maryland Emily’s Boys v. AU South Out
Case: THBT from the perspective of the time it was written Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is not an anti-imperialist narrative Gov: F&M\Maryland Emily’s Boys PM: Matt Rohn MG: Gavri Schreiber Opp: AU South Out LO: Frankie Orrico MO: Matt Sokol [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]F&M\Maryland Emily’s Boys won on a 3 – 0 decision.[/expand] […]
Carnegie Mellon 2016 Quarterfinals: *Private*
This round is privately available through the APDAweb forum. Please click on this link and log in to access the round. [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]The opposition team won on a 2 – 1 decision.[/expand] Thanks to Naeem Hossain for the recording.
William and Mary 2015 Semifinals: Maryland Fight Shrub v. Swarthmore Too Much Tuna
Case: On October 19th, 1781, American troops led by George Washington won a decisive victory over British forces in Yorktown, Virginia, functionally ending the American Revolution. In 1783, following the Treaty of Paris, the remaining British troops left New York City, their last military position in the United States. The British retained control of Canada […]
Vassar 2015 Semifinals *Private*
This round is privately available through the APDAweb forum. Please click on this link and log in to access the round. [expand title=”Results” notitle=”true” trigclass=”arrowright”]The opposition team won on a 3 – 2 decision.[/expand] Thanks to Pasha Temkin for the recording.
Nationals 2015 Round 1 *Private*
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