Metanoia Debate: America in the 20th-21st Centuries
*Decide the resolution for the epic, Oxford-style, APUSH debate:
Possible Resolutions
- 1. The Brown v. Board decision was a necessary and positive step to advance civil rights. (25%, 19 Votes)
- 3. Dwight D. Eisenhower was right to warn the American public of the power of the military-industrial complex. (23%, 17 Votes)
- 4. Harry Truman was a war criminal. (13%, 10 Votes)
- 10. The United States won World War II. (9%, 7 Votes)
- 6. Rampant, unregulated capitalism caused the Panic of 2008. (7%, 5 Votes)
- 11. The New Deals saved the country from the Depression. (7%, 5 Votes)
- 9. The Constitution is dead, i.e. it is no longer an effective governmental and legal code. (5%, 4 Votes)
- 8. George H.W. and George W. Bush are war criminals. (4%, 3 Votes)
- 12. The Election of Donald Trump represents a “white-lash”. (3%, 2 Votes)
- 5. The United States must maintain hegemony in the world for the purpose of maintaining global peace. (1%, 1 Votes)
- 7. The “Southern Strategy” is a myth. (1%, 1 Votes)
- 13. The United States ought to return to an open-immigration policy. (1%, 1 Votes)
- 2. The Vietnam War was fought to preserve democracy in South Vietnam. (0%, 0 Votes)
- 14. Providing security, over the preservation of civil liberties, is the national government's right prerogative. (0%, 0 Votes)
- 15. In the modern world, the powers of the national government must extend beyond the delegated powers in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 75
Loading ...*Poll closes at midnight, May 7. After the total votes have been tallied, APUSH class members will vote in a separate poll (posted here as well) as to which side PRO or CON they would prefer.
**Debate date set for Friday, May 17 (N.B. That is much earlier than previously expected). Room 454. Period 01.
***Poll on PRO or CON preferences closes by end of Monday, May 13 so as to give debate teams enough time to prepare.
