Metanoia Oxford Debate on the Civil War
*Decide the resolution for the epic, Oxford-style, APUSH debate, pitting APUSH 03 vs. APUSH 09
*Polls close at midnight, December 18, 2019.
Gen-Pop Poll
On which of the following resolutions would you like the APUSH students to debate?
- The execution of the Civil War was constitutional. (34%, 49 Votes)
- The Civil War was about power--economic and political--not slavery. (25%, 37 Votes)
- Secession was and is a good thing. (21%, 30 Votes)
- The Lincoln Memorial should be torn down or at least decommissioned. (11%, 16 Votes)
- The Southern Confederacy was more American than the Northern Union. (4%, 6 Votes)
- Capitalism won the Civil War for the North. (4%, 6 Votes)
- W.T. Sherman's March to the Sea was a justified undertaking in the Civil War. (1%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 146
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There are three components/voices determining the nature of the debate, i.e. resolution, PRO/CON sides. They are: 1) General public vote, 2) APUSH Student Only Vote, and 3) me, your humble instructor.
UPDATE: With polls now closed, the debate will be on the resolution:
The execution of the Civil War was constitutional.
PERIOD 03= PRO
PERIOD 09= CON
**Debate date set for Wednesday, January 8, period 03.
Structure of the Debate
