Congressional Debate Instructional Video Series

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Our Congressional Debate instructional video series features between 75 and 100 sequenced instructional videos that are designed to teach beginning debaters and coaches all of the fundamentals of Congressional Debate. The lectures include an associated text book and follow-up lesson plans and assessment tools.

All videos are being produced by Adam Jacobi and the National Forensics League.

The instructional videos are part of the Master subscription package and can also be purchased as part of a unique Congressional Debate subscription for $199.

Skill Areas

  • Speech Construction
  • Refutation in Congress
  • Congressional Debate Questioning
  • Research Strategies for Congressional Debate
  • Parliamentary Procedure Basics
  • Presiding in Congressional Debate, Part 1
  • Presiding in Congressional Debate, Part 2
  • Politics & Ethics in Congressional Debate

Basic Civics

  • Flowing Congressional Debate
  • Writing Legislation for Congressional Debate
  • In-Session Awareness and Strategy
  • Group Discussion and Success in Committees
  • Advanced Refutation: Crystallization
  • Judicial Influence in the Legislative Process
  • Federalism & Legislative Jurisdiction
  • Advanced Parliamentary Procedure and Drills
  • Approaching Differing Tournaments & Voting Procedures
  • Running a Congressional Debate Tournament

Topic Areas: Approaching Certain Issues from a Congressional Standpoint

  • Legalizing Marijuana
  • War on Drugs
  • K-12 Education Reform: Assessment
  • K-12 Education Reform: Teacher Quality
  • Immigration: Mexico
  • Immigrant Amnesty
  • Israel/Palestine
  • Lobbying
  • Abstinence-Only Sex Education
  • ICC
  • Voting/Election Reform
  • Electoral College
  • Federal Budget Process
  • Crime & Punishment Issues
  • Culture: Capital Punishment, Abortion, etc.
  • Privacy Issues
  • Alternative Energy
  • Telecommunications
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Road Safety (Cell Phones)
  • US Membership in UN
  • African Issues
  • Greater Middle East Issues
  • India/Pakistan/Afghanistan Issues
  • Far South/East Asian Issues
  • Latin American Issues
  • European Issues Pandemics
  • FDA & Food Safety
  • US Military
  • Military Draft/Selective Service
  • Taxation
  • Agriculture Issues
  • Urban Issues
  • Poverty & Social Services
  • Emergency/Disaster Readiness
  • English as Official Language
  • Tort Reform
  • Mandatory Public Service

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About Adam J. Jacobi

Adam J. Jacobi is Coordinator of Programs and Education for the National Forensic League. He previously coached for more than a decade at Rufus King International Baccalaureate (IB) High School in Milwaukee, WI, where he taught courses in speech communication and IB Theatre. A two-diamond NFL coach, Jacobi coached students to NFL championships in the Senate, House, Congress Presiding Officer, and Extemporaneous Commentary, as well as an NCFL champion Policy Debate team and a Harvard National Congress champion. Jacobi wrote the text, Student Congress Debate, has been a senior faculty member in Congressional Debate at the Florida Forensic Institute, and was a consulting educator for the NFL/US State Department's International Debate Exchange Program. He has held a variety of forensic leadership roles, including president of the Wisconsin Debate Coaches' Association, Congress director for the Wisconsin Forensic Coaches' Association (WFCA), and Congressional Debate Advisory Committee for the University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions. In 2006, he was the youngest recipient to be honored with the WFCA's coveted William R. Hintz Wisconsin Coach of the Year award.

Jacobi also is an adjunct instructor of communication and assistant forensics coach at Ripon College. He is a member of Ripon Rotary, and prior to teaching, worked as a legislative assistant for a Milwaukee Common Council member, and as an account executive for a public relations firm. He graduated from Carroll University with a B.S. in Communication-Public Campaigns, and has completed graduate work in education and communication, including professional development from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.