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Topic: National Service

Resolved: The United States federal government should establish a policy substantially increasing the number of persons serving in one or more of the following national service programs: AmeriCorps, Citizen Corps, Senior Corps, Peace Corps, Learn and Serve America, Armed Forces.

Topic Analysis

MESSAGE TO DEBATERS from NCPA President John C. Goodman

A Draft Violates Individual Liberty by Ron Paul

45 Years Young: The Value of the Peace Corps by Kevin Quigley

National Youth Service as an Instrument of Peace and Reconciliation by Donald J. Eberly

Topic Background: Overview of National Service Programs

Strategies for Using the Marines Involuntary Call Up in a Debate