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Cases about public policy are among the most common cases on APDA.

They include common public policy debates ( school vouchers, term limits, euthanasia, capital punishment, race-based affirmative action ) as well as more unconventional ideas ( mandatory organ donation, proxy voting for children, private criminal prosecution, and innumerable others ).

Libertarian policy proposals, such as abolishing the minimum wage or abolishing paternalistic laws, are particularly popular.

Cases involving the policies of particular organizations are popular as well, such as debates surrounding university speech codes.

Additionally, broad social questions can be discussed without centering the case around a government actor ; “ Are trade unions, all things considered, a good thing for society ?” is a perfectly acceptable opp-choice debate case.