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Comm. 131
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Debate/Speech
Post-Graduate
05/14/2008

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The Ryan White Care Act was the first government funded aids research bill.
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True
Term
400,000
Definition
(According to "Souls on Ice") In 2002, the Society for assisted reproductive technology decided to find out how many ubused embroys had accumulatd in the nation's 430 fertility clinics. The rand consulting group cocluded that ________ frozen embroys existed- a staggering number, twice as a large as previous estimates.
Term
What amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures?
Definition
None of the above
Term
Engle v Vitale, Texas v Johnson, and Epperson v Arkansas were all cases decided based on what amendment?
Definition
1st amendment
Term
What amendment explicityly guarantess, in writing, all U.S. citizens the "right to privacy'?
Definition
none of the above
Term
In 2002 6 million new HIV infections occurred worldwide.
Definition
False
Term
Today 42 million people are living with aids worldwide.
Definition
True
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_______ is evidence that explains or clarifies other evidence.
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Evidence Alliunde
Term
Of the 9 justices currently sitting on the Supreme Court ____ were appointed by republican presidents.
Definition
7
Term
_______ is a plan presented by the negative that is competitive with the affirmative's plan is a superior policy alternative.
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Counterplan
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Outside a protest Ronald Regan, Johnson vs.Texas Flag was fined $2000 in _______
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Dallas, Texas
Term
Who got the right to vote first?
Definition
African American Males
Term
What 3 justices in the Lawrence v. Texas?
Definition
Thomas,Scalia, Ranquist,
Term
Current state of things
Definition
Status quo
Term
Debate presented before a judge or audience with the power to render a binding decisions on the proposition; a trial election.
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Applied debate
Term
Debate typically presented before a judge and audience withouut direct power to render a decision on the proposition.
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Academic debate
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In 1971 constitution passed the legal right and age to vote.
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Amendment 26
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By 2010 Aids will leave 27 million African orpahns?
Definition
False
Term
Easy E died of age at age 31?
Definition
True
Term
By 1988 63,000 people have died of aids worlwide.
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False
Term
An "Early Freeze" was the first major motion picture dealing with HIV AIDS
Definition
False
Term
The number pf ivf rounds or "cycles" has grown to the point that in 2003 about ________ cycles were performed to help some of the estimates __ in __ American couples.
Definition
123,000, 1 in 7
Term
The process whereby certain evidence may be introduced into an argument without the necessity of substantion because it is assumed to be so well known that it does not require substantion
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Judicial Notice
Term
To demand that the chair rule on alleged error, mistake, or violation of parliamentary procedure.
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Point of Order
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What amendment freed the slaves?
Definition
Amendment 13
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