1st Negative:Zachary Benner
2nd Negative: Ashley Abreu :D
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.
Topicality:
The United States-(noun)
A country of central and northwest North America with coastlines on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It includes the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii and various island territories in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Fourth Edition 2000.)
Federal Government-(noun)
of or relating to the three branched government in a democracy the; this includes the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary Branches
(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Fourth Edition 2000.)
Should- (modal verb)
1 used to indicate obligation, duty, or correctness.
2 used to indicate what is probable.
3 formal expressing the conditional mood.
4 used in a clause with ‘that’ after a main clause describing feelings.
5 used in a clause with ‘that’ expressing purpose.
6 (in the first person) expressing a polite request or acceptance.
7 (in the first person) expressing a conjecture or hope.
(The New Oxford American Dictionary,Second Edition, March 2005)
Substantially -(adverb)
1 to a great or significant extent.
2 for the most part; essentially.
(The New Oxford American Dictionary,Second Edition, March 2005)
Increase-
(verb) make or become greater in size, amount, or degree.
(noun) an instance or the action of increasing.
(The New Oxford American Dictionary,Second Edition, March 2005)
Social Service-(noun)
1 (social services) services provided by the state for the community, such as education and medical care.
2 activity aiming to promote the welfare of others.
(Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, 2009)
Person -(noun)
(pl. people or persons) a human being regarded as an individual.
(Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, 2009)
Living-(noun)
1 the action of leading one’s life; being alive.
2 an income sufficient to live on, or the means of earning it.
(adjective)
1 alive.
2 (of a language) still spoken and used.
3 for or related to daily life: living quarters.
(The New Oxford American Dictionary,Second Edition, March 2005)
Poverty-
(noun)1 the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions
(Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, 2009)
(noun)
1 the state of being extremely poor.
2 the state of being insufficient in amount.
(The New Oxford American Dictionary,Second Edition, March 2005)
The United States-(noun)
A country of central and northwest North America with coastlines on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It includes the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii and various island territories in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
(American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Fourth Edition 2000.)
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