APUSH Topic 9 1920s & Great Depression Debate Topics

APUSH 1920s and Great Depression Debate Prompts 1. Resolved: The consequences of Prohibition lend legitimacy to the argument for legalizing drugs in the United States.

2. Resolved: The Immigration Act of 1924 was necessary to the political, social, and economic growth of America.

3. Resolved: The welfare system undermines the moral foundation of American society.

4. Resolved: The New Deal positively and dramatically changed the way the federal government handled domestic crises.

5. Resolved: It is the responsibility of the federal government to intervene in the lives of Americans during economic downturns.

6. Resolved: While the Depression was a traumatic experience for most Americans, it actually changed very little in American society.