(1 August): Winning resolution: "Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should significantly alter its policy for combating international terrorism."
(14 May): These were the final five resolutions:
- Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly alter its policy for combating international terrorism.
- Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly increase participation and/or cooperation with other nation(s) efforts to combat international terrorism.
- Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should adopt a policy to significantly reduce acts of international terrorism against the United States and/or its citizens.
- Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should significantly alter its policy toward one or more foreign terrorist organizations.
- Resolved: That the United States Federal Government should adopt a policy to significantly increase protections against environmental terrorism.
(February 6): 2001-2002 Topic Area announced. The winning topic area is International Terrorism.
The vote was as follows:
- International Terrorism - 31
- US Military - 21
- Latin America - 15
- Election Process - 15
- Eastern Europe - 14
- Russia - 10
- Assisted Reproductive Tech - 8
These were the topic papers that were submitted as part of the 2001-2002 process.
- Latin America (Jonathan Lang and Daniel Giersdorf, Creighton University)
- U.S. Military (David Laing, Western Kentucky University)
- Russia (Jeremy Hollingshead, Missouri Southern State College)
- Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Mark Hickman, West Chester University)
- International Terrorism (Rob Layne, Truman State)
- Eastern Europe (Ian Samuel, Truman State)
- Election Process (Susan Millsap, Otterbein College)