Act X” is a piece of legislation that requires all meta-humans (sometimes known as “superheros”) to be regulated by the state as to when and how they can use their enhanced abilities and whether or not they can maintain secret identities.

For the purposes of this debate “culling” refers to the act of killing animals based on their individual characteristics, such as their sex or species membership

"Baby bonds" are a government policy in which children receive at birth a publicly funded trust account. Ie. The government invests money into bonds when a child is born, and that child can access their account when they come of age. It was proposed by economists William Darity and Darrick Hamilton in 2010, to attempt to reduce the racial income inequality in the U.S.

A 'Zero Tolerance Policy' in this debate refers to cutting contact with a person to as great of an extent as reasonably possible. In the case of family or essential co-workers, this can look like being civil but never close to them. For a friend, it can mean cutting them off completely.

Citizen journalism is citizen-based journalism where citizens play an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information.