In policy debate, a plan is a textual advocacy presented by the affirmative team as a normative or "should" statement, generally in the 1AC. Policy debate is a form of speech competition involving two teams of two debaters based on a resolution phrased as something the United States federal government should do. ... In policy debate, the affirmative is the team which affirms the resolution. ... In philosophy, normative is usually contrasted with descriptive or explanatory when describing types of theories, beliefs, or statements. ... The 1AC is the first, pre-prepared speech in a Policy Debate. ...

A plan will often include either the resolution or a rephrasing of it.