Here is this week’s short answer version of the Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
Month: April 2010
1. Will the upcoming British election result in a hung Parliament?
2. How badly does the West need Hamid Karzai?
3. Are electoral boycotts a counterproductive strategy for opposition parties across the globe?
4. Would nuclear power be better than other alternative energy sources for Africa?
5. How can India successfully defeat the Naxalites?
6. Is a military coup the answer to Thailand’s deteriorating political situation?
7. What impact will the murder of Eugene Terreblanche have on South African politics?
8. Will ASEAN criticism of Myanmar’s election laws result in significant changes ahead of the nation’s elections this year?
9. How much of a blow to NATO is Ukraine’s decision to scrap plans to join the organization?
10. Has Israel lost Turkey?
1. What should the U.S. do with captured Somali pirates?
2. Should the U.S. continue to link political reform in Cuba to a lifting of its embargo on the island nation?
3. Does the elevation of Mike Leavitt as RNC Chief of Staff spell problems for the party’s 2010 hopes?
4. Is the White House exaggerating the progress made in the latest jobs report?
5. Are Obama’s plans to revamp America’s nuclear defense strategy sensible?
6. Will the Performance Rights Act bankrupt local radio stations?
7. Are high oil prices a reflection of economic recovery or yet another sign of economic distress for the U.S.?
8. Should college athletes be paid?
9. Why is Meg Whitman leading Jerry Brown in the California governor’s race?
10. Should Elena Kagan replace John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court?