Month: December 2014

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

On December 1, 2014

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

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1. What reforms should be made to local Mexican police forces?
2. Are Western sanctions making it more difficult to find a solution to the Ukrainian crisis?
3. Who will win the Tunisian presidential runoff?
4. If Grace Mugabe takes over for her husband after his death, will Zimbabwe continue to stagnate?
5. Have the Hong Kong student protests failed?
6. Who should be TIME’s Person of the Year?
7. Is Sarkozy the best candidate the UMP can field in the next French presidential election?
8. Has OPEC lost control of the world’s oil markets?
9. Are the euro zone’s economic problems exacerbating immigration concerns?
10. Will Shinzo Abe get the mandate he wants from Japanese voters?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 1st-7th, 2014

By geniao44446

On December 1, 2014

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

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1. Are the benefits of American GDP growth affecting Main Street as well as they are affecting Wall Street?
2. How will the FDA’s calorie count mandate affect the restaurant industry?
3. Why is America’s crime rate falling?
4. How can the U.S. repair its relationship with Brazil?
5. Did President Obama err in his decision to prioritize healthcare reform during his first term?
6. Is Harvard’s affirmative action policy unconstitutional?
7. Who should be America’s next defense secretary?
8. Should the college football playoff be expanded to eight teams?
9. Are U.S. airstrikes against ISIS working?
10. How will the events in Ferguson shape President Obama’s legacy?