- Do Americans have a constitutional right to an AR-15?
- Which of Wisconsin, Michigan, or Pennsylvania is most likely to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election?
- Should the U.S. implement a “right to disconnect” law?
- Does early voting for American elections start to soon?
- Should Josh D’Amore become the Disney’s new CEO?
- Does Florida’s school library law violate the First Amendment?
- Would Donald Trump’s plans for “mass deportation” survive legal challenge?
- Should social media companies enjoy legal immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996?
- If Kamala Harris wins the presidential election should she keep Jerome Powell as the head of the Federal Reserve?
- Will Republicans lose a Senate seat in this year’s elections?
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1. How will Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s decision to drop out and endorse Donald Trump have on the 2024 presidential election?
2. What does OpenAI need to do to become profitable?
3. Are there enough protections to prevent non-Americans from voting in national elections?
4. Will the GOP win control of the Senate?
5. Why has the U.S. failed to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas?
6. Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates at its September meeting?
7. Should public K-12 education be expanded to K-16?
8. How important will the debate between vice presidential candidates be?
9. Are existing climate initiatives too regressive?
10. How much should the Harris campaign use her gender to appeal to voters?
1. Is protectionism bad for the U.S. economy?
2. Should there be more regulations on private equity firms?
3. Has Trump lost his mojo?
4. Should Vice President Harris pursue a Sun Belt strategy or a Rust Belt strategy?
5. Does the Montana or Ohio Senate race have a better chance of going red?
6. Would a Harris administration impose stricter gun measures?
7. Does Donald Trump need a major shakeup of his campaign staff?
8. Would a greater disengagement from European affairs by the U.S. make nuclear proliferation worse?
9. Are colleges restrictions on protest activity before this school year a violation of free speech principles?
10. Would price controls be an effective tool against inflation?
1. Was Walz a good pick?
2. Is there still a substantial number of undecided voters for the 2024 presidential election?
3. Will the U.S. economy go into recession in 2025?
4. How will the Google anti-trust ruling affect the tech sector?
5. Should the Trump tax cuts become permanent?
6. Was the recent stock market decline a blip or a sign of things to come?
7. Is Governor Gavin Newsom taking the wrong approach to clearing homeless encampments?
8. Are expectations about AI inflated?
9. Is a vote for Harris a vote for a second Biden term?
10. Should there be more regulations on sports betting to prevent use by underage users?
Here are the first extemp questions of the 2024-2025 season! We will be rolling out some additional content this month as it can be completed. Remember that news quizzes will resume Labor Day week (September 4).
1. Should Trump ditch Vance?
2. Will protests be a major problem at the Democratic National Convention?
3. Has the Federal Reserve waited too long to reduce interest rates?
4. Should the Arizona school voucher experiment discourage other states from trying it?
5. Will there be a presidential debate between Trump and Harris?
6. How should President Biden spend the remaining months of his presidency?
7. If the 2024 presidential election is centered on culture wars does that benefit Trump or Harris most?
8. Will white collar employment be devastated by the rise of AI?
9. Should the U.S. continue to do prisoner swaps with Russia?
10. How should the U.S. respond to the stolen election in Venezuela?
Note: These will be the last practice questions for the 2023-2024 season. Check back for new questions on August 5.
1. Can the U.S. prepare for simultaneous wars in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East?
2. Will President Biden’s new asylum restrictions have a significant effect on migration levels into the United States?
3. Should the U.S. be alarmed at growing marijuana use?
4. Will Amazon’s entry into the grocery business fail?
5. Should more U.S. states pass legislation to ban smartphones from schools?
6. Is it too late for President Biden to change the way voters perceive the state of the U.S. economy?
7. Due to the growth of legalized sports gambling, will sports betting scandals become more common in U.S. sports?
8. How should Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson handle upcoming negotiations with the Chicago Teachers Union?
9. Is there a case the SEC could bring against Keith Gill for market manipulation?
10. What can lawmakers do to solve America’s housing crisis?
1. Due to Donald Trump’s conviction, should the Republican Party choose a different presidential nominee?
2. After his conviction, will Donald Trump have to do jail time?
3. Will Robert Kennedy, Jr. qualify for CNN’s presidential debate?
4. What should the U.S. do after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a ceasefire proposal with Hamas?
5. Will the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic play a role in the 2024 presidential election?
6. How will AI affect Internet search results?
7. Will Vermont’s Climate Superfund legislation survive legal challenge?
8. Is Boston’s community policing model working?
9. What cuts in the U.S. military budget should be made?
10. Should the FDA approve MDMA for PTSD?
1. Will the Trump campaign recapture the Sun Belt in 2024?
2. Would it be counterproductive for the U.S. to sanction the International Criminal Court over a possible indictment of Israeli leaders?
3. Do U.S. schools have a major grade inflation problem?
4. What killed Red Lobster?
5. Is Donald Trump’s support among African American voters overstated?
6. Does the Biden administration need to push for more school funding to handle an influx of ESL students?
7. Should Samuel Alito recuse himself from criminal cases concerning Donald Trump and January 6?
8. Is American neo-liberalism dead?
9. Should California abandon its bullet train project between Los Angeles and San Francisco?
10. Does it still serve American national interests to engage with international institutions?
1. Should President Biden promote his plans to tax richer Americans and corporations more?
2. Are higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles a good idea?
3. Is there too much “punditry” in American journalism?
4. Why are Democratic Senate candidates polling better than President Biden?
5. Is “judge-mandering” becoming a big problem in the American legal system?
6. Will the rise of AI worsen American income inequality?
7. Are the agreed upon debates between Biden and Trump taking place too early?
8. Is U.S. public education collapsing?
9. Can the U.S. economy wean itself off of cheap Chinese goods?
10. Is it more likely that interest rates go higher or lower by the end of 2024?
1. Should Donald Trump lose his Secret Service protection if he is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence?
2. Will TikTok’s lawsuit against the U.S. government eventually reach the Supreme Court?
3. Should media organizations be given greater protection from lawsuits?
4. Does the U.S. need to rethink its approach toward autocratic states?
5. Is President Biden focusing too much of his re-election effort on shoring up his base?
6. Would the collapse of the liberal international order do significant damage to U.S. national security?
7. Does Donald Trump need to select a moderate vice presidential candidate?
8. Should the TSA be abolished?
9. Does the IRS need more funding?
10. Should the U.S. reverse its position on Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries?
1. Is the “American dream” disappearing?
2. Should marijuana be removed from the controlled-substances list?
3. Will the Supreme Court find South Carolina’s congressional redistricting plan unconstitutional?
4. How would a major terror attack in the United States affect the dynamics of the 2024 presidential election?
5. Have university presidents poorly reacted to growing pro-Palestinian protests?
6. How can the U.S. prevent the growth of artificial intelligence systems from becoming a major threat to national security?
7. Are climate risks in the home insurance market becoming a threat to U.S. economic health?
8. How can the U.S. build a reliable rare-earths supply chain?
9. Are campus protests a preview of what could happen after a close result in the 2024 presidential election?
10. Will the strength of fiscal conservatives in the Republican Party grow after 2024?
1. If Donald Trump is convicted of a felony before the Republican National Convention, should the GOP nominate a different candidate?
2. Are growing campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza becoming a major headache for President Biden’s re-election effort?
3. How can Elon Musk reverse the decline of Tesla’s stock price?
4. Does President Biden have a problem with Hispanic voters?
5. Will the Supreme Court crack down on ghost guns in Garland v. VanDerStok?
6. Has the Affordable Care Act failed to make healthcare more affordable?
7. Should colleges reclassify athletes as employees of their respective institutions?
8. How should the Supreme Court rule on former President Donald Trump’s immunity claims?
9. Should the Federal Reserve increase its inflation target to 3%?
10. Is the U.S. stock market in a precarious position?
1. Should U.S. aid to Ukraine come with more oversight?
2. Will Robert Kennedy, Jr. get ballot access in all 50 states?
3. Should Donald Trump’s attendance be required at his New York criminal trial?
4. Is America’s domestic electric car industry in trouble?
5. What should be America’s current foreign policy priority?
6. How should the Supreme Court rule in Grants Pass v. Johnson?
7. What direction would the Republican Party take were Donald Trump to lose this November?
8. Should the Trump tax cuts become permanent?
9. Was the passage of the Ukrainian aid bill a significant defeat for MAGA Republicans?
10. Should the U.S. expand existing sanctions on Israeli settler groups?
1. Should Democrats save Johnson’s speakership if it is threatened with a motion to vacate?
2. Are the Crumbley convictions an important precedent for preventing future school shootings?
3. Is the Biden administration taking too long to finalize its Title IX updates?
4. Can the U.S. drive a wedge between Russia and China?
5. Is the Arizona Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights in the state a significant blow to Republican efforts to win its presidential and Senate votes this November?
6. Do growing geopolitical problems make Biden’s chances of re-election better or worse?
7. Should there be a federal right-to-repair law for automobile owners?
8. Will there be a lot of swing voters in the 2024 presidential election?
9. Are higher rates of inflation the new normal for the U.S. economy?
10. Will growing bird flu in the United States make inflation worse?
1. Does the U.S. have an “accountability crisis”?
2. Is it time to take the level of U.S. national debt seriously?
3. Has the U.S. lost the ability to set the world’s agenda?
4. Who should pay for the repair of the Francis Scott Key Bridge?
5. Are President Biden’s recent student debt relief measures unconstitutional?
6. Why was No Labels unable to field a presidential candidate for 2024?
7. How can the U.S. best counter Chinese cyber attacks on the homeland?
8. Will California’s minimum wage hike prove counterproductive?
9. What does a looming retirement crisis mean for the future of the U.S. economy?
10. Will Florida’s abortion ballot measure put the state in play for President Biden in the 2024 presidential election?