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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 16-22, 2024

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On December 16, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

Note that these will be the last questions for the next two weeks due to the winter holiday.  Questions will resume on Monday, January 6.

1. Is a “hands off” approach to the situation in Syria the best course of action for the United States?
2. Will president-elect Trump’s foreign policy make Latin America a bigger priority?
3. If you were the writer of president-elect Trump’s inaugural address, what points would you emphasize?
4. Is the Black Lives Matter movement getting weaker?
5. Should President Biden give Dr. Anthony Fauci a pre-emptive pardon?
6. Would the defeat of Peter Hegseth’s nomination embolden opposition to other Trump appointees?
7. Should the Social Security Fairness Act be passed?
8. Are the drone sightings in New Jersey a national security threat?
9. Should Ron DeSantis appoint Lara Trump to the U.S. Senate?
10. Why is the U.S. fertility rate in decline?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 9-15, 2024

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On December 9, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. To what degree will the Trump administration follow Project 2025?
  2. Should there be reforms to the presidential pardon power?
  3. Would it be a political mistake for Trump to fire Christopher Wray?
  4. Is Bluesky a real threat to X?
  5. Will the incoming Congress be more productive than the last?
  6. How can Democrats best engineer a “blue wave” in 2026?
  7. Will Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster?
  8. What is the role that America should play in combating illegal narcotics in Latin America?
  9. Is Assad’s fall a victory for U.S. foreign policy?
  10. Will the assassination of Brian Thompson prompt significant national discussions about the state of the American healthcare industry?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 2-8, 2024

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On December 2, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Will a Trump presidency significantly reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy?
  2. Is remote work slowly dying?
  3. Are Trump’s cabinet picks too extreme?
  4. Is it a mistake for the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to use U.S. missiles to strike Russian territory?
  5. Who should Ron DeSantis appoint to Marco Rubio’s Senate seat?
  6. Would a major downsizing of the federal government produce bad economic outcomes?
  7. Does the President have the constitutional authority to fire the Chairman of the Federal Reserve?
  8. Should Trump look to Javier Milei or economic inspiration?
  9. Is American liberalism in crisis?
  10. Should Democrats look to go farther left for a presidential candidate in 2028?
  11. Can Trump use tariffs to extract concessions from America’s trade partners?
  12. Should American labor unions welcome the selection of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary?
  13. Will President Biden pardon his son before leaving office?
  14. Should the U.S. deploy special forces to deal with Mexican drug cartels?
  15. Does Donald Trump have a mandate?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 18-24, 2024

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On November 18, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Will Donald Trump’s second term as president be less chaotic than the first?
  2. Who will be the next Supreme Court justice to retire?
  3. Were economic or cultural issues more influential in determining the outcome of the 2024 presidential election?
  4. Will Lee Zeldin be an effective administrator of the EPA?
  5. Should the Department of Education be abolished?
  6. Will the U.S. Senate confirm all of Trump’s cabinet appointees?
  7. What does Trump’s selection of Robert Kennedy, Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services mean for America’s pharmaceutical industry?
  8. Is Donald Trump making a mistake by not giving Nikki Haley a cabinet position?
  9. What role, if any, should AI play in the use of nuclear weapons?
  10. Should there be greater federal regulation of social media content?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 11-17, 2024

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On November 11, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Why did Trump win?
  2. Does Vice President Harris still have a role to play in American politics?
  3. How will the result of the 2024 presidential election affect the future of the U.S. Supreme Court?
  4. Does Jerome Powell deserve another term as Federal Reserve Chairman?
  5. Were the 2024 elections an electoral realignment?
  6. What was the most shocking congressional result of the 2024 elections?
  7. To what degree is President Biden responsible for Vice President Harris’ defeat?
  8. How bad was the recent U.S. jobs report?
  9. Has the White House AI order delivered on its promises?
  10. Will the results of the Japanese parliamentary elections affect the U.S.-Japanese security alliance?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 4-10, 2024

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On November 4, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. What can the winner of the 2024 presidential election do to heal the country?
  2. Should newspapers continue to endorse political candidates?
  3. Does the United States have better long-term economic growth prospects compared to other Western nations?
  4. Are Israel’s strikes on its neighbors enhancing or undermining U.S. national security?
  5. Should the Supreme Court care about its approval rating?
  6. Does Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway violate campaign finance law?
  7. Do American schools need more resources to teach students with exceptionalities?
  8. What is the biggest challenge facing rural America?
  9. Should progressives mobilize to call a new constitutional convention?
  10. Will the composition of the next Congress be favorable to entitlement reform?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 28-November 3, 2024

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On October 28, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. With a week to go, who wins the U.S. presidential election?
  2. Is the BRICS a threat to U.S. foreign policy goals?
  3. Will Republicans lose the Nebraska Senate race?
  4. If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidency but Republicans win the Senate what does that mean for her proposed policy agenda?
  5. Have Republicans become the party of the working class?
  6. How will the machinists strike at Boeing end?
  7. Will Democrats regain the House?
  8. Are there any constitutional restraints that the NCAA can impose on NIL?
  9. Should all state Medicaid programs cover weight loss drugs?
  10. Would a mass deportation of illegal immigrants do significant damage to the U.S. economy?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 21-27, 2024

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On October 21, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Will voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election be higher, lower, or the same as 2020?
  2. Should the Republican Party temper its position on abortion?
  3. How should the Supreme Court rule in FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, L.L.C.?
  4. What is wrong with Boeing?
  5. Is it in the nation’s best interest for election results to take up to a week to be counted?
  6. Should Supreme Court justices have to submit to a tax audit each year?
  7. Did the U.S. err by sending a THAAD battery to Israel?
  8. Do electric vehicles have a Republican problem?
  9. Is California justified in blocking more SpaceX launches?
  10. Under what conditions should states be legally allowed to purge their voter rolls?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 14-20, 2024

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On October 14, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Is former President Barack Obama more of a help or hindrance to the Harris campaign?
  2. Will the size of the national debt be a campaign issue in 2028?
  3. Why is there a discontent between voter sentiment about the economy and positive economic data?
  4. Will Helene and Milton create a national shift in the conversation about climate change?
  5. Does Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers for minors violate the Fourteenth Amendment?
  6. How could Trump’s recent statements on mass deportation impact Latino voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election?
  7. Should Governor Kathy Hochul remove Mayor Eric Adams?
  8. How will the result of the 2024 presidential election affect the U.S. tax code?
  9. Is the banning of new gas stations an effective energy policy?
  10. Are voter ID laws a violation of the 24th Amendment?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 7-13, 2024

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On October 7, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Should the Taft-Hartley Act be repealed?
  2. Is U.S. foreign policy not using the Quad to its fullest extent?
  3. Should U.S. states ban universities from using legacy admissions?
  4. Why are U.S. auto prices so high?
  5. Has FEMA had an effective response to Hurricane Helene?
  6. Did J.D. Vance vault himself into 2028 presidential consideration based on his performance in the vice presidential debate?
  7. Should the U.S. change how the unemployment rate is calculated?
  8. Is the growing legalization of sports gambling a bad idea?
  9. Will Hurricane Helene impact the 2024 presidential election?
  10. Is Google losing its grip as an online search engine?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 30-October 6, 2024

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On September 30, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Will the U.S. be caught up in Israel’s wars with its neighbors?
  2. Would a policy of not taxing overtime pay be fiscally wise?
  3. To what extent are crowd sizes indicative of who is leading the 2024 presidential election?
  4. What would a Kamala Harris victory in November mean for Gretchen Whitmer’s political future?
  5. Following a federal indictment, should New York City Mayor Eric Adams step down?
  6. Are nitrogen gas executions constitutional?
  7. Is the decline of American influence on the world stage a bad thing?
  8. Should Congress pass the Kids Online Safety Act?
  9. Is Virginia a swing state in this year’s presidential election?
  10. Would a Harris administration rekindle the Iranian nuclear deal?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 23-29, 2024

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On September 23, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. How can the U.S. prevent political violence from becoming normalized?
  2. What is the best way to get “dark money” out of politics?
  3. Should Congress renew enhanced ACA subsidies?
  4. How can the U.S. best stop the flow of fentanyl from China?
  5. Will the North Carolina gubernatorial election turn the state blue in the presidential race?
  6. Is there any significance in the Teamsters decision not to endorse Kamala Harris?
  7. Did the Federal Reserve cut interest rates too much?
  8. Does early voting begin too early?
  9. Should the U.S. stop pushing Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel?
  10. Would the codification of Roe v. Wade into law survive a legal challenge?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 16-22, 2024

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On September 16, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Would a Trump presidency lead to a quick end of the Russo-Ukrainian War?
  2. Is there a future for Boeing’s Starliner?
  3. Will Taylor Swift’s endorsement carry significant weight in this year’s presidential election?
  4. What is next for Big Lots after its bankruptcy filing?
  5. Would Kamala Harris’ plan ease America’s housing shortage?
  6. Should Democrats feel confident about turning Florida’s blue this year?
  7. Would the closure of the Department of Education be bad for the future of American education?
  8. Is it a mistake for Trump to refuse a debate rematch?
  9. Would allowing employees to vote in CEO elections improve corporate governance in the United States?
  10. Why is American confidence in the media so low?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 9-15, 2024

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On September 9, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Should the Harris campaign ignore the economy?
  2. Does Florida’s Amendment 3 go too far?
  3. Should the U.S. treat Venezuela like Cuba?
  4. Which presidential candidate has the best child credit tax policy?
  5. What is the best way to prevent future school shootings?
  6. Does the FBI need to be overhauled?
  7. Should states put more money into legal aid services?
  8. Would a Trump defeat be good for the future of the Republican Party?
  9. Is standardized testing still the best way to evaluate American schools?
  10. Should 9/11 become a federal holiday?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 2-8, 2024

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On September 2, 2024

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

  1. Do Americans have a constitutional right to an AR-15?
  2. Which of Wisconsin, Michigan, or Pennsylvania is most likely to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election?
  3. Should the U.S. implement a “right to disconnect” law?
  4. Does early voting for American elections start to soon?
  5. Should Josh D’Amore become the Disney’s new CEO?
  6. Does Florida’s school library law violate the First Amendment?
  7. Would Donald Trump’s plans for “mass deportation” survive legal challenge?
  8. Should social media companies enjoy legal immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996?
  9. If Kamala Harris wins the presidential election should she keep Jerome Powell as the head of the Federal Reserve?
  10. Will Republicans lose a Senate seat in this year’s elections?

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