1. Are colleges doing enough to help students mental health conditions?
2. Will Nike’s embrace of Colin Kaepernick prove beneficial to its bottom line?
3. Who will win the Florida gubernatorial election?
4. Will recent wage growth in the U.S. economy continue?
5. Did Trump overreact to the New York Times “insider” op-ed?
6. What fixes should be made to Supreme Court confirmation hearings?
7. To what extent is Roe v. Wade “settled law”?
8. Will Trump do a cabinet shakeup if the GOP loses its control of Congress in the midterm elections?
9. Is there a place for foreign interventionism in the Democratic Party’s foreign policy agenda?
10. What role should Africa play in U.S. foreign policy?
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1. Does the federal government need to regulate airline prices?
2. Should federal employees get a pay raise in 2019?
3. Why is the state of the economy not bolstering President Trump’s approval ratings?
4. How might the proposed Title IX reforms affect future sexual assault investigations on college campuses?
5. What reforms need to be made to the National Flood Insurance Program?
6. Can John Cox win the California gubernatorial election?
7. Should Congress have a role in NAFTA renegotiations?
8. How should Democrats use President Obama in the 2018 midterms?
9. Was John McCain’s funeral too politicized?
10. If Ted Cruz loses in Texas, would it be the sign of a midterm aberration or a sign that Texas is gradually turning blue over the long-term?
1. Should the Department of Education loosen regulations on for-profit colleges?
2. Has Texas recovered from Hurricane Harvey?
3. Should the Social Security payroll tax cap be eliminated?
4. What position should the U.S. take regarding China’s crackdown on its Muslim Uyghur community?
5. Should more localities pursue soda taxes?
6. How many Democratic votes will Kavanaugh win during his confirmation?
7. Will the Mollie Tibbetts case reframe the American immigration debate?
8. How will new superdelegate rules affect the 2020 Democratic presidential primary?
9. Would it be a mistake for President Trump to fire Jeff Sessions?
10. How aggressively should Democrats seek Trump’s impeachment?
1. Should social media become regulated like a public utility?
2. Was Trump justified in revoking John Brennan’s security clearance?
3. Does the U.S. need a trade “reset” with China?
4. Can Gary Johnson capture New Mexico’s Senate seat?
5. Should conserving oil be an American economic imperative?
6. Where should cities invest to best fight crime?
7. Were media denunciations of Trump’s attacks on the press necessary?
8. If Democrats win the House in 2018, what would be their first priority?
9. Does the U.S. need a “space force”?
10. Will Omarosa’s revelations do significant damage to the Trump administration?
1. Should more restrictions be placed on the availability of federal student loans?
2. Is Tennessee’s Senate race the most crucial of the 2018 cycle?
3. Can greater gun control reduce Chicago’s homicide rate?
4. How stable is the current U.S. economic boom?
5. Should Congress constrain U.S. military involvement in the Yemeni civil war?
6. What role should tech giants be gatekeepers of social discourse?
7. Should Europe still be the primary focus of America’s strategic thinking?
8. Is America winning the war on poverty?
9. Should states subsidize the newspaper industry?
10. What steps can states take to secure their electoral systems before the 2018 midterms?
1. Is a trade war with China in America’s best interest?
2. Does the U.S. need a national abortion reporting law?
3. If Kavanaugh is not confirmed by November, how will that affect the 2018 midterms?
4. Should the New York Times fire Sarah Jeong?
5. Will the current state of the U.S. economy allow Republicans to stifle the “blue wave”?
6. Is there a constitutional right to “religious liberty”?
7. Should Rahm Emanuel resign as mayor of Chicago due to the city’s alarming homicide rate?
8. How can the American media regain its credibility in the eyes of the American public?
9. Will Scott Walker lose his re-election bid?
10. Can the U.S. afford “Medicare for All”?
1. What can the federal government do to encourage more Americans to save for retirement?
2. Does Ocasio-Cortez represent the future of the Democratic Party?
3. Has California done a poor job attacking poverty?
4. How can Kirsten Gillibrand best position herself for a presidential run in 2020?
5. In the event of a military confrontation over Taiwan, how would the Trump administration react?
6. To what extent should the U.S. engage Emmerson Mnangagawa after Zimbabwe’s recent election?
7. Should the Trump tax cuts be made permanent?
8. Is the recent decline of Facebook’s stock a short-term aberration or a canary in the coal mine?
9. Should the RNC aggressively target the New Jersey Senate seat?
10. Are Trump’s economic policies repelling foreign investment?
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Note: Due to NSDA Nationals next week, this will be the last set of practice questions until the first week of August.
1. If the Democrats win the midterm elections, who would get the biggest political boost from the triumph?
2. Should more U.S. schools examine alternatives to suspension?
3. If one more state ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, would it become the Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution?
4. Should the U.S. deploy an anti-missile system in Germany?
5. Will Medicaid expansion undermine state budgets in 2020?
6. Should cities have the legal right to take custody of homeless peoples?
7. What is behind President Trump’s recent “pardon spree”?
8. How should the U.S. deal with an Iraqi government headed by Muqtada al-Sadr?
9. Should California make alterations to its primary system?
10. Does a U.S. president have the constitutional authority to pardon themselves?
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1. Was Donald Trump wise to cancel his summit with Kim Jong-un?
2. Should the U.S. enter into new arms control accords with Russia?
3. Did the U.S. win its recent trade spat with China?
4. What regulations should be imposed on e-cigarettes?
5. Is the U.S. economy operating at full employment?
6. Are Trump’s recent moves against Planned Parenthood counterproductive to Republican aims to keep control of Congress in 2018?
7. Will the NFL’s recent anthem policy create more problems for the league?
8. Is MS-13 a significant threat to U.S. national security?
9. Should the “data economy” be regulated at the federal level?
10. Will Stacey Abrams become Georgia’s first black female governor?
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1. Is support for Israel becoming a wedge issue within the Democratic Party?
2. Should American foreign policy reorient its way away from Europe and more toward an embrace of Asian nations?
3. Is Arne Duncan’s call for a school boycott unwise?
4. Will the “war on terrorism” ever end?
5. In terms of constitutional procedure can Mueller indict Trump?
6. What demands should the U.S. be making in its trade talks with China?
7. Are high gas prices a sign of a robust American economy?
8. What is the best way to prevent the mentally ill from acquiring firearms?
9. Are Republican chances to retain the House in 2018 increasing?
10. Should “regime change” still occupy a prominent place in U.S. foreign policy?
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1. Is the current U.S. military too reliant on computer technology?
2. Should the Trump administration seek a new Iranian nuclear deal after scrapping the old one?
3. What will be John McCain’s political legacy?
4. Will California’s solar panel rules on new homes make housing costs worse?
5. How can the immigration court backlog be alleviated?
6. What role should American universities play in encouraging entrepreneurship?
7. Is a jobs guarantee a flawed idea?
8. How should Trump end his legal standoff with Mueller?
9. Is going farther to the political left a recipe for Democratic success in 2020?
10. Were the results of the West Virginia Republican primary a major setback for Democratic efforts to retake the Senate?
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1. Are the 2018 midterms Nancy Pelosi’s last stand?
2. Have America’s courts become too politicized?
3. Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
4. Is the Mueller investigation hindering the ability of Democrats to express a coherent policy agenda to voters?
5. Should Republican moderates rally around Nikki Haley?
6. Are high housing costs imperiling California’s future?
7. Based on new Israeli revelations, should the U.S. leave the Iran nuclear deal?
8. Are the new unemployment figures a cause for celebration?
9. If Anthony Kennedy retires, who should Trump choose to replace him?
10. Will Nevada’s voters opt to eliminate brothels in 2018?
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1. Does the Trump administration need better vetting procedures for future cabinet appointments?
2. Should Mueller be investigated?
3. Are Democrats losing their grip on African American voters?
4. Who should be the next nominee for VA Secretary?
5. Is America suffering from an epidemic of “lawlessness”?
6. Can legal intervention rescue DACA?
7. Should the GOP take hope from Debbie Lesko’s win in AZ-8?
8. Will America witness the significant growth of charter schools over the next decade?
9. How should the U.S. deal with the migrant caravan?
10. Will the Sprint-T-Mobile merger be good for consumers?
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1. If Trump could secure a peace deal with North Korea, would it solidify his chances of re-election in 2020?
2. Can Rudy Giuliani put an end to the Mueller probe’s interest in Trump?
3. What long-term changes need to be made to American immigration policy?
4. Is the DNC’s RICO produce lasting changes for future American elections?
5. Will the recent increase in gas prices erode the economic benefits provided by Trump’s tax cut?
6. Is Mitt Romney’s Senate primary in Utah a mere formality?
7. Should elementary students be allowed to have “best friends”?
8. Is it in America’s best interest to continue to be part of the Iranian nuclear deal?
9. Should major tech firms be regulated like national banks?
10. How should the U.S. engage Cuba now that Miguel Diaz-Canel has taken power?
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1. Should the President of the United States be required to get congressional approval before conducting air strikes on a foreign nation?
2. Will internal opposition to California’s “sanctuary status” eventually cause the Golden State to reverse its position on the issue?
3. Should more American retail and restaurant businesses go cashless?
4. Does Congress need to pass legislation to protect Robert Mueller from being fired by Trump?
5. Should Paul Ryan resign as Speaker of the House before the midterm elections?
6. Are teacher strikes counterproductive?
7. Is Eric Garcetti a long shot for the Democratic presidential nomination?
8. Will the Supreme Court overturn Quill Corp. v. North Dakota in South Dakota v. Wayfair?
9. Should the U.S. have a federal paid leave program?
10. How can America’s states overcome their revenue crisis?