1. Should Glenn Youngkin enter the 2024 Republican primary?
2. How much of a threat are legal proceedings against Hunter Biden to President Biden’s re-election bid?
3. If Iran were to successfully test a nuclear weapon, how should the U.S. react?
4. How much longer should the U.S. fund Ukrainian military efforts against Russia?
5. Will studios or unions win the Hollywood strikes?
6. How should the DNC respond if New Hampshire holds its primary before South Carolina?
7. What adjustments, if any, should the U.S. make in its foreign policy with Turkey?
8. Should corporations be allowed to purchase single-family homes?
9. What would be the best “No Labels” ticket for 2024?
10. Should the Biden administration designate Travis King as a prisoner of war?
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1. Will former President Trump drop his 2024 bid as part of a legal plea bargain?
2. What is the best use of artificial intelligence in the classroom?
3. Is the August GOP presidential debate a “make or break” moment for Ron DeSantis?
4. Has the Federal Reserve tamed inflation?
5. Does the Supreme Court need an ethics overhaul?
6. Should the U.S. Congress pass the Protecting Athletes, Schools, and Sports Act?
7. Which of former President Trump’s indictments is the biggest threat to his political career?
8. Does the U.S. have any leverage remaining to deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions?
9. Is “tipflation” bad for the U.S. economy?
10. How will the end of affirmative action affect the college admissions process going forward?
Note: These will be the last extemp questions of the 2022-2023 season. New questions will be released during the first week of August. A CFL recap and new National Points Race standings will be released later this week when AP examination scoring ends. Thank you for using Extemp Central this season!
1. What impact will the resumption of student loan payments have on the U.S. economy?
2. Will the debt ceiling deal strengthen or weaken President Biden’s re-election propsects?
3. Will the debt ceiling deal strengthen or weaken Kevin McCarthy’s standing among House Republicans?
4. Should a new Iran nuclear agreement be a top foreign policy priority for the Biden administration?
5. Will conservative consumer boycotts significantly alter corporate involvement in social justice issues?
6. Would Ron DeSantis fare better in a general election than Donald Trump?
7. Should U.S. foreign policy in Asia continue to prioritize India?
8. How can the U.S. rebuild its relationship with Turkey?
9. Should work requirements exist for every federal welfare program?
10. Does Congress need to regulate NIL in college athletics?
1. What should the Biden administration do if the Supreme Court overturns affirmative action this term?
2. How big of a threat is the New York lawsuit to the Trump empire?
3. What aid should the U.S. provide to Puerto Rico?
4. Are the chances of a “soft landing” to tame inflation gone?
5. What should the U.S. response be if Russian forces use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
6. Are California’s green energy dreams out of step with the state’s existing infrastructure?
7. Is the Supreme Court trending against capital punishment?
8. Are pollsters accurately predicting how the 2022 midterms will go?
9. Does the Biden administration have an effective Middle East strategy?
10. How should the U.S. Census Bureau handle growing evidence of miscounts from 2020
1. Should U.S. employers relax COVID-19 vaccination mandates?
2. Have American schools done enough to combat pandemic learning loss?
3. Will Lisa Murkowski return to the U.S. Senate next year?
4. Has the Biden administration finally found its footing?
5. Will the 2020s be the decade where American labor regained its strength?
6. Should the U.S. adopt a digital dollar?
7. How should the Biden administration respond to Republican efforts to bus migrants to sanctuary cities?
8. Will Lindsey Graham’s abortion proposal make it more difficult for the GOP to win control of the Senate?
9. Has the January 6 committee lived up to expectations?
10. Is nitrogen hypoxia a constitutionally permissible form of capital punishment?
1. How will Michigan’s abortion ballot question affect the state’s gubernatorial election?
2. Can America expect an increasing wave of teacher strikes before the end of the 2022-2023 school year?
3. What does California need to do to fix its energy grid?
4. Will the Juul Labs settlement help to curb the vaping epidemic among America’s youth?
5. Should the U.S. continue to list Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism?
6. Will President Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiative make inflation worse?
7. Has the U.S. effectively fought terrorism since the 9/11 attacks?
8. How can the GOP win the Arizona Senate race?
9. Does the U.S. need to improve its organ transplant system?
10. Will ethics complaints hinder South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s national ambitions?
1. What is needed to quell the political polarization that roils America?
2. Do delays in the Artemis 1 mission illustrate the need for a shakeup at NASA?
3. Should more states adopt ranked choice voting?
4. If the GOP fails to win control of either chamber of Congress, what shakeups should the party make for 2024?
5. How can the U.S. deter other nations from taking Americans hostage?
6. Should more states adopt California’s electric car mandate?
7. How can the U.S. federal government encourage more Americans to get COVID boosters this fall?
8. What is the cause of Mississippi’s water disaster?
9. Are MAGA forces a threat to the American republic?
10. Is the Federal Reserve making progress in its fight against inflation?
1. Will a bigger Internal Revenue Service significantly reduce tax avoidance in America?
2. What structural reforms should be made to the federal student loan program?
3. How will California’s gas car ban affect the U.S. automotive industry?
4. Will President Biden’s student loan forgiveness enhance Democratic fortunes in the 2022 midterms?
5. What does a “housing recession” mean for the U.S. economy?
6. Is Dr. Oz running the worst midterm election campaign?
7. What should U.S. states do with their budget surpluses?
8. Will Democrats abolish the filibuster if they win an outright Senate majority this fall?
9. How high will interest rates go?
10. What will be Dr. Anthony Fauci’s legacy?
1. How would a Liz Cheney presidential bid affect the 2024 Republican presidential primary?
2. Is the U.S. investing enough in renewable energy?
3. What changes should be made to the Internal Revenue Service?
4. Should hybrid work become the norm?
5. How should the U.S. respond to reports of Iranian efforts to assassinate John Bolton?
6. Will former President Trump face legal charges for mishandling classified documents?
7. Is Greg Abbott’s policy of busing migrants to blue states achieving its objective?
8. Should the U.S. provide significant support to anti-Taliban rebels in Afghanistan?
9. If President Biden chooses not to run for re-election, will there be a large number of candidates trying to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024?
10. Which member of President Biden’s cabinet is most likely not to be in their position by this time next year?
1. Will the FBI’s raid in Mar-a-Lago significantly imperil Donald Trump’s chances of winning the Republican nomination in 2024?
2. Is the GOP blowing their opportunity to recapture the Senate?
3. Will the Federal Reserve have to crush the U.S. economy in order to tame inflation?
4. Should more states embrace open primaries?
5. What revisions should be made to privacy laws to prevent unwanted intrusions by Big Tech?
6. Why did Representative Ilhan Omar come so close to losing her primary?
7. How should colleges respond to declining attendance numbers?
8. What should U.S. economic engagement with the African continent look like?
9. Is panic about polio in New York City overblown?
10. How will the megadrought in the West affect agricultural markets?
1. How can the U.S. prevent going to war with China over Taiwan?
2. Should Congress create regulations for NIL in college athletics?
3. Is it too late for the Democrats to win the House?
4. Can the U.S. do anything to halt Central America’s slide toward dictatorship?
5. Is the declining unemployment rate the best signal of America’s economic health?
6. Will the U.S. see another surge of COVID-19 this winter?
7. Is the Alex Jones verdict a significant victory in the fight against fake news?
8. How much aid should the U.S. continue to give to Ukraine?
9. Can Charlie Crist win Florida’s gubernatorial race?
10. What lessons should pro-life forces learn from the electoral failure in Kansas?
1. Should Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan?
2. Is the U.S. economy in recession?
3. What steps should news organizations in their reporting of monkeypox so as not to stigmatize the LGBTQ+ community?
4. Is former President Trump making it harder for Republicans to win control of the Senate this fall?
5. Should President Biden announce his 2024 intentions the day after the midterm elections?
6. Is the era of mask mandates over?
7. Should the U.S. invest more in nuclear energy?
8. Will the Manchin-Schumer deal reduce the federal deficit?
9. Did the Uvalde school shooting mark a turning point in the debate about gun violence in America?
10. Is Google guilty of anti-trust violations?
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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle USX topic area #9 on Racial Justice.
Opinion | How to Make Higher Education the Engine of Opportunity, Mobility and Racial Justice https://t.co/sDHnITjx0u pic.twitter.com/RMolZlaaOw
— Inside Higher Ed (@insidehighered) June 8, 2022
“Whether the United States would have pursued racial justice without the threat of humiliation on the international stage and the pressure exerted by powerful global rivals remains an open question.”https://t.co/OSdHndIUfh
— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) May 25, 2022
Two years after the police murder of George Floyd set off racial justice protests around the world, Minneapolis community members and activists say the city has failed to make good on promises for meaningful change in the police department. https://t.co/SzmJ0oitmh
— NYT National News (@NYTNational) May 25, 2022
Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.
Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle USX topic area #8 on the Legislative Branch.
Democratic candidates in high-profile Senate races are renewing a push to squash the filibuster, this time to pass stricter gun laws. https://t.co/v9E8ZlQbV2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 3, 2022
“Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy might very well lead the House GOP to a majority in next year’s elections,” says @joelmmathis, “but I’m skeptical he’ll end up as speaker of the House.” https://t.co/CDdbUmzSby
— The Week (@TheWeek) December 3, 2021
“Supporters of congressional term limits often argue that turnover would bring new perspectives to Congress, but there are several reasons to be concerned about high levels of retirement from the chamber,” writes @mollyereynolds. https://t.co/18DsHg2fpo
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) May 15, 2022
Note: These will be the last extemp questions of the 2021-2022 season. New questions will resume the first week of August.
1. To what degree is corporate consolidation to blame for America’s inflation woes?
2. What reforms should police departments make in responding to active shooter events at schools?
3. Would massive Democratic losses in the 2022 midterms hurt their chances of winning the 2028 presidential election?
4. Which member of his cabinet should President Biden dismiss?
5. Is the use of trade rights an effective strategy for the U.S. in countering China?
6. Which gubernatorial election in 2022 is most important for Democrats?
7. Is the rise of left-wing politicians in Latin America helpful or harmful to U.S. foreign policy goals?
8. Should the media stop treating Hispanic voters as a monolithic bloc?
9. How will OPEC’s decision to boost oil production affect the U.S. economy?
10. Are “red flag orders” constitutional?