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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of February 26-March 3, 2024

1. Should the U.S. continue providing military aid to Israel?
2. If Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, will he withdraw the U.S. from NATO?
3. How can the U.S. make its sanctions policies more effective?
4. Should U.S. regulators approve a Capital One-Discover Financial merger?
5. Can Larry Hogan turn Maryland’s Senate seat red?
6. How can the Democratic Party rebuild its polling lead over Republicans on education issues?
7. What reforms need to be made to America’s asylum system?
8. How can Colin Allred defeat Senator Ted Cruz this November?
9. Should Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act be curtailed?
10. How much longer should Nikki Haley continue her presidential campaign?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of February 19-25, 2024

1. Should the U.S. Senate have an impeachment trial for Secretary Mayorkas?
2. How should the Federal Reserve respond to recent inflation data?
3. Should schools abandon remote learning days?
4. How can President Biden deflect concerns about his age in the upcoming presidential campaign?
5. Should the U.S. pivot its defense priorities to space?
6. How will a new round of redistricting in New York affect control of the House in 2024?
7. Should Fani Willis be removed from the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump?
8. What would another Biden term mean for the U.S. economy?
9. Will the civil judgment against Donald Trump in New York be upheld on appeal?
10. Is the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of February 19-25, 2024

1. Is Egypt losing influence in the Arab World?
2. What relations should ECOWAS have with its departing members?
3. Has the West lost Africa?
4. Should an international force secure Ukraine’s emergency maritime corridor?
5. Has Russia become a rogue state?
6. Should the Tories jettison Sunak before this year’s general election?
7. To what degree does the new Pakistani government have a mandate?
8. How can China restore investor confidence in its economy?
9. Has the EU’s COVID recovery fund worked?
10. Will Subianto be a good steward of Indonesia’s economy?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of February 12-18, 2024

1. Does Iran have enough control over its proxy forces to prevent a wider conflict with the United States?
2. Can the Mattei Plan successfully enhance Italy’s position in Africa?
3. Should the UNRWA be overhauled?
4. Will the African National Congress lose its majority in this year’s elections?
5. How will the dismissal of Valery Zaluzhny affect the Russo-Ukrainian War?
6. What lessons should Milei learn from the failure of the “Omnibus Bill”?
7. Who will win Indonesia’s presidential election?
8. Do Brazil’s tax reforms go far enough?
9. Should Japan’s LDP move on from Kishida?
10. How can Guyana best deter a Venezuelan invasion

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of February 12-18, 2024

1. Will the Supreme Court rule that former President Donald Trump has absolute immunity from federal criminal prosecutions?
2. Is the U.S. fast food industry in an “affordability crisis”?
3. How can Vice President Kamala Harris be an effective advocate of a second Biden term?
4. To what degree should the United States help Mexico’s transition to cleaner energy?
5. Should parents be held legally responsible if their child becomes a school shooter?
6. Could Iran become the spoiler of the 2024 presidential election?
7. Is Governor Gavin Newsom providing enough assistance to Oakland to handle its crime wave?
8. Should the U.S. recognize a Palestinian state?
9. Are Mexican drug cartels becoming a significant threat to U.S. national security?
10. Is Dunkin’ Donuts violating the ADA?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 26-October 2, 2022

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

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 26-October 2, 2022

1. Should the world take Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons over Ukraine at face value?
2. Does the ICC have enough teeth to deter human rights abuses?
3. Is it time for countries to abolish COVID-19-related travel restrictions?
4. Has the Palestinian Authority lost its credibility with the Palestinian people?
5. Should King Charles III become more politically involved?
6. How big of a threat are recent protests to Iran’s Islamic Republic?
7. If Vladimir Putin was overthrown, who should lead Russia?
8. Can the Philippines simultaneously strengthen ties with the U.S. and China?
9. What should India do with its G-20 presidency?
10. Should Egypt form a closer relationship with Sudan?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 19-25, 2022

1. Should Chinese directly aid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine?
2. Will new Israeli elections produce another political logjam?
3. Should the EU expel Hungary?
4. What steps should the WHO take to better combat monkeypox in Africa?
5. Will William Ruto be able to satisfy his campaign promises to Kenya’s poor?
6. Is a global recession next year inevitable?
7. How can the Nigerian government better tackle oil theft?
8. Is Venezuela’s parallel government still worthy of international support?
9. Are term limits necessary a necessary democratic safeguard?
10. Can Pierre Poilievre lead Canada’s Conservative Party back to power?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 19-25, 2022

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?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 12-18, 2022

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?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 12-18, 2022

1. How can King Charles III maintain the respect of the English monarchy after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II?
2. Should Vladimir Putin stop all energy supplies to Europe?
3. What does Liz Truss need to do to help the Conservative Party win the next British general election?
4. Are Israel and Iran locked in a “shadow war”?
5. Is it too late for Bolsonaro to salvage his re-election campaign?
6. Will recent flooding create more instability for Pakistan’s government?
7. How significant is Russia’s retreat from the Kharkiv region?
8. Does the EU have a role to play in reducing tensions between Greece and Turkey?
9. What does Volker Türk need to do to enhance the credibility of the UN’s human rights work?
10. Are jihadist activities across Africa getting stronger?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 5-11, 2022

1. How can Western Europe become energy independent?
2. Is artificial intelligence a threat to global democracy?
3. Will China’s real estate woes push the country into a severe economic recession?
4. Should the UN attempt to facilitate greater cooperation on nuclear power advancements?
5. Who will win Sweden’s elections?
6. What can end Peru’s political dysfunction?
7. Is the international community doing enough to support Afghan women?
8. Will rising authoritarianism in the Americas make hemispheric migration worse?
9. Is Emmerson Mnangagwa becoming another Robert Mugabe?
10. How will Itamar Ben-Gvir shape Israel’s upcoming election?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 5-11, 2022

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?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 29-September 4, 2022

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?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 28-September 4, 2022

1. Is al-Shabab getting stronger?
2. Can Russia win a war of attrition in Ukraine?
3. Is China facing a major water crisis?
4. How will increased military spending affect the Taiwanese economy?
5. Are the chances for peace between Ethiopia and Tigray rebels a long way off?
6. Should there be international negotiations on the status of the Falkland Islands?
7. How will Gustavo Petro alter Colombia’s relationship with Venezuela?
8. Should Western nations lend international recognition to Myanmar’s shadow government?
9. Is the European Union growing stronger or weaker?
10. Who should be held accountable for the Rohingya genocide?

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