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On April 25, 2016

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1. What is one policy position that Donald Trump needs to become more specific about if he wants to win the presidency?
2. How important is a constitutional right to privacy?
3. Should the FBI disclose the security holes in the San Bernardino iPhone to Apple?
4. What fixes should be made to Social Security?
5. Can North Carolina afford to keep its “bathroom bill” on the books?
6. Has Paul Ryan been an ineffective Speaker?
7. Would placing American ground troops in Syria be a mistake?
8. If you were John Kasich, how would you attempt to secure the Republican presidential nomination at the Cleveland convention?
9. Would agreeing to and ratifying the TTIP help the U.S. economy?
10. Does Harriet Tubman deserve to be on the $20 bill?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 18-24, 2016

On April 18, 2016

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1. Are African American leaders serving the interests of their constituents in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary?
2. Should technology companies be barred from using unbreakable encryption in their products?
3. How will more racially diverse public schools affect American education policy?
4. Does the U.S. need to use “hard power” to defend human rights?
5. Is it constitutional for a state to make a religious tax its official book?
6. If the GOP loses the presidential election will they confirm Merrick Garland?
7. Will the Supreme Court deadlock when ruling on the constitutionality of President Obama’s executive order on immigration?
8. Who should buy Yahoo!?
9. Should the U.S. reduce its participation in NATO?
10. Can the GOP afford not to make Donald Trump the nominee if he wins a plurality of delegates by the time of the Cleveland convention?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 18-24, 2016

On April 18, 2016

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1. What steps does Pakistan need to take to better protect its Christian minority?
2. Can the EU solve the migrant crisis without Turkey’s help?
3. Are developing nations doing enough to bolster their disaster response networks?
4. Can a unity government bring peace to South Sudan?
5. Will global oil prices top $100 by the end of the year?
6. What impact will the Panama Papers have on Panamanian politics?
7. Will the decision to move forward with the prosecution of Jan Boehermann weaken Angela Merkel’s political standing?
8. Can Israel afford to give up the Golan Heights?
9. Was Saudi Arabia responsible for the September 11 terror attacks?
10. Will Dilma Rousseff be impeached?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 11-17, 2016

On April 11, 2016

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1. Why have the ICC prosecutions into 2007 electoral violence in Kenya failed?
2. How can more “unity” come to Libya’s unity government?
3. Should Greece receive another IMF bailout?
4. Can the Minsk Group successfully resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute?
5. Will Iran’s ballistic missile program scuttle the gains it made in its nuclear deal with the West?
6. Are term limits needed for Africa to experience stronger economic growth?
7. How will a close economic relationship between Saudi Arabia and Egypt affect the geopolitics of the Middle East?
8. Is Somalia winnig its battle against Islamist rebels?
9. Will David Cameron’s involvement in the Panama Papers controversy affect the Brexit vote?
10. Should the West lament the resignation of Arseniy Yatsenyuk?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 11-17, 2016

On April 11, 2016

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1. Will Bill Clinton’s clash with Black Lives Matter activists hurt Hillary Clinton?
2. Does the Supreme Court need to become more diverse?
3. Is Mississippi’s religious liberty bill constitutional?
4. Should the GOP establishment cast its lot with Ted Cruz?
5. How can the U.S. tax code become more simplified?
6. Should the Baker Hughes-Halliburton merger be allowed?
7. Does the U.S. need more regulations to combat corporate inversions?
8. Was the Boston Globe’s fake front page about Donald Trump appropriate?
9. Does Bernie Sanders have a mathematical chance of winning the Democratic presidential nomination?
10. Should the U.S. back the new UN resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 4-10, 2016

On April 4, 2016

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1. Should the use of torture be a vital component in the war against terrorism?
2. How should Chicago combat its rising violent crime rate?
3. What would a “rebuilt” Republican Party look like?
4. Does America need to be “great” again?
5. Would a $15 minimum wage hike devastate the Californian economy?
6. Should the U.S. encourage or discourage a “Brexit”?
7. Is the U.S. bearing too much of the cost of European defense?
8. Should Democrats scrap “superdelegates” in future election cycles?
9. What should be America’s foreign policy with Turkey?
10. Will Donald Trump’s abortion comments cost him the GOP presidential nomination?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 4-10, 2016

On April 4, 2016

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1. Is the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world obtainable?
2. How should Russian opposition groups challenge the Putin regime?
3. Has Nawaz Sharif made Pakistan more vulnerable to terror attacks?
4. Is Belgium a failed state?
5. What reforms does Egypt need to make with regards to airline security?
6. Is Ukraine serious about fighting corruption?
7. What is responsible for Al Jazeera’s recent difficulties?
8. Will 2016 be the year of the “Latin American Spring”?
9. Is Mexico making significant progress in its war on drugs?
10. Should the international community halt food aid for North Korea?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 28-April 3, 2016

On March 28, 2016

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1. Will Canada rue the day that it turned its back on austerity?
2. What concessions should the Colombian government make in peace negotiations with the FARC?
3. Will Buhari’s budget stimulate the Nigerian economy?
4. Is Europe ill-prepared to deal with ISIS?
5. What provisions should a new Syrian constitution include?
6. Would an end to the international war on drugs bring significant stability to Latin America?
7. What steps does Myanmar’s new government need to take to revitalize the nation’s economy?
8. Does the West currently suffer from a lack of good leadership?
9. Could immigration tensions eventually lead to the exit of Central European countries from the EU?
10. Does Europe need to increase its levels of defense spending?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 28-April 3, 2016

On March 28, 2016

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1. Should Microsoft buy Yahoo!?
2. How can Donald Trump successfully court female voters in a general election?
3. Should voters be able to directly vote on minimum wage increases?
4. How will the Supreme Court rule in Zubik v. Burwell?
5. Can the Fed wait until September to raise interest rates again?
6. When it comes to foreign policy, does President Obama have a strong human rights record?
7. Could the Obama administration defuse Donald Trump’s popularity by taking stronger action on immigration policy?
8. Is the U.S. military prepared for a war with North Korea?
9. Should “texting while walking” be banned?
10. Is Bernie Sanders refusal to drop out of the Democratic primary hurting Hillary Clinton?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 21-27, 2016

On March 21, 2016

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1. Should nonprofit hospital be taxed?
2. Can John Kasich win a brokered convention?
3. Is deflation still a threat to the U.S. economy?
4. Should the U.S. lament the ailing state of its coal industry?
5. Is Merrick Garland the best appointment that President Obama could have made to the Supreme Court?
6. Should the U.S. take offensive action to protect Christians from the Islamic State?
7. Is the government unfairly targeting Valeant?
8. Should the U.S. consider adopting European-style “hate speech” laws?
9. What was the biggest mistake of the Rubio campaign?
10. Should the tech industry side with Apple?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 21-27, 2016

On March 21, 2016

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1. What should Mexico do about its pollution problem?
2. Who was the biggest winner of Germany’s recent regional elections?
3. What structural reforms does the Chinese economy need?
4. Does Great Britain need a bold overhaul of its pension system?
5. Should the West reduce sanctions on Russia if it agrees to complete withdraw from Syria?
6. Has the EU lost its moral compass?
7. Will South Africa’s debt reach junk status by the end of 2017?
8. Could any Ukrainian politician become a more effective prime minister than Arseniy Yatsenyuk?
9. Will mounting scandals do lasting damage to Brazil’s Worker’s Party?
10. Would a significant rise in oil prices send the global economy into recession?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 14-20, 2016

On March 14, 2016

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1. How can India increase investment in its oil and natural gas sector?
2. Does Japan need nuclear power?
3. Will Venezuela default on its debts by the end of 2016?
4. Does the EU-Turkey agreement on migrants violate international law?
5. Is the Islamic State becoming a significant threat to Tunisia?
6. Who will win the Filipino presidential election?
7. Would a stronger relationship between Nigeria and South Africa be a boon for the African continent?
8. Should foreign troops leave Afghanistan so that direct negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban can proceed?
9. Is the EU ignoring anti-democratic policies in Eastern Europe at its peril?
10. Do new UN sanctions against North Korea go far enough?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 14-20, 2016

On March 14, 2016

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1. What role should students play in decisions about education policy?
2. Should public schools turn to alternative funding models?
3. How can U.S. states help infants that are born addicted to narcotics?
4. Should denying man-made climate change be considered a federal crime?
5. If Bernie Sanders focuses his attention on anti-free trade positions could be defeat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination?
6. Does the TSA need more funding?
7. Would a protectionist trade policy do significant damage to the U.S. economy?
8. Will difficulties in the American shale industry cause the economy to enter a recession?
9. Should the U.S. build more nuclear power plants?
10. Will leftist protests increase Donald Trump’s support?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 7-13, 2016

On March 7, 2016