1. Is France the frontline of the European war against terrorism?
2. In what ways would a Boris Johnson premiership be different from that of Theresa May?
3. Will Israel be forced to hold new elections?
4. How can Europe’s moderate parties stop their decline?
5. If Turkey accepts the Russian S-400 air and missile system, how will that affect future NATO training exercises?
6. Are Christians facing an impossible future in the Middle East?
7. How can Taiwan best counter China’s attempts to isolate it?
8. What should Narendra Modi do with his new election mandate?
9. How can the Egyptian government save the Nile River?
10. Who will win Argentina’s presidential election this fall?
Tag: May 2019 extemp questions
1. Should the FEC increase regulations on social media outlets?
2. Will the College Board’s SAT adversity score hurt disadvantaged students more than it will help them?
3. Should John Brennan’s security clearance be revoked?
4. Is the U.S. in the midst of a constitutional crisis?
5. Should the U.S. designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization?
6. Was President Trump’s decision to declassify documents related to the 2016 election investigation a shrewd political move?
7. Is Pete Buttigieg’s ceiling a cabinet post in a new Democratic administration?
8. If Democrats win the Kentucky gubernatorial election would that be a major blow to President Trump’s re-election hopes?
9. Is the Julian Assange indictment an attack on the freedom of the press?
10. Are a majority of Americans benefiting from the current state of the U.S. economy?
1. Could higher tariffs help the U.S. create a budget surplus?
2. Can Joe Biden sustain his lead in the Democratic presidential primary?
3. Is big tech eroding American concerns about personal privacy?
4. Will a new infrastructure bill require a tax increase?
5. Should Washington enact a state income tax?
6. Does any abortion bill challenging Roe v. Wade need exceptions to pass muster with the Supreme Court?
7. Can workers do anything to resist automation?
8. Should lawmakers enact restrictions on sex robots?
9. Does Kamala Harris’s campaign need to put a higher priority on outreach to the Asian American community?
10. Should colleges eliminate the use of admissions tests?
1. Should Saudi Arabia pursue a nuclear weapons program?
2. How can Mexico better combat air pollution?
3. Will Heinz-Christian Strache’s corruption lead to the collapse of the Austrian Freedom Party?
4. Did climate change issues cause the Labor Party to lose the recent federal election?
5. Will more governments copy China’s “social credit system” within the next decade?
6. Could Hong Kong one day prove to be the flash point of a major war between China and Western powers?
7. Are Nordic welfare states facing a demographic time bomb?
8. Why is Jamaica experiencing a significant economic turnaround?
9. Is dictatorship returning to Serbia?
10. What is the best way to restructure sovereign debt?
1. Is the EU undemocratic?
2. Does the international community need the United States to be tough on trade with China?
3. Should Venezuelan officials arrest Guaido?
4. Will Cuba’s recent economic difficulties force its communist regime to fall from power?
5. Are European fears of Turkish expansion into the Western Balkans unfounded?
6. Is the British Conservative Party headed for a disastrous result in European parliamentary elections?
7. Have the Filipino midterm elections bolstered Duterte’s power?
8. Is authoritarianism returning to Latin America?
9. Will Israel’s recent ceasefire with Hamas last more than six months?
10. Why is global military spending increasing?
1. Is the U.S. edging closer to a military confrontation with Iran?
2. Can expanded sports gambling bring significant assistance to state economies?
3. Is President Trump trying to goad the House into impeaching him?
4. Should local governments ban the use of facial recognition technology?
5. Is Florida the key state that President Trump must win in 2020?
6. Will higher gas prices dampen U.S. economic performance in the second quarter?
7. Is the United States headed for a debt crisis?
8. Could the U.S. assemble a multinational military force to unseat Maduro?
9. Can there be a “grand bargain” between the U.S. and China on trade?
10. Has Beto O’Rourke’s presidential bid fizzled out?
1. Is Clarence Thomas’s influence on the Supreme Court growing?
2. How can U.S. healthcare best prepare itself to deal with an aging population?
3. Should the Trump administration pursue anti-monopoly litigation against Big Tech?
4. Has the Internet destroyed traditional news outlets?
5. Is Mark Morgan a smart choice to head ICE?
6. Will the economy be Trump’s “trump card” in 2020?
7. Should Barr be held in contempt?
8. Does the Democratic nominee need a tough position on China to win working class voters in 2020?
9. Where should the withdrawal of American forces in the Middle East stop?
10. What would a GOP climate change policy look like?
1. Should Israel retake the Gaza Strip?
2. What lessons will future dictators learn about Bashar al-Assad’s ability to retain power in Syria?
3. Should the international community continue to provide food aid to North Korea?
4. Was the latest uprising against Maduro the last good chance to remove him from power?
5. How can Western government best combat jihadist terrorism in the Sahel?
6. Should Bosnia be partitioned?
7. Will support for Spain’s Vox Party continue to grow?
8. Are South Africans losing faith in Nelson Mandela’s legacy?
9. How can Nigeria stop its “brain drain”?
10. Should Japan keep its monarchy?
1. Is the Iranian nuclear deal dead?
2. How can the Sri Lankan government reduce sectarian tensions within the country?
3. Should Russia welcome the election of Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Ukraine’s next president?
4. What should be Jokowi’s priorities in his second term?
5. Is a new IRA becoming a growing threat in Northern Ireland?
6. Has Cyril Ramaphosa done an effective job combating corruption within the ANC?
7. Is Canada becoming a more conservative country?
8. Will Thailand’s marijuana gamble pay off?
9. Is regime change possible in North Korea?
10. Are Egypt’s economic reforms harming its domestic markets?
1. Does the U.S. need a revamped “Good Neighbor Policy” with Latin America?
2. Should Catherine Pugh resign?
3. Is greater restraint in American foreign policy a negative thing?
4. Should the federal government forgive student loan debt?
5. Are American students under too much pressure to perform?
6. Is it in the Democratic Party’s best interest to avoid a brokered convention?
7. Do new GDP growth numbers indicate that the U.S. economy will not go into recession in 2019?
8. Are state attorney generals offices becoming too politicized?
9. Is anti-Semitism growing in the United States?
10. Should President Obama endorse someone in the Democratic presidential primary?