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On January 11, 2016

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1. Would Donald Trump or Ted Cruz be a better general election candidate for the GOP?
2. Why are more young adults not signing up for the ACA?
3. What issue should President Obama focus on during his last year of office?
4. Do U.S. states need to impose more regulations on fracking?
5. What is the best way to produce better education outcomes for minority students?
6. How should the Supreme Court rule in Friedrichs v. California Teacher Association?
7. Would a Jim Webb third party candidacy have any impact on the 2016 presidential election?
8. How many interest rate hikes will the Federal Reserve pursue in 2016?
9. Should President Obama make an endorsement in the Democratic presidential primary?
10. How should federal authorities respond to the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?

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

On January 11, 2016

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1. What would be the biggest global consequence of a Brexit?
2. How will the Cologne attacks affect Angela Merkel’s position on migrants?
3. Should Saudi Arabia list part of Saudi Aramco?
4. Will Spain end up holding new elections in May?
5. Should the EU impose sanctions on Poland?
6. Will Chinese economic difficulties produce a global currency war?
7. What steps should the international community take against North Korea for conducting its fourth nuclear test?
8. How can the EU prevent the collapse of the Schengen travel zone?
9. Is Nicolas Maduro driving Venezuela toward civil war?
10. How will growing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia affect the Syrian peace process?

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

On January 4, 2016

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1. Will Italian voters approve Matteo Renzi’s constitutional reforms in October?
2. Has Pope Francis responded poorly to the Vatileaks scandal?
3. Will low oil prices produce significant social discontent in Saudi Arabia?
4. Has Nigeria “technically won” its war against Boko Haram?
5. Will there be a transatlantic free trade deal in 2016?
6. What lessons should the international community learn from the West African Ebola outbreak?
7. Can the Japanese-South Korean agreement over “comfort women” produce greater cooperation on future issues of mutual interest in East Asia?
8. Will 2016 bring more economic pain to China?
9. What grade does Narendra Modi deserve for his first year in office?
10. Was 2015 the year of the terrorist?

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

On January 4, 2016

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1. If Hillary Clinton were to lose Iowa and New Hampshire would she stand a significant chance of losing the Democratic presidential nomination?
2. What steps can the federal government take to better fight cyber crime?
3. Are fears of a Trump third party candidacy unfounded?
4. Is more executive action on guns necessary?
5. Will the Iraqi Army’s recapture of Ramadi bolster defendants of President Obama’s policy toward ISIS?
6. Should grand juries be abolished for cases of police misconduct?
7. Is the American housing market improving?
8. Will the number of “unicorn” companies significantly decline in 2016?
9. Should the CDC recommend caution on cellphone usage?
10. Caucuses: Democratic or undemocratic?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 28, 2015-January 3, 2016

On December 28, 2015

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1. How cautious should schools be when deciding to close over a terror threat?
2. Should more states restore voting rights to convicted felons?
3. How many more GOP presidential candidates will drop out before the Iowa caucuses?
4. Will humanities departments suffer from ongoing campus protests?
5. Can SpaceX replace Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s roles in the space business?
6. Will food poisoning problems send Chipotle the way of Chi-Chi’s?
7. Are the FAA’s drone rules too cumbersome?
8. Will more U.S. states abolish the death penalty in 2016?
9. Would Donald Trump’s nomination destroy American conservatism?
10. Was 2015 worse than 2014?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 28, 2015-January 3, 2016

On December 28, 2015

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1. Is Mongolia’s economy turning the corner?
2. Which nation should be the “country of the year” for 2015?
3. Will Ukraine’s economic problems strengthen the nation’s pro-Russian forces?
4. How can poorer nations prevent “brain drain”?
5. Should the world lament the end of the Doha trade round?
6. Will the Syrian Civil War be brought to a conclusion in 2016?
7. Has FIFA done enough to cleanse itself of corruption?
8. Will Turkey’s renewed war against the PKK prove to be a political nightmare for Erdogan?
9. Is the Japanese economy headed for greater recovery in 2016?
10. Would a greater shift to the political right benefit Latin America?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 21-27, 2015

On December 21, 2015

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1. What role should the AU play in Burundi’s political dispute?
2. Is David Cameron mishandling his negotiations with the EU?
3. Has Jacob Zuma undermined South Africa’s democratic institutions?
4. Should national governments be given the power to censor the Internet?
5. Is Saudi Arabia poorly positioned to lead a Middle Eastern anti-terror coalition?
6. Were the Nairobi negotiations a significant victory for the World Trade Organization?
7. Do the results of the Spanish parliamentary elections bode ill for the nation’s economic future?
8. Is the PKK a terrorist organization?
9. Can Russia win its “Cold War” with Turkey?
10. Was Rwanda’s recent referendum on abolishing presidential term limits legitimate?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 21-27, 2015

On December 21, 2015

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1. Are the Democrats poorly positioned on national security issues in 2016?
2. What policies should be implemented to make the tech sector better comply with terror investigations?
3. How should the Supreme Court rule in V.L. vs. E.L.?
4. Are cities poorly prepared to prosecute law enforcement officials?
5. Who was the biggest winner of the recent spending bill?
6. Would raising the minimum wage help reduce the number of Americans on welfare?
7. Does America’s fight against ISIS need a more defined direction?
8. How high will American interest rates be by the end of 2016?
9. Would more direct targeting of Donald Trump resuscitate Jeb Bush’s presidential hopes?
10. Should Debbie Wasserman Schultz step down as head of the DNC?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 14-20, 2015

On December 14, 2015

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1. Should the Supreme Court declare affirmative action programs unconstitutional?
2. How many Republican presidential candidates will make it to Super Tuesday?
3. What is the real unemployment rate in the United States?
4. Is Ted Cruz peaking too early?
5. Will the Every Student Succeeds Act succeed where No Child Left Behind failed?
6. Should e-cigarettes be taxed like conventional cigarettes?
7. What steps, if any, should the federal government take to control the rising prices of prescription drugs?
8. Should the U.S. encourage closer relations between India and Japan?
9. Is the FTC’s concern about a merger between Staples and Office Depot justified?
10. Why is America’s military struggling to win its recent wars?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 14-20, 2015

On December 14, 2015

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1. Is the Paris climate agreement a turning point in the global fight against climate change?
2. Has OPEC ceased to be a significant player in the global economy?
3. Is an ISIS presence in Libya or Syria a bigger threat to the West?
4. Should Venezuela’s opposition seek the removal of Nicolas Maduro?
5. Does Ukraine need a new governing coalition?
6. How can South Africa avoid having its debt reduced to junk status?
7. Is Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption drive going too far?
8. Was Angela Merkel a deserving winner of Time’s “Person of the Year”?
9. Is the Japanese economy on the road to recovery?
10. Can the Frangieh-Hariri power sharing proposal rescue Lebanon?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7-13, 2015

On December 7, 2015

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1. What regulations should Canada put in place when it legalizes marijuana?
2. Are ground troops the only way that Western nations can effectively combat ISIS?
3. Is the African economy wedded too much to commodities?
4. Are Turkish troops violating Iraqi sovereignty?
5. How can China better combat cybercrime?
6. What steps do Southeast Asian nations need to take to handle refugees from Thailand and Myanmar?
7. Should there be a ban on editing human embryos?
8. Is Kenya doing a better job targeting corrupt public officials?
9. What should be the defense policy of Great Britain?
10. Would the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff improve the Brazilian economy?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 7-13, 2015

On December 7, 2015

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1. Will national security outweight the economy on voter’s minds in 2016?
2. If Donald Trump were to win the GOP presidential nomination, who should he choose as his running mate?
3. Was the San Bernardino shooting an act of terrorism?
4. Do declining oil prices give the U.S. more leverage with regards to foreign relations with Saudi Arabia?
5. Can the federal government fix the Chicago Police Department?
6. What is the most important state in the Republican presidential primaries?
7. Should women be required to register for the draft?
8. Will Janet Yellen decide the 2016 presidential election?
9. Can the FCC’s net neutrality regulations survive a judicial challenge?
10. Should Puerto Rico’s municipalities have the power to declare bankruptcy?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 30-December 6, 2015

On November 30, 2015

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1. What changes will Congress make to No Child Left Behind?
2. Why is there so much tension in America over abortion rights?
3. Should states raise the smoking age to twenty-one?
4. Will the Supreme Court find President Obama’s executive orders on immigration constitutional?
5. Which nation in the Middle East should receive the most backing from the United States?
6. Should the Republican Party embrace protectionism?
7. Has the Obama presidency been bad for race relations?
8. Should Hawaii’s native people enjoy self-governance?
9. Would Chicago be better off if it had a vibrant two party system?
10. How can the GOP establishment stop Donald Trump?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 30-December 6, 2015

On November 30, 2015