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On November 4, 2013

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1. Have the Argentinian midterm elections significantly weakened Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner?
2. Is it too late to impose a two state solution on the Israelis and Palestinians?
3. Does the European economy face a deflationary challenge?
4. Will the transition to a parliamentary system enhance Georgian democracy?
5. Is it in Ukraine’s best economic interest to side with the European Union or Russia?
6. How will poor relations between Japan and South Korea impact China’s foreign policy in the Pacific?
7. Is the UN Human Rights Council a credible international institution?
8. What steps should Ollanta Humala take to enhance his political position in Peru?
9. Is Great Britain still a world power?
10. Why has the Quebec separtist movement lost support?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 28th-November 3rd, 2012

On October 28, 2013

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1. Will Saudi Arabia ends its ban on female driving?
2. Can alternative energy sources provide the foundation for significant economic growth in Africa over the next century?
3. Should the Canadian Senate be abolished?
4. Is it in India’s national interest to have friendly relations with China?
5. Would a grand coalition in Germany between the CDU and the SPD weaken Germany’s democracy?
6. Should Britain, France, and the Netherlands pay slave reparations to Caribbean nations?
7. Will Cuba’s decision to unify its two currencies be a net positive for its economy?
8. Should Israel be given a seat on the UN Security Council in 2019?
9. Why are Hondurans losing faith in their nation’s two party political system?
10. What steps do African nations need to take to end slavery?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 28th-November 3rd, 2013

On October 28, 2013

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1. Will problems with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act erase the gains Democrats made during the government shutdown?
2. Has Edward Snowden significantly damaged American foreign policy?
3. What should be done to curtail a rising number of mass shootings in the United States?
4. Should the National Football League put a team in London?
5. Is the $13 billion settlement between the Justice Department and JPMorgan Chase unwarranted?
6. What is Michael Bloomberg’s legacy?
7. Will Rand Paul’s push for a 28th Amendment succeed?
8. How can the U.S. convince Syrian opposition groups that attending an international conference to resolve the Syrian civil war is in their best interest?
9. Is Twitter more important than Facebook?
10. How safe are U.S. schools?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 21st-27th, 2013

On October 21, 2013

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1. Who won the shutdown?
2. Will ObamaCare eventually become a long-term entitlement?
3. Should the U.S. normalize relations with Iran?
4. What will be the Supreme Court’s most important case in its next term?
5. Are efforts to prevent school bullying working?
6. Is Sarah Palin still relevant?
7. How can the U.S. enhance its reputation in the Muslim world?
8. Is the sequester harming America’s economic recovery?
9. Can Matt Bevin defeat Mitch McConnell in Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary next year?
10. How can President Obama increase his influence in Congress?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 21st-27th, 2013

On October 21, 2013

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1. Will Tony Abbott succeed in eliminating Australia’s carbon tax?
2. Has Enrique Pena Nieto’s effort to quell Mexico’s drug cartels failed?
3. Is a Venezuelan devaluation on the horizon?
4. Should the ICC grant immunity to African leaders that are still in office?
5. Is Libya headed towards a partition?
6. Why are tensions between Russia and the Netherlands rising?
7. Can the National Front still be considered a fringe party in French politics?
8. Will Stephen Harper be able to balance the Canadian budget within two years?
9. How can Japan reverse its demographic catastrophe?
10. Did Saudi Arabia make the correct choice in electing not to take a seat on the UN Security Council?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 14th-20th, 2013

On October 14, 2013

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1. Is austerity the best way to get Southern European countries back into the black?
2. Was this year’s Nobel Peace Prize given to the right recipient?
3. Is the far right’s comeback in Europe a matter of “when” instead of “if”?
4. Will the recent influx of Syrian refugees benefit the Jordanian economy?
5. Should Australia pivot its foreign policy more toward the United States or China?
6. Is the clock ticking down on left-wing populism’s lifespan in Latin America?
7. Should the UN compensate victims of the 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak?
8. Is it in the SPD’s best interest to form a grand coalition with the CDU?
9. Who is Europe’s superpower?
10. Is Libya a failed state?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 14th-20th, 2013

On October 14, 2013

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1. Should Kathleen Sebelius resign?
2. Is America’s nuclear arsenal secure?
3. Will Janet Yellen be too “doveish” on monetary policy?
4. Would a narrow victory in the upcoming New Jersey Senate special election harm Cory Booker’s long-term political prospects?
5. Has the Tea Party done permanent damage to the Republican brand?
6. Does America have a debt crisis?
7. What steps should states take to crack down on prescription drug abuse?
8. American education: too much bureaucracy or too little accountability?
9. Will unemployment fall below 6% before the end of the year?
10. Should the stimulus-era increase in food stamp payments become permanent?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 7th-13th, 2013

On October 7, 2013

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1. When will the government shutdown end?
2. What will be the impact of President Obama’s decision to scrap his upcoming Asia trip?
3. Is the Affordable Care Act affordable for younger Americans?
4. Should there be more government regulations of e-commerce?
5. What type of victory does Chris Christie need in the New Jersey governor’s race to make himself the frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination?
6. Is North Carolina’s voter ID law unconstitutional?
7. If the debt ceiling is not raised, what happens to the U.S. economy?
8. Will the most recent IPCC report doom the future prospects of climate change legislation on Capitol Hill?
9. Was force justified in the Miriam Carey car chase?
10. Are new Pentagon regulations against tattoos an infringement of First Amendment rights?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 7th-13th, 2013

On October 7, 2013

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1. Will “Abenomics” work?
2. Are hard-line revolutionaries losing influence in Iran?
3. Will George Osborne’s proposed reforms to Great Britain’s welfare system reduce the country’s long-term unemployment rate?
4. Should Germany lower the threshold parties must reach to be part of the Bundestag?
5. Is Dilma Rousseff a shoo-in for re-election next year?
6. Should Omar al-Bashir fear recent riots against his government’s decision to eliminate fuel subsidies?
7. Would the creation of an independent Kurdistan provide more stability to the Middle East?
8. Has Silvio Berlusconi’s political career come to an end?
9. Is the European Union doing enough to deal with African asylum seekers?
10. Should Israel sign the NPT?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 30th-October 6th, 2013

On September 30, 2013

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1. Should the Indian government invest in ethanol?
2. How can the British Labour Party ensure that it wins the 2015 British parliamentary elections?
3. What steps do African states need to take to reduce poaching?
4. Will the shift of several Syrian rebel factions towards favoring an Islamic state hurt their ability to secure Western aid?
5. Is al-Qaeda making a comeback?
6. What will be the composition of the next German government?
7. Why are Sino-Taiwanese relations thawing?
8. What must Pakistan do to revive its stalled peace process with India?
9. Is Italy headed for a new round of parliamentary elections?
10. Should Greece ban Golden Dawn?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 30th-October 6th, 2013

On September 30, 2013

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1. Will Congress raise the debt ceiling before October 17th?
2. Obama’s recent Iranian nuclear diplomacy: will it produce a Libya-style victory or a North Korean-style failure?
3. Will the All Players United movement succeed?
4. Is the U.S. leaving Afghanistan too soon?
5. Are Maryland’s recent gun restrictions unconstitutional?
6. Will the infusion of $100 million by the federal government put Detroit on the path to recovery?
7. Does President Obama have enough political capital to successfully push for immigration reform this fall?
8. Should there be more regulation of violent video games?
9. Can Wendy Davis become Texas’s next governor?
10. What reforms should be made to Medicare?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 23rd-29th, 2013

On September 23, 2013

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1. How can John Boehner gain more control over the Tea Party caucus?
2. Will Starbucks decision to discourage guns in its stores lead to similar efforts by other chains?
3. Should schools have access to students’ social media accounts?
4. Will Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law survive judicial muster in Wisconsin?
5. Obamacare: repeal, restart, or remain?
6. Will the EPA’s new rules on future power plants doom Democratic Senate candidates in 2014?
7. Do First Amendment rights to exercise of religion apply to corporations?
8. Should Common Core standards be eliminated?
9. Obama vs. House Republicans: Who wins if there is a government shutdown?
10. What steps does Chicago need to take to lower its crime rate?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 23rd-29th, 2013

On September 23, 2013

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1. Was it in Brazil’s best interest to have Dilma Rousseff cancel her state visit to the United States?
2. Is the ICC biased against African states?
3. Has France vanquished jihadists in Mali?
4. Is Great Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States slipping?
5. Was Mexico ill-prepared for hurricanes Ingrid and Manuel?
6. Will Pope Francis’s liberal views on homosexuality create a schism in the Catholic Church?
7. Has the world resigned itself to a nuclear Iran?
8. Would devolution ease ethnic tensions in Sri Lanka?
9. Is Jamaica winning its battle against drugs and organized crime?
10. How should the Kenyan government respond to the recent Nairobi shopping mall shooting?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of September 16th-22nd, 2013

On September 16, 2013