Tag: September 2013 extemp questions

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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?

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1. Will healthcare spats between labor unions and the Obama administration weaken organized labor’s support for the Democratic Party?
2. What impact will Jeffrey Zients have on President Obama’s economic policy?
3. Will Congress approve an immigration reform bill by the end of the year?
4. Was Christine Quinn’s defeat in the New York City Democratic primary due to her close ties with Michael Bloomberg?
5. Should the Washington Redskins change their name?
6. Will President Obama’s embrace of Vladimir Putin’s suggestion for Syria’s chemical weapons result in less long-term influence for the U.S. in the Middle East?
7. Does the GOP need a strong dose of libertarianism?
8. Is Larry Summers withdrawal from consideration as Federal Reserve chair a loss for President Obama?
9. Do the results of the Colorado recall elections demonstrate that gun control is a becoming the new third rail of American politics?
10. Would the imposition of carbon limits on new power plants lead to a sizeable increase in energy bills?

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1. Will President Obama attack Syria if Congress votes down his proposal to do so?
2. Is Bill de Blasio too liberal to win the New York City mayoral election?
3. In the long run, will leaks about NSA surveillance significantly damage American foreign policy?
4. How will Chicago’s decision to halt the privatization of Midway Airport impact the city’s fiscal future?
5. If the GOP retains the House after the 2014 midterms, will John Boehner be re-elected as Speaker?
6. Is a recent FHA rule change to reduce the time a foreclosed homeowner can obtain a new FHA mortgage misguided?
7. Should the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1998 become permanent?
8. Five years after the 2008 financial crisis, has the U.S. economy recovered?
9. Should the United States do more to protect Christian minorities in the Middle East?
10. How can the U.S. steer more people from welfare to the job market?

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1. Rick Perry: old news or the future leader of the Republican Party?
2. Fifty years after the March on Washington have race relations significantly improved in America?
3. What revisions should be made to the National School Lunch program?
4. Should the Obamacare individual mandate be delayed for another year?
5. Are American policymakers ignoring Iraq at their peril?
6. Will the U.S. Congress reach a debt limit deal by October?
7. Is the Justice Department’s recent lawsuit against Louisiana over its school voucher program misguided?
8. Will Congress approve military strikes on Syria?
9. If China goes to the moon by the end of the year, how will that affect America’s space program?
10. How could Vice-President Joe Biden capture the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination?