Tag: September 2015 extemp questions

On September 28, 2015

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1. Is containment the best way for the U.S. to defeat ISIS?
2. Should colleges stop accepting the ACT and SAT for admission?
3. Can states constitutionally provide lethal injection drugs to other states?
4. Who is the “values” candidate in this year’s Republican field?
5. Should schools ban tag?
6. Who should be the next Speaker of the House?
7. Is the “Carly boom” sustainable?
8. Have Ben Carson’s comments about Muslims disqualified him from the presidency?
9. Was Pope Francis’s visit to the U.S. a success?
10. Is John Boehner’s resignation a bad sign for those favoring moderation within the Republican Party?

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

On September 21, 2015

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1. Should Eric Fanning become the new Secretary of the Army?
2. How can the U.S. increase the number of minority educators?
3. Should the U.S. welcome the new Japanese security bills?
4. Are zero tolerance policies to blame for the arrest of Ahmed Mohammed?
5. What changes should President Obama make to his Middle East foreign policy?
6. Should the GOP create a government shutdown over Planned Parenthood funding?
7. How can Bernie Sanders break into Hillary Clinton’s Southern firewall?
8. Which candidate in the GOP presidential race is the antithesis of Donald Trump?
9. Is the U.S. still a meritocracy?
10. Did the Fed make a wise decision in electing not to raise interest rates?

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

On September 21, 2015

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1. What role should religion play in international development efforts?
2. Do nations need more female ambassadors?
3. What has gone wrong in Brazil?
4. Will Nepal’s new constitution bring much needed stability?
5. Can Myanmar’s democratic forces care out more space in an authoritarian state?
6. What grade should Enrique Pena Nieto receive at the halfway point of his presidency?
7. Should the West condemn the Burkina Faso coup?
8. Does Juha Sipila need to pay more attention to Finland’s economic recession?
9. How will the migrant crisis affect Europe’s economy?
10. Can the Catholic Church successfully push Cuba to improve its human rights record?

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

On September 14, 2015

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1. What should be the primary goals of Russia’s foreign policy?
2. Is Venezuela justified in closing its border with Colombia?
3. What is the significance of Guatemala’s presidential elections?
4. Is a solution to Ukraine’s long war in sight?
5. How can Abdel Fattah el-Sissi enhance his popularity among the Egyptian public?
6. Is Tunisia’s corruption amnesty law a bad idea?
7. How can nations stop “lone wolf” terrorism?
8. Should Britain allow for a second Scottish independence referendum?
9. Is there a “humane” solution to Europe’s migrant crisis?
10. Will Jeremy Corbyn lead Labour deeper into the political wilderness?

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

On September 14, 2015

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1. How can Scott Walker rejuvenate his presidential candidacy?
2. What steps can the U.S. take to lower its suicide rate?
3. Should women be used in combat operations?
4. What role should the U.S. play in the European migrant crisis?
5. Are the U.S. and China natural rivals?
6. How can the Federal Reserve raise interest rates without “spooking” markets?
7. Should Los Angeles expand charter schools?
8. How will Rick Perry’s withdrawal affect the 2016 Republican presidential primary?
9. Should more states approve “right-to-die” legislation?
10. In an ideal world, what should be the first presidential primary state?

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

On September 7, 2015

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1. Are car-free days a solution to metropolitan pollution?
2. What does a simplified tax code look like?
3. Is Bernie Sanders making a strategic error in deciding not to directly attack Hillary Clinton?
4. Should more states use the SAT or ACT as their statewide achievement test?
5. When religious liberty conflicts with the U.S. Constitution, which side should prevail?
6. Is Saudi Arabia America’s closest ally in the Middle East?
7. What regulations should be imposed on civilian drone use?
8. Should the U.S. recalcuate how unemployment is measured?
9. How can the next Democratic presidential nominee keep the Obama coalition together?
10. Which three Republican presidential candidates should immediately drop out of the race?

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

On September 7, 2015

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1. When will democracy return to Thailand?
2. Will the Paris climate talks be successful?
3. Should South Africa nationalize more industries?
4. Who should be Guatemala’s next president?
5. If you were Park Geun-hye, how would you deal with future North Korean provocations?
6. Can Modi’s labor reforms revive India’s slowing economy?
7. How would a Chinese recession affect its Asian neighbors?
8. Should Persian Gulf nations take more Syrian refugees?
9. Is Russia the only global power that can bring a resolution to the Syrian Civil War?
10. Will the European refugee crisis strengthen the continent’s far right parties?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of August 31-September 6, 2015

On August 31, 2015

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1. Has Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign hurt the Chinese economy?
2. Would the removal of Assad help anti-ISIS efforts?
3. Should India grant the Patels affirmative action benefits?
4. Does the West need Egypt?
5. Will the removal of economic sanctions further empower Iran’s mullahs?
6. Is Jeremy Corbyn the Labour Party’s Donald Trump?
7. Will anti-government protesters force Najib Razak to resign?
8. Should the EU set up migrant reception centers in Italy and Greece?
9. Will Shinzo Abe’s security policy prove to be his political undoing?
10. How can Colombia and Venezuela resolve their border crisis?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 31-September 6, 2015

On August 31, 2015