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

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HOTtopics1. 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

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HOTtopics1. 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: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 16th-22nd, 2013

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HOTtopics1. 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?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 9th-15th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. 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?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of September 2nd-8th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. 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?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 26th-September 1st, 2013

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HOTtopics1. If not Hillary, then who?
2. Will attempts to unionize America’s fast food industry succeed?
3. Has Obamacare’s implementation been a disaster?
4. Will leaks about NSA surveillance activities lead to significant revisions of government anti-terrorism powers?
5. How should the U.S. respond to allegations of chemical weapons use in Syria?
6. Is America’s housing market on the road to recovery?
7. Will the Playstation 4 have a more successful release than the XBox One?
8. How can Steve Lonegan defeat Cory Booker?
9. Will Texas’s redistricting plan pass constitutional muster?
10. Does Chelsea Manning have a constitutional right to hormone therapy while in military custody?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 19th-25th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Will Bill de Blasio be the next mayor of New York?
2. Is America winning the fight against obesity?
3. If you were the chief executive of AOL, what would you do to make it relevant again?
4. Will the Pentagon’s new measures significantly curtail sexual assaults in the military?
5. Is the American dream dead?
6. How can the U.S. make itself less dependent on foreign oil?
7. Would a U.S. Airways-American Airlines merger be bad for consumers?
8. Is the GOP’s refusal to participate in CNN and NBC 2016 presidential primary debates justified?
9. Will privacy rights be a major issue in the 2014 midterm elections?
10. Should the U.S. cut off military aid to Egypt?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 12th-18th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. Should the U.S. boycott the Russian Winter Olympics?
2. How much longer can the Federal Reserve maintain significantly low interest rates?
3. What reforms should be made to U.S. surveillance efforts?
4. Should Bob Filner resign?
5. Will the newly signed student loan rate legislation make higher education more affordable?
6. Does Bill Gates have the right ideas to reform American education?
7. How can the federal government better the plight of wounded veterans?
8. Is the GOP too divided to win the 2016 presidential election?
9. Will Corey Booker be the next Senator of New Jersey?
10. Should there be an increase in the federal minimum wage?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of August 5th-11th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. How can the GOP regain control of California politics?
2. Will Detroit be able to emerge from bankruptcy in less than a year?
3. How can Chris Christie expand his base of support inside of the GOP?
4. Would a government shutdown over funding Obamacare hurt the GOP in the 2014 midterms?
5. How should the U.S. respond to Russia’s sheltering of Edward Snowden?
6. Should Congress pass more sanctions on Iran?
7. How can the federal government ensure that younger Americans benefit most from the recent economic recovery?
8. Should the national horse slaughter ban of 2006 be repealed?
9. What changes should be made to America’s food stamp program?
10. How can President Obama get his economic agenda through Congress?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 29th-August 4th, 2013

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HOTtopics1. In the eyes of the Republican base, does Chris Christie or Rand Paul have the best view of privacy rights in an age of terrorism?
2. Should the U.S. cut off military aid to Egypt?
3. Are Common Core standards bad for American education?
4. Should Anthony Weiner drop out of the New York City mayor’s race?
5. Will immigration reform lead to the end of John Boehner as Speaker of the House?
6. Should Google Glass be banned from public places?
7. Is Elizabeth Warren a potential Democratic presidential nominee in 2016?
8. How can CNN change its fortunes in the cable news market?
9. Should secular corporations be exempted from Obamacare’s contraception requirement on religious grounds?
10. How should states deal with their looming pension crisis?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 22nd-28th, 2013

1. Can college athletics survive if players are paid?
2. Will Liz Cheney be the Republican nominee in the 2014 Wyoming Senate election?
3. Has President Obama handled the Trayvon Martin case well?
4. How can the federal government smoothe the transition to Obamacare?
5. Do e-mails deserve strict Fourth Amendment protections?
6. How can Congress reassert its authority over the executive branch?
7. Should the federal govenrment bailout Detroit?
8. Will Terry McAufliffe become the new governor of Virginia this fall?
9. Would an online tax help the U.S. economy?
10. Will House Republicans attempt at scaling back the federal role in public education succeed?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 15th-21st, 2013

1. Should the Justice Department pursue civil rights charges against George Zimmerman?
2. Is a photo identification requirement to vote unconstitutional?
3. Can Texas Democrats use the abortion issue to gain significant political ground in the state?
4. Is Rick Perry the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in 2016?
5. Should the Senate eliminate the filibuster completely?
6. How will a pending merger between U.S. Airways and American Airlines impact the U.S. airline industry?
7. Will food stamps be a part of the final farm bill passed by Congress?
8. What types of deductions should be closed in a new wave of federal tax reform?
9. Does Brian Schweitzer’s decision not to run for the U.S. Senate give Republicans an easy pickup opportunity in 2014?
10. Are Democrats outmanuevering Republicans when it comes to the use of political rhetoric?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 8th-14th, 2013

1. Should the U.S. welcome the Egyptian coup?
2. To what degree should an individual’s right to privacy cede ground to national security issues?
3. Why did the Lone Ranger bomb at the box office?
4. Is President Obama’s decision to delay enforcement of the employer mandate constitutional?
5. Why is the GOP struggling to field quality Senate candidates for 2014?
6. Is the U.S. economy really recovering?
7. How can the United States repair its relationship with leftist governments in Latin America?
8. Are Mitch McConnell’s re-election hopes dim?
9. Is Texas’s proposed abortion law too tough?
10. How can the federal government encourage workers to save more of their earnings for retirement?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of July 1st-7th, 2013

1. How will the recent spat over NSA spying on EU impact the hunt for Edward Snowden?
2. Will the House pass the Senate version of immigration reform?
3. How can Paula Dean rehabilitate her image?
4. Do last week’s Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage lay the foundation for the legalization of gay marriage in all fifty states?
5. Can the “Power Africa” plan strengthen U.S.-African relations?
6. Is it ethnical for Texas to actively lobby businesses in other states to relocate?
7. How can the federal government ensure that all schools have access to high speed internet by 2018?
8. Will Anthony Weiner become the next mayor of New York City?
9. Does the media have a liberal bias?
10. How will the recent Supreme Court’s rulings on gay marriage impact the 2014 midterm elections?

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 24th-30th, 2013

1. Should prostitution be decriminalized?
2. Is it too late for the United States to turn the tide in Syria?
3. Edward Snowden: traitor or patriot?
4. Will Marco Rubio’s stance on immigration cost him the GOP presidential nomination in 2016?
5. Is it time to end collegiate affirmative action policies?
6. Will the U.S. Congress pass a new farm bill in 2013?
7. How can America stem the high rate of teacher turnover?
8. When should the Federal Reserve stop quanitative easing?
9. How will Detroit’s fiscal problems impact the municipal bond market?
10. Will Hillary Clinton run for president in 2016?

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