HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 4th-10th, 2010

1.  Will the declaration of the size of the U.S. nuclear arsensal place more international pressure on Iran?
2.  Is Chris Christie’s decision to replace John E. Wallace Jr. on the New Jersey Supreme Court a blow to judicial independence?
3.  Does the U.S. need to find a more cost effective way to do the census?
4.  How would the imposition of the “Oz law” impact future elections?
5.  Will the Gulf oil spill be Obama’s Katrina?
6.  Should there be a national prescription drug monitoring program?
7.  How will the planned merger between United and Continental impact the airline industry?
8.  Should a bailout fund exist within the financial reform bill?
9.  Will boycotts of Arizona force the state to change its law targeting illegal immigration?
10.  What impact will the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have on the U.S. economy?