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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 28, 2015-January 3, 2016

[fblike] 1. How cautious should schools be when deciding to close over a terror threat? 2. Should more states restore voting rights to convicted felons? 3. How many more GOP presidential candidates will drop out before the Iowa caucuses? 4. … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 28, 2015-January 3, 2016

[fblike] 1. Is Mongolia’s economy turning the corner? 2. Which nation should be the “country of the year” for 2015? 3. Will Ukraine’s economic problems strengthen the nation’s pro-Russian forces? 4. How can poorer nations prevent “brain drain”? 5. Should … Continue reading

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

[fblike] 1. What role should the AU play in Burundi’s political dispute? 2. Is David Cameron mishandling his negotiations with the EU? 3. Has Jacob Zuma undermined South Africa’s democratic institutions? 4. Should national governments be given the power to … Continue reading

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

[fblike] 1. Are the Democrats poorly positioned on national security issues in 2016? 2. What policies should be implemented to make the tech sector better comply with terror investigations? 3. How should the Supreme Court rule in V.L. vs. E.L.? … Continue reading

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

[fblike] 1. Should the Supreme Court declare affirmative action programs unconstitutional? 2. How many Republican presidential candidates will make it to Super Tuesday? 3. What is the real unemployment rate in the United States? 4. Is Ted Cruz peaking too … Continue reading

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

[fblike] 1. Is the Paris climate agreement a turning point in the global fight against climate change? 2. Has OPEC ceased to be a significant player in the global economy? 3. Is an ISIS presence in Libya or Syria a … Continue reading

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

[fblike] 1. What regulations should Canada put in place when it legalizes marijuana? 2. Are ground troops the only way that Western nations can effectively combat ISIS? 3. Is the African economy wedded too much to commodities? 4. Are Turkish … Continue reading

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

[fblike] 1. Will national security outweight the economy on voter’s minds in 2016? 2. If Donald Trump were to win the GOP presidential nomination, who should he choose as his running mate? 3. Was the San Bernardino shooting an act … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 30-December 6, 2015

[fblike] 1. What changes will Congress make to No Child Left Behind? 2. Why is there so much tension in America over abortion rights? 3. Should states raise the smoking age to twenty-one? 4. Will the Supreme Court find President … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 30-December 6, 2015

[fblike] 1. Should NATO expel Turkey? 2. Can Rafael Correa pull off a Putin-like presidential switch? 3. Is the UN’s advocacy of women’s rights hypocritical? 4. Should the international community lend more support to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters? 5. Who … Continue reading

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