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

1. Will recent public protests in Brazil successfully reform the country’s corrupt political system? 2. How should Southeast Asian nations address solve their air pollution woes? 3. Was the outcome of the Iranian presidential election swayed by international sanctions? 4. … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 10th-16th, 2013

Here are this week’s United States extemp questions.  The questions with asterisks come from Steve Meadows of Danville High School in Danville, Kentucky. *1. Has the shift in focus for US Foreign Policy (from the Middle East to Asia) succeeded? … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 10th-16th, 2013

This week’s International Extemp questions come from a guest writer and my high school extemp coach, Steve Meadows, from Danville High School in Danville, Kentucky. 1. Which is more important: global economic growth or fighting global warming? 2. Is today’s … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 3rd-9th, 2013

1. Is the Erdogan government becoming a dictatorship? 2. Would the legalization of marijuana in the United States significantly reduce drug violence in Mexico? 3. Is the ANC hurting its international profile by aligning itself with Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF? 4. How … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 3rd-9th, 2013

1. How would American intervention in Syria impact its relationship with Israel? 2. Should Eric Holder resign? 3. How should the United States respond to Chinese hacking of defense systems? 4. Is Rand Paul a viable 2016 presidential candidate? 5. … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 27th-June 2nd, 2013

1. Will recent bridge collapses produce momentum for a national public works program? 2. Why has political momentum evaporated for cap and trade? 3. Is Benghazi an issue in search of a scandal? 4. How can the GOP recapture the … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 27th-June 2nd, 2013

1. Will the Syrian civil war widen to include Israel and Lebanon? 2. Should Great Britain tighted its immigration policy? 3. How should the Indian government respond to the latest political attack by Maoist insurgents? 4. Should Saudi Arabia begin … Continue reading

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