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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 1-7, 2024
1. How should the Supreme Court rule in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine?
2. Should President Biden continue his opposition to Nippon Steel’s proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel?
3. How can Boeing restore trust among its airline customers?
4. Will New York City’s debit card program for migrants be successful?
5. How can the U.S. get more Mexican cooperation in battles against drug cartels?
6. Are Democrats undermining their “protect democracy” message by trying to keep Robert Kennedy, Jr. off of state ballots?
7. Should U.S. media organizations platform individuals who deny the outcome of elections?
8. Are telecom firms doing enough to protect their customers’ data?
9. How should the U.S. government deal with growing numbers of citizens in Russian jails?
10. Will the settlement by the National Association of Realtors make homes more affordable?
HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 1-7, 2024
1. What will be needed to bring the Syrian Civil War to a conclusion?
2. Has the international community abandoned Afghan women?
3. Is Pope Francis strengthening or weakening the standing of the Catholic Church?
4. How can Milei build more support for the 2025 Argentinian midterm elections?
5. If Labour wins the British general election, should it attempt to take Britain back into the European Union?
6. Will China’s demographic crunch short circuit its bid for global dominance?
7. Should Great Britain extradite Julian Assange to the United States?
8. Has Myanmar’s junta lost control of its borders?
9. How will Japan’s large public indebtedness affect future monetary policy?
10. Has the UN become too compromised to play a role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process?
Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 25-31, 2024
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 25-31, 2024
1. Is a bubble building in India’s equities markets?
2. How can the West best support democratic efforts in Russia?
3. Has the Palestinian Authority outlived its purpose?
4. What should the Dominican Republic do about the unrest in Haiti?
5. Are concerns about Chinese espionage in Australia overblown?
6. Will Abdelmajid Tebboune win re-election?
7. Was ISIS’ recent attack in Russia a sign of the group’s reviving power or increased desperation?
8. Will other nations follow Canada’s arm exports ban to Israel?
9. Can Corina Yoris mount a successful challenge to Nicolas Maduro?
10. Are global drug decriminalization efforts stalling?
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 25-31, 2024
1. What impact will President Biden’s EV mandate have on the U.S. auto industry?
2. Should graduation rates be scrapped as a measure of school accountability?
3. Are Republicans heading for a 1964-like wipeout in the 2024 elections?
4. Should Sonia Sotomayor retire before the end of President Biden’s first term?
5. Will third party support rise or fall as November draws closer?
6. Should the U.S. withdraw from the UN Refugee Treaty?
7. Does the U.S. need to better enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?
8. Has President Biden’s engagement policy with Venezuela failed?
9. Due to continued resignations and Republican Party turmoil, could Democrats gain control of the House before the 2024 midterms?
10. Would a personal bankruptcy or criminal conviction do the worst damage to the Trump presidential campaign?
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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 18-24, 2024
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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 18-24, 2024
1. How should the U.S. handle an anticipated influx of Haitian refugees?
2. Are American airlines headed the way of the American auto industry?
3. A U.S. Supreme Court without term limits: Friend or foe to the American people?
4. What can be done to make rents affordable again?
5. Will France’s solidification of the rights to an abortion affect the issue in the United States?
6. What’s the skinny on the safety of the new weight loss drugs?
7. Is the U.S. federal government justified in taking action against TikTok?
8. Do school book bans violate the First Amendment?
9. Should U.S. states adopt age verification systems for users to access adult material?
10. Will Boeing’s problems become problems for the wider U.S. economy?
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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 18-24, 2024
1. Should seized Russian assets be donated to the Ukrainian war effort?
2. Will Henry’s resignation further destabilize Haiti?
3. Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy still Ukraine’s best bet for peace?
4. Due to ongoing tensions with Russia, is it wise to the European Union to continue accession talks with Balkan nations?
5. Could Israel survive as a pariah state?
6. Should the EU scrap its mandate to abolish fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035?
7. How will Jacob Zuma’s MK Party affect the outcome of South Africa’s elections?
8. Will the Liberal Democrats benefit from internal problems in the British Conservative Party?
9. Have anti-corruption campaigns in Latin America failed?
10. What does Niger’s decision to suspend military cooperation with the United States mean for anti-jihadist efforts in the Sahel?
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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 11-17, 2024
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