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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 13-19, 2024

1. Should Donald Trump lose his Secret Service protection if he is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence? 2. Will TikTok’s lawsuit against the U.S. government eventually reach the Supreme Court? 3. Should media organizations be given … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 13-19, 2024

1. Do more open migration policies by Western governments make it easier for totalitarian states to hold onto power? 2. Are the fates of Ukraine and Taiwan interconnected? 3. How significant is the global competition for semiconductors? 4. Should Israel … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 6-12, 2024

1. Should Ukraine lower its mobilization age further? 2. Is “lawfare” having a detrimental impact on Spain’s politics? 3. Has the Scottish nationalist movement collapsed? 4. Should the Japanese government stop defending the yen? 5. Is an anti-Iran alliance emerging … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 6-12, 2024

1. Is the “American dream” disappearing? 2. Should marijuana be removed from the controlled-substances list? 3. Will the Supreme Court find South Carolina’s congressional redistricting plan unconstitutional? 4. How would a major terror attack in the United States affect the … Continue reading

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 29-May 5, 2024

1. If Donald Trump is convicted of a felony before the Republican National Convention, should the GOP nominate a different candidate? 2. Are growing campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza becoming a major headache for President Biden’s re-election effort? … Continue reading

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 29-May 5, 2024

1. Could anger over Israeli operations in Gaza produce a new “Arab Spring”? 2. What is the biggest obstacle for India becoming a great power? 3. Can a pro-Russian electoral bloc in Moldova keep the country out of the European … Continue reading

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