Speaker 1

Round 1, Speaker 1 U.S. Politics

1. Did House Democrats err by not rescuing Kevin McCarthy’s speakership?

2. How can the FBI restore its credibility with the American public?

3. Should the U.S. Department of Education take action to address chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools?

Speaker 2

Round 1, Speaker 2 U.S. Politics

1. Should moderate House Republicans make a deal with Democrats to elect a centrist Speaker? 

2. How should the Supreme Court rule in Acheson Hotels v. Laufer?

3. What new technologies should be priorities in the next defense budget?

Speaker 3

Round 1, Speaker 3 U.S. Politics

1. Should House Republicans expand interim speaker Patrick McHenry’s powers? 

2. Is the GOP winning the immigration debate?

3.  Are public schools using too much surveillance technology?

Speaker 4

Round 1, Speaker 4 U.S. Politics

1. Does Congress have any chance of averting a Federal government shutdown in November? 

2. What does the Sam Bankman-Fried trial mean for the cryptocurrency market?

3. Should there be a substantial overhaul of the Every Student Succeeds Act?

Speaker 5

Round 1, Speaker 5 U.S. Politics

1. Have Matt Gaetz and other House Freedom Caucus members overplayed their hand?

2. Is Amazon a monopoly?

3. Should the next healthcare reform include the abolition of all private health insurance?

Speaker 6

Round 1, Speaker 6 U.S. Politics

1. Should the House GOP abandon the Biden impeachment inquiry?

2. Will the next recession be triggered by the commercial real estate sector?

3. How should college administrators respond to polarizing campus speech about the Israel-Hamas war?

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Round 2, Speaker 1 World Politics

1. Does the Israel-Hamas war doom chances of normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia?

2. Should Ukraine hold a wartime presidential election?

3. What economic reforms does Egypt need?

Speaker 2

Round 2, Speaker 2 World Politics

1. Will the Israel-Hamas war trigger a wider conflict involving Israel and Iran?

2. Does the West need to demand more accountability for the money they are putting into the Ukrainian war effort?

3. Should British Conservatives keep Rishi Sunak as their leader?

Speaker 3

Round 2, Speaker 3 World Politics

1. Does the Israel-Hamas war mean that the two-state solution is dead?

2. Will Azerbaijan invade Armenia this year?

3. Can Justin Trudeau win a 4th consecutive term?

Speaker 4

Round 2, Speaker 4 World Politics

1. How will the ongoing Hamas war affect Benjamin Netanyahu’s reputation in Israel?

2. Can the violence between Serbia and Kosovo be de-escalated?

3. Are Italy’s existing spending plans unsustainable?

Speaker 5

Round 2, Speaker 5 World Politics

1. Has Xi Jinping meddled too much in China’s economy?

2. Will el-Sisi win the Egyptian presidential election? 

3. Do the election results in Poland show that authoritarian populism is on the decline in Europe? 

Speaker 6

Round 2, Speaker 6 World Politics

1. Has Egypt’s response to the Gaza crisis been sufficient?

2. Have Canada’s accusations against India backfired?
3. Will Kenya’s security mission in Haiti succeed? 

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Round 3, Speaker 1 US Elections

1. Should Ron DeSantis drop out of the 2024 GOP primaries?

2. Should Liz Cheney run for president as an independent?

3. Will President Biden’s participation in the UAW strike rally working class voters to his re-election bid?

Speaker 2

Round 3, Speaker 2 US Elections

1. Which GOP presidential candidate will benefit most from the current crisis in Israel and Palestine?

2. Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to run for president as an independent help or harm the Trump campaign?

3. Will the Speaker of the House chaos help House Democrats reclaim the majority in 2024?

Speaker 3

Round 3, Speaker 3 US Elections

1. Should Tim Scott drop out of the 2024 GOP primaries?

2. If Joe Manchin chooses to run for president on the No Labels ticket, will it harm Joe Biden’s chances of winning re-election?

3. Will Nancy Mace face any serious electoral repercussions for voting to oust Kevin McCarthy?

Speaker 4

Round 3, Speaker 4 US Elections

1. Does Nikki Haley have a shot at winning the GOP presidential nomination?

2. Will Cornel West’s decision to abandon the Green Party matter?

3. Can Kyrsten Sinema somehow hold on to her Senate seat?

Speaker 5

Round 3, Speaker 5 US Elections

1. How will the Trump organization’s civil fraud trial affect Donald Trump’s presidential campaign?

2. Who will win the Libertarian Party’s presidential nomination next year?

3. Did Gavin Newsom err by not appointing Barbara Lee to the Senate?

Speaker 6

Round 3, Speaker 6 US Elections

1. Should the RNC cancel all remaining presidential primary debates?

2. Who will win the Green Party’s presidential nomination next year?

3. Will the Menendez indictment harm Democrats’ ability to hold their Senate majority next year?

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