2023 Biggest Little City Classic

University of Nevada, Reno - Oct 21-22 | Status: Completed | 7:41 PM Pacific

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  A. Novice EXT Event Prompts

8:30 AM LD 1/A 1

  1. 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?

  2. 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?

  3. 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?

  4. 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?

  5. 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?

  6. 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?

10 AM LD 2/A 2

  1. Speaker 1


    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?

  2. 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?

  3. 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?

  4. 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?

  5. 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? 

  6. 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? 

11:30 AM LD 3/A 3

  1. Speaker 1


    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?

  2. 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?

  3. 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?

  4. 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?

  5. 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?

  6. 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?

1:45 PM LD 4/A Finals

  1. Speaker 1


    Finals, Speaker 1 Hypotheticals 1. What will happen if Trump is convicted in one of his trials before Election Day 2024 but refuses to withdraw from the presidential race? 2. How would a severe flu season this winter affect the U.S. economy? 3. What will happen if the SAG-AFTRA strike continues indefinitely?

  2. Speaker 2


    Finals, Speaker 2 Hypotheticals 1. What will happen if the 2024 presidential election produces a 268-268 deadlock in the Electoral College? 2. Will the U.S. Federal Reserve’s actions on interest rates make an eventual recession worse than it would be otherwise? 3. How can Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce best clap back at outraged right-wing internet trolls?

  3. Speaker 3


    Finals, Speaker 3 Hypotheticals 1. How will SCOTUS respond if a state refuses to certify its own election results despite having a clear winner? 2. How will climate change affect migration patterns within the United States? 3. Will there ever be a criminal conviction in the Tupac Shakur murder case?

  4. Speaker 4


    Finals, Speaker 4 Hypotheticals 1. Are there any events that could persuade Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race? 2. How well would the United States adjust if Daylight Savings Time were permanently ended? 3. What will George Santos be doing 10 years from now?

  5. Speaker 5


    Finals, Speaker 5 Hypotheticals 1. Are there any events that could persuade Donald Trump to leave the 2024 presidential race? 2. Will increased wildfire risk lead to increased public demand for climate change action? 3. Given that there is no requirement in the U.S. Constitution that the Speaker of the House be a member of Congress, which non-politician would most fit the role?

  6. Speaker 6


    Finals, Speaker 6 Hypotheticals 1. If Donald Trump wins the GOP nomination, who will he pick as his running-mate? 2. What would a significant third party in Congress look like in practice? 3. Politically speaking, what will the state of Florida look like in 10 years?