B. Open Extemp Event Prompts

Round 1 - 8:00 am

  1. Speaker 1


    Should the international community step in to stem the recent increase in ethnic tensions in Bosnia-Herzegovina?

    Will Finland change its stance on NATO?

    What impact will the acquisition of independent game studios by larger studios have on the video game industry?

  2. Speaker 2


    Should the international community step to counter Russia in Ukraine?

    Will the effects of inflation level out any time soon?

    Are US and Venezuelan relations warming?

  3. Speaker 3


    Should the international community step in to punish China for their treatment of Uyghur Muslims?

    Will rising oil prices lead to another boom in US shale oil extraction?

    Will Europe be able to cut its Russian energy umbilical cord?

  4. Speaker 4


    Should Russian athletes be permitted to compete in the Olympics?

    Does Tesla’s move to Texas pose a significant economic risk to California’s economy?

    Will China be able to help bring the Ukraine war to an end?

  5. Speaker 5


    Should the US hand over Afghanistan’s frozen assets to the Taliban?

    Should more be done to curb the proliferation of ghost guns?

    Has Biden's handling of the Ukrainian crisis boded well for democrats?

Round 2 - 9:45 am - Draw 9:30

  1. Speaker 1


    Will there be any long-term impacts from Canada’s “Freedom Convoy”?

    Will Republicans win the house in 2022?

    Will the Federal Reserve raising interest rates do enough to curb rising inflation?

  2. Speaker 2


    How likely is Emmanuel Macron to win re-election?

    Will there be reductions to Affirmative Action in 2022?

    Should the Federal Reserve be more aggressive in selling the bonds it purchased in previous rounds of quantitative easing

  3. Speaker 3


    As western nations threaten sanctions against Russia, does this present a good opportunity for closer China-Russia economic ties?

    Biden has largely continued Trump’s trade war economic policies towards China. Has that been the right decision for the US?

    Is the criticism over the Supreme Court’s use of the ‘shadow docket’ unfair?

  4. Speaker 4


    Will the new UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement bring growth and prosperity to the entire region?

    Will Biden’s Supreme Court nominee change the makeup of the Court?

    Would Amazon be better off if it stopped fighting so hard against unionization efforts?

  5. Speaker 5


    Is the IMF doing enough to help Argentina’s economy?

    Should the Electoral Count Act be reformed?

    Has the FAA done enough to increase its oversight of Boeing aircraft?

Round 3 - 8:00 am

  1. Speaker 1


    Should the Biden Administration push harder to re-establish the Iran nuclear deal?

    Did Gavin Newsom just put another nail in the coffin of the death penalty in California?

    What will declining enrollment mean for public education?

  2. Speaker 2


    Has China gotten what they hoped for from hosting the Winter Olympics?

    Will the January 6 commission be successful in their investigation of the attack on the Capitol?

    Will the federal trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers make a difference?

  3. Speaker 3


    Are European troops hindering the situation along the border between Mali and Niger?

    Should the US form an Asia Pacific NATO?

    Should reality competition shows allow political figures to participate?

  4. Speaker 4


    Looking back six months later, was the Biden Administration right to withdraw from Afghanistan?

    Does the Kids Online Safety Act represent good policy?

    Should celebrities be fired for expressing fringe political views?

  5. Speaker 5


    With Juan Orlando Hernandez now out of power, will Honduras get back on the path to prosperity?

    Will the settlement reached between Sandy Hook families and Remington Arms create a significant change for the US gun industry?

    Should the EU rethink its approach to security in Africa?

Finals - 8:00 am

  1. Speaker 1


    Does the rise of the Vox party in Spain foreshadow a far-right takeover of Spanish politics?

    Russian sanctions; have they gone far enough?

    Will Washington change if Republicans win the Senate in 2022?

  2. Speaker 2


    Does China’s recent record rainfall levels teach us anything about the link between human-made carbon emissions and climate change?

    Will congress take the necessary actions needed to address California’s water crisis?

    Has Russian domestic censorship been effective?

  3. Speaker 3


    Does it make enough economic sense for Uganda to pursue oil extraction?

    Will Biden ever cancel student debt?

    Is Afghanistan on the road to recovery?

  4. Speaker 4


    Is South Korea still a role model country when it comes to dealing with COVID?

    Should Congress attempt to piece-meal their Build Back Better agenda?

    Will Trump win in 2024?

  5. Speaker 5


    Is there any way that the COVAX program can increase vaccination rates in developing countries?

    Russian sanctions: Will the US be able to go the distance?

    Is there reason to be concerned about Pakistan and Afghanistan relations?

  6. Speaker 6


    Will recession in Tunisia cost President Saied his job?

    Will the wave of “Election Integrity” laws impact the 2022 and 2024 elections?

    Does Australia and India's free trade pact efforts spell trouble for China?