A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1-10:00am
Speaker 1
Extemp Round 1 - South East Asia
Speaker 1
Can Thailand heal from the Tak Bai massacre 20 years ago?
Should the Hmong people be granted an independent homeland?
Can Australia take a larger role as a leader in the South Pacific?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
Are the US and China headed for a showdown in the South China Sea?
Is East Timor finally free of violence and civil war?
Should Malaysia return to a quota system for university admissions?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Who is the legitimate owner of the Spratly Islands?
Should Thailand reform local laws around prostitution?
What happened to Somath Somphone?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Should other countries follow Thailand's example on same sex marriaage?
What can the Philippines do to improve their national economy?
Should Vietnam adopt a new policy guaranteeing freedom of speech?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Has Cambodia shaken off the legacy of the Killing Fields?
Is To Lam a good choice to lead the government of Vietnam?
Should ASEAN do more to promote human rights in the South Pacific?
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
Is Japan correct to invest in rearming their military?
Should Indonesia do more to develop oil and natural gas resources?
What is the best country in South East Asia for respecting human rights?
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
Should Singapore lower the legal penalties for petty crimes?
Can the people of Cambodia trust that their votes will be accurately counted?
Are the Rohingya gaining additional rights and protections in Thailand?
Round 2- 11:30am
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Should California's Motor Voter laws be extended to the US as a whole?
Was President Joe Biden a better choice for the Democrats than Vice-President Kamala Harris?
What role will J.D. Vance play in the new Trump White House?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
What will the Republican party do with control over the presidency and supreme court?
Should American voters trust electronic voting machines over paper ballots?
Why did the state of New Mexico vote blue in the 2024 election?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Is voter fraud a real problem for the legitimacy of US democracy?
Why did the state of Pennsylvania vote for President Trump?
How big a role did economic policy play in the 2024 election?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
What can be done to ensure better access to voting rights for US citizens?
Was President Trump guaranteed a win in Florida?
Can the Democrats win in 2026 on the issue of gun control?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Should more states adopt California's system of voter propositions?
Did the Democrats have a chance to win Arizona's electoral votes?
What was the biggest issue for voters in the 2024 election?
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
What is the most important US state in the presidential elections?
Why are more state governorships being won by Republicans?
Should abortion have been a larger issue in the 2024 election?
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
How long will it take the Democrats to recover from the 2024 election?
Is it time to reform the Electoral College?
What role did the issue of immigration play in the 2024 election?
Final Rounds - 4:00pm
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
Has El Salvador successfully stopped historically rising crime rates?
Should the Dominican Republic do more to promote gay and queer rights?
Is it time to end all trade embargoes on the nation of Cuba?
Speaker 2
Speaker 2
Should Mexico increase penalties for crimes committed by the police and military?
What can Guatemala do in order to increase legal protections for children?
Is feminism on the rise in Bolivia?
Speaker 3
Speaker 3
Can Brazil act to successfully protect native tribes deep in the Amazon basin?
How can Jamaica increase consumer protections for citizens?
Should Chile fully ban the death penalty?
Speaker 4
Speaker 4
Should Mexico build a wall on their southern border?
How should Panama respond to rising seas due to global warming?
Is Columbia improving their national record on human rights issues?
Speaker 5
Speaker 5
Is Cuba really one of the most repressive states in the Americas?
Should the government of Ecuador legalize abortion?
Can Peruvian protestors expect fair treatment from their government?
Speaker 6
Speaker 6
Is organized crime gaining power in Peru?
Should the Bahamas put addressing global warming at the top of their agenda?
Should Britain give the Falkland Islands back to Argentina?
Speaker 7
Speaker 7
Should the US stop forcibly returning Haitians who seek asylum in America?
Is Columbia heading back toward open civil war?
Should the Bahamas do more to control news stories about violence inside the country?