A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1 - 8:30 am (MST)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. What does Putin want?

    2. Should the U.S. support the Holy Land Confederation plan to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

    3. Will the new legislation controlling school curricula create a culture of silence?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. Could Judge Jackson’s arrival reshape the Supreme Court’s liberal wing?

    2. If Russia ever deployed troops to Latin America, how should the Biden administration react?

    3. Does consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy match the reality?

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. Is the next step a united front on SWIFT sanctions?

    2. Will Canadian Democracy survive Justin Trudeau? 

    3. How should President Biden approach rising oil prices? 

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

     

    1. What updates does the U.S. need to make to its energy grid?

    2. What is causing current supply chain disruptions?

    3. Was France’s mission against jihadists in the Sahel a success?

     

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Will the Missouri determine party control of the U.S. Senate in 2023?

    2. Has inflation become a bigger threat to the global economy than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic?

    3. Is the international community doing enough to stop a famine in the Horn of Africa?

  6. Speaker 6


     

    Speaker 6

    1. Does a safer world require a high amount of American military spending?

    2. Has the British Conservative Party become too fractured to govern effectively?

    3. In hindsight, was NATO expansion into Eastern Europe a bad idea?

     

Round 2 - 10:00 am (MST)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. How will Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy be remembered?

    2. Will Liz Cheney be successful in her reelection efforts?

    3. Who will be hurt most by rising gas prices?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. How should European countries handle yet another refugee crisis?

    2. Will Democrats seek to unseat Joe Manchin?

    3. Is the U.S. headed toward another housing crisis?

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. Is the United Nations a defunct organization?

    2. How will the “Stop WOKE Act” and the “Don’t Say Gay Bill” affect students and educators in Florida schools?

    3. What is the biggest threat to the US economy currently?

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. Did Vice President Kamala Harris’s latest speech at the Munich Security Conference revive her chances at a political future?

    2. Will the U.S. financial markets remain unscathed by the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict?

    3. The DOW posted its best day of 2022. What’s going on?

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Is the Taliban proving successful at leading the Afghan government? 

    2. Is the US at risk of a major Russian cyber security attack? 

    3. Should the federal reserve have raised interest rates late last year?

     

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. Is Russia creating more bipartisanship in the U.S.?

    2. Was Beijing successful at hosting this year’s Winter Olympics?

    3. How can the US assist Europe with its next refugee crisis?

Finals - 2:45 pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. Did the latest CPAC reveal divisions or unity within the Republican Party?

    2. Will Finland and/or Sweden join NATO?

    3. What are the major implications of the U.S. releasing more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. Is there a bipartisan solution to police reform?

    2. Should the Biden administration reverse course and allow more drilling on federal U.S. land for oil?

    3. What role has the United Arab Emirates played in Yemen’s war?

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. Does rising inflation threaten President Erdogan’s chances for reelection in 2023?

    2. Is Fox News losing influence among America’s conservative voters?

    3. How do American schools combat chronic staff shortages?

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. Is rejoining the new Iran Nuclear Deal in the best interest of the US?

    2. Will the January 6 committee’s conclusions result in punitive actions against the former president?

    3. Should schools continue to give students the option of virtual learning?

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Will Nancy Pelosi serve another term as Speaker of the House?

    2. What are the major implications of the U.S. releasing more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

    3. What grade does Boris Johnson deserve for his leadership in the UK over the last several years?

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. What role did politics play in the latest change in CDC mask guidelines?

    2. Will Carrie Lam earn a second term as the leader of Hong Kong?

    3. In the 2022 midterms, how will the DNC and RNC platforms differ compared to 2020?