A. Novice Extemporaneous Event Prompts

9:00 - Round 1 (Ext Draw at 8:45 in )

  1. Speaker 1


    1. How can the GOP balance their accusations of electoral fraud and the need for turnout in the Georgia runoffs?
    2. How can Biden best balance the demands of Progressives and Centrists within his own party?
    3. What is the single most important piece of election reform to focus on prior to the 2022 election?
  2. Speaker 2


    1. What impact will Trump have on the Georgia runoffs?
    2. Other than Coronavirus related issues, what are the key issues that Republicans and Democrats will be able to compromise on in the first 100 days of the Biden administration?
    3. What is the most important takeaway from this election for the Democrats?

  3. Speaker 3


    1. What are the most likely results of the Georgia runoffs?
    2. What should Democrats do to address the changes to the Supreme Court?
    3. Why should Democrats replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House?
  4. Speaker 4


    1. How will the Georgia runoffs shape the first year of the Biden administration?
    2. Other than Coronavirus related issues, what should the Biden administration prioritize in their first 100 days?
    3. What is the most important takeaway from this election for the Republicans?
  5. Speaker 5


    1. How should the Republican party deal with the threat of Trump 2024?
    2. What do Biden’s appointments foreshadow about the way he will seek to govern?
    3. Should House Democrats launch a full-scale investigation into the Trump administration in the new Congress?
  6. Speaker 6


    1. Which members of Trump’s inner circle are most likely to receive Presidential Pardons?
    2. Who should Biden appoint as Attorney General?
    3. What is the most important takeaway from this election for Progressives?

11:15 - Round 2 (Ext draw at 11:00)

  1. Speaker 1


    1. Should Biden reverse the Tariffs put in place by the Trump administration?
    2. How would a Janet Yellen led Treasury differ from the current Treasury on monetary policy?
    3. What will the Salesforce acquisition of Slack mean for their ability to compete with Microsoft?
  2. Speaker 2


    1. What chance does the new bipartisan stimulus bill have of passing before the new year?
    2. How will Janet Yellen shape America’s trade policy in the Biden administration?
    3. How should progressives respond to the appointment of former BlackRock employees to influential positions in the Biden administration?
  3. Speaker 3


    1. Which has had a bigger impact on the recent Dow surge, the foundation laid by the Trump administration or their loss in the election?
    2. Do Yellen’s connections to Wall Street hamper her ability to reign in their abuses?
    3. Will Jerome Powell’s testimony have any impact on preserving the Federal Reserve Lending programs?
  4. Speaker 4


    1. What factors are most responsible for the record setting levels of the stock market?
    2. What does Janet Yellen’s history predict about the way she would approach a Covid stimulus package?
    3. What impact should the increase of permanent joblessness numbers have on the optimism around decreasing unemployment figures?
  5. Speaker 5


    1. What do record setting Dow levels mean for ‘Main Street’?
    2. Is there a meaningful difference between an EUA and Approval for Covid Vaccines?
    3. Which elements of the HEROES Act are most expendable in trying to reach a compromise with the Senate?
  6. Speaker 6


    1. What is the biggest obstacle to Janet Yellen’s confirmation as Secretary of the Treasury?
    2. What impact will the drop in consumer confidence and lackluster Black Friday sales have on the recovery in the near term?
    3. How will the Biden administration’s approach to trade deals impact American workers?

2:15 - Finals (Extemp Draw at 2:15)

  1. Speaker 1


    1. How much of a reset with China can we expect with the new Biden administration?
    2. What does the OAS call for an investigation by The Hague mean for Venezuela?
    3. Are Iran’s threats of retaliation over the assassination of Mohsen Fahrizadeh just bluster?
  2. Speaker 2


    1. What does the RCEP mean for alliances in Southeast Asia?
    2. Does France’s failed security law foreshadow a rightward shift in Macron’s government?
    3. What does the assassination of Mohsen Fahrizadeh mean for the Iran Nuclear Deal?
  3. Speaker 3


    1. How much of a reset with NATO can we expect with the new Biden administration?
    2. Will Rizieq Shihab’s return destabilize Joko Widodo’s hold on his government?
    3. What will Israel’s alleged involvement in the assassination of Fakhrizadeh mean for their progress on regional peace agreements?
  4. Speaker 4


    1. Would the dissolution of the current government be a greater benefit to Ganz or Netanyahu?
    2. Are the sanctions on Syria beginning to have the desired effect?
    3. Will Iran’s February timeline of February for uranium enrichment and barring inspections lead to a lifting of sanctions?
  5. Speaker 5


    1. How much of a reset with Russia can we expect with the new Biden administration?
    2. What does the sentencing of Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow mean for Hong Kong’s protest movement?
    3. Does the resistance to Boris Johnson’s easing of lockdown restrictions mean he’s losing his own party?
  6. Speaker 6


    1. What does the UK approval of Pfizer’s vaccine mean for the EU?
    2. How will  the departure of the Trump administration effect President Lopez-Obrador approach to immigration control?
    3. Has Russia’s role as peacemaker cemented Armenia’s allegiance?
  7. Speaker 7


    1. Will the latest no-confidence vote lead to yet another dissolution of the Israeli government?
    2. Will Putin’s move to incentivize larger families reverse Russia’s shrinking population trends?
    3. Will the breakthrough in the Afghan peace talks lead to a lasting resolution?