A. Novice Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1 - 9:00 (Draw at 8:45 in 77-1000)
Speaker 1
Should the Justice Department continue investigating Ticketmaster’s anticompetitive conduct?
Will Biden’s executive order to advance accountability in policing and criminal justice practices be effective?
What does Kevin McCarthy have to gain by releasing the video footage of January 6th exclusively to Tucker Carlson?
Speaker 2
Are Florida’s education policies setting a precedent for others to follow?
How will advancements in artificial intelligence impact the labor force?
What should be done to address fraud committed by healthcare sharing ministries?
Speaker 3
Will the Norfolk Train derailment result in new laws on rail safety?
Is Ron Desantis dooming his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election?
What policy changes should be adopted to prevent further shortages of infant formula?
Speaker 4
Did Emily Kohrs just Torpedo the Trump case in Georgia?
What can advocacy groups learn from the Fairness Project?
Should employers in the United States adopt a four day work week?
Speaker 5
Should lack of security of the US airspace be a concern?
Does the firing of Scott Adams signal there is a threshold of offensive content in the media?
What are the implications of advancements in artificial intelligence in regard to academia?
Speaker 6
How can California improve critical infrastructure to withstand extreme weather events?
What do the lawsuits against the FDA over excessively regulating abortion bills signal for the future of national abortion rights?
Are state ballot initiative processes in jeopardy?
Round 2 - 12:00 (Draw at 11:45 in 77-1000)
Speaker 1
How likely is a US debt default?
Will the FTC kill noncompetes for good?
What does Chairman Powell’s apparent change of heart mean for the Fed loaning money to states and municipalities?
Speaker 2
What specific areas of the budget should Biden be willing to cut back on to avoid a debt default.
Are there specific actions Buttigieg can take to restore confidence in the airline industry?
How can China stop losing businesses to Singapore?
Speaker 3
Who will be the biggest beneficiaries of the CHIPS Act?
How should the Biden administration allay allies concerns over electric car subsidies?
Will the judicial shakeup in Israel lead to Tech flight?
Speaker 4
Has Europe made it past the energy supply crisis?
Why have interest rate hikes defied previous patterns on consumer spending?
What does Nancy Dubuc’s departure from Vice mean for the future of the digital publishing industry?
Speaker 5
How has the Eurozone resisted projections of economic collapse?
What are the primary reasons inflation has been resistant to interest rate hikes?
Should the G20 be using its influence to curtail the war in Ukraine?
Speaker 6
What does Walmart’s report signal about US economic trends?
What effect will gig economy reforms have on Colombia’s economy?
What does the appointment of Lael Brainard signal about the direction the Biden administration will head on economic policy?
Final Rd - 2:45
Speaker 1
Is NATO doing enough to assist Turkey in the aftermath of the quake?
Will Britain’s blocking of Scotland’s gender recognition law be an impetus for Scottish independence?
Should Zelensky be in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Speaker 2
Should US Aid increase its assistance to Syria?
Will the ICC follow Kamala Harris’s lead in declaring Russia’s actions in the Ukraine as war crimes?
How should the US respond to China’s expansion of their ‘airspace’?
Speaker 3
Are China’s call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Ukraine sincere or political posturing?
How should the US respond to Israel’s killing of Palestinians in Nablus?
What does Genaro Garcia Luna’s conviction mean for US-Mexican cooperation on war on drugs?
Speaker 4
Will China go through with sending artillery shells to Russia?
How should the US respond to Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on dissent?
How will Chris Hipkins fare in the shadow of Jacinda Ahern?
Speaker 5
What should the west do in response to Putin’s sabre rattling on the New START treaty?
Is Peter Obi set to pull off the upset in the Nigerian Presidential election?
Do the terrorism charges levied against MS13 signal a change in the way the US views terrorism?
Speaker 6
Does China’s hosting of Lukashenko signal a forthcoming change in their involvement in the war in Ukraine?
Will the youth vote be the determinant in the Nigerian Presidential election?
What will be the fallout of England’s revocation of Begum’s citizenship?
Speaker 7
Should the US send F16’s to Ukraine?
How should western nations respond to Iran’s cyberattacks on Albania?
How will Israel’s refusal of Mexico’s extradition request affect their relationship with the west?