B. Novice Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1B 12:30pm (Extemp Prep 12:00pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1 

    How can the West best help Kazakhstani civilians under the military’s brutal military crackdown? 

    Is the diplomatic boycott of China’s upcoming Winter Olympics enough? 

    Should NATO bring Ukraine into the alliance? 


  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2 

    With critical supply shortages in the UK exacerbated by BREXIT, can Johnson keep his job? 

    Will Hamdok’s resignation intensify Sudanese protests over the military coup?  

    Is Olaf Scholz’ agenda being derailed by the Omicron surge? 

  3. Speaker 3


     

    Speaker 3 

    Will the WTA pulling out of China help Chinese athletes in the future? 

    Has the EU learned anything from Brexit to help it keep its membership intact? 

    With Israel already testing a second vaccine booster, should they be considered the leaders on COVID policy?

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4 

    Should the West boycott the Chinese Winter Olympics entirely? 

    Is NATO appropriately handling Putin’s military aggression towards Ukraine? 

    Does the growing rift between Macron and Biden threaten the long-term partnership the two nations have built?

Round 2B 2:00pm Extemp Prep 1:30pm

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1 

    Is Biden doing enough to curb the dramatic increase in the CPI? 

    Will the delayed rollout of 5G hurt the mobile and tech markets 

    How can GM win back the market share it lost to Toyota?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2 

    How will OPEC’s decision to increase production affect US gas prices? 

    With Quantus choosing Airbus over Boeing to replace their domestic fleet, is Boeing at risk of becoming the lesser of the two manufacturers?  

    Rising interest rates in the US are traditionally bad for the markets, why is that not the case this time?

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3 

    Will corporate tax-hikes kill the economic recovery in the UK? 

    Can Biden’s promised regulation and enforcement of anticompetition laws bring down US meat prices? 

    Are Apple’s massive market share gains during the pandemic sustainable long-term?

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4 

    Would the UAE’s 4.5-day work week model be successful in the US?  

    Now that Toyota has topped the US auto sales market, are they positioned to maintain that dominance long-term? 

    Is the dramatic increase in CPI inevitable given the pandemic’s effect on world trade?

Round 3B 5:00pm (Draw @ 4:45 - Round @ 5:15)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1 

    Are liberal Congressional Democrats helping or hurting Biden’s agenda?  

    Should Jonathan Carroll reintroduce his bill to force unvaccinated Illinoisans to pay for their own health care if they contract COVID?  

    Can Joe Biden win re-election in 2024 if COVID is still a public health threat?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2 

    Should local attorney generals investigate the problems at pop up COVID testing clinics? 

    What does the decision by Bobby Rush not to seek re-election mean for his district?  

    Has Kamela Harris done enough to stem the crisis and the US Southern border? 

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3 

    Will Chicago’s vaccine-mandate hurt Lori Lightfoot’s re-election chances? 

    Does Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter ban help her? 

    Is Joe Biden’s speech January 6th from the US Capital too little too late in dealing with Trump’s election lies? 

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4 

    Is Delta Airlines monthly added insurance premium for unvaccinated employees a good idea?  

    What should Toni Preckwinkle do with suburbs who refuse to follow the new vaccine-mandate? 

    What does Ron DeSantis need to do to beat Donald Trump in a primary?

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5 

    Has the Biden administration done enough to improve conditions for unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border? 

    Is the Chicago Teacher’s Union walkout an illegal strike as Lori Lightfoot defines it? 

    If the Supreme Court rejects Biden’s vaccine mandate, what is the administration’s next step?

  6. Speaker 6


     

    Speaker 6 

    Has Biden done enough to ease the backlog at ports? 

    What can Liz Cheney do to survive the primary?  

    Can Schumer get filibuster reform and a voting rights bill through the Senate?