A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts

Round 1 (8:45am)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. Will Lake’s strategy of refusing to concede a winning strategy?

    2. Should the United States adopt ranked choice voting for the Presidential Election?

    3. Is releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve a sustainable decision?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. What is the most pressing single voter issue?

    2. Will Biden's student loan forgiveness plan survive court challenges? 

    3. Are US antitrust regulators fulfilling their purpose?

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. What was the biggest contributing factor in the Democrats holding the Senate?

    2. Will Joe Biden finally end the “War on Drugs”?

    3. Are corporate profits the primary cause for US inflation?

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. Will Ron Desantis be successful outside of Florida?

    2. Are Covid-19 vaccination mandates still necessary today? 

    3. Is Kamala Harris the future of the Democratic Party?

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Is California experiencing an exodus?

    2. Should Congress permanently repeal the debt limit? 

    3. Should the Democratic Party support Gavin Newsom for President of the United States?

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. Should Republicans weigh candidate quality more considerably?

    2. Did the Federal Reserve raise interest rates too quickly? 

    3. Is Joe Biden the Democrat’s best hope at holding the White House in 2024?

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. What message did voters send these last midterms? 

    2. Does the Republican Party still belong to Donald Trump?

    3. What can the Biden Administration do to improve US immigration policy?

Round 2 (11:30am)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. How did ranked choice voting affect elections in Alaska?

    2. Since enacted, how has the $15 minimum wage affected California workers?

    3. Should Floridians be concerned about climate change?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. How can California reduce wildfires and their effects?

    2. What should be John Fetterman’s priority once he takes office?

    3. Was Stacey Abrams really Georgia’s best chance at a blue governor?

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. What are the long term implications of demolishing dams in California?

    2. Should the state of New York be doing more to alleviate the effects of the current storm?

    3. Should something be done about gerrymandering in Wisconsin?

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. Is California adequately addressing homelessness?

    2. What can Rafael Warnock do to ensure a victory in the upcoming runoff elections?

    3. What does a $500 stimulus for New Jersey residents do for families?

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. Is a $25 million budget deficit something Californians should worry about?

    2. What does Desantis’ “anti-woke” curriculum legislation say about his political strategy?

    3. What is the reason behind conservatives staying home during the Washington Midterms?

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. Has Gavin Newsom been a good governor for California?

    2. What do Michigan’s midterm election results mean for the state?

    3. Should New England states invest in energy infrastructure?

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. Is the housing crisis in California being adequately addressed?

    2. Has Greg Abbott been a good governor for Texas?

    3. What is the biggest takeaway from the Iowa midterm results?

Finals (3:00pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    Speaker 1

    1. How will Xi's third term as China's leader differ from his first two?

    2. What will it take for constitutional reform efforts to succeed in Chile?

    3. Should NATO amend the process in which to join NATO?

  2. Speaker 2


    Speaker 2

    1. Does any hope remain for democracy in Hong Kong?

    2. What can Europe do to reduce reliance on technology from China?

    3. What does the government of the Philippines have to gain from a strong relationship with China?

  3. Speaker 3


    Speaker 3

    1. What is the biggest weakness of the Chinese economy?

    2. Does Lula Da Silva's victory mean the Amazon rainforest is now safe in the long term?

    3. How should the Biden Administration respond to North Korean nuclear capabilities?

  4. Speaker 4


    Speaker 4

    1. Is the Belt and Road Initiative a policy failure?

    2. Should Justin Trudeau do more to combat Chinese misinformation in Canadian elections?

    3. What does a strong Turkey-Israel relationship mean for the region?

  5. Speaker 5


    Speaker 5

    1. How can Xi Jinping end his Zero Covid policy without political humiliation?

    2. What can Mexico do to weaken the cartels? 

    3. Should Western countries remove sanctions from Syria?

  6. Speaker 6


    Speaker 6

    1. Will the US ban on semiconductor sales to China have a meaningful impact on the Chinese economy?

    2. What can Putin do to mitigate the effects of a Russian recession?

    3.  Should the United States have stayed in Afghanistan?

  7. Speaker 7


    Speaker 7

    1. Is China's space agency taking unreasonable risks?

    2. Would legalization of cocaine within Latin America be overall beneficial to the region?

    3. Should Aung Sun Su Ki be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize?