A. Open Extemporaneous Event Prompts
Round 1 (8:45am)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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Will Lake’s strategy of refusing to concede a winning strategy?
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Should the United States adopt ranked choice voting for the Presidential Election?
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Is releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve a sustainable decision?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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What is the most pressing single voter issue?
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Will Biden's student loan forgiveness plan survive court challenges?
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Are US antitrust regulators fulfilling their purpose?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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What was the biggest contributing factor in the Democrats holding the Senate?
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Will Joe Biden finally end the “War on Drugs”?
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Are corporate profits the primary cause for US inflation?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Will Ron Desantis be successful outside of Florida?
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Are Covid-19 vaccination mandates still necessary today?
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Is Kamala Harris the future of the Democratic Party?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Is California experiencing an exodus?
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Should Congress permanently repeal the debt limit?
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Should the Democratic Party support Gavin Newsom for President of the United States?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Should Republicans weigh candidate quality more considerably?
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Did the Federal Reserve raise interest rates too quickly?
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Is Joe Biden the Democrat’s best hope at holding the White House in 2024?
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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What message did voters send these last midterms?
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Does the Republican Party still belong to Donald Trump?
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What can the Biden Administration do to improve US immigration policy?
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Round 2 (11:30am)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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How did ranked choice voting affect elections in Alaska?
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Since enacted, how has the $15 minimum wage affected California workers?
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Should Floridians be concerned about climate change?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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How can California reduce wildfires and their effects?
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What should be John Fetterman’s priority once he takes office?
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Was Stacey Abrams really Georgia’s best chance at a blue governor?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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What are the long term implications of demolishing dams in California?
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Should the state of New York be doing more to alleviate the effects of the current storm?
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Should something be done about gerrymandering in Wisconsin?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Is California adequately addressing homelessness?
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What can Rafael Warnock do to ensure a victory in the upcoming runoff elections?
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What does a $500 stimulus for New Jersey residents do for families?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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Is a $25 million budget deficit something Californians should worry about?
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What does Desantis’ “anti-woke” curriculum legislation say about his political strategy?
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What is the reason behind conservatives staying home during the Washington Midterms?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Has Gavin Newsom been a good governor for California?
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What do Michigan’s midterm election results mean for the state?
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Should New England states invest in energy infrastructure?
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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Is the housing crisis in California being adequately addressed?
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Has Greg Abbott been a good governor for Texas?
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What is the biggest takeaway from the Iowa midterm results?
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Finals (3:00pm)
Speaker 1
Speaker 1
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How will Xi's third term as China's leader differ from his first two?
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What will it take for constitutional reform efforts to succeed in Chile?
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Should NATO amend the process in which to join NATO?
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Speaker 2
Speaker 2
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Does any hope remain for democracy in Hong Kong?
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What can Europe do to reduce reliance on technology from China?
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What does the government of the Philippines have to gain from a strong relationship with China?
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Speaker 3
Speaker 3
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What is the biggest weakness of the Chinese economy?
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Does Lula Da Silva's victory mean the Amazon rainforest is now safe in the long term?
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How should the Biden Administration respond to North Korean nuclear capabilities?
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Speaker 4
Speaker 4
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Is the Belt and Road Initiative a policy failure?
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Should Justin Trudeau do more to combat Chinese misinformation in Canadian elections?
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What does a strong Turkey-Israel relationship mean for the region?
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Speaker 5
Speaker 5
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How can Xi Jinping end his Zero Covid policy without political humiliation?
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What can Mexico do to weaken the cartels?
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Should Western countries remove sanctions from Syria?
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Speaker 6
Speaker 6
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Will the US ban on semiconductor sales to China have a meaningful impact on the Chinese economy?
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What can Putin do to mitigate the effects of a Russian recession?
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Should the United States have stayed in Afghanistan?
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Speaker 7
Speaker 7
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Is China's space agency taking unreasonable risks?
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Would legalization of cocaine within Latin America be overall beneficial to the region?
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Should Aung Sun Su Ki be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize?
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