B. Open Extemp Event Prompts

Round 1B - 12:30 PM (Extemp Prep @ 12:00)

  1. Speaker 1


    ROUND 1, SPEAKER 1

    1. Is the Biden infrastructure plan a genuine victory for Democrats?

    2. Are moderate Republicans in the House making a mistake by choosing not to run for re-election?

    3. What steps should the liberal wing of the Democratic Party take to gain influence over Democratic legislation in Congress?

  2. Speaker 2


    ROUND 1, SPEAKER 2

    1. Will the Republicans gain ground in the 2022 midterm elections?

    2. What steps should the Biden administration take to mitigate Joe Manchin’s ability to block legislative progress?

    3. What does the Biden administration’s lawsuit against Texas indicate about the future of voting restrictions in the United States?

  3. Speaker 3


    ROUND 1, SPEAKER 3

    1. Is Kamala Harris a viable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024?

    2. What will be Eric Adams’ greatest obstacle to succeeding as the new mayor of New York City?

    3. What steps should Liz Cheney take to bolster her standing in the Republican Party?

  4. Speaker 4


    ROUND 1, SPEAKER 4

    1. What do election results in New Jersey and Virginia signal for Democratic hopes in 2022?

    2. Has the Biden administration done enough to reverse the Trump legacy on climate change?

    3. Should Republicans consider Trump’s Supreme Court appointments failures?

  5. Speaker 5


    ROUND 1, SPEAKER 5

    1. Is Ron DeSantis a viable candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024?

    2. Have vaccine mandates helped or hurt the Biden administration’s political capital?

    3. What will be the most significant implication of the FBI v. Fazaga case in the Supreme Court?

  6. Speaker 6


    ROUND 1, SPEAKER 6

    1. What steps should the Democratic Party take to improve the likelihood of holding control of the House and Senate in 2022?

    2. Will the House insurrection commission investigation result in any meaningful action against Donald Trump?

    3. Of the cases pending at the Supreme Court, which will have the most significant long term impact on U.S. legislation in the coming decade?

Round 2B - 2:00 PM (Extemp Prep @ 1:30)

  1. Speaker 1


    ROUND 2, SPEAKER 1

    1. What will be the most significant regional effect of the military coup in Sudan?

    2. Have the E.U and U.S. done enough to aid Afghan refugees?

    3. Has the shift in leadership from Benjamin Netanyahu to Naftali Bennett had any meaningful impact on Israel’s foreign policy?

  2. Speaker 2


    ROUND 2, SPEAKER 2

    1. Should the Biden administration take bolder action to support Taiwan against Chinese aggression?

    2. How should Iraq respond to the assassination attempt on Mustafa al-Kadhimi?

    3. What steps should the international community take to address the migrant crisis on the Belarus-Poland border?

  3. Speaker 3


    ROUND 2, SPEAKER 3

    1. Has the global community enabled Bashar al-Assad’s resurgence?

    2. How should Japan’s LDP respond to its strong electoral showing?

    3.  With Angela Merkel’s term coming to an end, who should step up as the next de-facto leader of the EU?

  4. Speaker 4


    ROUND 2, SPEAKER 4

    1. Should the United States intervene in the Tigray War?

    2. How can the ANC restore faith among the South African electorate?

    3. What lessons should India learn from its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic?

  5. Speaker 5


    ROUND 2, SPEAKER 5

    1. Is Nicolas Maduro losing his grip on power in Venezuela?

    2. Will agreements and pledges made at COP26 have any meaningful impact on the fight against climate change?

    3. How can the EU repair relations with Bosnia?

  6. Speaker 6


    ROUND 2, SPEAKER 6

    1. Is the global community underestimating the possibility of an ISIS resurgence?

    2. What should be the focus of the first North American summit in five years?

    3. Will the Biden administration’s approach to U.S.-Russian relations bear fruit?

Finals, Flight B- 5:00 PM (Extemp Prep@ 4:45)

  1. Speaker 1


    FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 1

    1. How should the Federal Reserve respond to spiking U.S. inflation rates?

    2. What steps should Brazil take to revive its fledgling economy?

    3. How will the slowdown in Russia’s economic growth impact the global economy?

  2. Speaker 2


    FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 2

    1. Will the climate crisis prompt reinvigorated global investment in nuclear energy?

    2. How optimistic should the Biden administration be about the U.S. job market after October job reports?

    3. What world power would stand to gain the most from economic investment in Africa?

  3. Speaker 3


    FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 3

    1. How will China’s increasing debt effect global economic growth?

    2. Will Facebook’s decision to rebrand as Meta pay off?

    3. Is it time for Jerome Powell to be replaced as chair of the Federal Reserve?

  4. Speaker 4


    FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 4

    1. What steps should China take to clean up its banking system?

    2. Is low consumer confidence in the United States economy well-founded?

    3. Should the U.S. government take stronger action to regulate Big Tech?

  5. Speaker 5


    FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 5

    1. Is the U.S. housing market heading toward another collapse?

    2. Was the U.K’s decision not to raise interest rates a mistake?

    3. Should the U.S. government increase oversight on personal stock trading apps like Robinhood?

  6. Speaker 6


    FINAL ROUND, SPEAKER 6

    1. Has the Biden administration missed its chance to meaningfully reduce student loan debt?

    2. What will be the most significant implication of the U.S. infrastructure bill on the U.S. economy in the next decade?

    3. Has Argentina taken enough action to warrant more faith in its economic recovery?