A. Open Extemp Speaking Event Prompts

Round 1 10:00AM

  1. Speaker 1


    1.      What signal was China sending to the U.S. with its spy balloon?

    2.      Should the British government withdraw from the Northern Ireland Protocol?

    3.      Should the British Conservative Party roll back Brexit?

  2. Speaker 2


    1.      Will 2023 be a year of disorder across Central Asia?

    2.      Will Pope Francis’ African visits provide a boost for LGBTQ+ rights across Africa?

    Does Bangladesh need to loosen restrictions on Rohingya refugees?Should Australia become a republic?

  3. Speaker 3


    1.      Could the Wagner Group become a threat to Vladimir Putin’s hold on power?

    2.      Why has Argentina failed to tame its inflation crisis?

    What steps should the new Brazilian government take to better protect the Amazon?

  4. Speaker 4


    1.      Are neighboring countries making Peru’s democratic crisis worse?

    2.      Can India provide significant counter-terrorism assistance to African nations?

    3.      Have Western oil sanctions on Russia failed?

  5. Speaker 5


    1.      Should Peru move its elections forward?

    2.      What should be Pervez Musharraf’s legacy?

    3.      Are Egypt’s economic difficulties a threat to al-Sisi’s regime?

  6. Speaker 6


    1.      Has Myanmar’s junta lost control of the country?

    2.      Should Mercosur seek a free trade agreement with China?

    Who is winning the “shadow war” between Iran and Israel?

Round 2 11:30AM

  1. Speaker 1


    1.      Will the DNC’s alterations to its primary calendar cost it New Hampshire in 2024?

    2.      Did the Biden administration appropriately respond to the Chinese spy balloon?

    Should Karine Jean-Pierre be replaced as White House Press Secretary?

  2. Speaker 2


    1.      Should the U.S. provide fighter jets to Ukraine?

    2.      How could Nikki Haley capture the 2024 Republican presidential nomination?

    To what extent will the horrific death of Tyre Nichols impact the debate over police reform?

  3. Speaker 3


    1.      Will the mainstream American media ever regain the trust of the public?

    2.      Does Kyrsten Sinema have a path to return to the Senate in 2024?

    To what degree did Governor Ron DeSantis win his fight with the College Board over AP African American Studies?

  4. Speaker 4


    1.      Is the U.S. dangerously escalating the Russia-Ukraine War?

    2.      Should entertainment awards continue to divide acting categories by gender?

    3.      Can the Federal Reserve tame inflation without creating a recession?

  5. Speaker 5


    1.      How will artificial intelligence affect the lives of Americans over the next decade?

    2.      Is the GOP’s FairTax Act a big gift to Democrats?

    3.      How can the U.S. enhance electric vehicle adoption while simultaneously reducing negative environmental impacts such a policy would have on developing nations?

  6. Speaker 6


    1.       Should Joe Manchin run for president in 2024?

    2.      Does the U.S. need to alter its present relationship with Ethiopia?

    Should Congress abolish the debt ceiling?

Finals (IMP Semifinal) 4:00PM

  1. Speaker 1


    1.      Will the placing of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert on the House Oversight Committee hurt the GOP’s 2024 electoral prospects?

    2.      How much longer will the Syrian Civil War last?

    What is the most important case that the Supreme Court will hear in its next term?

  2. Speaker 2


    1.      Does the world need a new global convention about the moon?

    2.      Has the Biden administration responded poorly to his mishandling of classified documents?

    Is South Africa’s “developmental state” policy failing?

  3. Speaker 3


    1.      Are criminal charges against Alec Baldwin a case of prosecutorial overreach?

    2.      How can Chris Hipkins steer New Zealand’s Labour Party to victory later this year?

    3.      Have discipline policies become too lax in America’s schools?

  4. Speaker 4


    1.      Is Peru’s state of emergency making its political situation worse?

    2.      Will George Santos serve his full term?

    Should Chinese policymakers worry about its shrinking population?

  5. Speaker 5


    1.      To what extent is U.S. inflation driven by corporate profits?

    2.      Why has the international community found it difficult to curtail North Korea’s nuclear program?

    3.      How far should the U.S. go in assisting Somalia’s fight against al-Shabab?

  6. Speaker 6


    1.      What would a post-globalization world look like?

    2.      Should the U.S. begin to treat Mexican cartel leaders the same as terrorists?

    Is Germany’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict misguided?

  7. Speaker 7


    1.      How would a President DeSantis change American education policy?

    2.      Should Saudi Arabia cease its funding of LIV Golf?

    3.      Should the U.S. put more money into nuclear fusion research?