A. Open Extemporaneous Speak Event Prompts

8:00AM - Round 1, Pattern A (Extemp Prep @ 7:45am)

  1. Speaker 1


    Will U.S. consumer spending levels decline in the next economic quarter?

    Is North Korea running out of foreign policy options?

    Should stratospheric aerosol injections be used to combat climate change? 

  2. Speaker 2


     

    Should Chinese companies be barred from owning U.S. farmland?

    Is the Arctic the next major battleground between global powers?

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

  3. Speaker 3


     

    Does the U.S. need to make more investments in its air defense networks?

    What does Israel need to do to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham Accords?

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

  4. Speaker 4


     

    1. Should “medical aid-in-dying” laws be made universal throughout the United States?

    2. Should China abandon the Belt & Road Initiative?

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

  5. Speaker 5


     

    1. Should Congress repeal the Iraq war authorization?

    2. Has the Erdogan government effectively responded to the Kahramanmaras earthquake?

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

  6. Speaker 6


     

    1. Was President Biden’s State of the Union speech a success?

    2. What does the future of European energy look like?

    3. Should the EU open formal membership negotiations with Ukraine? 

4:30pm, Round 2, Pattern A (Ext Draw @ 4:15pm)

  1. Speaker 1


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

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

    Should Joe Manchin run for president in 2024? 

  2. Speaker 2


    Why has Argentina failed to tame its inflation crisis?

    What will be the most important governor’s race of the 2024 cycle?

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

  3. Speaker 3


    Have Western oil sanctions on Russia failed?

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

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

  4. Speaker 4


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

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

    Should the British government withdraw from the Northern Ireland Protocol? 

  5. Speaker 5


    Are neighboring countries making Peru’s democratic crisis worse?

    Should Congress abolish the debt ceiling?

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

    reform? 

  6. Speaker 6


    Should the British Conservative Party roll back Brexit?

    How can the U.S. enhance electric vehicle adoption while simultaneously reducing

    negative environmental impacts such a policy would have on developing nations?

    Does Bangladesh need to loosen restrictions on Rohingya refugees? 

7:00pm (or ASAP): All Awards

  1. Speaker 1


     

    1. Can George Santos weather the storm of controversy surrounding him and hold on to his Congressional seat?

    2. What will be the consequences for South Africa of joining naval exercises with Russia and China?

    3. What is required to implement a successful national wastewater surveillance system? 

  2. Speaker 2


     

    1. Does New Mexico have a strong case for involuntary manslaughter against Alec Baldwin?

    2. Will China’s rising COVID-19 case count result in a fresh backlash against the government?

    3. What must the United States Supreme Court do to improve its security against leaks? 

  3. Speaker 3


     

    1. Will scrutiny over Joe Biden’s misplaced government documents cause the Justice Department to back-off on its investigation of Donald Trump?

    2. What must Peru’s government do to quell violent protests there?

    3. What must Southwest Airlines do to rehabilitate its image with travelers? 

  4. Speaker 4


     

    1. What does India need to do to ensure long lasting stability in Myanmar?

    2. Will Democrats succeed in expanding automatic voter registration laws?

    3. Can Illinois’ ban on high-power guns survive ongoing challenges in the courts? 

  5. Speaker 5


     

    1. What impact will America’s decision to call the Wagner Group a Transnational Criminal Organization have on the group?

    2. What steps must Donald Trump take if he wishes to improve his standing in the polls?

    3. Is the Space Launch System going to remain NASA’s go-to rocket for a return to the

      moon? 

  6. Speaker 6


     

    1. What steps can the Indian government take to strengthen its military cooperation with the United States?

    2. Can Donald Trump rely on evangelical Christians in the 2024 elections?

    3. Will Kevin McCarthy’s concessions to members of the Republican House Caucus prevent

      a timely deal to raise the debt ceiling?