Extemp Questions

From September/October 2012

• Is a jobless economy sufficient for America?
• Should The Fed continue quantitative easing policies?
• How can the Romney-Ryan campaign effectively communicate with American middle-class voters?
• Will the risk of sequestration be enough incentive for Congress to push through real deficit reforms?
• What can be done to bring the Shabab militia under control in Somalia?
• Can the ECB save the Euro?
• Should America be more actively involved in Syria’s civil war?
• Is the Arab Spring moving in the right direction?
• Is further regulation of large investment banks necessary?
• Is real political reform in Japan on the horizon?
• Should the UN take more action in Syria?
• Can diplomacy succeed in Syria?
• How far abroad will Syria’s unrest spread?
• Will fighting in Syria spark regional sectarian violence?
• What role will gay marriage play in the Presidential election?
• Will another round of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve help America’s lingering unemployment?
• Can democracy thrive in Libya?
• Should Israel push to fully integrate the West Bank into the Israeli state?
• Is an ECB bailout of Spain’s economy necessary?
• Can anything be done to reduce corruption in Eastern Europe?
• What can be done to improve America’s approval rating in the international community?
• Will German opposition to large bailouts block financial reforms in the Euro Zone?
• Should America adopt a cap and trade program to reduce carbon emissions?
• Do the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates still have the ability to change voter’s minds?
• Will Romney’s 47% remark sink his campaign?
• Is significant entitlement reform a necessary part of resolving the US debt crisis?
• Does Iran’s continued development of nuclear weapons mark a failure of President Obama’s foreign policy?
• Will Israel take unilateral military action to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons?
• Should America take more proactive measures to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon?
• Should Congress cut foreign aid to Egypt?
• Is the Doha round of global trade talks dead?
• Has China’s membership in the WTO been good for the global economy?
• What actions should the UN take to make long term development efforts in Africa more successful?
• Should Social Security have a means test?
• What can be done to reduce anti-American sentiment in the Middle East?
• Can bi-partisan cooperation be restored in Congress?
• Do the Presidential debates still have the ability to influence crucial undecided voters?
• Have coalition forces been successful in training and preparing the Afghan armed forces?
• What does the future hold for Libya?
• Can Middle Eastern nations turn the chaos of the Arab Spring into lasting political reforms?
• Should the UN do more to assist Libya with improving it’s security?
• Should violence between NATO and Afghan security forces delay the withdrawal of NATO combat troops?
• Can the ECB’s purchase of sovereign debt stave off a break-up of the Euro?
• Have central banks’ continuation of quantitative easing programs put the global economy at greater risk?
• Can Egypt’s President Morsi curb anti-American sentiment in the region?
• Has the influence of labor unions on US national elections become irrelevant?
• Has the Occupy Wall Street accomplished anything substantive?
• Can the Congress party lead real economic reform in India?
• What does the future hold for nuclear power in Japan?
• Should economic sanctions against Myanmar be lifted?
• Will the strained relationship between China and Japan hard the global economy?
• Is real political reform in Russia possible?
• Should Britain leave the EU?
• Will the Obama Administration’s record on unemployment cost the President black voters?
• Does India face significant political upheaval in the near term?
• Will proposed Medicare changes cost the Romney-Ryan ticket elderly voters?
• Can India continue to build its middle class?
• Is military action necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons?
• Should America loosen its immigration policies?
• Is the entrepreneurial spirit of the American economy waning?
• Can reforms to the LIBOR rate be made effective?
• Do changes to the LIBOR rate pose a significant risk to Britain's economic recovery?
• How can bipartisanship be restored in Congress?
• Should the United States negotiate directly with Iran to preven the development of nuclear weapons?