Thursday, August 4, 2016

Extemp Questions 2016 July

July

  • What effect will the Brexit have on the NATO alliance/
  • Will the scandal around her State Department emails be an albatross around the neck of Hillary Clinton’s campaign?
  • Will the release of the Chilcot report create any political fallout in the UK?
  • Will the relationship between race and police use of force be a key issue for the 2016 election?
  • How should the Bank of England best support the British economy post-Brexit
  • How will the British exit changge the EU?
  • Should the UN do more to combat international human trafficking?
  • Should the UK delay invoking Article Fifty as long as possible?
  • Is Bipartisanship in the US Senate dead?
  • How much will “Emailgate” hurt the Clinton campaign?
  • Should Congress do more to address racial disparity among America’s incarcerated populations?
  • Should the federal government enact stricter regulations on private prisons and jails?
  • Is the rampant mistreatment of inmates at Riker’s Island a problem that New York City can solve?
  • Will Italy be the next to leave the EU?
  • How will the special relationship between the US and the UK change with Brexit?
  • Is the low price of oil slowing the adoption of renewable energy sources in the US?
  • Is progress on global climate change being slowed by the low cost of oil?
  • Will the growing Chinese middle-class push the government for democratic reforms?
  • Will continued economic problems end the reign of the Zanu PF in Zimbabwe?
  • Does Zimbabwe face imminent economic collapse?
  • What should be done to solve Italy’s banking crisis?
  • What steps should the European Central Bank take after Brexit to ensure economic stability?
  • Are important constitutional changes on the horizon for Japan?
  • Has “Abe-nomics” been successful for Japan?
  • How soon will the new British PM push forward with Brexit negotiations?
  • Are Italy’s economic woes about to get a lot worse?
  • Is the American justice system incapable of adequately dealing with drug users?
  • Is it time for federal laws on marijuana to change?
  • Is South Africa in need of major political reform?
  • Will political turmoil in Turkey encourage Kurds to declare an independent state?
  • Should the UN impose sanctions on South Sudan?
  • Can the US and Russia find a way to cooperate against ISIS forces in Syria?
  • Is the US facing the rise of a new Civil Rights Movement under the mantle of the black lives matter movement?
  • Does the failed coup in Turkey risk worsening the crisis in Syria?
  • What should China do to get a handle on the air pollution in its major cities?
  • Will Turkey’s President Erdogan use the failed coup attempt to strengthen his grip on power?
  • How can Prime Minister Theresa May make Brexit successful?
  • Can Hillary Clinton unite the factions of the Democratic Party?
  • Is Robert Mugabe’s time near an end?
  • Where do Bernie Sanders’ supporters go from here?
  • Does the record unfavorable numbers of the nominees signal a failure of the two-party system in the US?