Monday, January 4, 2021

Extemp Questions 2020 December

  • Will President Trump attempt to pardon himself?
  • What’s next for his family after President Trump leaves office?
  • Can a new Biden administration successfully rebuild the State Department?
  • What will it take to restore America’s international role in protecting human rights?
  • Will more diversity and inclusion in the Biden cabinet help it govern better?
  • What will Russia’s expanded role in the former Soviet republics mean for the region?
  • Will the approval of COVID vaccines result in lax adherence to public health guidelines ahead of mss vaccinations?
  • Should America legalize assisted suicide for the terminally ill?
  • Can the American economy find a way to recover from COVID-19 without making economic inequality worse?
  • Has globalization undermined the ‘American Dream’?
  • Is it time for the US to expand the use of nuclear power?
  • Has President Trump abused the pardon power?
  • Is the two-party system bad for American democracy?
  • What can America do to position its economic recovery to better compete with China?
  • Will the anti-vaccine movement slow America’s recovery from COVD-19?
  • What should the international community do to crack down on the use of forced labor in global supply chains?
  • Has Fox News lost the trust of the Republican base?
  • Is further Israeli annexation of West Bank territory inevitable?
  • Will the incoming Biden administration back the BDS movement against Israel?
  • Should more be done to end corruption on world athletics?
  • What should be done to combat growing food insecurity around the world?
  • Should Congressional Democrats hold out to get a larger COVID stimulus package?
  • What does China’s mission to the moon signal for the future of space exploration?
  • Will developing nationals get passed over when it comes to global COID vaccinations?
  • Can Boeing regain the public’s trust?
  • Does the relationship between Australia and China need a reset?
  • Is Germany’s AFD party losing ground?
  • Is the strained relationship between Qatar and Saudi Arabia improving?
  • Can anything be done to improve political polling in America?
  • How long will it take for the US economy to recover from COVID?
  • How important will President Trump be to Georgia’s special election?
  • Will Ireland’s Good Friday agreement become a casualty of Brexit?
  • Where does the GOP go from here as a political party?
  • Will anyone be held responsible for the Beirut port explosion?
  • What will a Biden presidency mean for foreign policy?
  • Is content moderation on social media an unsolvable problem?
  • What should Nigeria do to better protect schoolchildren from being kidnapped?
  • What legacy has the Arab Spring left on the Middle East?
  • What role should the US play in the growing tensions between Australia and China?
  • Can Biden keep the left and center of the Democratic Party in line?
  • How should the US respond to unprecedented cyber-espionage by Russia?
  • How safe are Americans in cyberspace?
  • What more should the US do to push back on China’s actions in Hong Kong?
  • Where does China turn next to compete with America on the global stage?
  • Does American national security strategy need to refocus attention back onto great power conflict?
  • How will Republicans define themselves in the post-Trump era?
  • How long will COVID dominate the agenda of the incoming Biden administration?
  • Should the US launch retaliatory cyberattacks against Russia?
  • Is the peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the brink of collapse?
  • How much will remote learning set back the education of America’s school children?
  • Will the Biden administration push for additional COVID stimulus spending?
  • What’s next for the relationship between the EU and the UK?
  • Is it time for Turkey’s membership in NATO to end?
  • What will another election mean for Israel’s political future?
  • Will Bibi Netanyahu survive another election?
  • Should the federal government establish a regulatory agency for tech companies?
  • Is Macron marginalizing France’s muslims?
  • Can Boris Johnson stave off another Scottish independence referendum?
  • How much damage will Brexit do to the UK economy in the short term?
  • What is the endgame for the ongoing conflict in the Horn of Africa?
  • Can Biden bring Iran back to the table to renegotiate the JCPOA?
  • Is a sustainable peace in Afghanistan possible?
  • Are cryptocurrencies the future of money?
  • Is the US abandoning the issue of human rights around the world?