Extemp Questions 2018 May

• Has the GOP tax plan been good for the American middle class so far?
• Can Europe convince President Trump to stick with the JCPOA?
• Is the immigration policy of the Trump Administration bad for the US economic growth in the long term?
• Does the Trump Administration have a growing crisis with credibility?
• Will US withdrawal from the JCPOA make the Middle East less stable?
• Should DOD spending on cyberdefense be increased?
• Will public protests escalate during Vladimir Putin’s new term in office?
• Will Lebanon’s elections strengthen Hezbollah?
• Is the pro-democracy movement in Russia losing ground?
• Will American withdrawal from the nuclear deal push Iran closer to a nuclear weapon?
• Is criminal justice reform in the US a pipe dream?
• What can Facebook do to regain the trust of its users?
• \Is government corruption in Brazil improving?
• Can the GOP hold back a blue wave in the 2018 midterms?
• Is China using the issue of North Korea to leverage the Trump Administration?
• Is Kim Jong-un serious about peace on the Korean peninsula?
• Will Ireland vote to repeal its constitutional ban on abortion? 
• What should China do to address the growing problems of an aging population?
• Does President Trump have the leverage necessary to accomplish the denuclearization of North Korea?
• What role will China play in the nuclear talks between the US and North Korea?
• Will partisan tribalism push down voter turnout in the 2018 midterm elections?
• How long will Scott Pruitt last as head of the EPA?
• Should regulators block the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint?
• Are the economic prospects for Zimbabwe improving?
• Will secularism survive in Turkey?
• Is Netanyahu inching closer to direct armed conflict with Iran?
• What should the government of the Philippines do to control overcrowding in its jails?
• Is President Duterte’s violent war against drugs working?
• Will leaving the JCPOA make it more difficult to counter Iran’s influence across the Middle East?
• Will US withdrawal from the JCPOA push Iran closer to a nuclear weapon?
• Are free and fair elections possible in the DR Congo?
• Will new leadership bring positive reforms to Armenia?
• Can Argentina stabilize its currency?
• Does the disbanding of Eta signal progress towards peace between Basque separatists and the Spanish government?
• What does Eta’s decision to disband mean for the future of Basque independence?
• Can Brazil adequately cope with the influx of Venezuelan refugees?
• Has China’s One-Belt One-Road initiative already begun to erode America’s international influence?
• Will calling another early election backfire on Turkey’s President Erdogan?
• Is South Africa’s economy headed in the right direction?
• Are evangelical voters starting to break faith with President Trump?
• Is the word prepared for another Ebola outbreak in Africa?
• What should be done to rein in America’s rising maternal mortality rate?
• Is central Africa facing another Ebola crisis?
• Are the chances for a two-state Middle East peace deal dead?
• What more should Congress do more to protect Americans’ personal data online
• Is America moving closer to regime change as the strategy for Iran?
• How much will US withdrawal from the JCPOA affect nuclear talks with North Korea?
• Does the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem mark a major turning point in the Israel-Palestine peace process?
• Does US foreign policy under President Trump rely too heavily on symbolism over policy substance?
• Has America grown complacent with violence in schools?
• Will the US avoid a trade war with China?
• Will Trump Administration moves to cut Title X funding motivate Democratic voters to turn up at the polls in the 2018 midterms?
• Is Net Neutrality a lost cause?
• Should the operation of substance abuse treatment facilities be more tightly monitored and regulated?
• What does the re-election of Maduro mean for the future of Venezuela?
• Will new US sanctions bring Iran back to the negotiating table?
• What role will China play in the nuclear discussions between the US and North Korea?
• Is America angling towards regime change in Iran?
• Does America still face the likelihood of a trade war with China?
• Can the US and North Korea agree on a path for denuclearization?
• Is Michael Cohen a political liability for President Trump?
• Will Democrats be able to raise voter turnout enough to win in the 2018 midterms?
• Is the Middle East on the verge of larger scale war?
• Can Facebook fix its fake news problem?
• Does withdrawal from the JCPOA drive a major wedge between the US and European allies?
• Does the US backing out of the nuclear deal strengthen hardliners in the Iranian leadership?
• Is democracy gaining strength across Africa?
• Can Europe keep the JCPOA deal alive?
• Is moving the US embassy to Jerusalem good for the Mideast peace process?
• Is Theresa May’s Brexit planning on track?
• Can the Yemeni government restore stability?
• Does America need a new large-scale civil rights movement to address racial inequality?
• How much of a role will the gun control debate play in the 2018 midterms?
• Can the Trump Administration fix America’s broken immigration system?
• Have the efforts of the Trump Administration on North Korea been a failure?
• Does the national Democratic Party need a big shake-up in its leadership?
• Is government corruption in Afghanistan insurmountable?
• What more can the federal government do to stop the occurrence of revenge porn?
• Has the GOP tax cut insufficiently benefited America’s middle class?
• Should America curb arms sales to Saudi Arabia?
• Has South Korea’s President Moon lost his political credibility?
• How much will Ireland liberalize its abortion laws?
• Can the new government in Italy find a path forward on necessary economic reforms?
• Can President Maduro turn around he Venezuelan economy?
• Is the Trump Administration angling to remove Rod Rosenstein?
• Will President Trump’s renegotiation of NAFTA prove successful for America’s economy?
• How much will a trade war with international allies hurt America’s economy?
• Will President Trump maintain the support of Congressional Republicans?
• Can the Trump Administration successfully strike a better deal on NAFTA?
• Is the Trump Administration’s focus on the trade deficit detrimental to the US economy overall?