Extemp Questions 2025 February

•  Is Trump driving America towards a new era of international isolationism?
• Will Trump’s new tariffs spark a global trade war?
• Will new tariffs by the Trump White House backfire on the American economy?
• Will the American public accept the short term economic costs of President Trump’s planned tariffs?
• Will President Trump's decision to end TPS programs cost Republicans the support Latino voters in the midterms?
• Will Congressional Republicans go along with the Trump Administration’s plans to end the Department of Education?
• Can Congolese forces push the M23 militia out of Goma?
• How much will rising trade tensions with the US drive down global economic growth?
• Has President Trump done long-term damage to America’s soft power abroad?
• Will President Trump’s trade actions do more harm than good for the American economy?
• Will M23 militia forces push further west into the DR Cnngo?
• Is the political firewall against Germany’s AFD party breaking apart?
• Does Elon Musk have too much control over the federal government?
• Is global AI development making a pivotal shift in China’s favor?
• Are extremist settlers in the West Bank being emboldened by the Trump White House?
• Is the Netanyahu government enabling settler violence in the West Bank?
• Does President Trump have an achievable legislative agenda?
• Will the American public be patient with the Trump White House over continuing high prices?
• What can the Democrats do to win back working class voters?
• Will President Trump’s economic policies cost him the support of working class voters?
• Can the Trump White House be trusted to enforce government ethics laws?
• Are deportations by the Trump Administration starting to show significant economic effects?
• Will right-wing populism continue to make gains in Europe’s upcoming elections?
• Will the Trump-Musk partnership last?
• How will Germany’s new leadership change national policy towards migrants?
• Will the ceasefire in Gaza continue to hold?
• Is phase two of the Gaza peace deal achievable?
• Is Netanyahu using Gaza as a distraction to annex the West Bank?
• What can Germany’s new leadership do to turn around the economy?
• Will Kash Patel leadership do lasting damage to the institution of the FBI?
• Is DOGE doing more harm than good?
• Has DOGE been successful at finding the waste, fraud and abuse it was supposed to root out?
• Will President Trump ease sanctions against Russia?
• Has the change in US policy towards Ukraine shifted the Russian public's view of the war?
• Can Zelenskyy provide more support to Ukraine?
• Can Europe still rely on the US as a security ally?
• Has Germany’s far-right been successful at normalizing their political views?
• Will Trump follow through on plans to move the Palestinians out of Gaza?
• Should Europe build its own military?
• Has Germany’s AFD party reached its political zenith?
• Can Bolsonaro still make a political comeback in Brazil?
•  Will the fighting in the DR Congo spill over into a larger regional conflict?
• Will the AFD continue to gain support across Germany?
• What can be done to reverse the breakdown in the relationship between Ukraine and the Trump White House?
• Can Europe ramp up defense production in time to save Ukraine?

Extemp Questions 2025 January

• Has Elon Musk stepped over the line in his criticism of UK government officials?
• Wili Trumpʻs proposed Department of Government Efficiency be successful?
• Do President Trump’s pardons of the January 6’th convicts legitimize the use of political violence?
• Will he sekona Trump teremana pūhā he boundaries of ethics and conflict of interest laws past the breaking point?
• Will Congressional Republicans go along with President Trump’s economic agenda?
• What legacy will Biden leave office with?
• What actions should Congress take to address America’s mental health crisis?
• Can Lebanon’s new President bring the country out of its downward spiral?
• What will Trudeau’s resignation mean for the Canada’s political future?
• Has Bukele’s security strategy been a success for El Salvador?
• Will the UK be forced into paying reparations to former slave colonies?
• Is the mainstream news ready for a second Trump presidency?
• Is Trump serious about buying Greenland?
• Will Trump follow through on his promise for tariffs?
• How soon will Syria be safe enough for refugees to return?
• Will the West support the transitional government in Syria?
• Can Syria’s new leadership be trusted to protect minorities?
• Has the war in Sudan reached a turning point?
• In progress being made in restoring stability to Haiti?
• Are North Korean troops an effective force against Ukraine?
• Can Maduro control enough of a political consensus to keep himself in power?
• Can Trump get a wider Middle East peace deal in his second term?
• How should the US engage with the Maduro government in Venezuela?
• Who will follow Trudeau as Canada’s Prime Minister?
• Is Congress doing enough to address the growing costs of natural disasters?
• Should America be doing more to ensure the future of arctic security?
• Will Mexico’s new President cooperate with Donald Trump’s plans for dealing with migration?
• Will Iran develop nuclear weapons in 2025?
• Will the Trump White House allow Israel to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities?
• Can anything be done to break through the political deadlock in South Korea?
• Will the Gaza ceasefire hold?
• Will the Trump Executiive Order on birthright citizenship withstand legal scrutiny?
• Will the Gaza deal collapse the Netanyahu government?
• What will Netanyahu’s trial mean for Gaza and the West Bank?
• Will the new influx of aid to Gaza be enough to stave off a large-scale humanitarian crisis?
• Who will govern Gaza?
• How good are the prospects for expanding the Gaza ceasefire into a lasting peace agreement?
• Can the international fast-fashion industry make real progress on sustainability?
• What impact will America’s withdrawal from the Paris Accords have in the short term?
• I What action should the new Congress take to address the growing problem of homelessness across America?
• Will the legalization of same-sex marriage in Thailand become a model for other Asian nations?
• Will fighting in the Congo grow into a larger regional war in central Africa?
• Has mainstream news learned how to adapt to the rapid changes of the attention economy?
• Are the Trump Administration’s deportation actions sustainable?
• Will President Trump’s demands over migration drive Laotian America countries closer to China?
• Does the political opposition to Lukashenko have any chance for success in Belarus?
• Can Congressional Democrats learn how to keep up with the pace of Trump's executive orders?
• What impact will the Trump Administration's pause on foreign aid have on global humanitarian aid efforts?
• Will Trump Administration plans to shrink the federal workforce have a disproportionate impact on minorities?

Extemp Questions 2025 December

• Should India have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council?
• Is the international threat posed by North Korea growing?
• Will the second Trump presidency do permanent damage to the institutional norms of the federal government?
• Will Robert Kennedy Jr. be confirmed by the Senate?
• Will Tulsi Gabbard make it through Senate confirmation?
• Can the global community come to a consensus on tackling plastic pollution?
• Can the Assad regime in Syria survive a renewed rebel offensive?
• Can France’s minority government survive a vote of no confidence?
• Can a politically divided France find a way to deal with its cooking fiscal problems?
• Has too much of the burden for solving climate change been placed onto developing nations?
• Is the US acting too late to counter China’s soft-power influence in sub-Saharan Africa?
• Will South Korea’s President be removed from office?
• What does the future hold for Syria in the short term?
• Can the rise in the value of Bitcoin be sustained?
• Will Russia be able to maintain its influence in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime?
• Is Syria entering a new period of prolonged political turmoil?
• Will the political instability in Japan embolden China?
• Will the fall of the Assad regime embolden Kurdish forces seeking an independent state?
• Will the end of the Assad regime see a change in European migration policy?
• Is a government shutdown in France inevitable?
• Will a second Trump presidency weaken US alliances in Europe?
• Will Trump be able to keep the Republican majority in line with his second term agenda?
• How much power can Russia still wield in the Middle East?
• Will the end of the Assad government mean a quick return for Syrian refugees?
• Is Georgia’s political crisis getting worse?
• Is Syria without Assad headed down the same path as Libya?
• Will early elections create a stable coalition government in Germany?
• Is the far right in Austria gaining more political legitimacy?
• Can Olaf Scholz keep Germany’s far-right out of power?
• Will Olaf Scholz win a second term?
• Will the incoming Congress push through major cuts to Medicaid?
• Can a unified government under Trump successfully push through entitlement reforms?
• Will Congress be able to avoid a government shutdown?
• Is Germany taking the right stance towards support for Ukraine?
• Will the incoming Trump administration take steps towards ending birthright citizenship?
• How long can Ukraine continue to hold territory in Kursk?
• What steps should the incoming Congress take to address the growing problem of homelessness?
• Are global markets being driven too much by the future promise of AI?
• Will Trump be able to bring Republican factions in the House into alignment with his legislative agenda?
• Will the Fed continue to lower interest rates in 2025?
• Is America’s housing market headed for another crash?
• Can China stabilize its real estate sector?
• Is there more the Chinese government should be doing to reduce youth unemployment?
• Will Biden finalize the Equal Right Amendment before he leaves office?
• Will the loss of Russian gas push Europe to provide more support to Ukraine?
• Does Pakistan’s ballistic missile development pose an emerging threat to the US?
• How long can Myanmar’s military junta hold onto power?