Extemp Questions - 2025 November

•  Will Bolivia’s new President build closer ties with the US?
• What steps should Congress take to address America’s debt growth?
• Will Trump Administration officials face any consequences for extrajudicial killings of suspected drug smugglers?
• Does the Democratic Party have a gerontocracy problem?
• Does President Trump have a realistic view of the health of the American economy?
• Will the Supreme Court side with Trump on the constitutionality of his tariffs?
• Is resistance to the Trump agenda growing?
• Can Elon Musk work his way back into Trump’s good graces?
• Will Congress pass an extension of Obamacare subsidies before they expire?
• Do Congressional Republicans have a viable health care plan?
• Will Kash Pate be forced out as FBI Director?
• Have the Democrats lost faith in the leadership of Chuck Schumer?
• Is the Gaza peace deal still on track?
• Does Donald Trump have a clear successor in leadership of the Republican Party?
• Are President Trump’s economic policies doing long-term damage to American consumer confidence?
• Are Trump Administration policies finding success in bringing manufacturing back to the US?
• What do the results of the off-year elections signal about the Democrats chances in the 2026 midterms?
• Have President Trump’s meetings with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine been a wasted effort?
• Does the Epstein file pose a significant threat to President Trump’s political support?
• Should Congress pass a national data protection law?
• Will Republicans be able to count on the support of Latino voters in the 2026 midterms?
• What impact will the Trump Administration’s deportation policies have on American immigration in the long run?
• Are President Trump’s economic policies driving the economy into stagflation?
• Will Medicaid work requirements significantly reduce waste and fraudulent spending?
• Does Mandani’s election in New York reflect the future of the Democratic Party?
• Will the expansion of executive power under President Trump be accepted by Congress in the long run?
• Is the rebuilding of Syria still on track?
• Should the international community play a more involved role in the stabilization of Haiti?
• Has RFK Jr. done lasting damage to America’s public health system?
• Can the public norms broken by the Trump Presidency be restored?
• Has President Trump already done long-term damage to the independence of the Federal Reserve?
• Will the immigration policies of the Trump White House alter migration flows to the US in the long run?
• Does the Republican Party have a problem with extremism growing within its ranks?
• Is the next version of the Tea Party brewing within the Democratic Party?
• Will Republican cuts to health spending reinvigorate the debate around single-payer healthcare?
• Have Republicans in Congress started to push back on the excesses of the Trump White House?
• Have Congressional Republicans lost their credibility in the debate over deficit spending and the national debt?
• Will President Trump follow through on plans to send out tariff dividend checks?
• Why aren’t job markets responding better to President Trump’s economic policies?
• What should the Indian government do to bring air pollution under control in their major cities?
• Will investigators be allowed to fully pursue Epstein’s financial ties?
• Would any peace deal endorsed by the Trump White House appear as a capitulation to Russia?
• What should be done to rebuild the trade relationship between the US and China?
• Will the Trump White House be forced to reverse cuts made to America’s social safety net?
• Will Congressional Republicans pay a price in the midterms for cuts to ACA subsidies?
• Is the Trump White House out of touch with how Americans are experiencing the economy?
• What should Congress do to get illegal sports betting under control?
• Has America’s experiment with legalized gambling been a failure?
• How long can President Trump continue to deflect from the Epstein controversy?
• Has America’s experiment with legalized cannabis been a failure?
• Will Canada become a global energy superpower?
• Do closer ties with Qatar pose a significant national security risk for the US?
• Will President Trump convince Saudi Arabia to sign on to the Abraham Accords?
• What should Congress do to address growing income inequality?
• Is the AI bubble keeping up America’s economy?
• Is the AI economic bubble about to burst?
• Does growing consumer debt pose a significant threat to the US economy?
• Are Trump Administration policies driving Latino voters away from the Republican Party?
• What can the Democrats do to win back Latino voters?
• Can Republicans rely on recent gains among minority voters for the 2026 midterms? 
• Can Ukraine continue to rely on support from the US?
• Is the MAGA base starting to split with President Trump?
• Will President Trump follow through on his plans to shutter FEMA?
• How well are developing nations coping with the loss of USAID?
• Will drought force Iran to abandon major cities?
• Has drought related to climate-change become a major factor in global migration patterns?
• Do Pacific island nations be able to reshape global efforts around climate change before it’s too late?
• Does the UN COP process still play a meaningful role in the global efforts around climate change?
• Can MBS successfully diversify Saudi Arabia’s economy?
• Is America resting old mistakes by backing Syria’s interim government?
• Will Netanyahu get a pardon?
• What should Congress do to address the root causes of rising health care costs?
• What should Congress do to address the skyrocketing cost of higher education?
• Is AI slop taking over the Internet?
• Will Australia’s social media ban withstand legal challenge?
• Will Congress find a compromise to extend ACA subsidies?
• What measures should the Nigerian government take to prevent further kidnappings?
• Is China on track to supplant the US as the dominant global naval power?
• Has Pete Hegseth committed war crimes?
• Will the Trump White House launch an invasion to execute regime change in Venezuela?
• What should the South African government do to prevent violence against women?
• Does President Trump’s interference in foreign elections damage America’s standing on the global stage?
• Has Europe lost interest in a new Iran nuclear deal?
• Is Europe adapting to its changed relationship with the US in Trump's second term?
• Will Bolivia’s new government move to normalize diplomatic relations with the US?
• What can be done to prevent the fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan from escalating?
• Does the international community have any way to leverage the Taliban to moderate its social law in Afghanistan?
• What should be done to rebuild ties between India and Bangladesh?
• Will new elections bring further political chaos in Bangladesh?
• Are foreign aid groups fighting a listing battle against Haiti’s gangs?
• Will American agriculture survive a second Trump term?