Full Tournament Extemp Topics
South Carolina NFL District, Gail L. Nicholas
Written By - Maurice and Rachel Africh
Contents
Domestic Extemp (DX) Prelims 1-----------------------------------------------------3
Domestic Extemp (DX) Prelims 2-----------------------------------------------------5
Domestic Extemp (DX) Prelims 3-----------------------------------------------------7
Domestic Extemp (DX) Semis---------------------------------------------------------9
Domestic Extemp (DX) Finals -------------------------------------------------------11
International Extemp (IX) Prelims 1----------------------------------------------13
International Extemp (IX) Prelims 2----------------------------------------------15
International Extemp (IX) Prelims 3----------------------------------------------17
International Extemp (IX) Semis ---------------------------------------------------19
International Extemp (IX) Finals --------------------------------------------------21
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Domestic Extemp (DX) Prelims 1 - Healthcare
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Does the lack of proper medical diagnoses make American sports too dangerous?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Will Obamacare meet all expectations, or fall short?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Should the Government give more federal subsidies to cancer research?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. What are the chances of Obamacare being successful?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Should stem cell research be stopped?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Is the Affordable Care Act an example of practical healthcare policy?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Where do policy-makers stand on enforcing the Affordable Care Act?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Does the Government have the right to force Americans to have healthcare?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Is our healthcare system in need of reform?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. If Obamacare were abandoned, should we apply a new system or stick with the old one?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Should the Federal Government have the right to dictate state abortion laws?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Should Americans be required to test for high blood pressure on a regular basis?
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Domestic Extemp (DX) Prelims 2 – Technology/Business
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Does Google have a chance at infiltrating the computer market?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Is technology growing too quickly?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Should businesses be required to enforce stricter cyber security?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Are US and NASA still active in space exploration?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. How have insurance companies been affected by Obamacare?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Is the use of data mining for businesses infringing on the rights of consumers?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Is foreign competition threatening the US automotive industry?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. What do technological advancements in the medical field mean for the future of
healthcare?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Should the US privatize NASA?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. How important is cyber security in the business world?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Does Amazon represent the future of business and commerce?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Will technological advancements hit a wall, or will new discoveries continue?
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Domestic Extemp (DX) Prelims 3 - Economy
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. How has the national deficit affected the US economy?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. How has Colorado been affected by the legalization of marijuana?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Is the US economy in danger of collapse?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. How have budget cuts affected the US military?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Should US corporations be required to raise the minimum wage?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. What has the Government done since the shutdown to positively affect the economy?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. How does the US economy compare to foreign markets?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Is the US welfare system in need of reform?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Has President Obama helped or hindered the US economy in his second term in office?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Should the Federal Reserve reduce their economic stimulus package?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. How would a minimum wage increase affect the US economy?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. How has the Federal Reserve’s stimulus package affected the US economy?
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Domestic Extemp (DX) Semis – Foreign Relations
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Should the US still afford diplomatic immunity for foreign diplomats?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. What has John Kerry done to strengthen foreign relations?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Should the US intervene in the Russia/Ukraine conflict?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Are US diplomats welcome in other countries?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Should the US re-impose strict sanctions on Iran?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. What is the current state of US-North Korean relations?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. How has the US affected change in the Middle East in recent years?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Is the United States still a major world power?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. What is the current state of US-Russia relations?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Has John Kerry had a positive or negative effect on foreign relations?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Should the US do more to help with conflict in Venezuela?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Which countries should the US focus on strengthening relations with?
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Domestic Extemp (DX) Finals – The White House
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. How successful has President Obama been so far in his second term?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Why are the Senate and CIA having conflict?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Does Hilary Clinton have a chance at securing the Democratic ticket for the 2016 elections?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. How does President Obama want to handle the Ukraine conflict?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. How have policy makers affected the popularity of Obamacare?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. What are the prospects of Chris Christie securing the Republican ticket for the 2016
elections?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Should federal policy makers follow Colorado in legalizing marijuana?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Where do policymakers stand on decreasing the US deficit?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. What has caused a rift in the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Should the US Senate stay out of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. How have policymakers affected the success of the Affordable Care Act?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Which political party has the best chances for claiming the Presidency in 2016?
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International Extemp (IX) Prelims 1 – South
America/Mexico
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Is it possible to stop the violent protests in Venezuela?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. How has the automotive industry affected the economy in Brazil?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Why has Venezuela cut ties with Panama?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Has Pope Francis had a positive effect on Argentina and the rest of South America?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Should Venezuela’s neighboring countries intervene to stop the conflict?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Should the world powers intervene in Venezuela?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. How will the death of the cartel leader, Nazario Gonzales affect the drug trade in Mexico?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Why is the capture of “El Chapo” Guzman had such a profound effect in Mexico?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Is South America still a tourist destination for other countries?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. What has caused the violence in Venezuela?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Is Dilma Rousseff’s presidency in trouble?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. How has Maduro affected Venezuela’s relations with other countries?
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International Extemp (IX) Prelims 2 – The Euro
Zone/North Korea
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. How will tax cuts in Italy affect their economy?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Is North Korea still a danger to sovereign countries and world powers?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. How successful have U.N. peacekeeping missions been in Africa?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Should the world powers stop North Korea from testing weapons?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Will Europe be successful in saving their banking industry?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. What is the current state of the conflict between North and South Korea?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Should the EU impose sanctions on Russia?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Kim Jong-un – How has he affected North Korea’s foreign and domestic policy?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. How has the U.N. responded to the Ukraine/Russia conflict?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Should North Korea face consequences for evading political and international sanctions?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. How has Angela Merkel affected Germany’s policy making in her term as Chancellor?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Is the economy in Europe in danger of collapse?
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International Extemp (IX) Prelims 3 - Africa
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. What is the status of the Oscar Pistorius murder trial?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. How successful have peacekeeping missions been in Africa?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Should world powers intervene in Egypt?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. How successful has the Nigerian Government been at thwarting terrorist activity?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Should the United Nations provide more aid relief to countries in Africa?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Are African countries in need of more aid?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Why have Al Jazeera journalists been accused of terrorism in Egypt?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. How has Uganda’s ‘anti-gay law’ affected the Ugandan people?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Why may Egypt’s presidential election be delayed?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Why has Tunisia lifted their state of emergency?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. Why is the presence of foreign militaries growing in Africa?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. What has caused the conflict in the Central African Republic, and what has been done to
stop it?
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International Extemp (IX) Semis – Russia/Ukraine
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Why has the Ukraine-Russian conflict escalated so quickly?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Will Ukraine be able to combat Russian forces?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. What effect did the Winter Olympics have on Russia’s foreign relations?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. How has Russian corruption affected Ukraine?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. How have world powers responded to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Does Russia have the right to annex parts of Ukraine?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. How will Crimea affect the conflict between Russia and Ukraine?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. How imminent is the conflict between Ukraine and Russia?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Should Russia stop their intervention in Ukraine?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. Why are residents of Crimea divided over the referendum?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. How has Russia responded to the threats from the US and E.U.?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. Should world powers intervene in human rights issues in Russia?
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International Extemp (IX) Finals – The Middle East
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. How has the Gaza conflict affected international relations with Israel?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. How prevalent is the current threat of terrorism in the Middle East?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Can Syria be saved, or is it too late?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Does the Iran Nuclear Deal mark a new era of success, or just another ploy to evade
sanctions?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. How much control does Al-Qaeda have in the Middle East?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. What is the current state of the Syrian conflict?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Was the Israeli peace deal with Palestine unfairly coerced by the United States?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. What caused the recent conflict between Gaza and Israel?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. How has Iraq faired so far in 2014?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10. How should Israel react to the intercepted ship of weapons headed to Gaza?
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11. What are the chances of Iran closing their nuclear program?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12. How effective is the Syrian healthcare system?
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