Sample Extemp Topics

April 19, 2004

1. Will other countries follow Spain by withdrawing from Iraq?

2. Is Ariel Sharon's Gaza strip pullout going to reduce violence?

3. Was the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Lara justified?

4. Should the United Kingdom hold a referendum on a EU Constitution?

5. Will North Korean leader Kim Jong Il bring a breakthrough on the nuclear impasse?

6. Will the victory of the Uri Party pose problems for relations between South Korea and the United States?

7. Is spyware the new tech enemy No.1?

8. Has the Atkins craze gone too far?

9. Is John D. Negroponte a good choice for the new ambassador to Iraq?

10. Has Arnold Schwarzenegger tamed the California State legislature?

11. Are the increased casualties in Iraq going to be a problem for the Bush campaign?

12. Will Israel's policy of assassination of terrorist leaders deter terrorism?

13. Is the slave reparations movement a scam?

14. Is John Kerry's misery index misleading?

15. What changes should be made to the tax code?