October 2011 Practice Extemp Topics
Informative Speaking
- What is the current relationship between the US and China?
- Why should Americans care about Europe’s economy?
- How is the international community receiving Palestine’s request for statehood?
- How is the opposition undermining Hugo Chavez in Venezuela?
- What is the US doing to combat cyber terrorism?
- What is the current condition of the US housing market?
- What is Europe doing to combat the region’s debt crisis?
- What is Vietnam doing to curtail the virus outbreaks occurring within the nation?
- What is the Texas Medicaid Proposal?
- How has China influenced the presidential race in Zambia?
- What are NASA’s plans for future space exploration?
- Steve Jobs: What is his legacy?
- What steps is the Bolivian government taking to combat drug trafficking?
- Six months after its earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, how is Japan handling the rebuilding process?
- What steps has the Mexican government taken in the face of the rise of disappearing citizens?
- How has corruption affected the Russian presidency?
- What are the details of the No Child Left Behind waiver program?
- How has the drought in Texas impacted the local economy?
- What influence does Gaddafi still have in North Africa?
- What recent events signify the unraveling of the US-Pakistan alliance?
- How have the recent protests and revolts in the Middle East affected the region?
- What steps is South Africa taking to improve its underperforming education system?
- What are the recent developments in the militarization of Latin America?
- What are the proposed changes to higher education in Texas?
- What is the source of the European banking crisis?
- What steps is the Federal Reserve Board taking to combat the record high poverty rate?
- What is #OccupyWallStreet?
- Ten years later, what is the American perception of the war in Afghanistan?
- What steps are being taken to assist wildfire victims in Texas?
- What are the recent shake-ups in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms?
- What is the fate of Moammar Gadhafi?
- What are the proposed changes to the No Child Left Behind policy?
- What actions has the federal government taken to bolster a struggling economy?
- Why does there seem to be calendar chaos when it comes to the election primaries?
- Operation Fast and Furious: What went wrong?
Persuasive Speaking
- Will President Obama’s debt reduction plan be implemented?
- Is Congress on the brink of another government shutdown?
- Will the proposed tax cuts on oil refineries in Texas affect public schools?
- Has social networking caused issues in the workplace?
- How effective has the implementation of democracy been in Myanmar?
- Will Palestine be allowed membership into the United Nations?
- Will the freeing of the US hikers ease tensions between the US and Iran?
- Should the French Government bail out the struggling banking sector?
- Will the recent investments in emerging markets improve the US economy?
- Should we be concerned with the recent outbreak of tuberculosis in Texas?
- Will the recent bloodshed in Yemen achieve the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh?
- US foreign policy: Is Asia supplanting Europe in importance in regards to US national interest?
- How will the death of Burhanuddin Rabbani affect peace talks in Afghanistan?
- Is it possible to salvage the failing economy of Greece?
- What will be the outcome of the corruption scandal in Brazil?
- Will the US postal service be privatized?
- Are death row inmates being treated fairly?
- Is the cost of combating cancer becoming unaffordable?
- Will the downgrading of the US credit rating effect US leadership globally?
- Will Russia be successful in joining the World Trade Organization?
- Could the famine in Somalia deal a fatal blow to Islamist militants?
- Does the Sudanese government have the right to ban political parties?
- Will the US-Taiwan fighter jet deal impact relations with China?
- Will Texas A&M’s move to the SEC result in negative impacts?
- Is the media ganging up on White House hopeful, Rick Perry?
- Is the Italian justice system in need of reform?
- Does Germany’s reluctance to take on the debts of the rest of Europe signify the collapse of the European Union?
- Is #OccupyWallStreet the left wing’s tea party movement?
- With the new military bases in Somalia and Yemen, are we facing the prospect of US military expansion in Africa?
- Is China scaling back military ties to the US?
- Will the Supreme Court overturn President Obama’s healthcare law?
- Is Mitt Romney still the frontrunner in the GOP primary?
- Does President Barack Obama have enough political capital to pass his jobs bill?
- Are super conferences good for collegiate sports?
- Will Apple continue to reign without Steve Jobs?
