Sample Extemp Topics

May 3, 2004

1. Who should John Kerry select as his running mate?

2. Have pictures of torture of Iraqi prisoners harmed US credibility?

3. Should states reform their statutory rape laws?

4. Can George W. Bush capture more Latino votes?

5. Is the rebuke of Sharon's disengagement plan by the Likud party a problem for Sharon?

6. Will there be a real sovereign Iraq in June?

7. Is Aslan Abashidze justified in cutting off ties to the rest of Georgia?