Sample Extemp Topics

December 12, 2005

1. Should the US Supreme Court over turn the Solomon Amendment?

2. Will the handling of Khaled Masri halt efforts by Angela Merkel to improve ties with the US?

3. Will elimination of employer provided retiree drug benefits leave many retirees with only more meager Medicare part D plans? 

4. Has systemic corruption in Congress undermined constituents confidence in their representatives?

5. Would the passage of a proposed renewal of portions of the USA Patriot Act improve the president's political support?

6. Can David Cameron reinvigorate the Conservative Party in Britain?

7. Does the decision by the House of Lords to forbid the use of evidence obtained by torture imperil current terror investigations?