Sample Extemp Topics

December 13, 2004

1. Did the withdrawal of the Kerik nomination embarrass the Bush administration?

2. Was Sean O'Keefe an effective NASA administrator?

3. Can Augusto Pinochet be prosecuted for his crimes?

4. Would membership in the WTO help the economies of Afghanistan and Iraq?

5. Is Turkey ready to be part of the EU?

6. Should Donald Rumsfeld resign?

7. Should Robert Novak go to jail?