East Iowa District Tournament

2025 — IA/US

East Iowa District Qualifier

for the 2025 National Tournament
IE & Debate at CR Kennedy HS, Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 14–15 CX LD PF DI DUO HI INF IX OO POI USX
Congress at Grinnell HS, Grinnell, IA Feb 22 HSE SEN

Extemp Topic Areas

2025 Topic Areas

  • International Extemp
    • Americas & Caribbean
    • Africa & Southwest Asia
    • East Asia, Central Asia, & Oceania
    • Energy, Environment, & Global Health
    • Europe
    • Global Conflicts & International Organizations
  • United States Extemp
    • Business, Economics, & Industry
    • Energy, Environment, & Natural Disasters
    • Foreign Policy & National Security
    • Healthcare, Immigration, & Social Issues
    • Politics & Democracy
    • The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, & Legal Controversies



For reference
, here is what the topic areas were for last year.

2024 Topic Areas

US Extemp

  1. US Politics & Elections
  2. US Economics, Business, & Industry
  3. US Energy & Environment
  4. US Foreign Policy & National Security
  5. US Supreme Court & Legal Issues
  6. US Education, Healthcare, & Social Issues

International Extemp

  1. Americas & Caribbean
  2. Asia & Pacific
  3. Southwest Asia & North Africa
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa
  5. Europe
  6. Global Environmental & Humanitarian Issues

Also to note, we will not be using the pilot rule to allow a notecard to present in Extemp. Students should present with no notes.