Extemp Topic Areas

Round 1: World Leaders
Round 2: U.S. Election Autopsy
Round 3: Russia and China
Round 4: U.S. Justice, Education, and Health Care

Note: Elimination rounds will all include a blend of domestic and international topics.

Quarterfinals: Economics
Semifinals: Compare and Contrast
Finals:  Hypotheticals

Semifinals - with a twist!

In the semifinal round, all questions will feature two explicit options and ask the speaker to choose one of the two as their answer. For example: Which is more likely to happen first in the U.S.: a housing market crash or a technology stock crash?