This Week

 Choose one of these questions to investigate:

1. Will the results of the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections cause the Democrats to back off of President Biden’s social infrastructure plan?
2. Is Eric Adams the future of the Democratic Party?
3. Does the Democratic Party have a messaging problem?
4. Will the Supreme Court strike down New York’s concealed carry restrictions?
5. Does the U.S. need to get more involved in the Tigray War?
6. Is Europe’s new COVID-19 wave a warning sign for the U.S. this winter?
7. Do states need to do more to make juries racially equitable?
8. Are American commitments going far enough at COP26?
9. Will the Minneapolis question 2 vote destroy ongoing progressive efforts to defund police?
10. Should states require high school students to pass an ethnic studies course?

or

United States Extemporaneous Speaking 

1. Are progressive Democrats going to abandon President Biden? 

2. Does homework widen the achievement gap in K-12 schools? 

3. How can various government entities address U.S. labor shortages?

 4. How can efforts to preserve indigenous languages and culture be bolstered in the U.S.? 

5. What changes must be put into place to reduce problems at U.S. shipping ports?

 6. How significant are Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s revelations? 

7. Should Donald Trump’s White House communications be accessible to January 6 investigators? 

8. Why is the GOP blocking the Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill? 

9. Will the GOP strategy of blocking Biden legislation result in big wins in 2022 for Congressional Republicans? 

10. Will those opposing vaccine mandates in the workplace find success in the courts?

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