Sectional/State Extemp Topic Areas

Below are the Sectional and State Extemp topic areas.  Please update/file accordingly.

International Extemp
Sectional Tournament
Round 1 – The Subcontinent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India)
Round 2 – The Americas (minus America… does that make this category “The s” then)
Round 3 – The OPEC Peak Oil Blues
Semifinal (if necessary) – Sub-Saharan Africa
Final – Asia (minus China)
State Tournament
Round 1 – Europe
Round 2 – Islamic Militant Groups/Movements
Round 3 – China:  watch out its fragile
Semi 1 – Russia and its immediate neighbors
Semi 2 –The 3 I’s (International Issues/Institutions)
Final – The Middle East

Domestic Extemp
 
Sectional Tournament
Round 1 – America’s Oil Addiction (Its Energy policy)
Round 2 – Early thoughts on the 2016 Election
Round 3 – Diseases afflicting America:  Measles, Ebola, Obamacare, etc
Semi (if necessary) – The Democrats
Final – Immigration and Executive Orders
State Tournament
Round 1 – Social Issues Potpourri
Round 2 – The GOP
Round 3 – Is our Children Learning (Education)
Semi 1 – America’s Foreign Policy (no we aren’t just making it up as we go)
Semi 2 – America after Ferguson: an examination of racial and police issues facing America
Final – It’s the Economy stupid…