Week of May 8th

Domestic 

How will SCOTUS's recent decision regarding the protection of due process rights affect the criminal justice system? 

What will the new Federal Budget passed last week mean for Americans? 

How does the signing of the Religious Liberty executive order this past Thursday speak to a divided nation? 

Will Trump's praise of international "strongmen" and tyrants pay dividends for US Foreign Policy or is this approach off-base? 

International 

How will President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial statements regarding his unorthodox response to terrorism affect the global standings of the Philippines? 

What does the discovery of approximately 20 billion barrels of oil off the coast of Mozambique mean for the future of the oil industry on the global stage? 

What does the election of Emmanuel Macron mean for the populist movement in Europe? 

What message does the evacuation of over 50,000 residents from Hanover, Germany due to the discovery of World War II bombs send to the world at large? 

***SPECIAL EDITION***

Here are some Actual Questions from the Collegiate National Tournament that happened just a few weeks ago. We'll be posting a few more sets of these, so enjoy! 

Domestic Round 

International Economics Round

These are meant to help students get ready, practice, and *maybe* start to get interested in collegiate forensics as well. If you have any questions about anything we post, you know we'd always love to hear from you! 

Week of May 1st

Domestic

How will President Trump's proposed cut to the corporate tax rate affect the United States economy? 

As President Trump looks to reexamine the land set aside by President Obama for new National Park allocation, should the National Park Service be worried about it's jurisdiction shrinking under the new administration? 

As technology improves, should Americans be fearful of the integration of technological advances into the American Legal System, as with the recordings from an Amazon Echo being used as evidence in an Oklahoma murder case? 

How will the tone of Trump's 100 day speech going to speak to the future of the American political climate? 

International

As more and more French companies are refiling their corporate standings to be designated as European corporations instead of French with the fear of a LePen leadership, should French citizens be worried about their future economic potential? 

What does the impending death sentence of the South Korean refugees in Beijing mean for the Kim Regime? 

What does the Turkish government gathering information on schools accused of being associated with the Gulen movement mean for the future of personal wire-taping and the constitutional rights of Turkish citizens? 

With the Montenegrin's unanimous decision to enter the ranks of NATO, what does tat mean for Montenegro's standing on the global stage?