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- There are two divisions: International and National. National topics will cover U.S. domestic and U.S. foreign policy. International topics will cover the domestic affairs of foreign countries and the foreign affairs of all countries, including the United States.
- Prior to Round 1 of the tournament, extempers are to report to the preparation room to have files checked. Files may contain published books, magazines, newspapers and journals or articles therefrom provided:
- The original article or copy is intact and uncut and there is no written material on that article, with the exception of a permissible source citation for the article.
- Topical index without annotation may be present.
- Highlighting and underlining is permissible providing there is only one color per article.
- Online printed copies of articles may be used.
- Prewritten speeches, old note cards, handbooks, briefs, and outlines shall be barred from the extemp prep room.
- Any extemper found with illegal material after the start of Round 1 is disqualified.
- 30 minutes prior to speaking, the extemper will draw 3 topics in the preparation room. He/she immediately chooses one, puts the other two back, and the draw supervisor records the number of the chosen topic.
- The speaker shall present his/her topic slip to the judge. Failure to speak on the topic chosen will result in the speaker’s disqualification.
- Extempers may not confer with others during their preparation. A competitor who confers with other prior to delivering the speech may be disqualified.
- Speakers are not to leave the prep area until 5 minutes prior to speaking or until released by an official.
- One note card is allowed.
- There is no minimum time, but the speaker may not exceed 7 minutes. After a 15-second grace period and an audible STOP, the judge will rank the speaker last.
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