Congressional Debate

Congressional Debate is a mock legislative assembly competition where students

draft ______________ also known as proposed laws.

• Dockets

• Briefs

• Resolutions

• Bills

This standard rule in most leagues which requires the presiding officer to choose speakers who have spoken least (or not at all).

• Agenda

• Precedence

• Previous Question

• Floor

______________ is the complete packet of legislation distributed by a tournament.

• Agenda

• Resolution

• Bill

• Docket

This is a specific, written proposal (in the form of a “bill” or “resolution”) made by a member or committee for assembly to debate.

• Agenda

• Legislation

• Bill

• Docket

This person is in charge of time-keeping, keeping track of precedence, accepting motions, and allowing for questions during a Congressional Debate round.

• Parliamentarian

• Presiding judge

• Presiding Officer

• Judge

This motion in congressional debate means that a member would like to leave the room.

• move to make an amendment

• move to take from the table

• make a motion

• personal privilege

The assigned room to hold the congress session.

• floor

• agenda

• chamber

• docket

The name of the first speech if delivered from a student who is not from the school where the legislation originated from.

• legislation

• authorship

• recency

• sponsorship

When a member has the full attention of the assembly to speak:

• floor

• precedence

• privilege

• longest standing

ONE gavel tap can mean the speaker has one minute remaining or:

• the speaker has exceeded his time

• the meeting is called to order

• the speaker has 30 seconds remaining

• it is time to make amendments