WorksheetsSpeech and Debate Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
__________ debate is a mock legislative assembly wherein students behave in ways similar to Congress, and are therefore, usually called ________ their last name.
a)
Congressional, Representative
b)
Congressional, Mr./Mrs.
c)
Congressional/Senator
d)
Congressional/Speaker
2.
In debate, ________ is critical, which is made possible through a direct response to the opposition's arguments.
a)
clash
b)
arguing
c)
getting angry
d)
filing
3.
The Supreme Law of the Land in the United States is
a)
the FLOTUS
b)
the Attorney General
c)
the United States Constitution
d)
the POTUS
4.
A unique phenomenon, most commonly seen in policy debate, in which the speakers speed read through their cases.
a)
talking fast
b)
spreading
c)
building your case
d)
speed reading
5.
In debate, the act of taking notes is
a)
fiating
b)
filing
c)
taking notes
d)
flowing
6.
The number of representatives in the United States House of Representatives
a)
434
b)
436
c)
435
d)
100
7.
The existing state of affairs in life and society is known as
a)
inherency
b)
causality
c)
fiat
d)
the status quo
8.
____________ and _________ are two ways in which the presiding officer in the Congress style debate chooses the next speakers.
a)
Precedence, Recency
b)
Determination, Judgment
c)
Longest standing time, speaking activity
d)
Who speaks first, who speaks second
9.
In the Congress legislative session, a proposed law is a ________, and a position statement is known as a ______.
a)
bill, resolution
b)
resolution, bill
c)
agenda, bill
d)
call to order, adjourned
10.
The organizer of the debate Congress session who is very similar to the Speaker of the House in function, duties, and responsibilities is known as the
a)
Student Speaker of the House
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
OP
d)
Presiding Officer
11.
One of the most important concepts of governing is that of _________, the concept that authority is shared between the federal and state governments.
a)
feudalism
b)
federalism
c)
funtionalism
d)
separationism
12.
The study of the rights and duties of citizenship, including such Enlightenment ideas as the social contract, is known as
a)
the Enlightenment
b)
a study of Bacon, Descartes, Locke, and Spinoza
c)
Government 101
d)
civics
13.
The fundamental governing principle in which citizens give up some of their rights for protection by the government is known as ____________________________.
a)
authoritarianism
b)
the social contract
c)
communism
d)
demoracy
14.
What is it called when you use clear transitions signaling where you are in your speaking/debating event?
a)
Signposting
b)
Signaling
c)
Channeling
d)
Speaking
15.
In Congress, the legislation packet is known as ________________.
a)
the dangerous files.
b)
the lincoln douglas case.
c)
the debate contentions.
d)
the docket.
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