WorksheetsCongressional Debate
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Type of legislation that describes the details of how a policy would be enacted, if voted into law by the assembly.
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
_______________ is a constructive speech of up to three minutes given by a member, which introduces an item of legislation for debate by the chamber.
Docket
Agenda
Sponsorship speech
Legislation
This is the order of legislation as suggested by a committee or member, and voted on by the assembly.
Docket
Agenda
Sponsorship speech
Authorship speech
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 is a small group of members who meet and bring recommendations to the full assembly.
Recency
Docket
Session
Committee
An expression of conviction, or value belief of an assembly, which may urge, request or suggest further action by another decision-making authority.
(a)
When a member has the full attention of the assembly to speak (also refers to the area where the assembly meets, where its members speak, and where it conducts its business).
(a)
A small group of members who meet and bring recommendations to the full assembly.
Parliamentarian
Presiding judge
Committee
Judge
A specific change to an item of legislation, explaining exactly which words it modifies, but not changing the intent of the legislation itself.
Agenda
Resolution
Bill
Amendment
A constructive speech of up to three minutes given by a member of a school who authored the legislation, which introduces an item of legislation for debate by the chamber.
Authorship speech
Sponsorship Speech
Pro Speech
Con speech
Period where the members of the assembly ask individual questions of the speaker.
Presiding officer
Authorship speech
Questioning
Constructive
Standard rule where the presiding officer not only employs precedence, but also selects speakers based on who has spoken least recently (or earliest).
Agenda
Recency
Presidence
Floor
