WorksheetsIntro to congressional Debate
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
What do you debate about?
Bills
laws
Resolutions
current events
What are bills and resolutions?
(a)
Specifically, what are bills?
(a)
Specifically, what is a resolution?
(a)
In a bill, what separates the outline?
(a)
In a resolution, what word starts each sentence?
(a)
In a resolution, what word starts the last sentence?
(a)
What is a presiding officer?
(a)
what does it mean to motion to open the house?
Read the bill
begin debating
go to the bathroom
see who's on each side
what does it mean to author the bill
begin debating
personal privilege
read the bill
go after each other
what does it mean to suspend the rules(not used often)
begin debating
see who's on each side
voting on the bill/resolution
multiple speakers from the same side to go after each other
what does it mean to informally divide the house?
personal privilege
vote
see who's on each side
begin debating
what does it mean to motion to personal privilege
need to leave the room to do something personal
TRICK
TRICK
TRICK
what does it mean to motion to previous question
begin debating
ONLY after you have spoken, moves to voting on the bill/resolution
see who's on each side
read the bill
What are the types of questioning?
1 min of questions from the chamber with each questioner allowed to ask a single question
1 min of questions from the chamber with each questioner allowed to ask questions for 40 seconds
1 min of questions from the chamber with two selected questioners allowed to ask questions for 30 seconds
1mind of questions from the chamber with three selected questioners allowed to ask a single question
Debate in a numbered list.
Everyone knows houses, enters and sits in assigned seats
Questioning occurs after every speech
Speaking starts going Aff/Neg with no consecutive same speech
Finally after speeches----> voting and the debate can close
Motioning to open house and divide speaking
