Congressional Debate
The number of minutes for a Congressional Debate speech
3
Name for the opening speech
constructive
Who won the original Lincoln-Douglas debate?
Douglas
When introducing the main points in your introduction
previewing
When you have a question outside of the order of congressional debate
If you're in support of a bill
affirmation
Name for when everyone participates in questioning
crossfire
What was the original debate topic?
slavery
When giving clues as to the location in your speech (first, second..)
signposts
When you want to vote
motion to move to previous question
If you're against a bill
negation
Amount of time for constructive speech
4 minutes
Length of the first affirmative construction
6 minutes
When you address the opposition and include the gaps in their speech (points)
clash
what you say when you're in favor of passing something
aye
Person who runs the debate
P.O.
The amount of time for crossfire
3 minutes
Length of the first negative constructive
7
Debate is a formal __________ between two opposing views
discussion
What to say if you're against something when voting
nay
3 minutes
Name of the last speech given in open forum
Final Focus
How many rebuttals by affirmation?
2
Most important factor in debate
respect
What you say when you want to end the debate
motion to close debate