Motions
LAMUN!!
General definitions
Backroom👍
Frontroom👎
100

First motion of committee

"Motion to open debate"

100

Where is LAMUN?

The Biltmore in DTLA

100

What is a chair?

The scary gavel man (aka your senior staffer)

100

What do delegates write to the backroom

notes

100

In what motion does every delegate get a speaking time

round robin

200

Motion for an unmoderated caucus

"Motion for a ___ minute unmod?"

200

Who are the three USGs and SG

Carly, Andre, Leia, and Joey
200

What is a bloc?

A group of delegates working together in a group/on the same directive

200

how long should it take to respond to a note?

FIVE minutes 

200

What is the 'erm, actually' motion

Point of inquiry

300

Motion for a moderated caucus

"Motion for a [length] [speaking time] on the topic of [___]"

"Motion for a [___] minute moderated caucus with [____] second speaking time on the topic of [___]"

300

What days are LAMUN?

April 23-26 2026

300

what is voting bloc

where you vote... in a bloc..

300

when do updates happen?

following voting bloc/start of cm

300

What do you rule when delegates ask for something a little silly/not time effective

dilatory

400

Motion for a personal break

Point of personal privilege

400

How many committees do we have this year?

16

400

What is a directive?

The paper that the lovely delegates will hand write and submit to you

400

How many note cycles (ideally) between updates/voting bloc

ideally 3

400

explain amendment procedure

friendly: all sponsors must vote in favor, it is then added to the directive

unfriendly: everyone in cm votes on amendment, pass/fails by simple majority. either discard or add based on vote

500

Motion to present directives

"Motion to enter voting bloc in [specify order] with [number of for/against] and [____] speaking time"

500

How many people are we bringing to staff the conference

111 (67 gen staff)

500

What is a clause?

A building block/numbered idea on a directive

500

What percent award say does backroom/frontroom have

backroom: 51%

frontroom: 49%

500

what is dividing the question

idk just hope no one does it

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