What claim can a delegate make if he or she feels that other delegates’ proposals would interfere with the way his or her country is governed?
National sovereignty
100
This person leads a Model UN conference.
The Secretary-General (or Secretaries-General)
100
Delegates must wear this at all times during committee sessions.
Western Business Attire (WBA)
100
Conference organizers will write these and distribute them to delegates before a conference in order to help them begin their research.
Background guides
100
Delegates with similar positions and national interests often form these with one another.
Blocs
200
What can a delegate make a written request to the chair for if they feel that their country has been insulted?
A right of reply
200
This person leads a Model UN travel team.
The Head Delegate (or co-Head Delegates, or Head Delegates)
200
A change to a draft resolution which is supported by all of its original sponsors and which is therefore passed automatically.
A friendly amendment
200
All resolutions start with these.
Preambulatory clauses
200
Made up of a chair and other staff who lead a committee.
The dais
300
What five countries have the power to veto draft resolutions in the UN Security Council?
China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States (the P5)
300
These people pass notes for delegates in committee.
Pages
300
A chair may use his or her gavel to maintain this.
Decorum
300
These are numbered and start with action verbs, making up a part of a resolution that states how the UN will address a problem.
Operative clauses
300
A group of people all representing the same country in different committees (or a group of people all from the same school attending a conference together).
A delegation
400
What is a change to a draft resolution that is not supported by all of its original sponsors called?
An unfriendly amendment
400
This is a term for the main author or authors of a resolution.
Sponsor(s)
400
This type of debate involves the use of a speakers’ list and yields.
Formal debate
400
Delegates write these before a conference and in them they explain their country's position on a topic, in addition to including proposed solutions and other information.
Position papers
400
During these, delegates get out of their seats and go to speak with other delegates, especially to collaborate on working papers and draft resolutions.
Unmoderated caucuses (“Unmods”)
500
A chair may rule that a point or motion is this, if he or she feels that the point or motion in question is out of order or inappropriate at the time.
Dilatory
500
This is another term for the minimum number of people needed for a committee to meet and pass resolutions.
Quorum
500
Delegates must raise these if they wish to speak.
Placards
500
These documents are the first stage of resolution-writing and contain ideas for how to resolve an issue faced by a committee.