ROP
During roll call, what are the two ways a delegate can respond?
Present or Present & Voting
What is a bloc?
A group of countries/delegates working together because they share similar goals or interests.
What are the three core sections of a position paper?
Topic Background, Country Policy, Proposed Solutions.
What makes crisis different from a traditional GA committee?
Crisis is live, evolving, and delegate actions can create immediate consequences.
What is the structure of a typical MUN speech?
Hook → Policy → Solution → Call to Action.
What does “Present and Voting” mean?
The delegate cannot abstain on substantive votes and must vote yes or no.
What is national interest?
What benefits a country most, based on security, economy, resources, domestic politics, and global position.
What is the difference between policy and solution?
Policy is the country’s stance/priorities. Solution is the concrete action taken to advance that policy.
What is the difference between the frontroom vs backroom?
Frontroom = public debate/directives/negotiation. Backroom = private notes, covert actions, diplomacy, espionage, or personal objectives.
In the mock NATO speech activity, what was the topic?
Russian Aggression.
What is the difference between a moderated caucus and an unmoderated caucus?
A moderated caucus is formal debate on a specific topic. An unmoderated caucus is informal time for blocs, negotiation, and writing.
Name two types of power in international relations.
Any two: military, economic, political, soft power.
What is the difference between a preambulatory and operative clause?
Preambulatory explains context/reasons. Operative proposes actions/recommendations.
What is the difference between private and public directives?
Private directives are from one/few delegates using their powers. Public directives require collaboration and usually committee support.
What dinosaur enclosure had unusual movement near it in the Jurassic Park crisis?
Velociraptor Enclosure
1. 4 Types of Yields
2. The chair skips your country on the speakers list. What point should you raise?
1. Yield to Chair, delegate, questions, or comments.
2. Point of Order
What does “common but differentiated responsibilities” mean?
All countries share responsibility for global problems, but developed countries have greater responsibility because they industrialized earlier and have more resources.
What is the difference between a sponsor and a signatory?
A sponsor helps write and defend the paper. A signatory only wants it debated.
What is the analogy for a Crisis Arc? Other than Crisis Arcs, what are the other parts of the crisis structure? (Hint: there are 3 others, and they all have the word crisis in them)
Chapters in a book.
- Initiating Crisis, Crisis Updates
What sector did the missing maintenance worker disappear near?
Sector C
What is the difference between a friendly and unfriendly amendment?
Friendly = all sponsors agree, added automatically. Unfriendly = sponsors do not all agree, must be voted on later.
If a country has no clear policy, what three tools can you use to infer one?
Allies, regional balance of power, and precedent.
What punctuation ends most preambulatory clauses, and what punctuation ends most operative clauses?
Preambulatory clauses end with commas. Operative clauses usually end with semicolons, with the final clause ending in a period.
What four parts should a directive include?
Title, sponsors, operative clauses, perceived outcome.
What was the true purpose of Operation Blackout in The Simpsons crisis - and who was the primary planner versus public figurehead
Operation Blackout was never intended to shut off electricity. Instead, it was designed to "black out" the Town Hall meeting itself and deny officials a public platform.
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson