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Position Papers
Opening Speeches
MUN Jargon
MUN Procedures
100

What MUN stands for

What is Model United Nations?

100

The position paper topic for the class debate

What is Protecting Refugee Children?

100

The length of an MUN opening speech

What is no longer than one minute?

100

The student leadership team that oversees a whole conference

What is the Secretariat?

100

A motion for a 5:1 debate on a sub topic where countries are asked to speak in turn

What is a moderated caucus?

200

MUN's definition

What is an imitation/simulation of the real United Nations?

200

The purpose of the position paper

What is a country's view on the topic?

200

The first thing to do in an opening speech

What is greet the Chair and delegates?

200

The student leadership team that runs a committee

What is the dais?

200

A Round Table

What is when no-one wishes to motion and there is time, so the dais will go around the room and ask each country to say something? 

300

MUN's purpose and heart

What is to get countries to collaborate to resolve world issues?

300

The first step in writing a position paper

What is to summarize points from the provided backgrounder?

300

The second thing to do in an opening speech

What is use a hook to grab attention?

300

A Point of Order

What is to point out something wrong in the debate procedure?

300

The difference between Present and "Present and Voting"

What is the delegate who chooses Present has an option to vote on moderated caucus motions but cannot vote on resolution papers, where the Present and Voting choice can do both?

400

A Vancouver three-day hotel MUN conference

What is......VMUN - Vancouver Model UN

CAHSMUN - Canadian High School Model UN

CAIMUN - Canadian International Model UN

PacificMUN ?

400

The second step in writing a position paper

What is to research your country's laws and views (historically, currently, and future plans) on the topic?

400

The strategy used in ending an opening speech

What is a call to action?

400

A Right of Reply

What is the right to reply immediately to another country's criticism of yours?

400

The purpose of an UNMOD

What is to lobby other countries to form an alliance or block to share ideas and come up with resolution paper proposals?

500

The UN Committee used for the class backgrounder info

UNHCR - UN Refugee Agency

500

Position paper "language and punctuation style" difference to an opening speech

What is informative language and punctuation is used in a position paper, but more expressive language and punctuation is used in an opening speech?

500

The last thing in an opening speech

What is to say "thank you"?

500

The person who passes notes around in the debate

What is a page?

500

The criteria for a "Best Delegate" award

What is someone who researches, listens, speaks with wisdom, and collaborates throughout the debate, and who is key in a resolution proposal presentation?

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