Home Sweet Home (MUN Terms)
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GMOs
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100
The person who leads the event
Who is the chair?
100
The name of the document written by delegates to try to solve an issue
What is a resolution?
100
The term used to ask another delegate a question during formal debate
What is “Point of information”?
100
GMO stands for....
What is genetically modified organisms?
100
The 3 possibilities in voting are "in favour of", "against", or "____________".
What is abstain?
200
When finished speaking, you yield the _______________ to the chair.
What is the floor?
200
A change to a resolution
What is an amendment?
200
The term to stop talking and vote
What is "Motion to close the debate"?
200
3 ways to explain how GMOs are beneficial (good) for countries
What is helps economy, solution to hunger, good for farmers (grows fast, resistant to pests, etc.), health benefits, etc.
200
The name of the country sign raised to vote.
What is a placard?
300
The name of the list which allows countries to present their position papers.
What is a speakers list?
300
The term for countries who help to write a resolution and promise to vote for it.
What are sponsors?
300
The term to ask a question related to your comfort
What is "point of personal privilege"?
300
3 ways to explain how GMOs are bad for countries
Cost a lot of money, harmful to health, bad for environment (use of land, pesticides, etc.), limits types of seeds planted, etc.
300
If there are 12 countries at the conference, how many votes are needed for a "2/3 majority vote"?
What is 8?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!! To put a document aside for a period if time, you ask to _____________ it.
What is table?
400
The two type of clauses that make up a resolution
What are Preambulatory and Operative clauses?
400
The term used to respond to something someone has said
What is "Motion to respond"?
400
3 countries that are in favour of the use of GMOs
What are Canada, United States, Argentina, Brazil, China, Uganda
400
If there are 12 countries at the conference, how many votes are needed for a "majority vote"?
What is 7?
500
All members of the general assembly / delegates are known as the ___________.
What is the house?
500
The term for countries that support discussion of the ideas in a resolution and may or may not vote for it.
What are signatories?
500
The term used to respond to a country who is responding to a question or comment you made
What is "Motion to follow up"?
500
3 countries that are against of the use of GMOs
What are Japan, India, Peru, Italy, France, Saudi Arabia
500
The final vote for a resolution is done by a _________ __________ vote.
What is a roll call vote?
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