General Rules
When the dais says, “Decorum, delegates!” they mean this.
What is that delegates must remain respectful and professional at all times?
This motion calls for time to discuss a specific topic, with a total time and the amount of time each speaker can have.
What is a motion for a moderated caucus?
This is the default setting of debate for most committees, where delegates are added to a list every so often and speak in order of that list.
What is the secondary speaker’s list?
The best time to form alliances with other delegates and write resolutions with them is during these.
What are unmoderated caucuses?
Before a draft resolution can be discussed and presented to other delegates by its sponsors, it must be approved by whom?
Who is the chair / dais?
To be recognized by the dais and allowed to speak, a delegate must raise this.
What is their placard?
This motion allows delegates to leave their seats, discuss informally, and work on draft resolutions.
What is a motion for an unmoderated caucus?
The purpose of this procedure is, if a committee has two distinct topics, to set the agenda (i.e., to decide which topic is to be discussed first).
What is the primary speaker’s list?
If delegates find something in a proposed draft resolution which they want to change, they can propose this.
What is an amendment?
If you finish a speech before the timer is over, you most often say this.
What is “I yield (my time to the chair)?”
You would raise this point if you have a question about the rules of procedure.
What is a point of inquiry?
If you are on the secondary speakers’ list but are not ready to speak, you can do this.
What is yielding your time to the next delegate?
This motion must be passed to begin voting on a resolution.
What is a motion to enter voting bloc?
You can request this if a delegate attacks you personally.
What is the right of reply?
You would raise this point if you wanted to point out an error made in the rules of procedure.
What is a point of order?
The best time to form alliances with other delegates and write resolutions is during these.
What are unmoderated caucuses?
During voting bloc, delegates are prohibited from doing this.
What is entering and leaving the room?
When the dais rules a motion as dilatory, they mean this.
What is, the motion disrupts debate / is irrelevant / wastes time / is not constructive / etc. ?
You would raise this point if you, for example, needed to go to the bathroom or step out to drink some water.
What is a point of personal privilege?
What are the signatories?