Presiding Officer
Motions
Speeches
General Chamber Knowledge
Representative Etiquette
100
The item is used mainly by this person in congressional debate, to call order.
What is a gavel?
100
This motion refers to opening the floor to debate.
What is a main motion?
100
The time allocated for an Authorship Speech
What is 3 minutes?
100
This, chiefly, is not allowed in chambers.
What is the internet?
100
When wishing to be recognized, a representative must do this.
What is standing up?
200
When calling order, the Presiding Officer says these words.
What is I, hereby call this meeting of Student Congress to order?
200
A main motion requires this to pass.
What is a majority vote?
200
The Presiding Officer taps his gavel this many times when there are 30 seconds left in any speech.
What is 2?
200
A term used for stating which topics will be debated in which order.
What is setting the agenda?
200
When called on during a questionong period, a representative can ask ____ Question(s).
What is 1?
300
When a vote is tied, the Presiding Officer may do this
What is making the deciding vote?
300
When a bill is put aside to be debated on later.
What is laying a bill on the table?
300
A authorship speech given by a person who didn't write the speech on behalf of the person who did.
What is a sponsorship speech?
300
Students may do this with their laptops, if necassary, between rounds, but not during.
What is charging the laptop?
300
Typical dress code for male debaters.
What is Khakis, dress shoes, sport coat, and tie?
400
When a spech is ready to be given, the Presiding Officer says these words.
What is on your word?
400
The number of seconds required to debate on an amendment.
What is 1/3?
400
The speech given after the questioning period of the Authorship.
What is a con speech?
400
The number of debaters typically divided into each chamber.
What is 15-20?
400
When suspending the rules to extend a questioning period, typically debaters won't do this.
What is doubling the questioning time?
500
The number of Presiding Officers elected per session
What is 1?
500
You can do this to an amendment.
What is amending?
500
Said when there are going to be two speeches of the same argument in a row by the Presiding Officer.
What is although the house frowns upon one-sided debate, is there another pro/con speech?
500
This is the speaking time allocated for each student in the chamber.
What is 10 minutes?
500
When using a laptop, a debater must treat the information on it as this.
What is a physical file?
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