The Basics
The term for the minimum number of delegates needed to open a session.
What is a Quorum?
This motion pauses formal debate for (x) minutes of free talking.
What is Motion for an Unmoderated Caucus?
The only three ways to vote on a draft resolution.
What are Yes, No, & Abstain?
Use this point if the room is too cold or you can't hear.
What is Point of Personal Privilege?
The term for a group of countries with similar interests who write a resolution together.
What is a Bloc?
What you must do with your remaining time if you finish your speech early.
What is Yield?
This motion is used to discuss a specific sub-topic for a set time.
What is Motion for a Moderated Caucus?
You can only do this if you said "Present" (not "Present and Voting").
What is Abstain?
Use this point to ask the Chair a question about the rules.
What is Point of Inquiry?
To get your resolution on the floor, you need these two types of "signers" (one supports it, one just wants to see it debated).
What are Sponsors & Signatories?
The name of the list that determines the order of formal speeches.
What is the Primary Speaker's List?
This motion is used to end the meeting for the entire day.
What is Motion to Adjourn?
The name of the vote where the Chair calls every country one by one.
What is Roll Call?
Use this point to correct an error made by the Chair.
This is the specific document you must write and submit during the caucus to get your ideas officially recognized by the Chair.
What is a Working Paper?
The "Right" you request if a delegate insults your national dignity.
What is Right of Reply?
This motion "shelves" a topic temporarily to move to a new one.
What is Motion to Table?
A request to vote on a resolution "clause-by-clause" instead of as a whole.
What is Division of the Question?
This is the only Point that is allowed to interrupt a speaker.
What is Point of Personal Privilege?
If you want to change a tiny part of someone else's resolution without throwing the whole thing away, you submit this.
What is an Amendment?
The word for a motion that the Chair deems "annoying" or "time-wasting."
What is Dilatory?
The motion required to officially end debate and move into voting.
What is Motion to Close Debate?
You do this if you want to explain a vote that defies your policy (kind of niche, sorry)
What is Voting With Rights?
This is the specific "Point" used to ask a speaker a question.
What is Point of Information?
This is the strategy of joining a bloc just to steer it toward your own interests (or to slow them down) (also kind of niche, sorry)
What is Subversion?