Special Elements of Crisis
Written, formal declarations from the committe to the rest of the world or another group. The communique represents the entire committee and is passed like a directive. Sponsors and signatory #s are determined by the chair.
What is a communique?
Committee, character, delegate, school
What is a header?
Included in the heading are these three components
What are operation name, sponsor, and signatories?
Alerts delegates to a new issue in the world the committee takes place in
What is a crisis drop?
Average size of a specialized committee
What is 20-40 delegates?
A modified moderated caucus in which every delegate in the committee shares their opinion on a topic in a set time.
What is a Round Robin?
Issue, goals, and desired/undesirable people to work with are included in this.
What is writing to the committee chair?
Four details specific to a derivative
What is shorter, more frequently written and passed, no preambulatory clauses, executes action?
Crisis drop when a certain behavior is occurring between delegates in committee.
What is too much consensus?
Two kinds of representation in a specialized committee
What are character and country?
Non-binding vote that is used to determine the popularity of a certain issue or topic.
What is a straw poll?
Perspective you should be writing your position paper in
What is your character?
Alternative to a directive
A crisis that needs to be resolved within a certain timeframe (given by the crisis staffers), otherwise there could a consequence for the committee.
What is a timed crisis drop?
Two similarities between specialized and crisis committees
What are joint personal directives and crisis drops?
Any delegate can send a note to the chair detailing the specifics, and the chair will determine it is in order. Once opened, questions may be asked to the delegate in question, crisis notes can be revealed, and once it is over the committee can vote on a punishment.
What is an inquisition?
Found towards the end of a crisis background guide
What is a character bio?
written messages sent by delegates to the "backroom" staff, essentially acting as a private communication channel where delegates can plan actions, request information, or make strategic moves
What is a crisis note?
Method of ensuring that opposing delegates will be unable to see the contents of your note
What is burning a note?
One major difference between crisis and specialized committees
What are no crisis notes?
A mix of mod and unmod caucuses. An unmod where everyone stays in their seats and only one delegate speaks at a time.
What is a roundtable discussion?
History and current status of the topic are included in this part of the background guide.
What is the Foreign Affairs section?
Key elements stated in a crisis note
What is: desired action, who should take it, when, where, why, and how, allowing the crisis staff to respond and further develop the narrative of the committee.
Physical location wherein the committee staffers respond to notes and directives, plan crisis breaks, and craft the world outside the committee itself.
What is the backroom?
Two most common types of specialized committees?
What are the UN Security Council and International Press Corps?