Terms
Title for the person(s) who runs the committee, maintaining the flow of debate, editing working papers, and allowing delegates to speak.
What is the dais?
The motion used to temporarily pause the meeting.
What is motion to suspend the meeting?
The type of vote that's used when delegations are called on individually to state their vote.
What is a roll call vote?
The phrase the Chair uses to let you know to begin parliamentary procedure.
What is "committee in session"?
The date & time of our upcoming bake sale.
When is Wednesday, February 11, 8am-4pm?
The tool used to move through the sessions. In order of precedence (or what is most disruptive).
What is a motion?
Motion that allows delegates to set a total time, topic, and speaking time for the entire committee.
What is a motion for a moderated caucus?
The voting options a delegation that was "Present" during roll call has during voting procedure.
What is "Yes, No, Abstain"?
What a delegate does to join the speaker's list.
What is raising your placard when Dais indicates/sending a note to the Dais?
The names of all of your executive members.
Who are Annie, Caroline/Smithers, Chloe, Rhys, Lauren, Lilly?
Term for a resolution in-progress you are working on with other delegates.
What is a working paper?
Motion that formally ends the debate and brings the committee into voting procedure.
What is motion to close debate?
The type of vote where abstentions are NOT accepted.
What is a procedural vote (e.g., motions)?
The point a delegate raises if they believe SRMUN parliamentary procedure is being incorrectly applied.
What is Point of Order?
The Member States are we representing at SRMUN Charlotte.
What are Greece, Morocco, and Brazil?
Term for a working paper that has been accepted by the Dais.
What is a draft resolution?
Motion that closes the entire conference/committee meeting.
What is motion to adjourn the meeting until _____?
The voting process that allows delegates to vote on individual clauses of a draft resolution separately.
What is Division of the Question?
The key difference between a moderated caucus and an unmoderated caucus.
What is Chair-controlled speaking vs free-movement/speech? (will accept other possible answers)
The names of your grandmothers (aka the founders of the club).
Who are Caroline Berg and Haley Hawkins?
Term for a procedural point used to address personal discomfort to a delegate's ability to participate in the committee (e.g., audibility, room temperature, seating).
What is Point of Personal Privilege?
The motion under SRMUN rules that challenges a decision made by the Chair and the way it is decided.
What is Appeal the Decision of the Chair through majority vote?
The majority required for a substantive matter (like passing a resolution) to pass in most SRMUN committees.
What is simple majority?
The phrase a delegate must say to ask about the rules or procedure during committee.
What is Point of Parliamentary Inquiry?
The year Model UN Club was founded.
When is 2023 (we are 3! :))?