Debate Words

Front 1

in charge of the assemblies and allows members to speak or move(presiding officer)

Back 1

Chair

Front 2

when a member has the full attention of the assembly to speak. Refers to the area where the assembly meets, where its legislators speak and conduct business.

Back 2

Floor

Front 3

a small group of legislators who meet and bring recommendations to the full assembly

Back 3

Committee

Front 4

the act of making or enacting laws.

Back 4

Legislation

Front 5

a specific change to an item of legislation, explaining exactly which words it modifies, and not changing the intent of the legislation itself

Back 5

Amendment

Front 6

type of legislation that describes the details of how a policy would be enacted, if voted into law by assembly

Back 6

Bill

Front 7

an expression of conviction, or value belief of an assembly, which may urge, request or suggest further action by another decision- making authority

Back 7

Resolution

Front 8

the complete packet of legislation (as titles or full text) distributed by a tournament

Back 8

Docket

Front 9

the order of legislation as suggested by a committee or legislator, and voted on by the assembly (sometimes called the "calender")

Back 9

Agenda

Front 10

a constructive speech of up to 3 minutes given by a legislator, which introduces an item of legislation for debate by the chamber. it is called a sponsorship

Back 10

Authorship Speech

Front 11

period where the members of the assembly ask individual questions of the speaker (sometimes called cross-examination)

Back 11

Questioning

Front 12

standard rule in most leagues, which requires the presiding officer to recognize speakers who have spoken least or not at all

Back 12

Precedence

Front 13

widely-used system where the presiding officer not only employs precedence, but also recognizes speakers based on who has spoken least recently (or earlier)

Back 13

Recency