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chair
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leader of an assembly who runs its meeting by recognizing members to speak or move (also: presiding officer, speaker, or president)
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floor
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when a member has the full attention of the assembly to speak and also the area of those who meet
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commitee
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a small group of assembly members who meet and bring recommendations to the full assembly
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legislation
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specific, written proposal (bill or resolution) made by a member or committee for assembly to debate
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ammendment
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a specific change in legislation explaining exactly which words it modifies, not changing intent
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docket
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a packet of legislation drafted for consideration by the assembly
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bill
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legislation that describes the details of how a policy would be enacted; a plan of action
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resolution
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an expression of conviction, or value/belief of an assembly which may urge/request/suggest further action by another decision - making authority (resolution, rational, resolved clause)
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agenda
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the order or legislation as suggested by a member or "rules" or "calendar" committee, and adopted by a vote of the assembly
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authorship
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constructive speech of up to 3 minutes, introducing legislation for debate, authored by that members school. These speeches are followed by a 2 min. cross examination period.
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sponsorship
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same as authorship, except that it's not given by the authoring school (when the author/school declines this privilege)
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negative speech
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expressing opposition to legislation
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motion
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a proposal that a member wished to bring before the group (putting it "on the floor")
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main motion
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an item for discussion (proposed laws or actions)
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subsidiary motion
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to change the course of action on a motion (amendment)
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incidental motion
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to change how an assembly works
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privileged motion
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to alter the physical constraints of the assembly
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procedence
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standard rule in most languages, which requires the p.o. to choose speakers who have spoken least or not at all
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recency
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widely used system, but not a rule, where the P.O. not only employs precedence, but also selects speakers based on who has spoken least recently or earlier
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simple majority
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those voting; abstentations do not count, so if 3 members vote, 2 to 1, and 12 abstain, the ayes have it and the motion passes
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fractional majority
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taken of the static (unchanging) count of those sealed at the beginning of the assembly, so no's and abstentions need not be counted
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division
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when a count is not clear, a member may call "division" for a standing vote
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unanimous conscent
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when it is apparent there would be no opposition to a motion
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objection
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the P.O. then takes a vote
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longest standing
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the P.O. makes note of who rises to speak initially
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activity
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the P.O. keeps track of questions and motions and rewards member who are "more active"
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geography
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balances recognition of speakes among various areas in chamber. The P.O. should ensure that an equal members of affirmative and negative speeches are called from the same zone.
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open chambers
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these are discouraged - when you wish to exit chambers say, "I move for a personal privilege".
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