Congressional Debate Flashcards
What is Congressional Debate meant to simulate?
The real legislative process in the US
What types of Legislature do debaters draft and propose
Bills, Resolutions, Constitutional Amendments
Name of how debaters present legislation
They give a Sponsorship Speech
What is a Bill
A type of legislation that describes the details of how a policy would be enacted, if voted into law by the assembly.
What does a Resolution do
An expression of conviction, or value belief of an assembly, which may urge, request or suggest further action by another decision-making authority.
What does an Constitutional Amendment do
A resolution to add a specific provision to the United States Constitution, requiring 2/3 vote of the chamber to pass.
Which pieces of legislation don’t rely on the Constitution
Bills and Resolutions
When is the PO elected
Beginning of each round
What happens when a piece of legislation is given a sponsorship speech
Debate is begun
What follows a sponsorship speech
Two minutes of questioning (each speaker must be recognized) both speaker and questioner’s speaking times are counted.
How long does the first negative speaker get for his speech
3 minutes speech with a 2 minutes questioning afterwards
How long do speeches last
Max of 3 mins with 10 seconds grace
How does the neg/aff alternate
Alternates continuously(n, a, n, a, n)
How long do subsequent questioning for speeches get
One minute
What is a Presiding Officer
The PO is the person that runs the meeting and chooses who speaks and moves. It is modeled of the speaker of the house in Congress.
