Model UN vocab Flashcards
What does it mean to adjourn?
To end a formal meeting
This is often done at the conclusion of discussions or when all business has been addressed.
Who is referred to as the Chair in a Model UN?
The person who moderates debate, keeps time, rules on points and motions, and enforces the rules of procedure.
What is a delegate in the context of Model UN?
A student acting as a representative of a member state or observer in a Model UN committee.
Define formal debate.
The ‘standard’ type of debate at a Model UN conference, in which delegates speak for a certain time in an order based on a speakers’ list.
What is a gavel used for in Model UN?
The tool, shaped like a small wooden hammer, which the Chair uses to keep order within a Model UN committee.
What is the General Assembly?
The UN committee where all 193 member countries are represented.
What does the heading of a resolution include?
The names of the sponsoring and supporting countries.
What is a member state?
A country that is an official member of the UN.
Describe a moderated caucus.
A type of caucus in which delegates remain seated and the Chair calls on them one at a time to speak for a short period of time.
What is Model UN?
A simulation of a UN committee meeting.
What is a motion?
A request made by a delegate that the committee as a whole do something.
What is the operative clause of a resolution?
The part of the Resolution that explains the actions that should be taken to address the issue.
What is a placard?
A piece of cardstock with a country’s name on it that a delegate raises in the air to signal to the Chair that he or she wishes to speak.
What is a point in Model UN?
A request raised by a delegate for information or for an action relating to that delegate.
What does the Preamble of the UN Charter explain?
Why it was created and its goals.
What is a preambulatory clause?
The introduction to the resolution that explains why the Resolution is important.
What is roll call?
The process of taking attendance of participating delegations or members.
What does it mean to second a motion?
To agree with a motion being proposed.
What is the Security Council?
The committee at the UN where 15 countries discuss matters of peace and security.
What is a speakers list?
A list that determines the order in which delegates will speak.
What is the United Nations?
A global organization created after WWII to promote international collaboration and peace.
What is the UN Charter?
The document that created the UN and explains its goals and how it is organized.
What is a UN Resolution?
Recommendation for action proposed by a UN committee.
Define unmoderated caucus.
A type of caucus in which delegates leave their seats to mingle and speak freely.
