Student Congress Vocabulary
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- presiding officer
- the legislator elected by the chamber members to be in control of the session
- affirmative speech
- a speech with a 3 minute maximum time on the bill or resolution being debated in the chamber
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- negative speech
- a speech with a 3 minute maximum time against the bill or resolution being debated in the chamber
- adjourn
- to stop debate for the day
- table of motions
- a list of the names of motions, purposes of motions, etc.
- recess
- a break in debating
- delegation
- school's representation in the chamber
- judge/scorer
- a coach or parent, who writes ballots, awards speaker points and nominates the best speakers at the end of the session
- chamber
- the room where legislative debate takes place
- authorship speech
- a persuasive speech by the author of the bill or resolution
- government agency
- the administrative division of government that will enforce the bill, if passed into law
- timekeeper
- the person timing the speakers with cards
- bill
- a list of sections, which if enacted by the chamber members will become law
- page
- the person who delivers evidence from chamber to chamber
- session
- a round, from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours , of legislative debate
- agenda
- order that bills and resolutions will be debated in the chamber
- awards assembly
- where the best speakers and presiding officers are recognized
- ballot
- the judge will offer positive and negative comments for legislators
- seating chart
- a chart with the legislators' and schools' names
- judge parliamentarian
- a coach or parent who writes ballots and awards points for the presiding officer of each session
- orders of the day
- the time to end debate , elect the presiding officer for the next session, nominate the best speakers, vote on the best speakers and recess or adjourn
- cross-examination
- questioning period of the author or speakers
- clerk
- handles the placing of legislators on the seating chart, distributes and collects
- legislator
- students role-playing senators, representatives and presiding officers
- parliamentary procedure
- the system used to conduct business in the chamber
- best speaker
- nominated by the judge and elected by the chamber members
- resolution
- a series of whereas clauses, which if enacted by the chamber members will express a conviction to a person, place or thing