2. STUDENT CONGRESS EDITION!!!
This is…
JEOPARDY
STUDENT CONGRESS EDITION!!!

3. With Your Host…
Dominic Cannizzaro

4. Jeopardy
Motion Purposes and Names
Types and Required Votes
Amend-ments and Seconds
Terms in the Parliament
General Terms
Speeches
100
100
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
200
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300
300
300
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300
300
400
400
400
400
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500
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500

5. Which motion is used in an attempt to reverse the decision of the chairman?

6. Motion to Appeal the Decision of the Chair

7. Which motion is used to verify a vocal vote?

8. Motion to Divide the Chamber

9. Which motion is used to end an entire session of debate (not on a single bill)?

10. Motion to Adjourn Debate

11. Which motion is used to suspend debate for a given period of time?

12. Motion for a Recess
A 400

13. Which motion is used to temporarily suspend debate on a given bill?

14. Motion to Table a Bill
A 500

15. What type of motion is a motion to call to the previous question?
B 100

16. Subsidiary
B 100

17. What is the minimum required vote to reconsider a defeated motion?
B 200

18. Above 1/2 (Majority)
B 200

19. What type of motion is a motion to for a recess?
B 300

20. Privileged
B 300

21. What is the minimum required vote to limit or extend debate?

22. At least 2/3
B 400

23. What type of motion is a motion to divide the chamber?

24. Incidental
B 500

25. Does a motion to adjourn require a second?

26. Yes
C 100

27. Is a motion to force consideration of a postponed motion amendable?

28. No
C 200

29. Does a motion to appeal a decision of the chair require a second?

30. Yes
C 300

31. DAILY
DOUBLE
Place your wager…
C 400

32. Is a motion to rescind (repeal a previous action) amendable?

33. Yes
C 400

34. Does a motion to correct a parliamentary error require a second?

35. No
C 500

36. What is the name for the chairman in charge of the legislative assembly?
D 100

37. The Presiding Officer (P.O.)

38. What is the name for a piece of legislation that urges, requests, or suggests changes to the current situation?
D 200

39. A Resolution
D 200

40. What is the name for a specific change to an item of legislation that explains exactly which pieces of the legislation it modifies without changing the intent of the legislation itself?
D 300

41. An Amendment
D 300

42. What is the name for the group of bills to be debated?

43. The Legislative Docket

44. What is the name of the chairman’s requirement to select those who have participated the least to either give a speech or ask a question?
D 500

45. Precedence
D 500

46. What is the name of the questioning period that follows any legislative speech?

47. Cross-Examination (Cross-Ex.)

48. What are you said to have when you have the full attention of the student congress during a speech or questioning period?
E 200

49. The Floor
E 200

50. What word means relevant to the topic presently being discussed?

51. Germane
E 300

52. What is the word that refers to the minimum number of members necessary for a debate to occur?

53. The Quorum Amount
E 400

54. What is the word that means to support a given side, either in affirmation or negation, of a given bill?
E 500

55. Proposition
E 500

56. As a general rule, how many contentions should a speech contain?
F 100

57. 3 Contentions
F 100

58. How long is the longest an authorship speech can last for?

59. 4 Minutes
F 200

60. How long does a questioning period after a speech last
How long does a questioning period after a speech last? Can it be extended by a majority vote? (Both answers are necessary to obtain the points)
F 300

61. 2 Minutes; Yes
F 300

62. On the regular NFL District ballot, what is the grading scale for a speech?

63. 0-6
F 400

64. True/False: It is better to fill your speech with many facts in an attempt to show how much evidence there is to support your point of view than to pick a few key applicable facts and elaborate on them.
F 500

65. False (It is actually better to stick to a few key facts and elaborate on them)

66. The Final Jeopardy Category is:
Famous Debate Coaches
Place your wager…

67. Who is the #1 debate coach in the history of debate?

68. Ms. Tate

69. Thanks For Playing!!!