Congressional Debate
Description
In this event, students form a mock legislative assembly and draft bills (proposed laws) and resolutions (position statements), which they and their peers later debate and vote to pass into law. In advance of the tournament, a docket of submitted titles and full legislative text are distributed to participating schools, so students may research and prepare themselves for the debate. Students may speak for or against a bill using clear and overwhelming supporting evidence. Students should have a firm working knowledge of issues in the docket, but should not write word-for-word speeches ahead of time; rather, they should be prepared to dynamically respond to arguments given by peers at the tournament. Congressional Debate enables student to gain a better knowledge of parliamentary procedure and helps to develop their critical reasoning and communication skills.
CURRENT LEGISLATION
Click here to find a list of potential legislation that will be used at local tournaments.
http://www.ncspeechanddebate.org/congress-legislation.html
Click here to find a list of potential legislation that will be used at local tournaments.
http://www.ncspeechanddebate.org/congress-legislation.html
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Sample Bills/Speeches |
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