Rules+and+Regulations


 * Welcome to the Rules and Regulations Page! **


 * On this page you can find rules for the conference as well as all the terms you need to know for our own Global Classrooms lessons. **

__**Rules of Procedure Basic Terms:**__


 * //Point of Personal Privilege:// used to express a personal discomfort or problem (too hot, too cold, can't hear, etc.)**


 * //Point of Order:// used to point out an error in the procedure (usually that the Chair or a member of the DAIS has made)**


 * //Point of Inquiry:// used to ask a question about procedure**


 * //Point of Information:// used to ask a question about content (something someone said in a speech or in a working paper)**


 * __Important General Conference Vocabulary__**


 * //Speakers List:// the list that determines the order in which delegates speak. It is formed at the beginning of the conference but added to and returned to throughout the day.**


 * //Yields:// are used after a delegate has finished speaking but still has time. Delegates can yield to questions, the Chair, or to another delegate (only with the other delegate's previous agreement).**


 * //Motion:// is the general term used to talk about any request that a delegate makes for the committee to do something all together (i.e. a moderated or unmoderated caucus, etc.)**


 * __Specific Debate Vocabulary__**


 * //Formal Debate:// is the main type of debate in the conference in which delegates speak for a given period of time according to the order of the Speakers List.**


 * //Moderated Caucus:// is a type of more-open debate in which delegates stay in their seats and the Chair calls on them one at a time to speak. It allows a freer exchange of ideas and a more fluid flow od debate than a "formal debate."**


 * //Unmoderated Caucus:// is the least-structured type of debate. Delegates are allowed and encouraged to get up and walk around talking, debating, and forming alliances with other countries. It allows for a free exchange of ideas and is ideal for forming possible resolution paper groups.**