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Congressional Debate (also known as Student Congress, Legislative Debate) is a competitive interscholastic high school debate event in the United States. [1] The National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) and many state associations and national invitational tournaments offer Congressional Debate as an event.
These members of Congress have little opportunity to shape the legislative process, and therefore rely on alternative mechanisms, such as one-minute speeches to represent their constituents. On February 7, 2018, Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered the then-longest one-minute speech since at least 1909, speaking for eight hours and ...
News 8 and the League of Women Voters will present two debates this week, in the 24th and 25th Congressional Districts. Wednesday, October 23 7-8 p.m. 25th Congressional District Debate
Robert's Rules of Order are used in Congressional Debate (also referred to as Student Congress), an event put on by the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA). [65] Robert's Rules of Order is also used during American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Boys/Girls State programs and in Model United Nations conferences.
The Modesto Bee’s video debates provide a fun and convenient way to get to know candidates. | Editorial Congressional candidates Duarte and Gray face off in public Modesto Bee debate Skip to ...
Here's what the candidates consented to in their only scheduled debate for Sept. 27 in Green Bay. Kristin Lyerly, Tony Wied finalize format for their 8th Congressional District debate Skip to main ...
[18] [19] In 1937, the NFL established a "National Student Congress," a debate event in which students roleplay as members of the United States Congress. During World War II the NFL suspended all operations except for Congressional debate, receiving a letter of commendation from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. [17]
The Speech or Debate Clause is a clause in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 6, Clause 1).The clause states that "The Senators and Representatives" of Congress "shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony, and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their attendance at the Session of their Respective Houses, and in going to and from the same; and for any Speech or ...