Congress

what is congress?

1: Congress is split up into the House and the Senate; however, for most competitions, it's the House. 

2: Legislation is published a week before the competition. 

3: Representatives will prepare speeches of up to 3 minutes in length on the bills they wish to speak on. 

4: Debate on speeches given by Representatives will be split up into 4-2 blocks of questioning. 

5:  The first two speeches are followed by 4 blocks of questioning. Representatives will raise their placards and be chosen on by recency.

6: Speeches following the first two are always followed by only 2 blocks. 

7: After all speeches are given, Representatives will vote in favor of or against the bill.