Ebook: Participation for All: A Guide to Legislative Debate

Participation for All offers readers a one-stop guide to participating in and organizing student congresses. It presents background on legislative assemblies, describes the activities involved in a session, and provides a step-by-step guide to the procedural rules that govern most student congresses. Section 1: Introducing Legislative Debate discusses the goal and benefits of student congresses, and the characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of the legislative model of debate. Section 2: Getting Started: The Basics of Student Congress focuses on the rules of procedure and guides you through a student congress session, showing you how the rules are used in practice. Section 3: Participating in Legislative Debate: Introduction to Key Activities introduces you to the major activities that occur in legislative forums. Section 4: Conducting Competitive Congresses: Guidelines for Coaches, Judges, and Hosts provides practical guidance for organizing a student congress. Extensive appendixes offer help on encouraging quality debate; dealing with motions; crafting resolutions, declarations and amendments; and tabulating.