Olle Owl Middle School Invitational

2022 — NSDA Campus, TX/US

Congressional Debate

Abbreviation CONG
Format Congress
Entry Fee $10.00
Overall Entry Limit 30
Entry Limit Per School 6
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

We will follow the Texas Forensic Association (TFA) rules for Congressional Debate.

The docket will consist of the following items from the Texas Forensic Association Spring 2022 docket.

https://www.txfa.org/documents/2021-22/SpringDocket2022.pdf

To maximize the time spent debating, items must be debated in this order:

Prelims: 6, 18, 20, 12, 29

Finals: 14, 27, 10, 4, 26

In accordance with TFA rules, ...

  • Time for debate per legislation item should last no more than one-third of a session’s floor time. If action has not been taken on the legislation by that time, an immediate vote shall be taken.

  • Students cannot suspend the rules to extend questioning.