The Congress docket and seating chart for the 2024 Novice Championship have been published on Tabroom and below. Good luck and happy researching!
Category: Congress
Materials for 2024 Grand Finals
Extemporaneous Speaking
The following are the topic areas to be used at the 2024 FGCCFL Grand Finals:
- US Domestic Policy, Politics, and Elections
- Foreign Affairs and US Foreign Policy
- Economics & Business / Science & Technology
- Political Cartoons
- (Finals) Societal Values and Ethical Issues
Student Congress
The FGCCFL Student Congress Manual has been updated with the procedures and rules in effect at Grand Finals.
Tournament Methodology
All procedures to be used for pairing rounds and selecting qualifiers are described in the Tournament Methodology document.
Materials for 2024 Grand Finals
The tournament timetable/schedule, Congress docket, and Congress seating charts for the 2024 FGCCFL Grand Finals are now available on Tabroom and below. We look forward to seeing you at Northeast!
Seating Charts for NSDA Districts
The seating charts for Congressional Debate at the 2024 NSDA Florida Sunshine District Tournament are now available. Please note that there are separate seating charts for each session.
NSDA Congressional Debate Docket
The Congressional Debate docket for the 2024 NSDA Florida Sunshine District Tournament is now available.
Congress Materials for January
The Congress docket, seating charts, and chamber assignments for FGCCFL All Events 5, to be held January 20 at Robinson High School, have been published on Tabroom and below.
Please note that if drops reduce the number of entries significantly, Congress may be collapsed to a single chamber.
December Congress Materials
The Student Congress docket and seating charts for FGCCFL All Events 4, to be held 9 December at the Academy of the Holy Names, have been posted on Tabroom and below.
Congress Materials for November
The Student Congress docket and seating charts for FGCCFL All Events 3, to be held 4 November 2023 at Newsome High School in Lithia, have been posted to Tabroom and are available below.
UPDATE 27 October @ 8:19 PM: H. Res. 305 has been replaced in the docket due to a scrivener’s error. If you downloaded the docket prior to the timestamp of this update, a corrected version of the resolution can be downloaded separately below the full docket.
Congress Manual Updated
The FGCCFL Student Congress Manual has been updated to Revision 23.10. This revision updates our rules to follow the new NCFL manual to the extent that it is appropriate for local, rather than national, competition.
This manual will be in effect at FGCCFL All Events Tournaments 3, 4, and 5 (if held). A subsequent revision will include procedures for Grand Finals.
FGCCFL 2 Congress Materials
The docket and seating charts for FGCCFL All Events 2, to be held October 14, 2023, at Hillsborough High School, have been posted on Tabroom and below.
All Events 1: Congress Docket
The Student Congress docket for FGCCFL All Events 1 (2023.09.23 @ NSDA Campus) is now available. Three submissions were excluded from the docket because they were not written using the League’s template.
Fall Congress: Final Docket & Seating Charts
The final Student Congress docket and seating charts for the Fall Congress (September 9 @ Pine View) have been posted to Tabroom and are available below.
The final docket consists of nine student-drafted items and three supplemental items. All student submissions that complied with the League’s requirements were placed on the docket.
Initial Docket for Fall Congress
The initial docket for the Fall Congress (September 9 @ Pine View) is now available on Tabroom and below.
Due to Hurricane Idalia, the registration deadline for the Fall Congress has been extended to 9:00 pm on Monday, September 4. A final docket will be published the following day with any additional or repaired legislation submitted to the League.
PO Script & Congress Judge Info
To help new Presiding Officers as the first Congress of the year approaches, FGCCFL has produced a PO script for beginners, linked below and on the Congress page. The script should be used alongside the FGCCFL Student Congress Manual.
Additionally, updated instructions for Congress Scorers and Parliamentarians have been posted.
Congress Manual 23.08
The FGCCFL Student Congress Manual has been updated to Revision 23.08.
This revision reflects the four-session, one-Scorer-per-round format to be used at FGCCFL tournaments in 2023-2024. The new manual also includes a form for amendments to legislation; the form may be downloaded separately below.
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