Student Congress (also known as Congressional Debate or Legislative Debate) is a form of high school debate in the United States. The National Forensic League and National Catholic Forensic League offer Student Congress as an event, as do many national debate tournaments and State Forensic Associations. In Student Congress, high school students emulate United States Congressmen by debating bills and resolutions. Before the event, each school submits 'legislation' to each tournament.

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  • Student Congress (also known as Congressional Debate or Legislative Debate) is a form of high school debate in the United States. The National Forensic League and National Catholic Forensic League offer Student Congress as an event, as do many national debate tournaments and State Forensic Associations. In Student Congress, high school students emulate United States Congressmen by debating bills and resolutions. Before the event, each school submits 'legislation' to each tournament. After the legislation has been compiled, it is given to each participating team, which then attempts to research as much of the material as possible, with the goal of being able to speak on both sides of every bill. Before tournaments, many Congressional Debate teams practice speaking on the bills together. At the beginning of the event, groups of students play the roles of Congressional committees, deciding which legislation is to be debated and in what order. Bills are debated through a series of mostly three-minute speeches, alternating between proponency of, and opposition to, a given bill. The speeches are designed to capture the attention of the audience and convince them to vote a certain way on each bill. Judges rank speakers on their logic, organization, and eloquence, usually on a scale from 1 to 6. After the chamber feels that debate on a particular bill has been exhausted or the time on the bill has elapsed, participants vote on the bill. Many students and debate coaches enjoy the Congressional Debate format because it lets students debate material that they've written themselves, on topics that concern them. it gives students knowledge of a wide variety of important issues. it forces students to prepare arguments for both sides of any given topic. it introduces students to the practices and procedures of the U.S. legislature. it encourages students to think and speak "on their feet. " Critics of the Student Congress format point out that the debate can often sound more like a "symphony" than a clash of ideas, with each side of the debate repeating its points in succession. Ideally, Congressional debates include a large amount of refutation, with each side attempting to discredit the arguments of the other.
  • Parlamentssimulationen werden an amerikanischen Highschools bzw. an britischen Schulen durchgeführt. Hier können Schüler in einer demokratischen Lernwelt aktiv handeln. Es ist eine Methode der Civic Education. Häufig werden die Simulationen als „congress in action“ oder „Model United Nations” bezeichnet. Congress in Action ist eine Simulation des Kongresses. Die Teilnehmer bereiten sich anhand von authentischen Materialien auf ihre Rolle als Parlamentarier vor. Jeder Schüler ist in ein Gesetzgebungsverfahren eingebunden und muss dazu ein Positionspapier erarbeiten. Mit dieser Grundlage arbeitet sie in simulierten Ausschusssitzungen und Debatten mit. Dies funktioniert nur, wenn ein Lehrerteam über einen längeren Zeitraum dies gut vorbereitet. Jede Woche findet in zwei bis vier Unterrichtsstunden Ausschusssitzungen und Debatten statt. Diese Sitzungen werden im Unterricht reflektierend begleitet. Ziel ist es, anschaulich reale politische Prozesse zu verstehen.
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  • Student Congress (also known as Congressional Debate or Legislative Debate) is a form of high school debate in the United States. The National Forensic League and National Catholic Forensic League offer Student Congress as an event, as do many national debate tournaments and State Forensic Associations. In Student Congress, high school students emulate United States Congressmen by debating bills and resolutions. Before the event, each school submits 'legislation' to each tournament.
  • Parlamentssimulationen werden an amerikanischen Highschools bzw. an britischen Schulen durchgeführt. Hier können Schüler in einer demokratischen Lernwelt aktiv handeln. Es ist eine Methode der Civic Education. Häufig werden die Simulationen als „congress in action“ oder „Model United Nations” bezeichnet. Congress in Action ist eine Simulation des Kongresses. Die Teilnehmer bereiten sich anhand von authentischen Materialien auf ihre Rolle als Parlamentarier vor.
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  • Student Congress
  • Parlamentssimulation
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