Debate format
American Parliamentary
2 vs 2, POIs allowed, PM 7 minutes, LO, MG, MO 8 minutes, LO 4 minutes, PM 5 minutes.
| Region | United States |
|---|---|
| Level | University |
| Used at | American Parliamentary Debate Association |
| Sides | Government and Opposition |
| Speeches | 6 |
| Result | One winning team |
Speeches and bells
Times are minutes:seconds from the start of each speech.
| Speech | Side | Length + grace | POIs | Bells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMC Prime Minister's Constructive | Government | 7:00 | 1:00–6:00 | 1:00 single 6:00 single 7:00 double |
| LOC Leader of the Opposition's Constructive | Opposition | 8:00 | 1:00–7:00 | 1:00 single 7:00 single 8:00 double |
| MG Member of the Government | Government | 8:00 | 1:00–7:00 | 1:00 single 7:00 single 8:00 double |
| MO Member of the Opposition | Opposition | 8:00 | 1:00–7:00 | 1:00 single 7:00 single 8:00 double |
| LOR Leader of the Opposition's Rebuttal | Opposition | 4:00 | None | 3:00 single 4:00 double |
| PMR Prime Minister's Rebuttal | Government | 5:00 | None | 4:00 single 5:00 double |
In Debate Adjudicator, choose American Parliamentary on the home screen. Bell settings change any of these timings on your device.
Timings from the Debatekeeper format library by Chuan-Zheng Lee and contributors, used under the MIT License. Debatekeeper has no scoring rules, so the ballot accepts scores from 0 to 100.