How many countries are in the United Nations?
Where are the United Nations headquarters?
What are the official languages of the United Nations?
What are the six principal organs of the United Nations?
Which of the six principal organs is currently inactive and what does it do?
What is a delegate?
What is a placard?
Who is the dais?
What is decorum?
What is a quorum?
What is a Point of Personal Privilege used for?
Who do you ask a Point of Information?
When should you use a Point of Order?
When should you make a motion to Adjourn the Meeting?
What does Tabling Debate do?
What is a suspension of the meeting?
When should you set the agenda?
How do you set the speaker's time?
When should you use a Right of Response?
What kind of voting majority is needed to initiate a role call vote?
When does voting bloc happen?
What are the two ways to enter voting bloc?
How many different ways can you vote in committee? Name them.
What is a role call vote?
What is 'division of the question'?
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Arabic, English, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council,The Secretariat, International Court of Justice, Trusteeship Council
Trusteeship Council; helped colonies transition to full countries.
A person who is representing a country.
A card that delegates use to vote, ask questions, etc.
The Chair and Director of a committee.
Etiquette for participating in committee.
The minimum number of delegates needed to do substantive work in committee.
Used to request changes for personal comfort (i.e. make microphone louder, make room cooler/warmer, turn on more lights).
Other delegates, after they are finished making speeches.
When you believe the Chair has made an error in the running of committee.
At the very end of Model UN, when it's time to go home.
Ends debate on a specific topic in order to move on to the next topic. Previous topic can be brought up again.
A recess or break in meeting.
At the beginning of committee, after opening speakers list.
Delegate makes motion, requires two speakers for and two speakers again.
When a delegate makes a statement in formal session that directly insults you or your country.
No vote is required.
As the last step in committee.
1. speakers list is exhausted, 2. motion for closure of debate.
3: Yes, No, Abstain.
A vote which forces all delegates to speak their vote out loud, in front of the whole committee.
A motion used during voting bloc to separate part of a resolution from the whole.
