Legislation:

For the Primary Docket, each Congressor must submit a piece of legislation on the website, either a resolution or a bill, in one of the topic areas listed below.  A second or third piece of legislation may be submitted, but these will only be considered on a second or subsequent docket after the entire first docket has been considered.

 

Topic Areas:

All submitted legislation will be in one of the four Topic Areas:

Domestic:  Dealing with US-specific domestic legislation.

 

Economic: Dealing with US-specific economic legislation.

 

International: Dealing with US relations with other governments or International NGO’s

 

Judges:

Each school must enter one Congress judge for every five entries.  The judge need not have ever judged Congress before, but should be capable of judging a three minute informative and persuasive speech.

 

Rules:

The National Forensic League rules will govern the Princeton Congress. Roberts Rules of Order will be the final arbiter. No computers may be used in Chambers.

Student Congress Legislation

The High School Speech, Debate and Congress

Invitational at Princeton University

The 2008 Princeton Classic