1. The Forensics Class Final Debate will use the Parliamentary Debate format.

2. The contest is single knock-out system. The Executive Class versus the The Regular Class.

3. There shall be two debating teams, one representing the Executive Class and the other from the Regular Class. The Regular Class will be for the “GOVERNMENT” and the Executive Class will be the “OPPOSITION”. The Government will be arguing in favor of the proposition while the Opposition will argue against the Government.

4. Each team shall be composed of 3 persons.

• GOVERNMENT

1. Prime Minister
2. Member of the Government
3. Government Rebuttal

• OPPOSITION

1. Leader of the Opposition
2. iMember of the Opposition
3. Opposition Rebuttal

5. The debate will consist of 6 speeches. The first four speeches are called "constructives." The last two are "rebuttals." The order is as follows:

1. Prime Minister (PM) Constructive -- 8 minutes
2. Leader of the Opposition (LO) Constructive -- 8 minutes
3. Member of the Government (MG) Constructive -- 8 minutes
4. Member of the Opposition (MO) Constructive -- 8 minutes
5. Opposition Rebuttal -- 5 minutes
6. Government Rebuttal -- 5 minutes

6. The following points may be raised during the Constructive speeches.

• Point of Information: A debater may rise during another debater's speech to ask the debater who is speaking a question. The debater who is speaking does NOT have to respond to any point of information, although it is good form to respond to one or two. NO POINTS OF INFORMATION MAY BE RAISED IN THE FIRST OR LAST MINUTE OF A SPEECH. NO POINTS OF INFORMATION MAY BE RAISED DURING REBUTTALS. A debater's points of information (or responses to them) are also judged.
• Point of Order: A debater may rise on a point of order if she believes a rule of debate is being broken. For example: "The speaker is 30 seconds over his time limit and shows no signs of stopping." Or, "The speaker is presenting a new argument in rebuttals." THERE IS NO ARGUMENT ON A POINT OF ORDER! The debate stops while the Speaker of the House decides what to do. If the Speaker of the House agrees that a rule is being broken, he will say "Point well taken," and the offending debater should cease the unacceptable behavior. If the Speaker of the House do not agree, he will say "Point not well taken," and the debater who is speaking may continue. If Speaker of the House will say "Point under consideration." the debate continues.
• Point of Personal Privilege: A debater wishes to ask a favor. For example, "May I leave to use the restroom?" The Speaker of the House may grant or deny the request, at his own discretion. A debater may also rise on a point of order if the debater who is speaking is engaging in direct personal attacks, such as "The Member of the Opposition is clearly a heartless Nazi." The decision is up to Speaker of the House; if he agrees with the debater who rose on the point of personal privilege, he will say "Point well taken," and otherwise he will say "Point not well taken."

7. After a minute of delivering the Constructive Speech and a minute before the allotted time of delivery, the 1 minute cardboard flag will be raised to signal that Point of Information may now be entertained.

8. A five minute break will be made before the rebuttal speeches will commence.

9. The Opposition will start the rebuttal speech and will be followed by the Government. No new argument or responses may be presented in rebuttals.

10. Cellular phones must not be used during the debated contest proper.

11. After the match, everyone is encouraged to remain seated for the ORAL ADJUDICATION by the Board of Arbiters.

12. The decision of the Board of Arbiters is final, executor and irrevocable.