Final/Super Session Legislation is posted below:

2011 Yale Finals

Semifinal Legislation is posted below:

2011YaleSemis

Announcement of Semifinal Round Topic Areas (2011):

Check below for the 2011 Contestant Packet – the 2011 Semifinal Topic Areas are:

Higher Education

Nicaragua

Taiwan

U.S. Tax Policy

 

Legislation for Yale 2011 available below:

2011 Contestant Packet

Legislation Guidelines

As alluded to in the invitation to this year’s Yale Invitational, some more specific guidelines for legislation are established below. These are designed to streamline the assembly of the legislation packet so it can be made available to you more quickly. To clarify information contained elsewhere on this site, legislation may be submitted to yalebills@tabroom.com until 7pm EDT on Tuesday, September 13th. No legislation will be accepted after this time.

All legislation (bill or resolution) should:

• have one-inch margins all around
• not exceed one page
• be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (please, no PDFs!)
• have a title that is centered at the top of the page (but not as a header)
• use Times New Roman font, no smaller than size 10
• contain line numbers for all substantive text (whereas and resolved clauses, sections, articles, etc.) but not for the title or for the submission information
• include both author name and school
• avoid any reference to a state or national league or Congress competition
• be national in subject – a matter for the United States Congress

If you are submitting a bill:

• use either “Sections” or “Articles”
• include as the first numbered line a “Be it enacted” clause
• establish an implementation date in the text of your legislation

If you are submitting a resolution:

• use “Whereas” clauses followed by one or more “Resolved” clauses