What is the Order of Debate?

• First Affirmative: constructive speech (5 minutes)
• Cross-examined by: First Negative (3 minutes)
• First Negative: constructive speech (5 minutes)
• Cross-examined by: second Affirmative (3 minutes)
• Second Affirmative: constructive speech (5 minutes)
• Cross-Examined by: second Negative (3 minutes)
• Second Negative: constructive speech (5 minutes)
• Cross-examined by: first Affirmative (3 minutes)

Order of rebuttal

• 1st Negative (3 minutes)
• 1st Affirmative (3 minutes)
• 2nd Negative (3 minutes)
• 2nd Affirmative (3 minutes)

When a constructive speech is done, the debater should remain standing and say, “I now stand open for questioning.”