AP World History May Madness Round 4

Round 4 May Madness

This round of the debate will feature a Lincoln-Douglas style of interaction.  The two leaders will face off and address questions from a moderator (me).  They can tag a lackey into the debate, but may only do so once.  They may also phone a friend once, which means they may ask a specific lackey to help them answer a question, but the leader him/herself has to answer it, and they may ask for a hint once from the lackeys they have chosen. (So that’s one tag-in, one phone-a-friend and one hint. These do not have to be used!)

Questions will be asked by the moderator, and from the audience through the moderator.  The audience may ask a question via sticky note, which means that they may write and submit a question to the moderator who will then screen the questions to determine which will be asked. 

There will be a total of 5 questions asked, for a total of 5 rounds.

After each question, first one, then the other leader will have the chance to provide an answer.  After both have answered, there is a period of rebuttal, where the leader may address his/her counterpart, challenging the answer or the leader’s position.

The audience will score the debate.  Lackeys who answer in place of the leader are to be considered the leader for the duration of that answer. Once the answer/rebuttal period is up, the leader resumes his or her place in the debate. For the leader to return prior to that, he or she must be tagged by the lackey to resume the debate.

Scoring will follow boxing’s 10 Point Must System, whereby the winner of each round must have 10 points.  The loser may get up to 9 points in the estimation of the judges. Usually the loser scores between 7-9 points, unless something egregious happens.  For instance, the McSweeny rule would be akin to a knock out, where no points are awarded.

For this round, a visual and a prop are required.  To be clear: a visual can be any two-dimensional representation of something relevant to the ruler, a prop is a three-dimensional representation of something relevant to the ruler. These will be scored under the 10 Point Must System as well.  Costumes are optional, and are not scored.