Editing Debate (section)

=== Parliamentary debate ===
In [[parliament]]s and other [[legislature]]s, members debate proposals regarding [[legislation]] before voting on resolutions, which become [[law]]s. Debates are usually conducted by proposing a law, or changes to a law known as [[amendment]]s. Parliamentary-style debates are structured with two opposing sides, the [[Leader of the Opposition|Leader of Opposition]] (LO) and the Government (GOV).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=PHSSL Guide to Parliamentary Debate|url=https://www.phssl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ParliamentaryDebateGuide-20201229.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=20 October 2021|website=PHSSL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121035616/https://www.phssl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ParliamentaryDebateGuide-20201229.pdf |archive-date=2021-01-21 }}</ref> After each side is allowed to speak once, members are permitted to give reply speeches to the opposing side's points. Afterward, members of the parliament discuss the proposal before casting their votes for or against such a law.<ref name=":3" /> The first example of parliamentary debate took place in [[Liverpool]] in 1882.<ref>{{ISSN|1576-4184}}, p. 27</ref>

Although [[United Kingdom|Britain]] invented the system of parliamentary debate, it is not the only modern country to use a parliamentary system. Countries today that use a parliamentary system and parliamentary debate include [[Canada]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Latvia]], the [[Netherlands]], and [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-04|title=Parliamentary System|url=https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/glossary_term/parliamentary-system/|access-date=2021-10-22|website=Annenberg Classroom|language=en-US}}</ref>