Floor debate is strictly limited on the House, but almost unrestrained in the Senate.
The Senate has one calendar
The Senate has one calendar
The Senate has one calendar
In the Senate, debates are scheduled based on five distinct calendars, each serving a different purpose. The "Executive Calendar" is for presidential nominations and treaties, while the "Legislative Calendar" focuses on bills and resolutions. Additional calendars address different types of legislation, such as "Calendars of General Orders" for bills ready for floor consideration and "Unanimous Consent Calendars" for expedited processes. This structured scheduling allows for organized debate and prioritization of legislative matters.
A forum is a venue or place used for discussion. A debate is a formalized discussion, typically with a moderator and stringent rules. Some debates will actually have a winner declared by judges. Often forums are discussion that may have a moderator, but it is more to share viewpoints and discuss alternatives then to convince people of one viewpoint or another.
Topic is a discussion and discussion is a synonym for debate
Unlimited
Unlimited
3 televised debates
Federalists were overwhelmingly northern; Anti-Federalists were overwhelmingly southern
....The Lincoln Douglas Debates
Examples could be essays that present two opposing viewpoints, formal debates, online discussion forums (such as the discussion section of an Answers.com forum or talk on a wiki page), or collaborative writing assignments.