AET Parli Pro

The word majority means...

• “exactly half”

• "more than half"

• "less than half"

• "a bunch"

Which motion listed below has the lowest precedence or rank?:

• Main Motion

• Adjourn

• Amend

• Refer to a Committee

In the standard order of business, the reports of officers are presented:

• just before the program begins.

• immediately before new business.

• only as time allows.

• immediately after approval of the minutes

What is the expression that is used to indicate that members will be contacted regarding the fact that a specific motion will be brought up at a meeting

• Rescind

• Reconsider

• Previous Notice

• Ratification

The quorum of an assembly is:

• The number of members that vote on motions.

• The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted.

• The largest number of members who must be present for business to be conducted.

• two-thirds of the members present at a meeting.

A member of an assembly, in a parliamentary sense, is a person having the right to

• debate a motion in detail before it is proposed.

• participate fully in it's proceedings.

• examine all the records of the organization

• attend the executive sessions.

The vote required to adopt a main motion is

• two-thirds

• a majority

• unanimous (all must agree)

• three-fourths

With very few exceptions, a member never speaks:

• longer than five minutes

• more than once on a main motion

• unless permission is granted by the maker of the motion

• while seated

Main motions...

• are not debatable

• take precedence over all motions

• are out of order when another member has the floor (is speaking.

• always require a two-thirds vote to be adopted

Which motion below would you use at a meeting to stop debate immediately and vote on a pending (current) question?

• Reconsider the Question

• Question of Privilege

• Division of the Question

• Previous Question