Conduct of Chapter Meetings Tests 2019

The privileged motion to Recess:

• requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

• is amendable as to the length of the recess

• is debatable.

• need not be seconded.

An amendment to the privileged motion to Recess

• must relate to which members may take the recess.

• is never allowed.

• is not debatable.

• requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

The privileged device, Raise a Question of Privilege, is not

• amendable.

• debatable.

• seconded.

• all of the above.

Who makes the initial ruling on the motion to Raise a Question of Privilege?

• members

• the chairman

• the parliamentarian

• the vice president

To properly call for the Previous Question, members should

• call out "Question" from their seats without being recognized.

• say "I demand the question" without obtaining the floor.

• raise a question of privilege without being recognized by the chair.

• say "I move the previous question" after obtaining the floor.

When the Previous Question is ordered on a series of pending motions, they are voted on in the

• same order in which they were proposed. 

• order as determined by the chairman.

• reverse order in which they were made.

• order that the proposer of each motion demands.

Which motion below requires a second and can be amended and debated?

• Postpone Indefinitely

• Privileged motion for a Recess

• Postpone Definitely

• Incidental motion to call for a Division of the Assembly

Which statement below is TRUE about the motion to Postpone Definitely?

• It requires a majority vote to be adopted.

• It may be used to interrupt a speaker.

• It is not amendable or debatable.

• It does not require a second.

If the chairman appoints a committee, who determines its chairman?

• The chairman who appointed the committee

• The committee members

• The assembly votes

• The vice-president who is the administrator for committees

A special committee appointed with power means that the committee

• must report to the assembly before acting.

• can act for the society in all cases that are similar.

• can act for the society in specific cases.

• must meet until all committee members agree on a solution to their assigned task.