Except for the corporate charter in an incorporated society, the highest body of rules are the

laws of the federal government.

parliamentary authority of the society.

An appropriate phrase to use by the presiding officer to call a meeting to order is

"The meeting will come to order."

"Order, order, the meeting has started!"

"Could I have your attention, please?"

A debatable motion is placed on the floor and is opened for debate after the

motion has been stated by the chair.

member who seconded the motion speaks for it.

If there is a tie vote on a motion and the chair does not vote, the chair

declares that the motion is lost.

declares the motion is adopted.

Which one of the following is not a standard descriptive characteristic of a motion?

Which members can debate the motion

Whether the motion requires a second

The vote required for the adoption of the motion

Whether the motion is amendable

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over

nothing except the main question to which it is applied.

the privileged motion to Adjourn.

Which of the following is a variation of the motion to Commit?

To "go into a committee of the whole."

To "go into a quasi committee of the whole."

The motion to Lay on the Table

can only be amended by the member who made the motion.

can be amended regarding the time of the action.

cannot be amended unless the chairman consents.

At a regular meeting, the parliamentarian should be seated

in the front row of the assembly.

between the secretary and the chairman.

After a "special committee" has made its final report to the assembly, it

is listed in the bylaws as a standing committee.

is assigned new members and handles all related topics in the future.

cannot be discharged by the assembly.

If an assembly considers a question informally, this means that

there is no limit on the number of times members can speak in debate on main questions and their amendments.

members can ask each other questions without going through the chairman.

debate is not allowed on all motions and their amendments.

members may debate longer than ten minutes each time they speak.

What should the bylaws of the parent body of a convention prescribe for its delegates?

Basis for determining their numbers

After the Previous Question has been adopted, this means that

debate is not allowed on the motion to which it is applied.

amendments may be made on the pending question.

members may not ask the maker of the motion questions related to any motions.

all previous motions are adopted.

After a motion is made and seconded, it is placed before the assembly by the

member debating who made the motion.

secretary reading the motion aloud.

member who made the motion to put the question.

When a motion is adopted for a Division of a Question, it means that

the pending motion can be divided into separate parts for action.

a standing vote must be taken after the initial voice vote.

members can divide questions asked of other members into three or more parts.

the pending motion is divided to consider one part at the present meeting and the other part at the next regular meeting.

To properly call for the Previous Question members should

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

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.

The privileged motion to Recess

is amendable as to the length of the recess.

requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

If a Point of Order is raised while an amendment is immediately pending, the

point of order is disposed of first.

amendment is disposed of first, and the point of order next.

chair asks for a second on the point of order and then it is ruled on.

An Objection to the Consideration of the Question can be applied to

petitions and communications from a superior body.

any motion stated, but not yet debated.

"After a motion has been stated by the chair, it belongs to the meeting as a whole." What does this statement mean?

The maker of the motion must request the assembly's permission to withdraw the motion.

The motion may be withdrawn by anyone in the assembly without a vote.

A member may make a motion to withdraw a motion, and the chair takes an immediate vote without a second.

The entire assembly must vote in the affirmative in order for the motion to be withdrawn.

You want to cancel a motion that was adopted at a previous meeting. What could you do?

Obtain the floor and say, "I move to rescind the motion related to . . . adopted at the meeting last month."

Propose a second degree amendment to rescind it.

Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I object to the consideration of the question."

Make a motion to have a special committee investigate it.

The only action that can legally be taken in the absence of a quorum is to

fix the time to which to adjourn.

take measures to obtain a quorum.

If a special order is pending and the time for a pre-scheduled recess arrives, what would you do as chairman?

Declare the assembly in recess.

Allow the pending business to continue.

Call for an immediate vote on the pending business and then call the recess.

During a meeting, the work of the parliamentarian should be limited to

giving advice to the chair and members and serving as a consultant.

rising to points of order when parliamentary procedure errors are made by members.

rising to points of order when the chairman makes parliamentary procedure errors.

speaking to the assembly as often as possible on all trivial matters related to parliamentary procedure.

During informal debate of a motion at a meeting, the "informal" aspect

allows debating without recognition from the chair.

limits the number of speeches allowed in debate.

removes the number of times members can debate.

allows members to ask several questions without recognition from the chair.

When two existing societies wish to merge,

one of the two continues, while the other ceases to exist.

both continue to use their own bylaws.

they must incorporate as a new society.

The best way to change a convention program on a routine matter is for the chairman to

open it up for debate and then a vote.

suggest that a delegate refer the matter to a committee.

allow the Program Committee to make the decision.

Which statement below is false regarding the subsidiary motion to Amend a pending motion?

It requires notice and a majority vote to be adopted.

It is not in order if another member is debating.

It is only debatable if the motion to be amended is debatable.

Which statement below is false regarding a quorum?

At a meeting without a quorum, matters can be acted on and ratified at a later meeting.

In the absence of a quorum, business can be transacted if agreed to by unanimous consent.

If a committee of the whole does not have a quorum, it can only rise and report to the assembly.

In the absence of a quorum, a motion can be made "to contact absent members during a recess."

Members of a deliberative assembly

have the right to make motions, participate in debate, and vote.

may vote only if their dues are paid.

can stop debate on any motion by yelling out 'Question!'

A motion is brought before the assembly by a member

making a motion, another member seconding it, and the chair stating it.

making a motion and the chairman stating it.

proposing, seconding and debating a motion.

asking the chair to offer a specific topic open for debate and then taking an immediate vote.

The simple rising vote in which the number of members voting on each side is not counted is usually used

on all motions requiring a majority vote for adoption.

on motions requiring a two-thirds vote for adoption.

even when the chairman believes the voice vote is conclusive.

only in the election of officers.

The lowest ranking privileged motion is

Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

A short intermission that does not end the meeting is called a (an)

motion to Fix the Time to Which to Recess.

When a main motion and a motion to postpone the main question indefinitely are pending, the first vote is taken on the

motion to postpone indefinitely.

None of the above. The chair makes the decision which is dependent on the worth of each amendment.

Which one of the following would be an example of the privileged motion to Adjourn?

Obtain the floor and say, "I move to adjourn."

Obtain the floor and say, "I move that we adjourn at 7:30 p.m."

Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I move that we adjourn sine die."

Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I move that we now adjourn to meet at 7:30 p.m. on May 15th."

The motion calling for a Division of a Question is used to

separate, debate, and vote on different, distinct parts of a motion.

obtain a standing vote on the pending question.

divide the pending question into parts and assign the parts to ad hoc committees.

determine if debate should be divided equally between members.

The motion to Take From the Table must be

debated by members for and against the motion to table.

made by the member who laid the original main motion on the table.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you were the presiding officer and several members addressed the chair at about the same time after a motion was made, you should call on the member who

has already debated twice.

has the same opinions as all the other previous speakers.

has debated once.

made the motion and has not debated.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which rule of debate listed below is false?

Personal comments should not be interjected by the chairman.

The chair should not enter into debate while presiding.

The chairman cannot arbitrarily close debate.

The chair can interrupt the speaker for any reason.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If two secondary motions and a main motion are pending at a time, which motion is the immediately pending question?

The main motion

The first secondary motion stated by the chair

The motion most recently stated by the chair

They are all immediately pending questions.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which standard descriptive characteristic below is true?

The main motion ranks the highest in precedence of all motions.

A main motion may be proposed when another member has the floor.

A main motion may not be debated.

A main motion is amendable.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Ratification

Reconsider

Previous Notice

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An amendment to a primary amendment is called a

secondary motion.

secondary amendment.

third degree amendment.

first degree amendment.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the following subsidiary motions is debatable?

Lay on the Table

Postpone to a Certain Time

Previous Question

Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

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