Parliamentary Procedure Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

An amendment to a primary amendment is called a

• secondary motion.

• secondary amendment.

• third degree amendment.

• first degree amendment.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

• point of order is ignored.

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

• point of order is disposed of first.

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