Chapter 7 - Privileged Motions

Question 1

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege is a device which

A. is ruled upon by thei chair, and the ruling can be reconsidered.
B. has a higher precedence than any incidental motion.
C. requires a seond and is debatable.
D. may permit action otherwise not in order.

(19.1)

Answer 1

D. may permit action otherwise not in order.

Question 2

Raising a question of privilege while business is pending

A. cannot usually interrupt a member speaking.
B. requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.
C. cannot be made while an amendment is pending.
D. requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted.

(19.2)

Answer 2

B. requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.

Question 2

Raising a question of privilege while business is pending

A. cannot usually interrupt a member speaking.
B. requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.
C. cannot be made while an amendment is pending.
D. requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted.

(19.2)

Answer 2

B. requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.

Question 3

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to

A. Amend.
B. Commit (or Refer).
C. Limit Debate.
D. Recess.

(19.3)

Answer 3

D. Recess.

Question 4

A member who has been assigned the floor may be interrupted for the purpose of

A. amending a motion.
B. limiting debate.
C. raising a question of privilege.
D. moving the previous question.

(19.4)

Answer 4

C. raising a question of privilege.

Question 5

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

A. amendable.
B. debatable.
C. seconded.
D. All of the above.

(19.5)

Answer 5

D. All of the above.

Question 6

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

A. Members
B. The chairman
C. The parliamentarian
D. The vice president

(19.6)

Answer 6

B. The chairman

Question 7

MEMBER:-(Rising, and without obtaining the floor) “I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly.” The statement above can be used by a member at a meeting to

A. demand an immediate vote on the pending question.
B. request a standing, counted vote on an amendment.
C. ask another member a question related to a privileged motion.
D. request that specific windows be opened to increase the ventilation in the meeting room.

(19.7)

Answer 7

D. request that specific windows be opened to increase the ventilation in the meeting room.

Question 8

Which one of the following would not be a topic to justify a member making a Question of Privilege effecting the assembly?

A. The conduct of officers
B. Charges circulated against a member’s character
C. A motion to go into executive session
D. The comfort of members

(19.8)

Answer 8

B. Charges circulated against a member’s character

Question 9

If a motion is made as a question of privilege and it is seconded, what would you do as a chairman?

A. Ignore it.
B. Call the motion out of order.
C. Call for debate, and then vote on it.
D. Take an immediate vote on it.

(19.9)

Answer 9

C. Call for debate, and then vote on it.

Question 10

Assume that the meeting hall is very noisy because of the construction of a new road next to the building. What motion could you propose before asking the chairman to try to solve the problem?

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. President, I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “Mr. President, I rise to a point of information regarding the noise coming from outside our meeitng hall.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. President, I cannot hear your speaking and move that you turn up the volume on the public address system.”

(19.10)

Answer 10

B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. President, I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly.”

Question 11

At a regular meeting, a controversial matter that demands immediate action is introduced as a main motion. During debate, a member interrupts, rises to a question of privilege, and moves “that the meeting be closed and that nonmembers be asked to leave.” What would you do as chairman?

A. Declare the motion out of order.
B. Put the motion to an immediate vote.
C. Ask for a second and debate on the new motion.
D. None of the above

(19.11)

Answer 11

C. Ask for a second and debate on the new motion.

Question 12

A Recess may be taken to

A. count ballots.
B. secure information.
C. allow for informal consultation.
D. All of the above

(20.1)

Answer 12

D. All of the above

Question 13

When a motion to Recess is made while another motion is pending it is a (an)

A. incidental motion.
B. privileged motion.
C. incidental main motion.
D. main motion.

(20.2)

Answer 13

B. privileged motion.

Question 14

The privileged motion to Recess is a motion that a recess begin

A. after the motion on the floor is disposed of.
B. immediately.
C. when the member who proposed the pending motion grants permission.
D. upon a decision of the chair.

(20.3)

Answer 14

B. immediately.

Question 15

A motion to recess that is made when no business is pending is a

A. privileged motion.
B. main motion.
C. incidental motion.
D. unclassified motion.

(20.4)

Answer 15

B. main motion.

Question 16

Assume a main motion is pending at a regular meeting. A member gains the floor and moves that the assembly recess for dinner after the vote on the pending motion. What would you do as chairman?

A. Declare the motion to recess out of order.
B. Take a voice vote on the motion to recess without a second.
C. Call for a second on the motion to recess and then take an immediate voice vote.
D. None of the above

(20.6)

Answer 16

A. Declare the motion to recess out of order.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of the privileged motion to recess?

A. It may provide for a recess at a later time.
B. It requires that the duration of the recess be included in the motion.
C. The vote may be reconsidered.
D. It is “privileged” only when it is proposed while another question is pending.

(20.5)

Answer 17

D. It is “privileged” only when it is proposed while another question is pending.

Question 17

Assume a main motion is pending at a regular meeting. A member gains the floor and moves that the assembly recess for dinner after the vote on the pending motion. What would you do as chairman?

A. Declare the motion to recess out of order.
B. Take a voice vote on the motion to recess without a second.
C. Call for a second on the motion to recess and then take an immediate voice vote.
D. None of the above

(20.6)

Answer 17

A. Declare the motion to recess out of order.

Question 18

The motion to take a Recess at a future time may be proposed only

A. when no question is pending.
B. if the member who made the immediately pending motion agrees.
C. when another question is pending.
D. during the time before new business will be considered.

(20.7)

Answer 18

A. when no question is pending.

Question 19

The privileged motion to Recess has precedence over the motion to

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. Adjourn.
C. Refer to a Committee.
D. All of the above

(20.8)

Answer 19

C. Refer to a Committee.

Question 20

The privileged motion to Recess

A. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
B. is amendable as to the length of the recess.
C. is debatable.
D. need not be seconded.

(20.9)

Answer 20

B. is amendable as to the length of the recess.

Question 21

An amendment to the privileged motion to Recess

A. must relate to which members may take recess.
B. is never allowed.
C. is not debatable.
D. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

(20.10)

Answer 21

C. is not debatable.

Question 22

How does the chair handle a recess if it is provided for in an adopted agenda?

A. The chair requests that a member make a motion to have a recess.
B. The chair appoints a committee to determine the proper procedure for announcing the recess.
C. The chair declares the recess at the specified time.
D. A member calls for the order of the day, it is seconded, and the chair conducts a voice vote.

(20.11)

Answer 22

C. The chair declares the recess at the specified time.

Question 23

If a prescheduled recess is not announced by the chair at the scheduled time, a member should

A. rise to a point of order.
B. move that a recess be taken.
C. call for the orders of the day.
D. rise and make an amendment of the recess time on the pending amendment.

(20.12)

Answer 23

C. call for the orders of the day.

Question 24

The time for taking a pre-scheduled recess can be postponed by a

A. two-thirds vote of the people attending.
B. two-thirds vote of the assembly.
C. majority vote of the quorum.
D. majority vote of officers.

(20.13)

Answer 24

B. two-thirds vote of the assembly.

Question 25

Assume that your organization is debating a motion and you want to talk privately to several fellow members about the business at hand. What would you do?

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move we postpone the motion for ten minutes and take a recess.”
B. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor yell out, “Recess!”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move we lay the motion on the table and take a ten minute recess.”
D. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to recess for ten minutes.”

(20.14)

Answer 25

D. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to recess for ten minutes.”

Question 26

The gavel may be rapped to signal

A. a recess, and adjournemtn, and a breach of order.
B. when a motion has been adopted, a division, and a point of information.
C. a question of privilege, the adoption of an amendment, and the start of debate on main motions.
D. when the chairman has cast the deciding vote on any motion.

(20.15)

Answer 26

A. a recess, and adjournemtn, and a breach of order.

Question 27

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

A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that we adjourn at 7:30 p.m.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that we adjourn sine die.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that we now adjourn to meet at 7:30 p.m. on May 15th.”

(21.1)

Answer 27

C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”

Question 28

The privileged motion to Adjourn is

A. always moved in an unqualified form.
B. a motion to close the meeting immediately.
C. made when no time for adjourning has been set.
D. All of the above

(21.2)

Answer 28

D. All of the above

Question 29

A motion to Adjourn is always privileged when

A. the time for adjournment has been set ahead of time.
B. it sets a time to adjourn (is qualified).
C. no time for adjournment has been set (is unqualified).
D. another member has the floor.

(21.3)

Answer 29

C. no time for adjournment has been set (is unqualified).

Question 30

If a motion to adjourn is qualified in any way (example: “I move we adjourn in ten minutes”), t is classified as a (an)

A. main motion.
B. privileged motion.
C. subsidiary motion.
D. incidental motion.

(21.4)

Answer 30

A. main motion.

Question 31

A motion to Adjourn at or to a future time while business is pending

A. may be adopted anytime during a recess, without a quorum.
B. should be completed prior to debate on the pending motion.
C. is permissible if the chair allows it.
D. is always out of order.

(21.5)

Answer 31

D. is always out of order.

Question 32

The motion to Adjourn is always

A. amendable when privileged.
B. applied to other motions.
C. a privileged motion when not qualified.
D. in order when another member has the floor.

(21.6)

Answer 32

C. a privileged motion when not qualified.

Question 33

The privileged motion to Adjourn takes precedence over all motions except the motion to

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. Recess.
C. Amend.
D. Lay on the Table.

(21.7)

Answer 33

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.

Question 34

When the privileged motion to Adjourn is pending, which motion below is in order?

A. Lay on the Table
B. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
C. Call for the Orders of the Day
D. Limit Debate

(21.8)

Answer 34

B. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

Question 35

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. may be proposed when another member has the floor.
B. is amendable.
C. must be seconded.
D. is debatable.

(21.9)

Answer 35

C. must be seconded.

Question 36

If a motion to Adjourn is defeated, who may move to reconsider the vote?

A. Any member who is recognized by the chair
B. Any member who voted on the negative side
C. Any member who voted on the affirmative side
D. Nobody

(21.10)

Answer 36

D. Nobody

Question 37

If a question is pending at an organized monthly meeting and an adjournment closed the meeting, the pending motion

A. is taken up as the first item under unfinished business at the next monthly meeting.
B. must be introduced again at the next meeting in order to be considered.
C. is laid on the table.
D. is lost.

(21.11)

Answer 37

A. is taken up as the first item under unfinished business at the next monthly meeting.

Question 38

A motion to close the session of an assembly and dissolve it is referred to as a motion to “adjourn sine die,” which means to

A. “Take a short recess prior to final adjourment.”
B. adjourna and declare that the organization no longer exists.”
C. “adjourn without day.”
D. “adjourn for one day.”

(21.12)

Answer 38

C. “adjourn without day.”

Question 39

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. may be reconsidered if lost.
B. is always privileged when not qualified, even when no question is pending.
C. is amendable, but not debatable when qualified.
D. may be held pending while the assembly is informed of business requiring immediate attention.

(21.13)

Answer 39

D. may be held pending while the assembly is informed of business requiring immediate attention.

Question 40

While the privileged motion to Adjourn is pending, it is not in order to

A. make important announcments.
B. make a main motion.
C. give notice of a motion to be made at the next meeting.
D. make a motion to Reconsider and Enter in the Minutes.

(21.14)

Answer 40

B. make a main motion.

Question 41

If the privileged motion to Adjourn is voted down, the motion can be renewed

A. only after debate on the adjournment occurs.
B. after additional debate occurs.
C. only after action on the pending main motion is completed.
D. Any of the above

(21.15)

Answer 41

B. after additional debate occurs.

Question 42

A motion to adjourn that has obviously been made for obstructive purposes should be

A. refused to be entertained by the chairman.
B. voted on immediately.
C. stated by the chair after a second.
D. referred to the assembly by the chair for debate.

(21.16)

Answer 42

A. refused to be entertained by the chairman.

Question 43

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. has the same effect as the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. may be amended by a two-thirds vote.
C. is not needed if the chairman adjourns a meeting after asking for further business.
D. allows for the member who proposed the motion to Adjourn to have the first right to debate it.

(21.17)

Answer 43

C. is not needed if the chairman adjourns a meeting after asking for further business.

Question 44

If it appears that there is no further business in a meeting of an ordinary society, the chair should state

A. “All those in favor of adjourning, say ‘Aye.’ Those oppposed, say ‘No.’”
B. “The meeting is adjourned.”
C. Is there any further business? Since there is no further business, the meeting is adjourned.”
D. None of the above

(21.18)

Answer 44

C. Is there any further business? Since there is no further business, the meeting is adjourned.”

Question 45

Which of the following is the correct form to use in making the motion to adjourn as a main motion?

A. “I move to adjourn.”
B. “I move that we now adjourn to meet at 6:00 p.m. on May 5.”
C. “I move that the meeting adjourn.”
D. All of the above

(21.19)

Answer 45

B. “I move that we now adjourn to meet at 6:00 p.m. on May 5.”

Question 46

Assume that it is 11:00 p.m. and there has been prolonged debate on the last, unimportant agenda item. You want the meeting to end. What should you do?

A. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to adjourn.”
B. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”
C. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to adjourn.”
D. From your seat, yell out, “Adjourn!”

(21.20)

Answer 46

D. From your seat, yell out, “Adjourn!”