Chapter 8 - Incidental Motions

Question 1

Which motion below could be made so that the chair would be called on to enforce a violated rule?

A. Appeal
B. Point of Order
C. Suspend the Rules
D. Parliamentary Inquiry

(23.1)

Answer 1

B. Point of Order

Question 2

A Point of Order yields to all

A. privileged motions.
B. secondary motions.
C. subsidiary motions.
D. main motions.

(23.2)

Answer 2

A. privileged motions.

Question 3

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

A. point of order is ignored.
B. ammendment is disposed of first, and the point of order next.
C. point of order is disposed of first.
D. chair asks for a second on the point of order and then it is ruled on.

(23.3)

Answer 3

C. point of order is disposed of first.

Question 4

After a member make a Point of Order, the chair should always

A. ask for a second.
B. determine if the maker wishes to debate it first.
C. make certain that amendments that are applied to it are germane.
D. try to make a ruling on it.

(23.4)

Answer 4

D. try to make a ruling on it.

Question 5

When a member makes a Point of Order, how is it normally decided?

A. The chair rules on it.
B. It can be adopted by a majority vote of the assembly.
C. It can be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the assembly after it is seconded.
D. The parliamentarian rises after the breach of order is described by the member and immediately rules on it.

(23.5)

Answer 5

A. The chair rules on it.

Question 6

The normal grounds for a member to rise to a Point of Order are

A. to ask the maker of the motion a question.
B. uncomfortable conditions in the meeting room.
C. a breach of rules.
D. to obtain parliamentary information from the parliamentarian.

(23.6)

Answer 6

C. a breach of rules.

Question 7

Which motion below would be proper to use if the presiding officer at your organization’s meeting asked for debate on a main motion before it was seconded?

A. Point of Information
B. Point of Order
C. Question of Privilege
D. Appeal

(23.7)

Answer 7

B. Point of Order

Question 8

Which statement below is true regarding a Point of Order?

A. Points of order should be called on minor irregularities.
B. A parliamentary inquiry has the same purpose as a point of order.
C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late.
D. A member must rise and be recognized by the chair before raising a point of order.

(23.8)

Answer 8

C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late.

Question 9

Which motion below may be made if a member wants a speaker to conclude debate and is unsure that this member has breached a rule?

A. Point of Order
B. Parliamentary Inquiry
C. Reserve a Point of Order
D. Point of Information

(23.9)

Answer 9

C. Reserve a Point of Order

Question 10

Assume that a member at a meeting is debating the main motion while an amendment is the immediately pending question. What could you do to stop the member from speaking on the main motion?

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order.”
B. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “Point of information,”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I rise to a question of privilege.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a parliamentary inquiry,”

(23.10)

Answer 10

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order.”

Question 11

If you were chairman and were unsure on how to rule on a Point of Order, what would you do?

A. Ignore it and make a ruling after the meeting and include it in the minutes.
B. Submit it to a vote of the assembly.
C. Notify the assembly that a ruling would be made after they debate the point of order.
D. Consult with all the officers immediately and then make a ruling.

(23.11)

Answer 11

B. Submit it to a vote of the assembly.

Question 12

Which of the following must be ordered after a demand by only on member?

A. Object to Consideration
B. Division of the Assembly
C. Withdrawal of a Motion (during debate)
D. Previous Question

(29.1)

Answer 12

B. Division of the Assembly

Question 13

If you call for a Division of the Assembly at a meeting of seventy members, this means that the vote must be taken again by

A. voice.
B. rising.
C. raising of hands.
D. paper ballot.

(29.2)

Answer 13

B. rising.

Question 14

A member can call for a division of the assembly on a motion from the time a voice vote is taken and up until

A. adjournment.
B. the chair announces the outcome of the voting.
C. adjournment at the next regular meeting.
D. the chair has stated the question on another motion.

(29.3)

Answer 14

D. the chair has stated the question on another motion.

Question 15

The motion to call for a Division of the Assembly

A. is debatable.
B. does not require a second.
C. requires a vote.
D. is amendable.

(29.4)

Answer 15

B. does not require a second.

Question 16

If a member calls for a Division when a voice vote is obviously a majority, the chairman should

A. conduct the rising vote.
B. declare to the assembly that the call for a Division is dilatory.
C. conduct another voice vote because it is faster.
D. conduct a rising, counted vote and enter the votes in the minutes.

(29.5)

Answer 16

B. declare to the assembly that the call for a Division is dilatory.

Question 17

The chairman has announced the results of a voice vote on an amendment. The result was close. What could you say from your seat, without obtaining the floor, to demand that the chair take another vote by rising?

A. “Division.”
B. “I call for a division.”
C. “I doubt the result of the vote.”
D. Any of above

(29.6)

Answer 17

D. Any of above

Question 18

Which of the following are motions that members may use to obtain information or to have something done that requires permission of the assembly?

A. Parliamentary Inquiry.
B. Point of Information.
C. Withdraw a Motion.
D. All of the above.

(33.1)

Answer 18

D. All of the above.

Question 19

A Parliamentary Inquiry and a Point of Information are not

A. seconded.
B. voted on.
C. subject to reconsideration.
D. All of the above

(33.2)

Answer 19

D. All of the above

Question 20

Which motion below would you use to obtain the chairman’s opinion on a matter related to parliamentary procedure as it relates to the pending business?

A. Parliamentary Question of Privilege
B. Point of Parliamentary Information
C. Parliamentary Inquiry
D. Parliamentary Authority Opinion

(33.3)

Answer 20

C. Parliamentary Inquiry

Question 21

The chair is obligated to answer all Parliamentary Inquiry questions except those that

A. explain the effects of motion.
B. assist members in making an appropriate motion.
C. are hypothetical in nature.
D. help members understand the parliamentary situation.

(33.4)

Answer 21

C. are hypothetical in nature.

Question 22

A motion to call for the Previous Question is pending, and you are uncertain if this motion is amendable. How could you find out?

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. Chairman, I rise to a point of information.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. Chairman, I rise to a question of privilege.”
C. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a parliamentary inquiry.”
D. Obtain the floor and say, “I rise to point of order.”

(33.5)

Answer 22

C. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a parliamentary inquiry.”

Question 23

The chair’s reply to a parliamentary inquiry is not subject to an appeal because

A. the reply is an opinion and not a ruling.
B. an appeal is used only when the chair refuses a member’s request for a Division.
C. an appeal must be made by a member who voted with the side that did not prevail.
D. the reply is always voted on by the assembly.

(33.6)

Answer 23

A. the reply is an opinion and not a ruling.