Discharge A Committee- Chapter 9

Question 1

One purpose of the motion to Discharge a Committee is to
A. prevent the committee from making a final report after a completed task
B. take a matter out of the committee’s hands before they make a finial report on it
C. reduce some of the committee’s responsibilities
D. officially dismiss a committee after it has made the final report on its task

Answer 1

B. take a matter out of the committee’s hands before they make a finial report on it

Question 2

The motion to Discharge a Committee
A. debatable
B. is in order when another member has the floor
C. cannot be applied to any main motion
D. requires a two-thirds vote and notice to be adopted

Answer 2

A. debatable

Question 3

The motion to Discharge a committee
A. always requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted
B. can apply to any main motion that was referred to a committee which has not reported
C. can apply to an amendment to a committee
D. cannot have a subsidiary motions applied to it

Answer 3

B. can apply to any main motion that was referred to a committee which has not reported

Question 4

The motion to Discharge a Committee may require all of the following to be adopted except a/an
A. vote of the majority of the entire membership
B. unanimous vote of the members present and voting
C. two-thirds vote of the members present and voting
D. majority vote and previous notice

Answer 4

B. unanimous vote of the members present and voting

Question 5

It is appropriate to make the motion to Discharge a Committee if
A. a committee has failed to promptly make a report
B. the assembly wants to proceed on the mater without committee
C. the assembly wants to drop the matter
D. all of the above

Answer 5

D. all of the above
A. a committee has failed to promptly make a report
B. the assembly wants to proceed on the mater without committee
C. the assembly wants to drop the matter

Question 6

When a standing committee is discharged from considering a mater, it
A. continues its existence
B. is discharged
C. becomes a special committee
D. chooses a new chairman to facilitate the business

Answer 6

A. continues its existence

Question 7

Your organization is not happy over the progress of the Membership Standing Committee on recruiting new members, and you would like to take it out of their hands. What would be the best thing to do?
A. obtain the floor and say “I move that we form a new plan to recruit new members.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that the Membership Standing Committee be rescinded.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that the Membership Committee be discharged from further consideration of the matter concerned and with recruiting new members.”
D. From you seat, and without obtaining the floor say “ I move we form a Special Committee appointed by the chair to take the place of the Membership Committee’s duties.”

Answer 7

C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that the Membership Committee be discharged from further consideration of the matter concerned and with recruiting new members.”