Division of the Assembly- Chapter 8

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

B. Division of the Assembly

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

B. rising.

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

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

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

B. does not require a second.

Question 5

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 the above

Answer 5

D. Any of the above

Question 6

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.

Answer 6

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