Lay on Table- Chapter 6 Flashcards
The motion to Lay on the Table enables an assembly to lay a pending question aside
A. temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen.
B. to consider any motion decided upon by the chairman.
C. so that the assembly may conduct a standing vote.
D. so that it can be brought up as a general order at the next meeting.
A. temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen.
The motion to Lay on the Table
A. can be debated if the chairman allows the maker of the motion to speak first.
B. kills the motion and avoids a direct vote on it.
C. can be amended.
D. sets the pending question aside temporarily and there is no set time for taking up the matter again.
D. sets the pending question aside temporarily and there is no set time for taking up the matter again.
The motion to Lay on the Table is commonly misused in meetings in the place of the motion to
A. Adjourn
B. Postpone to a Certain Time.
C. Reconsider.
D. Commit (or Refer).
B. Postpone to a Certain Time
A subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table takes precendence over
A. the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. all privileged motions.
C. all subsidiary motions.
D. the motion to adjourn.
C. all subsidiary motions.
Which one of the following subsidiary motions can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table?
A. Postpone indefinitely
B. Refer to a Committee
C. Previous Question
D. None of the above. No subsidiary motion can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table.
D. None of the above. No subsidiary motion can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table.
The motion to Lay on the Table is out of order when
A. both a main motion and an amendment are pending.
B. another member has the floor.
C. a motion has been adopted to extend the limits of debate.
D. there is another subsidiary motion pending.
B. another member has the floor.
It is out of order to move to lay a pending question on the table if
A. the motion on the previous question is pending.
B. the motion to be laid on the table has an amendment already applied to it.
C. another member has already moved to lay the matter on the table during the same meeting.
D. there is evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention.
D. there is evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention.
Assume that a main motion is being debated and you become aware that something else of immediate urgency has arisen. What should you do?
A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to lay the question on the table.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to postpone the motion.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to lay the question on the table until 10:00 a.m.”
D. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to postpone the motion indefinitely until after we decide the urgent matter of . . .”
A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to lay the question on the table.”
If a member proposed the motion to Lay on the Table and specifies a time for resuming consideration, what would you do as chairman?
A. Ask for a second and conduct a vote on it.
B. Handle it as two separate motions.
C. Suggest that the maker of the motion submit it as a Motion to Postpone.
D. Rule the motion out of order.
C. Suggest that the maker of the motion submit it as a Motion to Postpone.
The motion to Lay on the Table is a motion that can be
A. debated and amended.
B. applied to the motion to Limit Debate.
C. made when the Previous Question has been made.
D. applied to a pending amendment.
C. made when the Previous Question has been made.
If a main motion and a primary amendment are pending, and a motion to lay the main motion on the table is adopted, the amendment itself
A. can be brought up by any member as a new motion.
B. becomes the immediately pending question.
C. dies and is taken up under unfinished business at the next regular meeting.
D. adheres to the main motion and goes to the table with it.
D. adheres to the main motion and goes to the table with it.
Which statement below is true regarding the subsidiary motion To Lay on the Table?
A. A second is not needed.
B. The maker of the motion may state the reason prior to proposing the motion.
C. All amendments to the motion must pass by a majority vote.
D. The chair should not ask the maker of the motion to state the reason first.
B. The maker of the motion may state the reason prior to proposing the motion.
The motion to Lay on the Table
A. can only ne amended by the member who made the motion.
B. cannot be amended.
C. can be amended regarding the time of the action.
D. cannot be amended unless the chairman consents.
B. cannot be amended.
On which one if the following subsidiary motions can the negative vote sometimes be reconsidered?
A. Amend
B. Postpone to a Certain Time
C. Lay on the Table
D. Previous Question
C. Lay on the Table
One of the rules related to the motion to Take From the Table is that it
A. must be made by the same member who proposed the tabled motion.
B. can be proposed during the interrupting business.
C. can be proposed during any pending business.
D. requires a majority vote for its adoption.
D. requires a majority vote for its adoption.
