Motions and Parliamentary Steps- Charts,Table,andList

Question 1

Which one of the following motions is in order when another member has the floor and does not require a second?

a. Main Motion
b. Point of Information
c. Commit (or Refer)
d. Adjourn

Answer 1

b. Point of Information

Question 2

A member who has been assigned the floor by the chairman may be interrupted for the purpose of proposing the motion to

a. move the Previous Question.
b. Raise a Question of Privilege.
c. Limit Debate.
d. Amend.

Answer 2

b. Raise a Question of Privilege

Question 3

Which one of the following does not require a second and may not be made after debate on a motion has begun?

a. Point of Order
b. Parliamentary Inquiry
c. Objection to the Consideration of a Question
d. Call for Division of the Assembly

Answer 3

c. Objection to the Consideration of a Question

Question 4

Which one of the following motions is in order when another member has the floor but must be seconded?

a. Raise a Question of Privilege
b. Appeal
c. Objection to the Consideration of a Question
d. Withdraw a Motion

Answer 4

b. Appeal

Question 5

Which one of the following motions is out of order when another has the floor but does not require a second?

a. Reconsider and Enter in the Minutes
b. Appeal
c. Objection to the Consideration of a Question
d. Call for a Division of the Assembly

Answer 5

a. Reconsider and Enter in the Minutes

Question 6

Which one of the following motions is debatable and amendable?

a. Previous Question
b. Refer to a Committee
c. Suspend the Rules
d. Take From the Table

Answer 6

b. Refer to a Committee

Question 7

Which one of the following motions is not debatable and not amendable?

a. Take from the Table
b. Consider Seriatim
c. Refer
d. Discharge a Committee

Answer 7

a. Take from the Table

Question 8

Which one of the following motions is amendable but not debatable?

a. Suspend the Rules
b. Take From the Table
c. Limit or Extend Debate
d. Postpone to a Certain Time

Answer 8

c. Limit or Extend Debate

Question 9

Which one of the following motions is not amendable but is debatable?

a. Division of the Question
b. Postpone Indefinitely
c. Take From the Table
d. Point of Information

Answer 9

b. Postpone Indefinitely

Question 10

Which of the following motions allows debate to go into the merits of the main question or the question which is the subject of the proposed action?

a. Discharge a Committee and Amend Something Previously Adopted
b. Ratify and Rescind
c. Postpone Indefinitely and Reconsider a Tabled Motion
d. All of the Above

Answer 10

d. All of the Above