Multiple choice Flashcards
How many rap(s) of the gavel indicate to the members to come to order so that the meeting may begin?
Two
How may rap(s) of the gavel indicate that a motion has passed or failed?
One
How may rap(s) of the gavel indicate that members should stand?
Three
How many rap(s) of the gavel indicate that the presiding officer wants member to stop talking?
Short tap or series of short
Which of the following is NOT a common way to amend a motion?
- by addition
- by substitution
- by voting
- by striking out
By voting
A motion that is open to controversy is…?
Debatable
By virtue of the office or postion held is…?
Ex-Oficio
A written record of the meeting is called…?
Minutes
The purpose of Parliamentary Procedure is to provide…?
- a code of rules for action
- a system to protect the rights of each individual
- a logical and common sense method of running meetings
The basic rules of an organization are contained in…?
Bylaws
The sequence of items for a meeting based on an organizatoin’s order of business is called the…?
Agenda
Dismissing members from a meeting is called…?
Adjourning
The method of voting where members stand or by a show of hands is called…?
Roll call ballot
To consider for a second time the vote on a previously adopted or defeated question is…?
to reconsider
A quorum consists of how many members when the total membership is 96, a quorum is 25% of the entie membership, and during one particular vote, 60 members were present and 57 voted?
24
