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An original main motion is a main motion that
A. Amends another motion
B. Introduces a substantive question as a new subject
C. Is related to the business of the assembly or its past or future action
D. Allows the maker of the motion to serve as a chairman if it’s referred to a committee.

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B. Introduces a substantive question as a new subject

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An incidental main motion
A. Can be made only with the permission of the assembly
B. Is in order if an original main motion is the immediate pending question
C. Proposes an action that is defined under parliamentary law and described by a particular parliamentary term
D. Is the same as a main motion, except it only can be proposed when an incidental motion is pending

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C. Propose an action that is defined under parliamentary law and described by a particular parliamentary term

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The main motion is a motion that
A. Takes precedence over everything 
B. Can be applied to no other motion
C. Can be moved at any time
D. Always requires a majority vote
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B. Can be applied to no other motion

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All subsidiary motions can be applied to
A. An original main motion
B. A point of order
C. Themselves
D. Third degree amendments
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A. An original main motion

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Main motions
A. Take precedence over all motions
B. Are not debatable
C. Always require a two-thirds vote to be adopted
D. Are out of order when another member has the floor

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D. Are out of order when another member has the floor

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Main motions are not in order which
A. Conflict with national laws
B. Conflict with or present the same question as one which has been temporarily but not finally disposed of.
C. Propose action outside the scope of the organization’s bylaws or charter unless authorized by two-thirds vote
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

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The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by
A. The chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next meeting
B. A member to send a main motion to a standing committee
C. Members wish to change the pending main motions
D. The assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion.

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D. The assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion.

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If the motion to Postpone Indefinitely is adopted, what happens to the pending main motion?
A. An ad hoc committee studies it and reports back at the next regular meeting
B. It is brought back under the heading of Unfinished Business at the next regular meeting.
C. It is killed for the duration of the session
D. It is automatically passed without debate

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C. It is killed for the duration of the session.

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The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over
A. All other subsidiary motions
B. A secondary amendment
C. Nothing except the main question to which it is applied
D. The privileged motion to adjourn

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C. Nothing except the main question to which it is applied.

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The primary purpose of using the subsidiary motion to Amend is to
A. Eliminate the main purpose of the main motion
B. Alter the original main motion
C. Lengthen the debate time on the main motion
D. Call for an immediate vote on the original main motion

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B. Alter the original main motion

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When an amendment to a main motion is adopted, the motion that was amended
A. Is also adopted
B. Is voted on immediately
C. Remains pending
D. Issues postponed to the next regular meeting or until the adopted amendment is acted on

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C. Remains pending

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Rejection of the subsidiary motion to Amend leaves the pending motion
A. Rejection also
B. Worded as it was before the amendment was made
C. Closed for additional debate
D. Postponed to the next regular meeting

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B. Worded as it was before the amendment was made.

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If a member votes in favor of the motion to amend when the vote is taken on the which amendment applies, the member
A. Must also vote in favor of the amended motion
B. Must abstain
C. Is not obligated to vote in any particular way
D. Can withdraw the vote on the amendment

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C. Is not obligated to vote in any particular way

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The subsidiary motion to Amend can be
A. Referred to a committee
B. Applied to any main motion of any main motion with a variable factor
C. Postponed Indefinetly
D. Laid on the table
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B. Applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable factor

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A primary amendment to a main motion
A. Is always debatable but not amendable
B. Can be amended but not reconsidered
C. Is debatable whenever the motions to which it applies is debatable
D. Can introduce an independent question

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C. Is debatable whenever the motion to which it applies is debatable

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The purpose of the motion to Commit or Refer is to send a pending question to a committee so that
A. It may be delayed
B. They can amend it and take action without permission from the assembly
C. The question may be carefully investigated and out into better condition for the assembly to consider
D. They can Lay it on the Table during informal discussions at a committee meeting

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C. The question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider

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The chief advantage of committees is that they allow greater freedom of debate on motions. This means,
A. Three times on each topic
B. Only two times, but as long as they wish
C. On motions even after they are adopted
D. As many times as they wish

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D. As many times as they want.

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The motion to Refer to a Committee can be applied to 
A. Point of Order
B. Main motions
C. All secondary motions
D. Privileged motions
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B. Main motions

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The motion to Commit (or Refer)
A. Need not be seconded
B. Is not debatable
C. Can be applied to main motions with any amendments that may be pending
D. May be proposed when another member has the floor provided debate has not begun

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C. Can be applied to main motions with any amendments that may be pending

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A special committee appointed with power means that the committee
A. Must report to the assembly before acting
B. Can act for the society in all cases that are similar
C. Can act for the society in specific cases
D. Must meet until all committee members agree on a solution to their assigned task

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C. Can act for the society in specific cases

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The motion to Postpone to a Certain time can be made while
A. The main motion with an amendment is pending
B. The motion to Lay on the Table is pending
C. Another member has the floor
D. Another member is debating a main motion

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A. The main motion with an amendment is pending

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The subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time takes precedence over the motion to
A. Adjourn
B. Limit debate
C. Lay on the Table
D. Amend
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D. Amend

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Which one of the following subsidiary motions is debatable?
A. Lay on the table
B. Postpone to a Certain Time
C. Previous question
D. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
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B. Postpone to a certain time

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The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time
A. Always includes a clock time
B. If adopted, makes the item postponed a special order
C. When subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be reconsidered
D. Is identical to Lay on the Table except for terminology

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C. When a subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be reconsidered.

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In an assembly that does not meet as often as quarterly, a question
A. Cannot be postponed beyond the end of the present session
B. Cannot be postponed beyond the end of the next session
C. Can be postponed beyond the end of the next session
D. Cannot be postponed

A

A. Cannot be postponed beyond the end of the present session

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The previous question can be used to close debate immediately and the making of all subsidiary motions except to
A. Commit (Refer)
B. Lay on the Table
C. Amend
D. Postpone indefinetley
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B. Lay on the Table

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Which motion below would you use at a meeting to stop debate immediately and vote on a pending question?
A. Question of privilege 
B. Division of the question
C. Previous question
D. Reconsider the question
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C. Previous question

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If adopted, the previous question is a motion that stops
A. The making of all subsidiary motions
B. Debate and the making of amendments on the pending question
C. The making of privileged motions
D. The making of undebatable motions

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B. Debate and the making of amendments on the pending question

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The unqualified form of previous question can apply only to
A. All pending amendments
B. Debatable motions
C. The immediately pending question 
D. All incidental motions
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C. The immediately pending question

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If a motion for the previous question fails to gain the necessary votes,
A. Debate is stopped on it
B. The motion to which it was applied is lost
C. Debate continues on the pending motion as if this motion had not been made
D. Members may not ask the maker of the motion questions directly for the duration of the meeting

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C. Debate continued on the pending motion as if this motion had not been made

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The motion to Lay on the Table enables an assembly to lay a pending question aside
A. Temporarily when something else 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

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A. Temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen

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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

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D. Sets the pending question aside temporarily and there is no set time for taking up the matter again

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A subsidiary motion to Lay on the table takes precedence over
A. The motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
B. All privledged
C. All subsidiary motions
D. The motion to adjourn

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C. All subsidiary motions

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Which one of the following subsidiary motions can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table?
A. Postpone Indefinetley
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

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D. None of the above. No subsidiary motion can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table

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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

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B. Another member has the floor

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The motion to Raise a Question of priviledge is a device which
A. Is ruled upon by the chair, and the ruling can be reconsidered
B. Has a higher precendence than any incidental motion
C. Requires a second and is debatable
D. May permit action otherwise not in order

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D. May permit action otherwise not in order

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Raising a question of priviledge while business is pending
A. Cannot usually interrupt a member speaking
B. Requires recongition from the chairman to state the request
C. Cannot be made while an amendment is pending
D. Requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted

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B. Requires recongition from the chairman to state the request

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The motion to raise a question of priviledge takes precedence over all the motion below except the motion to
A. Amend
B. Commit (or refer)
C. Limit debate
D. Recess
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D. Recess

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A member who has been assigned the floor may be interrupted for the purpose of 
A. Amending a moting
B. Limiting debate
C. Raising a question of privledge
D. Moving the Previous question
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C. Raising a question of priviledge

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The privileged device, raise a question of privledge, is not 
A. Amendable
B. Debatable
C. Seconded 
D. All of the above
A

D. All of the above

41
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A recess may be taken to 
A. Count ballots
B. Secure information
C. Allow for informal consultation
D. All of the above
A

D. All of the Above

42
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When a motion to recess is made while another motion is pending it is a (an)
A. Incidential motion
B. Priviledged motion
C. Incidential main motion
D. Main motion
A

B Priviledged motion

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The priviledged motion to Recess is a motion that recess begins
A. After the moition on the floor is disposed of
B. Immediatley
C. When the member who proposed the pending motion grants permission
D. Upon a decision of the chair

A

B. Immediatley

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A motion to recess that is made when no business is pending is a 
A. Priviledged motion 
B. Main motion
C. Incidental motion
D. Unclassified motion
A

B. Main motion

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Which of the following is true of the priviledged motion to recess?
A. It may provide to for a recess at a later time
B. It requires that the duration of the recesss be included in the motion
C. The vote may be reconsidered
D. It is “priviledged” only when it is proposed while another question is pending

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D. It is “priviledged” only when it is proposed while another question is pending

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Which one of the following would be an example of the priviledged moiton to adjourn?
A. Obtain the floor and say, “I moved that we adjourn at 7:30 p.m.”
B. Rise and without obtaining the floor say, “ I moved that we adjourn sine die.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn”
D. Rise and without obtaining the floor say, “ I move that we now adjournto meet at 7;30 p.m. on May 15th.”

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C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”

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The priviledged motion to Adjourn is
A. Always moved in an unqualified form
B. A motion to close the meeting immediately
C. Made when no time for adjourning has been set
D. All of the above

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D. All of the above

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A motion to Adjourn is always priviledged when
A. The time for adjournment has been set ahead of time
B. It sets a time to adjourn (is qualified)
C. No time for adjournment has been set (Is qualified)
D. Another member has the floor

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C. No time for adjournment has been set (Is qualified)

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If a motion to adjourn is qualified in any way (example: "I move we adjourn in 10 minutes"), it is classified as a (an)
A. Main motion
B. Privledged motion
C. Subsidiary motion
D. Incidental motion
A

A. Main motion

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A motion to Adjourn at or to a future time while business is pending
A. May be adopted anytime during a recess . without a quorum
B. Should be completed prior to debate on the pending motion
C. Is permissible if the chair allows it
D. Is always out of order

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D. Is always out of order

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A Point of Order yields to all 
A. Priviledged motions
B. Secondary motions
C. Subsidiary motions
D. Main motions
A

A. Priviledged motions

52
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If a Point of Order is raised while an amendment is immdiatley pending, the
A. Point of Order is ignored
B. Amendment is diposed of first, and the point of order next
C. Point of order is disposed of first
D. Chair asks for a second on the point of order and then it is ruled on

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C. Point of Order is disposed of first

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After a member makes a Point of Order, the chair should always
A. Ask for a second
B. Determine if the maker wishes to debate first
C. Make certain that the amendments are applied to it are germane
D. Try to make a ruling on it

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D. Try to make a ruling on it

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The normal grounds for a member to rise to a Point of Order are
A. To ask the maker of the motion a question
B. Uncomfortable conditions in the meeting room
C. A breach of rules
D. To obtain parlimentary information from the parliamentarian

A

C. A breach of rules

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Which statement below is true regarding a Point of Order?
A. Point of order should be called on minor irregularities
B. A parliamentary inquiry has the same purpose as a point of order
C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late
D. A member must rise and be recognized by the chair before raising a point of order

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C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late

56
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If you call for a divison 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
A

B. Rising

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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
C. Adjournment at the next regular meeting
D. The chair has stated the question on another motion

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D. The chair has stated the question on another motion

58
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The motion to call for the division of the assembly
A. Is debatable
B. Does not require a second
C. Requires a vote
D. Is amendable
A

B. Does not require a second

59
Q 
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
A

D. Any of the above

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Q 
An example of a legal method of voting other than a voice vote is by
A. Ballot 
B. Roll Call
C. Conducting a standing vote
D. All of the above
A

D. All of the above

61
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Which one of the following is a motion that brings a question again before the assembly
A. Lay on the Table 
B. Reopen Nominations
C. Postpone indefinetley
D. Take from the table
A

D. Take from the table

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The motion to take from the table can be moved when
A. A motion is pending
B. The chairman decides it is appropriate
C. A member wishes to postpone a motion to the next regular meeting
D. A motion is not pending

A

D. A motion is not pending

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The motion to take from the table can be moved when
A. Under unfinished business
B. Under new business
C. During the smae session it is laid on the table
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

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The motion to take from the table is in order
A. WHen another memeber has the floor
B. Only when the chair calls for unfinshed business
C. When some other business has been transacted
D. When an amendment is pending on the motion

A

C. When some other business has been transacted

65
Q

The motion to take from the table must be
A. Seconded
B. Passed by a two-thirds vote
C. Debated by members for and against the motion of the table
D. Made by the member who laid the original main motion to the table

A

C. Debated by members for and against the motion of the table

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Before members can make a motion or debate, they must rise and address the chair
A. Then must be recongnized by the chair
B. Ask the chair if they may speak
C. Then speak in favor of the proposed motion
D. Ask the assembly for recognition and then speak

A

A. Then must be recognized by the chair

67
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The presiding officer may recognize a member after he or she has risen and addressed the chair by
A. Announcing the member’s name or title
B. Announcing the place or unit that the member represents
C. Nodding if only one person has adressed the chair
D. Any of the above

A

D. Any of the above

68
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When a member is assigned the floor by the chairman, the member may
A. Debate the pending motion
B. Move a secondary motion
C. Debate a pending motion and conclude by moving a secondary motion
D. Any of the above

A

D. Any of the above

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Generally if two or more members rise at about the same time to claim the floor, the chair should recognize the member who rose and addressed the chair
A. In the loudest voice
B. First after the floor was yielded 
C. Before the floor was yielded
D. With a raised hand
A

B. First after the floor was yielded.

70
Q

Members should be given preference in recognition for debate from the chair if they
A. Made a committee report and want to implement a motion
B. Moved to take a motion off the table
C. Made a motion and have not already spoke
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

71
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Before a motion may be debated upon by the assembly, it must be
A. Amended
B. Explained by the chair regarding its merits
C. Debated by the maker of the motion and then seconded
D. Made, seconded, and stated by the chair

A

D. Made, seconded, and stated by the chair.

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In debate, a member’s remarks must bearing on whether the pending motion should be adopted. In other words the debate must
A. Be always in affirmative
B. Be germane
C. End with a subsidiary motion
D. Attack the motives of the member who made the motion

A

B. Be germane

73
Q 
The word majority means
A. Exactly half
B. Less than half
C. More than half
D. 51%
A

C. More than half

74
Q 
If 40 votes are cast, a majority is 
A. 20 
B. 21
C. 27
D. 34
A

B. 21

75
Q 
In order to have a majority vote with 51 cast votes, there must be an affirmative vote of at least
A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 34
A

B. 26

76
Q 
A society has a total membership of 180, and 91 members are needed for a quorum. There are 120 members present at a regular meeting. If all the members are present vote, the minimum vote required to adopt a main motion is
A. 60
B. 61
C. 90
D. 41
A

B. 61

77
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If sixty votes are cast, a minimum two-thirds vote is 
A. 30
B. 31
C. 40
D. 41
A

C. 40

78
Q 
When no special title has been assigned, the presiding officer of an assembly is generally called the
A. Chairperson or moderator
B. Chairman
C. Preside or presiding officer
D. Chairwoman or chairman`
A

B. Chairman

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Q

In writing minutes, a proficient sectretary will
A. Include personal observations and conclusions on the debate
B. Smmarize motions and include all debate
C. Include all motions in one paragraph
D. Use the exact wording of motions that are acted upon

A

D. Use the exact wording of motions that are acted upon

80
Q 
Which motion below has the lowest precedence?
A. Fix the time to which to adjourn to
B. Lay on the table
C. Call for the orders of the day
D. Main motion
A

D. Main motion

81
Q 
All of the priviledged motions are
A. Debatable
B. Undebatable
C. Amendable
D. Able to be laid on the table
A

B. Undebatable

82
Q 
Which series of motions below is arranged from the lowest to highest precedence?
A. Main motion, adjourn, amend
B. Amend, adjourn, main motion
C. Main motion, amend, adjourn
D. Adjourn, amend, main motion
A

C. Main motion, amend, adjourn

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If an adjournment is made as a main motion, it
A. May be reconsidered
B. Requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted
C. Is debatable and amendable
D. Does not require a second

A

C. Is debatable and amendable

84
Q 
Both of the motions to Amend a pending motion and to Amend an Amendment of pending motion
A. Are subsidiary
B. Must be seconded
C. Require a majority vote for adoption
D. All of the above
A

D. All of the above

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