Parliamentary Inquiry Flashcards
What is the purpose of a Parliamentary Inquiry?
To obtain information about parliamentary law or the rules of the organization bearing on the business at hand.
When can a Parliamentary Inquiry be made?
Is in order when another member has the floor if it requires immediate attention.
Can any subsidiary motions be applied to a Parliamentary Inquiry?
No
Can a Parliamentary Inquiry be reconsidered?
No
What vote is required to adopt a Parliamentary Inquiry?
No vote is taken. It is responded to by the chair.
Is a Parliamentary Inquiry amendable?
No
Is a Parliamentary Inquiry out of order when another member has the floor?
No, if it requires immediate attention.
Is a Parliamentary Inquiry debatable?
No
Is a second required for a Parliamentary Inquiry?
No
What class of motions does a Parliamentary Inquiry belong to?
Incidental
Who is the question from a Parliamentary Inquiry belong to?
Presiding Officer
Why isn’t the chair’s response to a Parliamentary Inquiry subject to an appeal?
It is an opinion and not a ruling.
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised lists eight standard descriptive characteristics or rules for every motion. Explain the rules for a Parliamentary Inquiry that relate to:
1) Seconding.
2) Voting
3) Amending
4) Reconsidering
1) Does not require a second.
2) No vote is taken.
3) Not amendable.
4) Not subject to reconsideration.
Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a Parliamentary Inquiry is pending. A member moves to amend it and the amendment is seconded. What ruling would you make?
The chair would rule the motion to amend out of order because the subsidiary motion to Amend cannot be applied to a Parliamentary Inquiry
