Parliamentary Procedure Flashcards
Recess
take a break
question of privilege
asking about the privilege of the members
point of privilege
ask speaker to open door, tell others to keep quiet, etc
call for for the orders of the day
the day’s agenda
call for a roll call
can be a stalling tactic
call for division of the house
vocal vote, a lot faster and hide your identity
call for quorum
to find out if there is a quorum present (half the members) good way to stall
point of order
making a request for the speaker to vote on something
point of information
narrow and technical things absolutely not related to arguments for and against bills
query of previous speaker
ask a question to the person who has the floor through the Speaker
unanimous consent request
must be unanimous, one objection can kill it
withdraw or modify
you can’t just change your mind and “take it back”, once it has been made and seconded, the motion has gone to the floor
appeal from chair
if the chair violates the rules, you can appeal the rule of the chair
suspend rules
requires 2/3 vote and you must specify the rule that is being suspended
object to consideration
motion made at beginning of a bill; tells people to get back in there and pay attention
division of the question
change the motion and split to parts of it apart
lay on the table
in congress, it means to kill something; can be seconded, non-debatable, only need majority
previous question
“calling the question”; a motion to end debate; seconded, 2/3 vote
limit, extend debate
most commonly, extending debate for small amount of time
create special order
impeach president, etc
postpone definitely
to particular date and time
postpone indefinitely
largely leaving up to speaker or committee chair
reconsider
motion to retake a vote, only made by someone on the prevailing side, ONLY ONE MOTION CAN BE MADE
committee, refer
back to committee of origin, last vote immediately before something passes, can be sent back with or without instructions
take from the table
something that was tabled brought back from consideration
amend a bill
must have permission from the rules committee
main motion
actually voting on the bill
