Parliamentary Procedure Purposes

Question 1

Postpone Indefinitely

Answer 1

To kill a motion.

Question 2

Amend

Answer 2

To modify or change a main motion.

Question 3

Objection to the Consideration of a Question

Answer 3

When you don’t want to talk about a motion, this will get rid of it.

Question 4

Division of the Assembly

Answer 4

Forces an immediate revote.

Question 5

Point of Order

Answer 5

Used to point out when someone breaks the rules.

Question 6

Appeal

Answer 6

To reverse the chairman’s decisions when they make a error.

Question 7

Parliamentary Inquiry

Answer 7

Asks a question about Parliamentary Procedure.

Question 8

Request for Information

Answer 8

Clarifying question about the main motion.

Question 9

Suspend the Rules

Answer 9

Allows to temporary break the rules of Parliamentary Procedure or the current constitution.

Question 10

Withdraw

Answer 10

Allows the MAKER of the motion to take back their motion.

Question 11

Division of Question

Answer 11

Allows a main motion to be divided into two different motions.

Question 12

Take from the Table

Answer 12

To take a motion that was laid on the table, off the table.

Question 13

Reconsider

Answer 13

To reevaluate a decision that’s already been made.

Question 14

Recind

Answer 14

To REPEAL previous action (Flips decision).

Question 15

Recess

Answer 15

Allows for a short break in the meeting.

Question 16

Adjourn

Answer 16

Ends the meeting.

Question 17

Fix a Time to Reassemble

Answer 17

To set a time for the next meeting.

Question 18

Previous Question

Answer 18

Stops all debate and goes to an immediate vote.

Question 19

Lay on the Table

Answer 19

To defer an action on the motion until later in the meeting, or until the next meeting.

Question 20

Call for the Orders of the Day

Answer 20

Forces a group to get back to the set agenda, without finishing the current business.

Question 21

Question of Privilege

Answer 21

Asks a clarifying question

Question 22

Refer to a Committee

Answer 22

Send a pending question to a small group of people so that the question may be carefully investigated.

Question 23

Postpone Definitely

Answer 23

Allow for the motion on the floor to be differed to a different day, meeting, or until after a certain time.

Question 24

Limit or Extend Debate

Answer 24

Limit or extend the number of times, or length of time.