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PARLIAMENTARY - Sheet1 Flashcards

1
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Adjourn

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Close the meeting

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Adopt

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Accept/agree

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Agenda

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Order of business

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Amend

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Modify wording or meaning

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5
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Appeal

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Members question chair’s ruling

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6
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Aye

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Affirmative voice vote

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7
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Board

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Administrative body

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8
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Bylaws

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Basic rules of a society

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9
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Commit or Refer

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Send to a committee

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10
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Convention

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Assembly of delegates

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11
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Debate

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Discussion of merits of pending question

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12
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Executive session

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Proceedings are secret

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13
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Incidental motions

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Deal with questions of procedure

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14
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Lay on the Table

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Set main motion aside temporarily

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15
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Main Motion

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Introduces business to the assembly

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16
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Majority vote

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More than half of votes cast

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17
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Mass meeting

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Unorganized group

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18
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Meeting

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Single official gathering

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19
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Minutes

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Written record of the proceedings

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20
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Motion

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Formal proposal to take action

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21
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Request for Information

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Inquiry as to facts

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22
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Point of Order

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Call for enforcement of rules

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23
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Postpone Definitely

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Postpone to a certain time

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24
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Postpone Indefinitely

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Dispose of the question without a direct vote

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25
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Precedence

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Rank

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26
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Previous Question

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Close debate

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27
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Pro tem

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Temporary

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28
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Quorum

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Members required to transact business

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29
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Ratify

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Make valid action already taken

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30
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Recess

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Short intermission

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31
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Regular meeting

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Periodic business meeting

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32
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Rescind

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Repeal

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33
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Second

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Agreement that motion be considered

34
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Secretary

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Recording officer of an assembly

35
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State the question

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Place the motion before the assembly

36
Q

Standing committee

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Constituted to perform a continuing function

37
Q

Take from the Table

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Resume consideration of a main motion

38
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The chair

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Person presiding

39
Q

Unanimous consent

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No opposition

40
Q

Viva voce

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Voice vote

41
Q

Close the meeting

A

Adjourn

42
Q

Accept/agree

A

Adopt

43
Q

Order of business

A

Agenda

44
Q

Modify wording or meaning

A

Amend

45
Q

Members question chair’s ruling

A

Appeal

46
Q

Affirmative voice vote

A

Aye

47
Q

Administrative body

A

Board

48
Q

Basic rules of a society

A

Bylaws

49
Q

Send to a committee

A

Commit or Refer

50
Q

Assembly of delegates

A

Convention

51
Q

Discussion of merits of pending question

A

Debate

52
Q

Proceedings are secret

A

Executive session

53
Q

Deal with questions of procedure

A

Incidental motions

54
Q

Set main motion aside temporarily

A

Lay on the Table

55
Q

Introduces business to the assembly

A

Main Motion

56
Q

More than half of votes cast

A

Majority vote

57
Q

Unorganized group

A

Mass meeting

58
Q

Single official gathering

A

Meeting

59
Q

Written record of the proceedings

A

Minutes

60
Q

Formal proposal to take action

A

Motion

61
Q

Inquiry as to facts

A

Request for Information

62
Q

Call for enforcement of rules

A

Point of Order

63
Q

Postpone to a certain time

A

Postpone Definitely

64
Q

Dispose of the question without a direct vote

A

Postpone Indefinitely

65
Q

Rank

A

Precedence

66
Q

Close debate

A

Previous Question

67
Q

Temporary

A

Pro tem

68
Q

Members required to transact business

A

Quorum

69
Q

Make valid action already taken

A

Ratify

70
Q

Short intermission

A

Recess

71
Q

Periodic business meeting

A

Regular meeting

72
Q

Repeal

A

Rescind

73
Q

Agreement that motion be considered

A

Second

74
Q

Recording officer of an assembly

A

Secretary

75
Q

Place the motion before the assembly

A

State the question

76
Q

Constituted to perform a continuing function

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Standing committee

77
Q

Resume consideration of a main motion

A

Take from the Table

78
Q

Person presiding

A

The chair

79
Q

No opposition

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Unanimous consent

80
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Voice vote

A

Viva voce

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