Postpone To A Certain Time (Or Definitely)- Chapter 6 Flashcards
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.
A. the main motion with an amendment is pending.
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.
D. Amend.
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
B. Postpone to a Certain Time
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 a subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be reconsidered.
D. is identical to Lay on the Table except for terminology.
C. when a subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be reconsidered.
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. Cannot be postponed beyond the end of the present session.
In a society that holds regular business meetings on the same day of each week, a question cannot be postponed for longer than a
A. day.
B. week.
C. quarter (three months).
D. year.
B. week.
In an assembly that meets as often as quarterly, a question
A. can be postponed beyond the end of the next session.
B. cannot be postponed beyond the end of the next session.
C. cannot be postponed beyond the end of the present session.
D. cannot be postponed at all.
B. cannot be postponed beyond the end of the next session.
When a main motion is postponed while a motion to Amend is pending, the amendment is
A. automatically adopted.
B. lost.
C. postponed with the main motion.
D. tabled also.
C. postponed with the main motion.
Assume a main motion is pending that you feel should be put off until the next meeting. What should you do?
A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to postpone the main motion to our next regular meeting.”
B. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to postpone the main motion indefinitely to our next regular meeting.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to table the motion to our next regular meeting.”
D. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to rescind the motion our next regular meeting.”
A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to postpone the main motion to our next regular meeting.”
Which one of the following statements is false regarding the subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely.
A. It has the same effect as the motion to Postpone Indefinitely.
B. It allows action on a pending motion to be put off.
C. It can be moved regardless of how much debate there has been on.the motion it proposed to postpone.
D. It is debatable and requires a majority vote to be adopted.
A. It has the same effect as the motion to Postpone Indefinitely.
The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time (Postpone Definitely) yields to which one of the following motions?
A. Main Motion
B. Postpone Indefinitely
C. Lay on the Table
D. Division of the Question
C. Lay on the Table
One rule for the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time is that
A. a second is not required.
B. it is out of order when another member has the floor.
C. debate may go into the merits of the main question.
D. a two-thirds vote is required to adopt it.
B. it is out of order when another member has the floor.
Which motion below, if adopted, makes a postponed question an order of the day for a future meeting?
A. Postpone Definitely
B. Postpone Indefinitely
C. Reconsider
D. Lay on the Table
A. Postpone Definitely
When a question is taken up on a different day from the one on which it was proposed, each member
A. cannot debate if they have already spoken twice.
B. can again debate twice.
C. can again debate one more time.
D. cannot debate unless the maker of the motion grants permission.
B. can again debate twice.
