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When no special title has been assigned, the presiding officer of an assembly is generally called the

a. chairperson or moderator.
b. chairman.
c. presider or presiding officer.
d. chairwoman or chairman.

A

b. chairman.

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In a mass meeting, the presiding officer is known as the

a. president.
b. chairperson.
c. chairman.
d. moderator.

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c. chairman.

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In order to have a majority vote with 51 votes cast, there must be an affirmative vote of at least

a. 25.
b. 26.
c. 27.
d. 34.

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b. 26.

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If 40 votes are cast, a majority is

a. 20.
b. 21.
c. 19.
d. 18.

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b. 21.

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The word majority means

a. “exactly half.
b. “less than half.”
c. “more than half.”
d. 51%

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c. “more than half.”

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When the term majority vote is used without qualifications, it means

a. one more than half the votes cast, including blanks and abstentions.
b. one more than half the entire membership.
c. more than half the votes cast, excluding blanks and abstentions.
d. more than half of the persons present who are legally entitled to vote.

A

c. more than half the votes cast, excluding blanks and abstentions.

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An assembly has 30 regular members in attendance at a meeting and the president, who is the presiding officer. If all 30 of the regular members voted, how many would have to vote in favor of a main motion “to have a dance next Saturday” in order for it to be adopted? Assume the presiding officer does not vote.

a. 20
b. 21
c. 15
d. 16

A

d. 16

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A society has a total membership of 180, and 91 members are needed for a quorum. There are 120 members present at a regular meeting, if all the members present vote, the minimum vote required to adopt a main motion is

a. 60.
b. 61.
c. 90.
d. 91.

A

b. 61.

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If sixty votes are cast, a minimum two-thirds vote is

a. 30.
b. 31.
c. 40.
d. 41.

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c. 40.

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Your organization has 60 regular members in attendance at a regular meeting and the president, who is the presiding officer. If all 60 regular members voted, how many would have to vote in favor of the motion to Move the Previous Question for it to be adopted? Assume the president does not vote.

a. 20
b. 40
c. 30
d. 31

A

b. 40

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Select the example below which would adopt a motion requiring a two-thirds vote.

a. 24 in favor and 18 opposed
b. 24 in favor and 16 opposed
c. 24 in favor and 14 opposed
d. 24 in favor and 12 opposed

A

d. 24 in favor and 12 opposed

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Which motion below has the highest precedence?

a. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
b. Lay on the Table
c. Call for the Orders of the Day
d. Main Motion

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a. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

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Which motion below has the lowest precedence?

a. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
b. Lay on the Table
c. Call for the Orders of the Day
d. Main Motion

A

d. Main Motion

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Which motion below is the lowest ranking privileged motion?

a. Recess
b. Call for the Orders of the Day
c. Adjourn
d. Raise a Question of Privilege

A

b. Call for the Orders of the Day

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The highest ranking of the following motions is a (an)

a. Main motion.
b. Amendment.
c. Amendment to the motion to Recess.
d. Recess.

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c. Amendment to the motion to Recess.

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Which motion below is the highest ranking subsidiary motion?

a. Postpone Indefinitely
b. Commit (or Refer)
c. Lay on the Table
d. Postpone Definitely

A

b. undebatable.

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17
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Which one of the following motions is undebatable?

a. Amend
b. Main Motion
c. Call for the Orders of the Day
d. Postpone to a Certain Time

A

c. Call for the Orders of the Day

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Which one of the following motions is debatable?

a. Raise a Question of Privilege
b. Previous Question
c. The privileged motion To Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
d. Postpone Indefinitely

A

d. Postpone Indefinitely

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Which one of the following motions cannot be amended?

a. Recess
b. Previous Question
c. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
d. Amend

A

b. Previous Question

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Which one of the following motions is amendable?

a. Lay on the Table
b. Commit (or Refer)
c. The privileged motion to Adjourn
d. Raise a Question of Privilege

A

b. Commit (or Refer)

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Which series of motions below is arranged from lowest to highest precedence?

a. Main Motion, Adjourn, Amend
b. Amend, Adjourn, Main Motion
c. Main Motion, Amend, Adjourn
d. Adjourn, Amend, Main Motion

A

c. Main Motion, Amend, Adjourn

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22
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Which series of motions below is arranged from lowest to highest precedence?

a. Amend, Main Motion, Recess, Postpone Indefinitely
b. Main Motion, Postpone Indefinitely, Amend, Recess
c. Recess, Amend, Postpone Indefinitely, Main Motion
d. Postpone Indefinitely, Amend, Main Motion, Recess

A

b. Main Motion, Postpone Indefinitely, Amend, Recess

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23
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Which series of motions below is arranged from highest to lowest precedence?

a. Recess, Adjourn, Main Motion, Amend
b. Adjourn, Amend, Recess, Main Motion
c. Main Motion, Amend, Recess, Adjourn
d. Adjourn, Recess, Amend, Main Motion

A

d. Adjourn, Recess, Amend, Main Motion

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Which series of motions below is arranged from highest to lowest precendence?

a. Adjourn, Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn, Commit, Postpone Indefinitely
b. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn, Adjourn, Commit, Postpone Indefinitely
c. Postpone Indefinitely, Commit, Adjourn, Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
d. Commit, Adjourn, Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn, Postpone Indefinitely

A

b. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn, Adjourn, Commit, Postpone Indefinitely

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Which motion listed below is in order when the privileged motion to adjourn is pending?

a. Fix the Time to Adjourn
b. Lay on the Table
c. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
d. Recess

A

a. Fix the Time to Adjourn

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Which one of the following motions can the Previous Question be applied to?

a. Adjourn
b. Raise a Question of Privilege
c. Commit (or Refer)
d. Lay on the Table

A

c. Commit (or Refer)

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27
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Which one of the following motions can be proposed when a main motion is pending?

a. Adjourn
b. Previous Question
c. Amend
d. All of the above

A

d. All of the above

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28
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Which one of the following motions can be proposed with an amendment pending?

a. Postpone Indefinitely
b. Main Motion
c. Limit Debate
d. A new motion to “have a dance.”

A

c. Limit Debate

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With a main motion and an amendment pending, which of the following motions would be out of order?

a. Lay on the Table
b. Recess
c. Postpone Indefinitely
d. Refer to a Committee

A

c. Postpone Indefinitely

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30
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A main motion and a motion for the previous question are pending. Which of the following motions is in order?

a. Limit Debate
b. Recess for five minutes
c. Postpone to a Certain Time
d. A motion to go in a Quasi Committee of the Whole

A

b. Recess for five minutes

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31
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If the following motions are all before the assembly at the same time, which is the immediately pending question?

a. Postpone Indefinitely
b. Limit Debate
c. Main Motion
d. An amendment to the motion to Recess

A

d. An amendment to the motion to Recess

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If all the following motions are pending, which in the immediately pending question?

a. Main Motion
b. Postpone to a Certain Time
c. Commit (or Refer)
d. Recess

A

d. Recess

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Which one of the following motions would be out of order after the previous question has been ordered on the pending amendment to a main motion?

a. Recess
b. Adjourn
c. Parliamentary Inquiry
d. Refer

A

d. Refer

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The motion to call for the Previous Question may be applied to all the subsidiary motions listed below except

a. Refer to a Committee
b. Limit Debate
c. Lay on the Table
d. Extend Limits of Debate

A

c. Lay on the Table

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A motion to Lay on the Table takes precedence over

a. all subsidiary motions.
b. the motion to Take from the Table.
c. all privileged motions.
d. the motion to Adjourn.

A

a. all subsidiary motions.

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With a main motion pending and a motion to amend being debated, which one of the following motions would be out of order?

a. Postpone to a Certain Time
b. Lay on the Table
c. Postpone Indefinitely
d. Recess

A

c. Postpone Indefinitely

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In the series of motions listed below, where they are all pending and in order, which one of the following would be voted on first?

a. Postpone Indefinitely
b. Limit Debate
c. Previous Question
d. Main Motion

A

c. Previous Question

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Which one of the following motions is in order if the privileged motion to Raise a Question of Privilege is pending?

a. Lay on the Table
b. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
c. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
d. Main Motion

A

c. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

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An original main motion is a main motion that

A. amends another motion
B. introduces a substantive question as a new subject
C. is related to the business of the assembly or its past or future action.
D. Allows the maker of the motion to serve as a chairman if it is referred to a committee.

A

B. introduces a substantive question as a new subject

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40
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An incidental main motion

A. can be made only with the permission of the assembly
B. is in order if an original motion is the immediate pending question
C. proposes an action that is defined under parliamentary law and described by a particular parliamentary term.
D. Is the same as a main motion, except it can only be proposed when an incidental motion is pending.

A

C. proposes an action that is defined under parliamentary law and described by a particular parliamentary term.

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The main motion is a motion that

A. takes precedence over everything
B. can be applied to no other motion
C. can be moved at any time
D. always requires a majority vote

A

B. can be applied to no other motion

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42
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All subsidiary motions can be applied to

A. an original main motion
B. a point of order
C. themselves
D. third degree amendments

A

A. an original main motion

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43
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Main motions

A. take precedence over all motions
B. are not debatable
C. always require a two-thirds vote to be adopted
D. are out of order

A

D. are out of order when another member has the floor

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44
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Main motions are not in order which

A. conflict with national laws
B. conflict with or present the same question as one which has been temporarily but not finally disposed of
C. propose action outside the scope of the organization’s bylaws or charter unless authorized by a two-thirds vote.
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

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45
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The motion to Post pone Indefinitely is used by

A. the chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting.
B. A member to send a main motion to a standing committee.
C. Members who wish to change the pending main motion.
D. The assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

A

D. The assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

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D. The assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

A

C. It is killed for the duration of the session.

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47
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The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over

A. all other subsidiary motions
B. a secondary amendment
C. nothing except the main question which is applied
D. the privileged motion to Adjourn

A

C. nothing except the main question which is applied

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48
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The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be

A. applied to all subsidiary motions
B. referred to a committee
C. laid on the table
D. applied only to the main question

A

D. applied only to the main question

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The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be reconsidered when it has received a (an)

A. plurality vote
B. negative vote
C. affirmative vote
D. tie vote

A

C. affirmative vote

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50
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The suppression of a motion that was Postponed Indefinitely at a convention that has several meetings continues

A. throughout the next convention also.
B. until the presiding officer wants it debated.
C. only for the meeting it was suppressed
D. throughout the entire series of meetings

A

D. throughout the entire series of meetings

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51
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The primary purpose of using the subsidiary motion to Amend is to

A. eliminate the main purpose of the main motion.
B. alter the original main motion.
C. lengthen the debate time on the main motion.
D. call for an immediate vote on the original main motion.

A

B. alter the original main motion.

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52
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When an amendment to a main motion is adopted, the motion that was amended

A. is also adopted
B. is voted on immediately
C. remains pending
D. is postponed to the next regular meeting or until the adopted amendment is acted on.

A

C. remains pending

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53
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Rejection of the subsidiary motion to Amend leaves the pending motion

A. rejected also.
B. worded as it was before the amendment was made.
C. closed for additional debate.
D. postponed to the next regular meeting.

A

B. worded as it was before the amendment was made.

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54
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If a member votes in favor of the motion to Amend when the vote is taken on the motion to which the amendment applies, the member

A. must also vote in favor of the amended motion.
B. must abstain.
C. is not obligated to vote in any particular way.
D. can withdraw the vote on the amendment.

A

C. is not obligated to vote in any particular way.

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55
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The subsidiary motion to Amend can be

A. referred to a committee.
B. applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable factor.
C. postponed indefinitely.
D. laid on the table.

A

B. applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable factor.

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A primary amendment to a main motion

A. is always debatable but not amendable.
B. can be amended but not reconsidered.
C. is debatable whenever the main motion to which it applies is debatable.
D. can introduce an independent question.\

A

C. is debatable whenever the main motion to which it applies is debatable

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57
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When an amendment is pending,

A. debate on the amendment is limited to one speech from each member.
B. the motion to be amended may not be discussed.
C. debate can extend into the merits of the motion to be amended.
D. another primary amendment may be applied to the motion to be amended

A

B. the motion to be amended may not be discussed.

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An amendment to an amendment

A. may be amended with the consent of the maker of the secondary amendment.
B. may not be amended.
C. may never be debated.
D. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted

A

B. may not be amended.

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An amendment to a primary amendment is called a

A. secondary motion.
B. secondary amendment.
C. third degree amendment.
D. first degree amendment.

A

B. secondary amendment.

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60
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The process used to amend a motion by placing words at the end of a sentence is

A. insertion
B. striking out.
C. addition.
D. substitution

A

C. addition

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“An amendment must be ‘germane’ to be in order.” This means that

A. the amendment must be made by a process called “insertion.”
B. the date and purpose of the proposed change must be included.
C. an amendment must in some way involve the same question that is raised by the motion to which it is applied.
D. the amendment must always be proposed by the member who proposed the main motion.

A

C. an amendment must in some way involve the same question that is raised by the motion to which it is applied.

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The purpose of the motion to Commit or Refer is to send a pending question to a committee so that

A. it may be delayed.
B. they can amend it and take action without permission from the assembly.
C. the question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider.
D. they can Lay it on the Table during informal discussions at a committee meeting.

A

C. the question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider.

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The chief advantage of committees is that they allow greater freedom of debate on motions. This means that members can speak

A. three times on each topic.
B. only two times, but as long as they wish.
C. on motions even after they are adopted.
D. as many times as they wish

A

D. as many times as they wish

64
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The motion to Refer to a Committee can be applied to

A. Points of Order.
B. Main Motions.
C. All Secondary Motions.
D. Privileged Motions.

A

B. Main Motions.

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The motion to Commit (or Refer)

A. need not be seconded.
B. is not debatable.
C. can be applied to main motions with any amendments that may be pending.
D. may be proposed when another member has the floor provided

A

C. can be applied to main motions with any amendments that may be pending.

66
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A special committee appointed with power means that the committee

A. must report to the assembly before acting.
B. can act for the society in all cases that are similar.
C. can act for the society in specific cases.
D. must meet until all committee members agree on a solution to their assigned task.

A

C. can act for the society in specific cases.

67
Q

A committee that is given “full power” to act for an organization can be authorized to

A. spend money for the society.
B. add more members to its membership.
C. act for the society in a certain case.
D. all of the Above.

A

D. all of the Above.

68
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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

A. the main motion with an amendment is pending.

69
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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.

A

D. Amend.

70
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The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over

A. all other subsidiary motions
B. a secondary amendment
C. nothing except the main question which is applied
D. the privileged motion to Adjourn

A

C. nothing except the main question which is applied

71
Q

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

A

B. Postpone to a Certain Time

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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.

A

C. when a subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be reconsidered.

73
Q

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

A. Cannot be postponed beyond the end of the present session.

74
Q

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.

A

B. week.

75
Q

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.

A

B. cannot be postponed beyond the end of the next session.

76
Q

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.

A

C. postponed with the main motion.

77
Q

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

A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to postpone the main motion to our next regular meeting.”

78
Q

The subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate may be used to

A. Reduce the length of speeches permitted.
B. Reduce the number of speeches permitted.
C. Close debate at a certain time.
D. All of the above.

A

D. All of the above.

79
Q

The subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

A. can only be applied to amendments.
B. requires a majority vote to be adopted.
C. is in order when another member has the floor.
D. takes precedence over all debatable motions.

A

D. takes precedence over all debatable motion.

80
Q

When the motion to Limit Debate is applied to a main motion, it

A. Requires a majority vote to be adopted.
B. Can be laid on the table along with the main motion.
C. Does not need a second.
D. Is amendable and debatable.

A

B. Can be laid on the table along with the main motion.

81
Q

Which one of the following motions is not debatable but is amendable?

A. Lay on the Table
B. Commit or Refer
C. Postpone Indefinitely
D. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

A

D. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

82
Q

The main reason that the motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate requires a two-thirds vote is because it

A. is a high-ranking, privileged motion.
B. is two separate motions.
C. takes away the rights of members to enter into free discussions.
D. limits the debate on the privileged motion to Amend a motion previously adopted.

A

C. takes away the rights of members to enter into free discussions.

83
Q

Assume that debate on a motion is dragging on. What should you do if you wanted to reduce the number of times each member could debate?

A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that debate be limited for each member.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to limited debate.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that debate be limited to one speech for each member.”
D. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that debate be reduced.”

A

C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that debate be limited to one speech for each member.”

84
Q

Unless the motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is adopted by unanimous consent, the chair puts it to a vote by

A. rising.
B. a ballot.
C. raising of hands.
D. voice.

A

A. rising.

85
Q

The Previous Question can be used to close debate immediately and the making of all subsidiary motions except to

A. Commit (or Refer).
B. Lay on the Table.
C. Amend.
D. Postpone Indefinitely.

A

B. Lay on the Table.

86
Q

Which motion below would you use at a meeting to stop debate immediately and vote on a pending question?

A. Question of Privilege
B. Division of the Question
C. Previous Question
D. Reconsider the Question

A

C. Previous Question

87
Q

If adopted, the Previous Question is a motion that stops

A. the making of all subsidiary motions.
B. debate and the making of amendments on the pending questions.
C. the making of privileged motions.
D. the making of undebatable motions.

A

B. debate and the making of amendments on the pending questions.

88
Q

The unqualified form of the Previous Question can apply only to

A. all pending amendments.
B. debatable motions.
C. the immediately pending question.
D. all incidental motions.

A

C. the immediately pending question.

89
Q

If a motion for the Previous Question fails to gain the necessary votes,

A. debate is stopped on it.
B. the motion to which it was applied is lost.
C. debate continues on the pending motion as if this motion had not been made.
D. members may not ask the maker of the motion questions directly for the duration of the meeting.

A

C. debate continues on the pending motion as if this motion had not been made.

90
Q

When the Previous Question is ordered on a series of pending motions, they are voted on in the

A. Same order in which they were proposed.
B. Order as determined by the chairman.
C. Reverse order in which they were made.
D. Order that the proposer of each motion demands.

A

C. Reverse order in which they were made.

91
Q

A vote that has ordered the Previous Question can be reconsidered

A. before any of the motions affected by the order have been voted on.
B. after any of the motions affected by the order have been voted on.
C. at any time.
D. if the chairman has voted on the prevailing side.

A

A. before any of the motions affected by the order have been voted on.

92
Q

To properly call for the Previous Question members should

A. call out “Question” from their seats without being recognized.
B. say, “I demand the question” without obtaining the floor.
C. say, “I move the previous question” after obtaining the floor.
D. raise a question of privilege without being recognized by the chair.

A

C. say, “I move the previous question” after obtaining the floor.

93
Q

The motion to Lay on the Table enables an assembly to lay a pending question aside

A. temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen.
B. to consider any motion decided upon by the chairman.
C. so that the assembly may conduct a standing vote.
D. so that it can be brought up as a general order at the next meeting.

A

A. temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen.

94
Q

The motion to Lay on the Table

A. can be debated if the chairman allows the maker of the motion to speak first.
B. kills the motion and avoids a direct vote on it.
C. can be amended.
D. sets the pending question aside temporarily and there is no set time for taking up the matter again.

A

D. sets the pending question aside temporarily and there is no set time for taking up the matter again.

95
Q

The motion to Lay on the Table is commonly misused in meetings in the place of the motion to

A. Adjourn
B. Postpone to a Certain Time.
C. Reconsider.
D. Commit (or Refer).

A

B. Postpone to a Certain Time

96
Q

A subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table takes precendence over

A. the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. all privileged motions.
C. all subsidiary motions.
D. the motion to adjourn.

A

C. all subsidiary motions.

97
Q

Which one of the following subsidiary motions can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table?

A. Postpone indefinitely
B. Refer to a Committee
C. Previous Question
D. None of the above. No subsidiary motion can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table.

A

D. None of the above. No subsidiary motion can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table.

98
Q

The motion to Lay on the Table is out of order when

A. both a main motion and an amendment are pending.
B. another member has the floor.
C. a motion has been adopted to extend the limits of debate.
D. there is another subsidiary motion pending.

A

B. another member has the floor.

99
Q

It is out of order to move to lay a pending question on the table if

A. the motion on the previous question is pending.
B. the motion to be laid on the table has an amendment already applied to it.
C. another member has already moved to lay the matter on the table during the same meeting.
D. there is evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention.

A

D. there is evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention.

100
Q

Assume that a main motion is being debated and you become aware that something else of immediate urgency has arisen. What should you do?

A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to lay the question on the table.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to postpone the motion.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to lay the question on the table until 10:00 a.m.”
D. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to postpone the motion indefinitely until after we decide the urgent matter of . . .”

A

A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to lay the question on the table.”

101
Q

The privileged motion to Call for the Orders of the Day is used primarily to

A. order the chairman to take an immediate recess.
B. require that a meeting conform to its agenda.
C. indicate to members when a point of order may be called.
D. write orders for all committees to complete their tasks by a specific time.

A

B. require that a meeting conform to its agenda.

102
Q

The orders of the day can be called by

A. one member proposing the motion and a second.
B. a two-thirds vote without notice.
C. any member.
D. the officers after they confer in executive session and adopt it by a two-thirds vote.

A

C. any member.

103
Q

The privileged motion to Call for the Orders of the Day may not be

A. seconded.
B. debated.
C. amended.
D. All of the Above

A

D. All of the Above

104
Q

The orders of the day can be set aside by

A. a two-thirds vote.
B. any member who objects.
C. the chairman if there is an important item being debated.
D. a motion to Reconsider.

A

A. a two-thirds vote.

105
Q

Once an assembly has refused to proceed to the orders of the day, the order of the day cannot be called for again until the pending business

A. has been debated by at least one member in favor and one member opposed to it.
B. has been amended.
C. is adopted.
D. is disposed of

A

D. is disposed of

106
Q

Assume that there is a meeting in progress and the assembly has digressed from the agenda to such an extent that the important items on the agenda may not be considered because of a lack of time. What would you do?

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Madam President, I order you to consider the agenda.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Madam President, I move we reconsider the agenda.”
C. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Madam President, I call for the orders of the day,”
D. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that we order the consideration of our agenda.”

A

C. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Madam President, I call for the orders of the day,”

107
Q

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege is a device which

A. is ruled upon by the chair, and the ruling can be reconsidered.
B. has a higher precedence than any incidental motion.
C. requires a second and is debatable.
D. may permit action otherwise not in order.

A

D. may permit action otherwise not in order.

108
Q

Raising a question of privilege while business is pending

A. cannot usually interrupt a member speaking.
B. requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.
C. cannot be made while an amendment is pending.
D. requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted.

A

B. requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.

109
Q

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to

A. Amend.
B. Commit (or Refer).
C. Limit Debate.
D. Recess.

A

D. Recess.

110
Q

A member who has been assigned the floor may be interrupted for the purpose of

A. amending a motion.
B. limiting debate.
C. raising a question of privilege.
D. moving the previous question.

A

C. raising a question of privilege

111
Q

The privileged device, Raise a Question of Privilege, is not

A. amendable.
B. debatable.
C. seconded.
D. All of the Above.

A

D. All of the Above.

112
Q

Who makes the initial ruling on the motion to Raise a Question of Privilege?

A. Members
B. The chairman
C. The parliamentarian
D. The vice president

A

B. The chairman

113
Q

Assume that the meeting hall is very noisy because of the construction of a new road next to the building. What motion could you propose before asking the chairman to try to solve the problem?

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. President, I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “Mr. President, I rise to a point of information regarding the noise coming from outside our meeting hall.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. President, I cannot hear you speaking and move that you turn up the volume on the public address system.”

A

B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “Mr. President, I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly.”

114
Q

A Recess may be taken to

A. count ballots.
B. secure information.
C. allow for informal consultation.
D. All of the above.

A

D. All of the above.

115
Q

When a motion to Recess is made while another motion is pending it is a (an)

A. incidental motion.
B. privileged motion.
C. incidental main motion.
D. main motion.

A

B. privileged motion.

116
Q

The privileged motion to Recess is a motion that a recess begin

A. after the motion on the floor is disposed of.
B. immediately.
C. when the member who proposed the pending motion grants permission.
D. upon a decision of the chair.

A

B. immediately.

117
Q

A motion to recess that is made when no business is pending is a

A. privileged motion
B. main motion.
C. incidental motion.
D. unclassified motion.

A

B. main motion.

118
Q

Which of the following is true of the privileged motion to recess?

A. it may provide for a recess at a later time.
B. it requires that the duration of the recess be included in the motion.
C. the vote may be reconsidered.
D. it is “privileged” only when it is proposed while another question is pending.

A

D. it is “privileged” only when it is proposed while another question is pending.

119
Q

The motion to take a recess at a future time may be proposed only

A. when no question is pending.
B. if the member who made the immediately pending motion agrees.
C. when another question is pending.
D. during the time before new business will be considered.

A

A. when no question is pending.

120
Q

The privileged motion to Recess has precedence over the motion to

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. Adjourn.
C. Refer to a committee.
D. All of the above.

A

C. Refer to a committee.

121
Q

The privileged motion to Recess

A. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
B. is amendable as to the length of the recess.
C. is debatable.
D. need not be seconded.

A

B. is amendable as to the length of the recess.

122
Q

An amendment to the privileged motion to Recess

A. must relate to which members may take the recess.
B. is never allowed.
C. is not debatable.
D. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

A

C. is not debatable.

123
Q

How does the chair handle a recess if it is provided for in an adopted agenda?

A. The chair requests that a member make a motion to have a recess.
B. The chair appoints a committee to determine the proper procedure for announcing the recess.
C. The chair declares the recess at the specified time.
D. A member calls for the order of the day, it is seconded, and the chair conducts a voice vote.

A

C. The chair declares the recess at the specified time.

124
Q

The gavel may be rapped to signal

A. a recess, an adjournment, and breach of order.
B. when a motion has been adopted, a division, and a point of information.
C. a question of privilege, the adoption of an amendment, and the start of debate on main motions.
D. when the chairman has cast the deciding vote on any motion.

A

A. a recess, an adjournment, and breach of order.

125
Q

Which one of the following would be an example of the privileged motion to Adjourn?

A. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that we adjourn at 7:30 p.m.”
B. Rise and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that we adjourn sine die.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move that we now adjourn to meet at 7:30 p.m. on May 15th.”

A

C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move to adjourn.”

126
Q

The privileged motion to Adjourn is

A. always moved in an unqualified form.
B. a motion to close the meeting immediately.
C. made when no time for adjourning has been set.
D. All of the above.

A

D. All of the above.

127
Q

A motion to Adjourn is always privileged when

A. the time for adjournment has been set ahead of time.
B. it sets a time to adjourn (is qualified).
C. no time for adjournment has been set (is unqualified).
D. another member has the floor.

A

C. no time for adjournment has been set (is unqualified).

128
Q

If a motion to adjourn is qualified in any way (example: “I move we adjourn in ten minutes”), it is classified as a (an)

A. main motion.
B. privileged motion.
C. subsidiary motion.
D. incidental motion.

A

A. main motion.

129
Q

A motion to Adjourn at or to a future time while business is pending

A. may be adopted anytime during a recess, without a quorum.
B. should be completed prior to debate on the pending motion.
C. is permissible if the chair allows it.
D. is always out of order.

A

D. is always out of order

130
Q

The privileged motion to Adjourn takes precedence over all motions except the motion to

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
B. Recess
C. Amend
D. Lay on the Table

A

A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

131
Q

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. may be proposed when another member has the floor.
B. is amendable.
C. must be seconded.
D. is debatable.

A

C. must be seconded.

132
Q

If a question is pending at an organized monthly meeting and an adjournment closed the meeting, the pending motion

A. is taken up as the first item under unfinished business at the next monthly meeting.
B. must be introduced again at the next meeting in order to be considered.
C. is laid on the table.
D. is lost.

A

A. is taken up as the first item under unfinished business at the next monthly meeting.

133
Q

The privileged motion to Adjourn

A. may be reconsidered if lost.
B. is always privileged when not qualified, even when no question is pending.
C. is amendable, but not debatable when qualified.
D. may be held pending while the assembly is informed of business requiring immediate attention.

A

D. may be held pending while the assembly is informed of business requiring immediate attention.

134
Q

The purpose of the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to establish a (an)

A. adjourned meeting.
B. annual meeting.
C. regular meeting.
D. special meeting.

A

A. adjourned meeting.

135
Q

Which motion below has the effect of setting the time, and sometimes the place, for another meeting to continue the business of the meeting?

A. Adjourn
B. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
C. Recess
D. Call for the Orders of the Day

A

B. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

136
Q

The motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is a privileged motion only if it is made

A. when a member rises to a Question of Privilege and makes a motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. if no question is pending.
C. and the maker of the immediately pending motion agrees to have it considered.
D. while a motion is pending.

A

D. while a motion is pending.

137
Q

Depending on the circumstances, the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn may be proposed as a privileged motion or a (an)

A. incidental motion.
B. subsidiary motion.
C. main motion.
D. question of privilege.

A

C. main motion.

138
Q

Member:-( After obtaining the floor) “ I move that when this meeting adjourns, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. next Wednesday.” The adoption of this motion establishes a (an)

A. postponed meeting
B. adjourned meeting
C. recessed meeting
D. special meeting

A

B. adjourned meeting

139
Q

The effect of adopting the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to

A. adjourn the present meeting
B. recess immediately
C. establish a continuation of the present meeting
D. set a time for adjourning the next meeting

A

C. establish a continuation of the present meeting

140
Q

Which motion below could be made so that the chair would be called on to enforce a violated rule?

A. Appeal
B. Point of Order
C. Suspend the Rules
D. Parliamentary Inquiry

A

B. Point of Order

141
Q

A Point of Order yields to all

A. privileged motions.
B. secondary motions.
C. subsidiary motions.
D. main motions.

A

A. privileged motions.

142
Q

If a Point of Order is raised while an amendment is immediately pending, the

A. point of order is ignored.
B. amendment is disposed of first, and the point of order next.
C. point of order is disposed of first.
D. chair asks for a second on the point of order and then it is ruled on.

A

C. point of order is disposed of first.

143
Q

After a member makes a Point of Order, the chair should always

A. ask for a second.
B. determine if the maker wishes to debate it first.
C. make certain that amendments that are applied to it are germane.
D. try to make a ruling on it.

A

D. try to make a ruling on it.

144
Q

The normal grounds for a member to rise to a Point of Order are

A. to ask the maker of the motion a question.
B. uncomfortable conditions in the meeting room.
C. a breach of rules.
D. to obtain parliamentary information from the parliamentarian.

A

C. a breach of rules.

145
Q

Which statement below is true regarding a Point of Order?

A. Points of order should be called on minor irregularities.
B. A parliamentary inquiry has the same purpose as a point of order.
C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late.
D. A member must rise and be recognized by the chair before raising a point of order.

A

C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late.

146
Q

An appeal from the decision of the chair is a
A. point of order stated in another way.
B. disagreement with the ruling of the chair.
C. demand to adhere to the agenda.
D. disagreement between members of the assembly.

A

B. disagreement with the ruling of the chair.

147
Q

The incidental motion to Appeal is used
A. to have the chairman’s ruling voted on by the assembly.
B. if a member wishes to appeal to the maker of a motion to accept an amendment.
C. when an accurate standing vote is needed on a main motion.
D. to point out that another member’s debate is not germane.

A

A. to have the chairman’s ruling voted on by the assembly.

148
Q 
The chair’s ruling can be appealed
A.	at any time.
B.	at the time of the ruling.
C.	after the motion to adjourn has been seconded.
D.	before the time of the ruling.
A

B. at the time of the ruling

149
Q 
The incidental motion to Appeal
A.	may not interrupt a speaker.
B.	must be seconded.
C.	may be amended.
D.	is always debatable.
A

B. must be seconded

150
Q

The incidental motion to Appeal is debatable unless it
A. is made while the immediate pending question is undebatable.
B. relates to indecorum or a transgression of the rules of speaking.
C. relates to priority of business.
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

151
Q

When the incidental motion to Appeal is debatable, no member can speak more than once except the
A. member who proposed the Appeal.
B. member who seconded the Appeal.
C. presiding officer, who may speak twice.
D. officers of the organization.

A

C. presiding officer, who may speak twice.

152
Q

A tie vote on the motion to Appeal from the decision of the chair
A. sustains the decision of the chair.
B. means that the decision of the chair is not sustained.
C. automatically means a division of the assembly will be taken.
D. means that more debate will be allowed.

A

A. sustains the decision of the chair.

153
Q

Which of the following would not be subject to an Appeal?
A. The chair’s response to a parliamentary inquiry
B. The chair’s announcement of the results of a vote
C. The chair’s response to a point of information
D. All of the above

A

D. All of the above

154
Q

Assume you do not agree with the chairman’s ruling on your Point of Order. What could you do?
A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order over the decision of the chair.”
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to debate the chair on his ruling.”
C. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move the previous question.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I appeal from the decision of the chair.”

A

D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I appeal from the decision of the chair.”

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