Studying Parliamentary Procedure

Question 1

To fix a time for which to adjourn?

Answer 1

Requires a second, is amendable to hour, date and place is not debatable, and requires a majority vote(privileged).

Question 2

Adjourn

Answer 2

Requires a second, is not amendable nor debatable, and requires a majority vote.

Question 3

Take a recess

Answer 3

Requires a second, is amendable to time, is not debatable, and requires a majority vote.

Question 4

Raise a question of privilege

Answer 4

Does not require a second, is not amendable not debatable, and is at the decision of the president.

Question 5

Call for the orders of the day

Answer 5

Does not require a second, is not amendable nor debatable and is handled by the president and vice president.

Question 6

To appeal to the decesion of the president

Answer 6

Requires a second, is amendable, cannot be debatable if made during a division of the assembly or when the pending question is not debatable.

Question 7

Call for the division of the assembly

Answer 7

Does not require a second, is not amendable nor debatable and requires a standing vote.

Question 8

To raise a point of order

Answer 8

Does not require a second, is not amendable nor debatable and is met at the decision of the president.

Question 9

To object to the consideration of the question

Answer 9

Does not require a second, is not amendable nor debatable and requires a 2/3 vote

Question 10

To divide a motion or call for consideration by parts

Answer 10

Requires a second, is amendable, is not debatable and requires a majority vote

Question 11

To modify or withdraw a motion

Answer 11

Does not require a second unless is it made prosper by the president of the original motion, is not amendable nor debatable and requires unanimous consent.

Question 12

To suspend the rules

Answer 12

Requires a second, is not amendable nor debatable and requires a 2/3 vote unless it is a standing rule-then majority vote.

Question 13

Change the method of voting

Answer 13

Requires a second, is amendable, is not debatable and requires a majority vote.

Question 14

Request for information

Answer 14

Does not require a second, not amendable nor debatable and does not require a vote.

Question 15

Parliamentary inquiry

Answer 15

Doesn’t require a second, not amendable nor debatable and does not require a vote.

Question 16

To lay on the table

Answer 16

Requires a second, is not amendable nor debatable and requires a majority vote.

Question 17

To call for the previous question

Answer 17

Requires a second, is not amendable nor debatable and requires a 2/3 vote.

Question 18

To limit or extend time for debate

Answer 18

Requires a second, is amendable, not debatable and requires a 2/3 vote.

Question 19

To postpone to a certain time

Answer 19

Requires a second, is amendable and debatable and requires a majority vote.

Question 20

To refer to a committee

Answer 20

Requires a second, is amendable and debatable and requires a majority vote.

Question 21

To amend

Answer 21

Requires a second, is amendable, is debatable only when the question being amended is debatable, and requires a majority vote.

Question 22

To postpone indefenietley

Answer 22

Requires a second, is not amendable, is debatable and requires a majority vote.

Question 23

A main motion

Answer 23

Requires a second, is amendable and debatable and requires a majority vote.

Question 24

Take from the table

Answer 24

Requires a second, is not amendable nor debatable and requires a majority vote.

Question 25

Reconsider

Answer 25

Requires a second, is not amendable, and is only debatable when the question being asked is debatable.

Question 26

Rescind

Answer 26

Requires a second, is amendable, is debatable and requires a 2/3 vote is previous notice was not given.

Question 27

Ratify

Answer 27

Requires a second, is amendable, is debatable and requires a majority vote.