Test Flashcards
Adopt
Accept/agree
Adjourn
Close the meeting
Agenda
Order of business
Amend
Modify word or meaning
Appeal
Members question chairs ruling
Aye
Affirmative voice vote
Board
Administrative body
Bylaws
Basic rules of a society
Commit or refer
Send to a committee
Convention
Assembly of delegates
Discussion of merits of pending question
Debate
Proceedings are secret
Executive session
Deal with questions of procedure
Incidental motions
Set main motion aside temporarily
Lay on the table
Introduces business to the assembly
Main motion
More than half of the votes cast
Majority vote
Unorganized group
Mass meeting
Single official gathering
Meeting
Written records of the proceedings
Minutes
Formal proposal to take action
Motion
Inquiry as to facts
Point of information
Call for enforcement of rules
Point of order
Postpone to a certain time
Postpone definitely
Precedence
Rank
Pro tem
Temporary
Members required to transact business
Quorum
Short intermission
Recess
Dispose of the question without a direct vote
Postpone indefinitely
Close debate
Previous question
Make valid action already taken
Ratify
Periodic business meeting
Regular meeting
Repeal
Rescind
Agreement that the motion be considered
Second
Recording officer of the assembly
Secretary
Place the motion before the assembly
State the question
Constituted to perform a continuing function
Standing committee
Resume consideration of the main motion
Take from the table
Person presiding
The chair
No opposition
Unanimous consent
Voice vote
Viva voce
_ corporate charter _ rules of order _ bylaws _ standing rules _ Constitution
- Corporate charter
- Constitution
- Bylaws
- Rules of order
- Standing rules
Article 1
Name of organization
Article 2
Object
Article 3
Members
Article 4
Officers
Article 5
Meetings
Article 6
Executive board
Article 7
Committees
Article 8
Parliamentary authority
Article 9
Amendment
Members of an assembly:
A-may make motions, debate, and vote
B-May vote only if their dues are paid
C-Are required to vote
A-may make motions, debate, and vote
The actions of any deliberative assembly are subject to:
A- change by a majority vote
B- approval of the parent organization
C- the bylaws and other rules of its organization plus all applicable procedural laws
C- the bylaws and other rules of its organization plus all applicable procedural laws
The basic principle of decision in a deliberative assembly is that:
A- a motion must be adopted by a 2/3 vote
B- a motion must be adopted by a majority vote
C- a motion must be adopted by a counted vote
B- a motion must be adopted by a majority vote
When a decision is to be based on more than a majority vote, a common requirement is a:
A- 2/3 vote and/or previous notice
B- show of hands
C- ballot vote
A- 2/3 vote and/or previous notice
Two forms of a deliberative assembly are:
A- standing and special committees
B- committee of the whole and mass meeting
C- convention and board
C- convention and board
According to RONR and most statutes, electronic meetings:
A- may be conducted by committees or small boards
B- may be conducted if provided for in the bylaws and everyone can hear each other at the same time
C- may be provided for in the bylaws
B- may be conducted if provided for in the bylaws and everyone can hear each other at the same time
Admittance to a mass meeting:
A- is the same as an open forum
B- depends on whether or not a person is a member
C- may be limited to the invited category
C- may be limited to the invited category
The local assembly of an organized society is limited to persons who:
A- have paid their dues by the deadline date
B- are charter members
C- are recorded on the rolls as voting members in good standing
C- are recorded on the rolls as voting members in good standing
The bylaws of an organized local society usually provide that it shall hold:
A- a certain number of special meetings each year
B- regular meetings at stated intervals
C- adjourned meetings on a regular basis
B- regular meetings at stated intervals
Large boards and large committees:
A- follow parliamentary procedure to a lesser degree than does the average deliberative assembly
B- generally follow parliamentary procedure the same as any assembly
C- establish their own rules of procedure apart from the larger body
B- generally follow parliamentary procedure the same as any assembly
The corporate charter should contain only:
A- the name and object
B- the name, object, and qualifications for membership
C- what is necessary to obtain it and to obtain the desired status under the law
C- what is necessary to obtain it and to obtain the desired status under the law
The constitution or bylaws of a society should contain:
A- rules that may be suspended
B- the rules necessary to conduct a meeting of an organization
C- it’s own basic rules relating principally to itself as an organization
C- it’s own basic rules relating principally to itself as an organization
Except for the corporate charter, the highest body of rules in a society is the:
A- bylaws
B- parliamentary authority of the society
C- standing rules
A- bylaws
The term rules of order refers to:
A- the bylaws
B- the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by an assembly or organization
C- the constitution
B- the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by an assembly or organization
Standing rules, except in the case of conventions, are:
A- generally adopted at the time a society is organized
B- related to parliamentary procedure
C- related to the details of the administration of a society
C- related to the details of the administration of a society
A custom of an organization:
A- falls to the ground if a conflict with a written rule is raised by a point of order
B- takes precedence over any standing rules
C- is treated as if it were prescribed in the bylaws
A- falls to the ground if a conflict with a written rule is raised by a point of order
T or F:
A 2/3 vote means 2/3 of those present.
False
T or F:
A series of meetings leading up to the organization of a society are in the nature of mass meetings.
True
T or F:
The bylaws of a local organized society should establish a procedure for calling special meetings.
True
T or F:
Boards have no minimum size.
True
T or F:
If a society has a corporate charter, it is not necessary to have a constitution or bylaws.
False
_ reports of special committees _ special orders _ reading and approval of minutes _ unfinished business and general orders _ new business _ reports of officers, boards, and standing committees
- Reading and approval of minutes
- reports of officers, boards, and standing committees
- reports of special committees
- special orders
- unfinished business and general orders
- New business
The quorum of an assembly:
A- is the largest number that can be depended upon to attend any meeting
B- is 2/3 of the members present at the meeting
C- is the minimum number of members who must be present for business to be legally transacted
C- is the minimum number of members who must be present for business to be legally transacted
In the absence of a provision in the bylaws, the quorum of an organized society is:
A- the majority of the entire membership
B- the number most likely to attend a meeting except in bad weather
C- a majority of those answering roll call
A- the majority of the entire membership
The minimum essential officers for the conduct of business are:
A- a presiding officer and secretary or clerk
B- a president, secretary, and treasurer
C- the president and treasurer
A- a presiding officer and secretary or clerk
The chair’s announcement of the result of the vote should include:
A- the motion is adopted or lost and the effect of the vote
B- the ayes or noes have it, is there any further business?
C- the ayes or noes have it, the motion is adopted or lost, the effect of the vote, the next item of business
C- the ayes or noes have it, the motion is adopted or lost, the effect of the vote, the next item of business
In actual parliamentary proceedings, the presiding officer refers himself as the:
A- president
B- presiding officer
C- chair
C- chair
To call a meeting to order, the residing officer should say:
A- are you ready to begin
B- the meeting has started
C- the meeting will come to order
C- the meeting will come to order
Sessions of permanently organized bodies usually follow:
A- the order of business decided upon immediately after the opening
B- an established order of business
C- the order of business determined by the presiding officer
B- an established order of business
Calling a meeting to order:
A- is not a part of the order of business
B- the first item of business
C- done by the secretary
A- is not a part of the order of business
In the standard order of business the reports of officers are presented:
A- immediately before new business
B- only as time allows
C- immediately after the approval of the minutes
C- immediately after the approval of the minutes
Reports of officers are commonly presented as:
A- listed in the bylaws
B- president, Vice President, secretary, treasurer
C- treasurer, secretary, president
A- listed in the bylaws
The main motion is one that:
A- brings business before the assembly
B- can be made while another motion is pending
C- has the highest rank
A- brings business before the assembly
Before a member in an assembly can speak in debate he must:
A- have paid the dues required by the organization
B- get the attention of the chair by raising his hand
C- obtain the floor
C- obtain the floor
A person who is not the first to rise and address the chair may be given preference in being recognized if:
A- the chair knows and approves of his position on a question
B- he asks for preferential treatment because of another engagement
C- he is the maker of the motion and has not spoken to the question
C- he is the maker of the motion and has not spoken to the question
If the chair makes a mistake in assigning the floor, a member may:
A- raise a question of privilege
B- raise a point of order
C- immediately ask the assembly to ratify the action taken
B- raise a point of order
T or F
The minimum number of members who must be present at the meetings of s deliberative assembly for business to be legally transacted is the quorum of the assembly.
True
T or F
The quorum should be fixed at the number of members who can reasonably be expected to attend the meeting.
True
T or F
In meetings of a convention, unless the bylaws of the organization provide otherwise, the quorum is a majority of the delegates who have been registered at the convention as in attendance.
True
T or F
In a mass meeting, the quorum consists of those who attend the meeting.
True
T or F
Even in a small meeting, the presiding officer should not be addressed or referred to by name.
True
T or F
The first item of business at a regular meeting is the report of officers.
False
T or F
The order of business in a convention is usually known as the program or agenda.
True
T or F
A member in an assembly may make a main motion or speak on debate without obtaining the floor.
False
T or F
A member can establish prior claim to the floor by rising just before it has been yielded.
False.
_ chair announces result of vote _ chair takes vote _ member makes a motion _ another member seconds the motion _members debate the question _ chair states the question
- member makes a motion
- another member seconds the motion
- chair states the question
- members debate the question
- chair takes vote
- chair announces result of vote
Motions are brought before the assembly y these three steps, a member:
A- rises, addresses the chair, and makes a motion
B- addresses the chair and makes a motion; then the chair states the question
C- makes a motion, another member seconds it, and the chair states the question
C- makes a motion, another member seconds it, and the chair states the question
A member makes a motion, in simple cases, by saying:
A- I move that
B- I wish to Move that
C- this member moves that
A- I move that
As soon as a member has made a motion, he:
A- resumes his seat
B- remains standing, knowing he will be recognized first
C- remains standing in case any member wishes to suggest a change in the motion
A- resumes his seat
When a member is unsure of the proper wording of a motion he:
A- may ask another member for help
B- may seek assistance from the chair
C- will be asked to yield the floor while he composes the motion
B- may seek assistance from the chair
The seconded of a motion:
A- should always stand and give his name
B- need not obtain the floor
C- does so only after being recognized
B- need not obtain the floor
A second implies that the seconder:
A- agrees that the motion should come before the meeting
B- agrees with the content of the motion
C- wishes to speak second in debate
A- agrees that the motion should come before the meeting
The lack of a second has become immaterial:
A- after the chair has stated the question
B- after debate has begun
C- when the maker of the motion asks for permission to withdraw it
B- after debate has begun
A motion is up to debate when:
A- the motion is seconded
B- the motion has been stated by the chair
C- a member has made the motion
B- the motion has been stated by the chair
When a proper motion has been made and seconded, the chair places it before the assembly by:
A- putting the question
B- stating the question
C- having the motion repeated by the maker of the motion
B- stating the question
The basic form used by the chair in stating the question is:
A- the motion just made and seconded is
B- it is moved that
C- it is moved and seconded that
C- it is moved and seconded that
