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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 1. | The first two articles in the bylaws of an organization should be: | a. | Meetings and Committees | | b. | Members and Officers | | c. | The Name of the Organization and its Object | | d. | The Parliamentary Authority and Executive Board | | | | |
| | 2. | Motions that assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion are called: | a. | Main motions | c. | Incidental motions | | b. | Subsidiary motions | d. | Privileged motions | | | | | | |
| | 3. | A main motion and an amendment are both pending when a motion to postpone definitely is moved and adopted. What happens to the motion to Amend? | a. | It is automatically adopted | | b. | It is lost | | c. | Only the amendment is postponed, the main motion is still pending | | d. | It is postponed with the main motion | | | | |
| | 4. | The President’s reply to a Parliamentary Inquiry is not subject to an appeal because: | a. | The reply is an opinion and not a ruling. | | b. | An appeal is used only when the President refuses a member’s request for a Division of the Assembly. | | c. | An appeal must be made by a member who voted with the side that did not prevail (lost). | | d. | The reply is always voted on by the assembly. | | | | |
| | 5. | An Objection to the Consideration of a Question can be raised only before: | a. | The vote is taken on the motion to be considered | | b. | An amendment to the main motion is made and seconded | | c. | The result of the vote is announced | | d. | There has been any debate or any subsidiary motion has been stated by the chair | | | | |
| | 6. | A second implies that the seconder agrees that the motion: | a. | Should come before the assembly | | b. | Must be entered in the minutes | | c. | Can be adopted without change | | d. | Could be referred to a committee after it is adopted | | | | |
| | 7. | Which one of the following is an incidental motion? | a. | Recess | c. | Appeal | | b. | Limit or Extend the Limits of Debate | d. | Postpone Definitely | | | | | | |
| | 8. | The unqualified form of the Previous Question can apply to: | a. | All pending amendments | | b. | Debatable motions | | c. | All incidental motions | | d. | Only the immediate pending motion | | | | |
| | 9. | A main motion has been laid on the table and the interrupting, urgent matter has been disposed of. When can the main motion be taken from the table? | a. | At the next business session if held before a quarterly time interval has elapsed. | | b. | As soon as the interrupting matter has been disposed of. | | c. | After a new main motion is made but before it is stated by the chair. | | d. | Any of these are correct. | | | | |
| | 10. | A member can call for a Division of the Assembly on a motion from the time a voice vote is taken until: | a. | The chair has stated the question on another motion | | b. | The chair announces the outcome of the voting | | c. | Adjournment at the next regular meeting | | d. | Adjournment | | | | |
| | 11. | In a standard order of business, the reports of officers are presented | a. | Only as time allows | | b. | Immediately before new business | | c. | Immediately after approval of the minutes | | d. | Just before the program begins | | | | |
| | 12. | The motion to Rescind is a (an) | a. | Incidental main motion | c. | Subsidiary motion | | b. | Privileged motion | d. | Original main motion | | | | | | |
| | 13. | Which one of the following motions can the Previous Question be applied to? | a. | Adjourn | c. | Commit (Refer to Committee) | | b. | Raise a Question of Privilege | d. | Lay on the Table | | | | | | |
| | 14. | Which statement below is true regarding the incidental motion to Withdraw a Motion? | a. | A motion may be withdrawn by the maker of the motion at anytime,even after voting on the question has begun. | | b. | Any member may ask permission to withdraw a motion before any debate has begun on the motion. | | c. | The member who seconded the motion may withdraw the motion without consent of anyone before it is stated by the President. | | d. | A motion may be withdrawn by the maker without consent of anyone before it is stated by the President. | | | | |
| | 15. | The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to: | a. | Recess | c. | Commit (Refer to Committee) | | b. | Amend | d. | Limit or Extend Limits of Debate | | | | | | |
| | 16. | Members have the right to change their vote | a. | Anytime | | b. | Up to the time the result is announced | | c. | If permission is given by the President | | d. | When the minutes are read at the next meeting | | | | |
| | 17. | All of the following subsidiary motions can be amended except: | a. | Postpone Indefinitely | c. | Postpone Definitely | | b. | Amend | d. | Commit (Refer to Committee) | | | | | | |
| | 18. | The main reason that the motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote is because it: | a. | Is a high -ranking, subsidiary motion | | b. | Is two separate motions | | c. | Takes away the rights of members to enter into free discussions | | d. | Is similar to the motion Previous Question, which also requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote | | | | |
| | 19. | Assume that a motion to postpone the main motion definitely is immediately pending. Which motion below may be proposed? | a. | Commit (Refer to Committee) | c. | Postpone Indefinitely | | b. | Lay on the Table | d. | Main Motion | | | | | | |
| | 20. | If a motion to Adjourn is defeated, who may move to reconsider the vote? | a. | Any member who is recognized by the chair | | b. | Any member who voted on the negative side | | c. | Any member who voted on the affirmative side | | d. | Nobody | | | | |
| | 21. | Which of the following motions may be used to delay consideration of a main motion until later in the same meeting or until the next meeting? | a. | Lay on the Table | c. | Reconsider | | b. | Postpone Indefinitely | d. | Postpone Definitely | | | | | | |
| | 22. | The privileged motion to Recess: | a. | Requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote to be adopted | | b. | Is amendable as to the length of the recess | | c. | Is debatable | | d. | Does not need a second | | | | |
| | 23. | Which of the following motions is not an incidental motion? | a. | Object to the Consideration of a Question | | b. | Appeal from the Decision of the Chair | | c. | Postpone Definitely | | d. | Point of Order | | | | |
| | 24. | The lowest ranking privileged motion is: | a. | Call for the Order of the Day | c. | Raise a Question of Privilege | | b. | Recess | d. | Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn | | | | | | |
| | 25. | The subsidiary motion to Amend can be: | a. | Referred to a committee | | b. | Applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable | | c. | Postponed indefinitely | | d. | Laid on the Table | | | | |