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2005 National Parliamentary Procedure Test



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Rules which are related to the details of the administration of an organization rather than to parliamentary procedure are called:
a.
rules of order
c.
standing rules
b.
special rules of order
d.
parliamentary authority
 

 2. 

In the standard order of business, what follows special orders?
a.
the treasurer’s report
c.
standing rules
b.
standing rules of order
d.
parliamentary authority
 

 3. 

Complex motions are often presented in the form of a
a.
resolution
c.
bylaw amendment
b.
incidental main motion
d.
primary or secondary amendment
 

 4. 

A motion is recorded in the minutes
a.
as the word was improved by the Secretary after the meeting
b.
as it was stated by the maker of the motion
c.
as it was stated by the chair just before being voted on by the members
d.
as the wording was improved by the chair after the meeting to satisfy the intent of the members
 

 5. 

Which rule of debate listed below is false?
a.
personal comments should not be interjected by the chair
b.
the chair can interrupt the speaker for any reason
c.
the chair cannot arbitrarily close debate
d.
the chair should not enter into debate while presiding
 

 6. 

All of  the following subsidiary motions can be amend except
a.
postpone indefinitely
c.
postpone to a certain time ( definitely )
b.
amend
d.
commit ( refer to committee )
 

 7. 

it is out of order to move to Lay on the Table a pending main motion if
a.
the motion Previous Question is pending
b.
the main motion has an amendment already applied to it
c.
another member has already moved to lay it on the table during the same meeting
d.
there is no evidence of another urgent matter requiring the immediate attention of the assembly
 

 8. 

A motion of Adjourn that is moved when no other business is pending:
a.
is a main motion and is debatable and amendable
b.
is always a privileged motion and is not debatable or amendable
c.
can be reconsidered
d.
requires a 2/3  vote
 

 9. 

If a member does not want a motion to be discussed at a meeting , he/she can:
a.
raise an Objection to the Consideration of the Question
b.
rise to a Question of Privilege
c.
move to Postpone Indefinitely
d.
move to refer the motion to a committee
 

 10. 

If adopted, the Previous Question is a motion that stops:
a.
the making of al subsidiary motions
b.
the making of privileged motions
c.
the making of undebatable motions
d.
debate and the making of amendments on the pending questions.
 

 11. 

Which motion below is the lowest ranking privileged motion?
a.
recess
c.
call for the Orders of the Day
b.
adjourn
d.
raise a question of privilege
 

 12. 

Which of the following is not a request or inquiry?
a.
parliamentary inquiry
c.
point of information
b.
point of order
d.
request to read papers
 

 13. 

if a rising vote is inconclusive, the chair should;
a.
take another voice vote and ask the Secretary to decide
b.
take another rising vote and order it to be counted
c.
take a roll call vote of all members present
d.
declare the vote a tie and the motion is lost
 

 14. 

Which of the following motions can be made by the chair?
a.
previous question
b.
postpone indefinitely
c.
reconsider
d.
object to the consideration of a question
 

 15. 

Debate on which of the following motions can go into the merits of the main motion?
a.
Postpone indefinitely
b.
lay on the table
c.
reconsider
d.
postpone indefinitely and lay on the table
 

 16. 

If the Previous Question is moved in the unqualified form it applies to:
a.
The immediate pending motion only.
c.
All pending debatable motions.
b.
All pending motions.
d.
All pending subsidiary motions.
 

 17. 

Which one of the following subsidiary motions is debatable?
a.
Lay on the Table
c.
Previous Question
b.
Postpone to a Certain Time
d.
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
 

 18. 

If the following motions are all before the assembly at the same time, which is the immediately pending motion?
a.
Main motion
c.
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
b.
Postpone Indefinitely
d.
Withdraw the main motion
 

 19. 

Which one of the following motions is not debatable but is amendable?
a.
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
c.
Commit (Refer to Committee)
b.
Lay on the Table
d.
Postpone Indefinitely
 

 20. 

A member who has been assigned the floor may be interrupted for the purpose of:
a.
Amending a motion
c.
Raising a question of privilege
b.
Limiting debate
d.
Moving the previous question
 

 21. 

When a main motion is postponed definitely to the next regular meeting, what happens to it?
a.
It becomes a special order of the day for the next meeting.
b.
It becomes a general order of the day for the next meeting.
c.
It must be taken from the table by the end of the next meeting or it dies.
d.
It becomes Unfinished Business for the next meeting.
 

 22. 

The subsidiary motion to Amend can be:
a.
Referred to a committee
b.
Postponed Indefinitely
c.
Laid on the Table
d.
Applied to any main motion with a variable
 

 23. 

If a motion is moved at the October meeting, then postponed indefinitely until the November meeting, each member:
a.
Can only debate the motion twice during both meetings.
b.
Can debate the motion twice during the October meeting and once during the November meeting.
c.
Can debate twice during the October meeting and twice during the November meeting.
d.
Can debate the motion a total of four times during either meeting.
 

 24. 

To withdraw a motion that has been stated by the chair requires:
a.
A secondary amendment
c.
Permission of the chair
b.
Permission of the assembly
d.
Permission of the person who seconded the motion
 

 25. 

If a main motion, an amendment, and a motion to postpone definitely are all pending, which motion(s) can be laid on the table?
a.
All three motions can be laid on the table.
b.
The main motion and the amendment can be laid on the table.
c.
Only the main motion can be laid on the table.
d.
Only the immediate pending motion to postpone definitely can be laid on the table.
 



 
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