Multiple Choice Identify the choice that
best completes the statement or answers the question.
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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 |
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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 |
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Complex motions are often
presented in the form of a
a. | resolution | c. | bylaw amendment | b. | incidental main motion | d. | primary or secondary amendment |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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12.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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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