Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
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All subsidiary motions can be applied to:
a. | an original main motion | c. | themselves | b. | a point of
order | d. | third degree
amendments |
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The purpose of the motion to Commit or Refer is to send a pending question to a
committee so that
a. | It may be delayed | b. | They can amend it and take action without
permission from the assembly | c. | They question may be carefully investigated and
put into better condition for the assembly to consider | d. | They can Lay it on the Table during informal
discussions at a committee meeting |
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The motion to Commit (or Refer)
a. | Need not be seconded | b. | Is not debatable | c. | Can be applied to
main motions with any amendments that may be pending | d. | May be proposed when another member has the
floor provided debate has not begun |
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The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time
a. | Always includes a clock time | b. | If adopted, makes the item postponed a special
order | c. | When a subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be
reconsidered | d. | Is identical to Lay on the Table except for
terminology |
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Main motions
a. | Take precedence over all motions | b. | Are not debatable | c. | Always require a
two-thirds vote to be adopted | d. | Are out of order when another member has the
floor |
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In an assembly that does not meet as often as quarterly, a question
a. | Cannot be postponed beyond the end of the present session | b. | Cannot be postponed
beyond the end of the next session | c. | Can be postponed beyond the end of the next
session | d. | Cannot be postponed |
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If a motion for the previous question fails to gain the ncessary votes,
a. | Debate is stopped on it | b. | The motion to which it was applied is
lost | c. | Debate continues on the pending motion as if this motion had not been
made | d. | Members may not ask the maker of the motion questions directly for the duration of
the meeting |
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Which of the following subsidiary motions can be applied to the motion to Lay on
the Table?
a. | Postpone Indefintely | b. | Refer to Committee | c. | Previous
Question | d. | No subsidiary motion can be applied to the motion to Lay on the
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Which statement below is true regarding a Point of Order?
a. | Points of order should be called on minor irregularities | b. | A parliamentary
inquiry has the same purpose as a point of order | c. | If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and
then adopted, a point of order is too late | d. | A member must rise and be recognized by the
chair before raising a point of order |
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10.
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Both the motions to Amend a pending motion and to Amend an Amendment of a
pending motion
a. | Are subsidiary motions | b. | Must be seconded | c. | Require a majority
vote for adoption | d. | All of these are
correct |
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