Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The minimum essential officers that must be present to conduct business in a
deliberative assembly are a:
a | presiding officers and the vice-president | b | presiding officer and
a treasurer | c | presiding officer and a secretary or clerk | d | secretary and a
clerk |
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A mass meeting usually does not need an order of business because
a | unfinished business is taken up first | b | the chair determines the agenda by asking the
officers to draft one after the meeting begins | c | only new business can be brought
up | d | the committee that was assigned the problem for the meeting conducts a panel
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The formal parliamentary name given to any form of discussion of the merits of a
motion is called
a | a debate | c | a discussion | b | an argument | d | speaking |
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Motions proposed in small boards or committees
a | must be seconded | b | need not be seconded | c | may be seconded by
the maker of the motion | d | must be seconded by the presiding
officer |
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A vote by a show of hands can be used
a | to verify an inconclusive vote in any sized group | b | as an initial voting
method in very large groups | c | when any member calls out
“Division!” | d | in small groups |
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The terms unanimous consent are also called
a | consensus by silence | c | assembly consent | b | general consent | d | quorum consent |
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If it appears that a motion will require time or study to perfect, it would be
appropriate for a member to make a motion to
a | Commit | c | Postpone to a Certain Time | b | Amend | d | Postpone Indefinitely |
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The motion to Ratify is a (an)
a | subsidiary motion | c | main motion | b | privileged motion | d | incidental main
motion |
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If a main motion is pending and a motion to amend is being debated, which one of
the following motions would be out of order?
a | Point of Order | c | Adjourn | b | Limit Debate | d | Postpone
Indefinitely |
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A primary amendment to a main motion
a | is debatable whenever the motion to which it applies is debatable | c | can be amended but
not reconsidered | b | is always debatable but not amendable | d | can introduce an independent
question |
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11
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The motion to amend can be
a | postponed indefinitely | c | referred to a committee | b | adopted without a
formal vote (by unanimous consent) | d | laid on the table |
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The subsidiary motion to Commit (or Refer) takes precedence over the motion
to
a | Amend | c | Recess | b | Lay on the Table | d | Limit Debate |
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The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time (Postpone Definitely) yields to which
one of the following motions?
a | Main Motion | c | Postpone Indefinitely | b | Lay on the
Table | d | Division of the
Question |
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When the motion to Limit Debate is applied to a main motion, it
a | requires a majority vote to be adopted | b | can be laid on the table along with the main
motion | c | does not need a second | d | is amendable and
debatable |
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The Previous Question can be used to close debate immediately and the making of
all subsidiary motions except
a | Commit (or Refer) | c | Amend | b | Lay on the Table | d | Postpone
Indefinitely |
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On which one of the following subsidiary motions can only the negative vote
sometimes be reconsidered?
a | Lay on the Table | c | Postpone to a Certain Time | b | Amend | d | Previous Question |
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The orders of the day can be set aside by
a | a two-thirds vote | b | any member who objects | c | the chairman if there
is an important item being debated | d | a motion to
Reconsider |
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A member who has been assigned the floor may be interrupted for the purpose
of
a | amending a motion | c | moving the previous question | b | limited
debate | d | raising a question of
privilege |
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A motion to recess that is made when no business is pending is a
a | privileged motion | c | incidental motion | b | main motion | d | unclassified
motion |
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A motion to Adjourn at or to a future time while business is pending
a | is always out of order | b | may be adopted anytime during a recess, without
a quorum | c | should be completed prior to debate on the pending motion | d | is permissible if the
chair allows it |
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The incidental motion to Appeal
a | may not interrupt a speaker | c | may be amended | b | must be
seconded | d | is always
debatable |
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The minimum affirmative vote necessary to suspend Standing Rules is
a | a majority with notice | c | two-thirds without notice | b | a majority without
notice | d | two-thirds with
notice |
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The incidental motion for Consideration by Paragraph
a | requires a majority vote | c | is in order when another has the
floor | b | can be reconsidered | d | is debatable |
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A Request for Information (or Point of Information) is a request directed
through the
a | parliamentarian | c | member speaking | b | secretary | d | presiding
officer |
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The minimum affirmative vote necessary to adopt a motion to Reconsider is
a | a majority | b | two-thirds | c | one
third | d | Answer not given. It doesn’t require a vote since the chair makes the
decision |
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