BPA PARLIMENT

adjourn

close the meeting

adopt

accept/agree

agenda

order of business

amend

modify wording or meaning

appeal

members question chair's ruling

aye

affirmative voice vote

board

administrative body

bylaws

basic rules of a society

commit or refer

send to a committee

convention

assembly of delegates

debate

discussion of the merits of pending question

executive session

proceedings are secret

incidental motion

deal with questions of procedure

lay on the table

set main motion aside temporarily

main motion

introduces business to the assembly

majority vote

more than half the votes cast

mass meeting

unorganized group

meeting

single official gathering

minutes

written record of the proceedings

motion

formal proposal to take action

request for information

inquiry as to facts

point of order

call for enforcement of rules

postpone definitely

postpone to a certain time

postpone indefinitely

dispose of the question without a direct vote

precedence

rank

previous question

close debate

pro ten

temporary

quorum

members requires to transact business

ratify

make valid action already taken

recess

short intermission

regular meeting

periodic business meeting

rescind

repeal

second

agreement that motion be considered

secretary

recording officer of an assembly

state the question

place the motion before the assembly

standing committee

constituted to perform a continuing function

take from the table

resume consideration of a main motion

the chair

person presiding

unanimous consent

no opposition

viva voce

voice vote

1

corporate charter/Crazy Cats

2

constitution/bylaws/Climb Big

3

rules of order/Round Orange

4

standing rules/Stair Railings

5

custom/Carefully

Members of an assembly

may attend meetings, make motions, debate, and vote

The actions of any deliberative assembly are subject to

the bylaws & other rules of its organization plus all applicable procedural laws

The basic principle of decision in a deliberative assembly is that

a motion must be adopted by a majority vote

When a decision is to be based on more than a majority vote, a common requirement is a

two-thirds vote and/or previous notice

Two forms of a deliberative assembly are

convention and board

According to RONR and most state statutes, electronic meetings

may be conducted if provided for in the bylaws, everyone can hear each other at the same time and additional rules are advisable

Admittance to a mass meeting

may be limited to the invited category

The local assembly of an organized society is limited to persons who

are recorded on the rolls as voting members in good standing

The bylaws of an organized local society usually provide that it shall hold

regular meetings at stated intervals

Large boards

generally follow parliamentary procedure the same as any assembly

The corporate charter should contain only

what is necessary to obtain it and to obtain the desired status under the law

The constitution or bylaws of a society should contain

its own basic rules relating principally to itself as an organization

Except for the corporate charter, the highest body of rules in a society is the

bylaws

The term rules of order refers to

the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by an assembly or organization

Standing rules, except in the case of conventions, are

related to the details of the administration of a society

A custom of an organization

falls to the ground if a conflict with a written rule is raised by a Point of Order

A two-thirds vote means two-thirds of those present and voting (T/F)

T

A series of meetings leading up to the organization of a society are in the nature of Mass meetings (T/F)

T

The bylaws of a local organized society should establish a procedure for calling special meetings (T/F)

T

While a board may or may not function autonomously, its operation is determined by responsibilities and powers delegated to it or conferred on it by the authority outside itself (T/F)

T

If a society has a corporate charter, it is not necessary to have a constitution or bylaws (T/F)

F

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Reading and Approval of Minutes - M

2

Reports of Officers, Boards and Standing Committees - R.

3

Reports of Special Committees - C

4

Special Orders - S

5

Unfinished Business and General Orders - U

6

New Business - N

The quorum of an assembly

is the minimum number of members who must be present for business to be validly transacted

In the absence of a provision in the bylaws, the quorum of an organized society is

a majority of the entire membership

The minimum essential officers for the conduct of business are

a presiding officer and secretary or clerk

The chair's announcement of the results of the vote should include

the ayes (or noes) have it, the motion is adopted (or lost) and the effect of the vote

A "friendly amendment"

must be adopted by the body, either by vote or unanimous consent

A proper way to begin the debate process is for the chair to say

"Is there any debate?"

Sessions of permanently organized bodies usually follow

an established order of business

Calling a meeting to order is

not a part of the order of business

In the standard order of business the reports of officers are presented

immediately after the approval of the minutes

Reports of officers are commonly presented

in the order in which the officers are listed in the bylaws

The main motion is one that

brings business before the assembly

Before a member in an assembly can speak in debate he must

obtain the floor

A person who is not the first to ride and address the chair may be given preference in being recognized if

he is the maker of the motion and has not spoken to the question

If the chair makes a mistake in assigning the floor, a member may

raise a Point of Order

The minimum number of members who must be present at the meetings of a deliberative assembly for business to be validly transacted is the quorum of the assembly (T/F)

T

The quorum should be fixed at the number of members who can reasonably be expected to attend the meetings (T/F)

T

In meetings of a convention, unless the bylaws of the organization provide otherwise, the quorum is a majority of the delegates who have been registered at the convention (T/F)

T

In a mass meeting the quorum consists of those who attend the meeting (T/F)

T

Even in a small meeting, the presiding officer should not be addressed or referred to by name (T/F)

T

The presiding officer of an assembly always stands when calling the meeting to order (T/F)

T

The first item of business at a regular meeting is the report of officers (T/F)

F

The order of business in a convention is usually known as the program or agenda (T/F)

T

A member in an assembly may make a main motion or speak in debate without obtaining the floor (T/F)

F

A member can establish prior claim to the floor by rising just before it has been yielded (T/F)

F

1

member makes a motion

2

another member seconds the motion

3

chair states the question

4

members debate the question