Parliamentary Procedure Test

The call of a meeting

written notice of the time and place of the meeting which is mailed or distributed to members

The minimum size of a board is

None of the above

Calling a meeting to order is

not part of the order of business

After a presiding officer calls a meeting to order, the next order of business is usually

reading and approval of the minutes

The term of rules of order refers to the

rules of parliamentary procedure

Business is brought before an assembly by a member making a formal proposal called a(n)

motion

Which article below is generally not included in an organization's bylaws?

a listing of all members' legal names and addresses

At a formal meeting, and without notice, a deliberative assembly has the right to temporarily suspend its

standing rules

If the chairmen makes a mistake and calls on the wrong member, attention to correct the error can be called by a member immediately by

raising a Point of Order

Members of a deliberative assembly

have the right to make motions, participate in debate and vote

With very few exceptions, a member never speaks

against one's own motion

A corporate charter should be drafted by

an attorney

The chair must recognize any

member who seeks the floor while entitled to it

If any assembly decides to do what a motion proposes, the motion is carried or

adopted

Main motions should start with the words

"I move that..."

Motions proposed in small boards or committees

need not to be seconded

May a member who is opposed to a motion second it?

yes

The maker of a motion

has the right to speak first in debate on the motion

A vote by a show of hands can be used

in small groups

Rules are NOT designed for the protection of

the majority!

The correction and approval of the minutes is normally handled by

unanimous (general) consent

The term unanimous consent is also called

general consent^

The basic form of a motion by which business is introduced is a(n)

main motion

Which motion listed below has the lowest precedence or rank?

main

The motion to Discharge a Committee is made to

take the mater out of the hands of the committee

Which of the following is not an incidental motion?

Postpone Indefinitely

How can a member propose to have the pending matter given special study?

move to refer it to a committee

Which motion would you propose if you wanted to close debate and vote immediately on a pending motion?

previous question

The lowest ranking privileged motion is

Call for the Order of the Day

All the following subsidiary motions can be amended except

postpone indefinitely

Which one of the following motions is an incidental motion?

appeal

All subsidiary motions can be applied to

an original main motion

The main motion is a motion that

can be applied to no other motion

A single member has the power to require

standing/rising vote

The motion to Rescind is a(n)

incidental main motion

A meeting that is in constitution of the immediately preceding regular or special meeting is a(n)

adjourned meeting

A special meeting is convened to consider items specified in the

call of the meeting

Another name for a special meeting is a

called meeting

In an assembly that meets as often as quarterly, a question

cannot be postponed beyond the end of the next session

If a member violates the secrecy of an executive session

the member may be punished under disciplinary procedures

Motions that relate in different way to the pending business or to business otherwise at hand are called

incidental motions

The subsidiary motion to Commit (or Refer)

can be applied to main motions with any amendments that may be pending

Which of the following would not be classified as a principal type of deliberative assembly?

committee

An original main motion is a main motion that

introduces a substantive question as a new subject

The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time

when a subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be reconsidered

The motion to Ratify is a motion to

confirm

The motion to Ratify

if adopted, makes valid any action that has already been taken

The motion to Ratify should not be used to confirm

a voice vote election when a ballot vote is required

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can

be moved only when the main motion is pending

An amendment to primary amendment is called a

secondary amendment

It is out of order to move to lay a pending question on the table if

there is evidently no other matter urgently requiring attention

Which of the subsidiary motions can be applied to Lay on the Table?

None of the above. No subsidiary motion can be applied to Lay on the Table.

Incidental motions ____.

usually deal with questions of procedure arising out of another pending motion

The maker of a motion has the right to modify it or withdraw it ____.

until the chair states the question

Unless there is rule to the contrary, a member may speak ____.

twice on the same motion on the same day

What is the proper order of steps in considering a main motion?

Members debate, the chair puts the question, and the chair announces the voting results (MSSDVA)

The purpose of a second to a motion is to ____.

prevent time from being consumed by the assembly having to dispose of a motion that only one member wants introduced

One characteristic of a mass meeting is that they are

called to only take action on a specific problem

Before a convention can transact any business it must ____.

officially form itself into a single voting body

A caucus ____.

functions under the procedural rules for a committee unless it is large

When a delegate is under instruction, the delegate ____.

is required to vote as instructed

If an adjournment is made as a main motion, it ____.

is debatable and amendable

Which of the following motions is never a subsidiary motion?

Point of Order

Which of the following is an incidental motion?

Division of the Assembly

If a motion is made to approve the minutes, ____.

it is adopted by a majority vote

Which one of the following motions is debatable and amendable?

Refer to a Committee

Which one of the following motions is not amendable but debatable?

Postpone Indefinitely

During the debate of a motion, members may not disturb the assembly by ____.

All of the above

When an assembly resolves itself into a committee of the whole, _____.

there are no restrictions on the total number of times members may speak

Who is the only person who can speak twice on a motion to Appeal?

The presiding officer

An Objection to the Consideration of a Question

requires a two-thirds vote to sustain the objection

Which motion below can a chairmen make?

Object to the Consideration

When counting ballots, blank ballot votes are ____.

ignored

Which vote is always taken first by the chairmen?

Affirmative

The presiding officer, if a member of the assembly _____.

can always vote by ballot with the other members

Who has the right to participate at a mass meeting?

Everyone who attends that supports the purpose of the meeting

The negative vote may be reconsidered on the motion to ____.

All the Above (Consider Informally, Discharge of a Committee, and Rescind)

The officer who serves as a custodian for objects of value (except library materials) is called the

curator

Correspondence of an official nature is normally read by the ____.

recording secretary

The time at which a bylaw amendment goes into effect is immediately upon _____.

its adoption

The articles of bylaws are divided into _____.

sections

If the meaning of a bylaw is unclear, it can be changed by ____.

members through an amendment of the bylaws

The president normally acts as chairman for a ____.

quasi committee of the whole

When a member allows another member to vote for him or her, it is called _____.

proxy voting

If a member is not ready to vote on a roll call and wishes to be called later, the number answers

pass

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to suspend Standing Rules is _____.

a majority without notice

To properly call for the Previous Question members should

say "I move the previous question" after obtaining the floor

The motion to Create a Blank ____.

requires a second

A substitute motion offered for a main motion is a(n) ____.

primary amendment

The term recommit is applied to a motion _____.

that proposes to refer a question for a second time

The motion to Refer to a Committee can be applied to

Main Motions

A resolution should always be submitted ____.

in writing

Main Motions ____.

are out of order when another member has the floor

The motion to Rescind is a(n) ____.

incidental main motion - (taking away)

Main motions should start with the words ____.

"I move that..."

Complex motions are presented in the form of a(n) ____.

resolution

After a motion is made, seconded are restated by the chair, the motion is ____.

"pending"

If a draft of the minutes is sent to all member in advance, they ____.

are not read to the assembly and are automatically approved

The annual treasurer's report ____.

should always be audited

Which one of the following is not an acceptable method of nominating?

telephone