HOSA Parli Test
__ 1. An assembly of delegates normally chosen for one session is called a
A. mass meeting.
B. board.
C. convention.
D. standing committee.
___ 2. When a member "has the floor," this means that
A. anyone else in the assembly may speak from their seat.
B. a main motion need not be seconded.
C. another member may also stand and make a motion.
D. recognition has been received from the chair.
___ 3. One feature of main motions is that they
A. can be made when other main motions are pending.
B. rank the highest in the order of precedence of motions.
C. are classified as one of the secondary motions.
D. bring business before the assembly.
___ 4. A meeting that is called to be held at a time different from the regular meeting to consider one or
more items, is called a (an)
A. adjourned meeting.
B. executive meeting.
C. special meeting.
D. sine die meeting.
___ 5. The primary purpose of using the subsidiary motion to Amend is to
A. eliminate the main purpose of the main motion.
B. alter the original main motion.
C. lengthen the debate time on the main motion.
D. call for an immediate vote on the original main motion.
___ 6. Assume a main motion is pending that you feel should be put off until the next meeting. What
should you do?
A. Obtain the floor and say, "I move to postpone the main motion to our next regular meeting."
B. Obtain the floor and say, "I move to postpone the main motion indefinitely to our next regular meeting."
C. Obtain the floor and say, "I move to table the motion to our next regular meeting."
D. Obtain the floor and say, "I move to rescind the motion to our next regular meeting."
___ 7. The privileged motion to Recess is a motion that a recess begin
A. after the motion on the floor is disposed of.
B. immediately.
C. when the member who proposed the pending motion grants permission.
D. upon a decision of the chair.
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___ 8. An appeal from the decision of the chair is a
A. point of order stated in another way.
B. disagreement with the ruling of the chair.
C. demand to adhere to the agenda.
D. disagreement between members of the assembly.
___ 9. Which motion below would you use to obtain the chairman's opinion on a matter related to
parliamentary procedure as it relates to the pending business?
A. Parliamentary Question of Privilege
B. Point of Parliamentary Information
C. Parliamentary Inquiry
D. Parliamentary Authority Opinion
___10. Which statement is false regarding the motion to Reconsider?
A. It is in order when any other question is pending.
B. It yields to nothing.
C. The member who seconds the motion to reconsider must have voted on the prevailing side.
D. Debate is allowed on the merits of the question whose reconsideration is proposed.
___11. In the standard order of business, new business is considered
A. after approval of the minutes.
B. before the reports of the officers.
C. at the discretion of the president and secretary.
D. after unfinished business and general orders.
___12. The word majority means
A. "exactly half."
B. "less than half."
C. "more than half."
D. 51%.
___13. The official duties of the officers of a society if they are different from those stated in the
parliamentary authority, are determined by the society's
A. charter.
B. parliamentary authority.
C. standing rules.
D. bylaws.
___14. The president normally acts as chairman for a
A. nominating committee.
B. committee of the whole.
C. quasi committee of the whole.
D. committee that does not have a permanent chairman.
___15. Bylaws of a new organization are adopted by a
A. plurality vote.
B. majority vote.
C. unanimous consent.
D. two-thirds vote.
___16. A member who wishes to call another member out of order
A. must rise, address the chair, and wait to be recognized.
B. need not gain recognition from the chair.
C. must first wait for the chair to call the member to order.
D. must rise for a parliamentary inquiry.
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___17. Which one of the following motions requires no second and is not debatable or amendable?
A. Appeal
B. Division of the Question
C. Object to the Consideration of a Question
D. Suspend the Rules
___18. In order to be adopted, the motion to Rescind must receive a
A. majority vote with previous notice.
B. two-thirds vote of the members present and voting.
C. a majority vote of the entire membership.
D. Any of the above
_19. The only time a main motion can be made is while
A. the regular president of the organization is presiding.
B. no other motion is pending.
C. all the members of the organization are present.
D. unfinished business is being considered.
___20. If you were chairman and could not decide if an amendment was germane, what would you do?
A. Tell the assembly the proposed amendment is Tabled.
B. Refer the decision to the assembly and have them vote to determine if it is germane.
C. Ask the maker to withdraw the amendment.
D. Ask the secretary to rewrite the amendment.
___21. The motion to Lay on the Table is out of order when
A. both a main motion and an amendment are pending.
B. another member has the floor.
C. a motion has been adopted to extend the limits of debate.
D. there is another subsidiary motion pending.
___22. The motion to Take From the Table can be moved when
A. a motion is pending.
B. the chairman decides it is appropriate.
C. a member wishes to postpone a motion to the next regular meeting.
D. a motion is not pending.
___23. Members can change their votes on motions without permission from anyone in the assembly
A. anytime.
B. up to the time the result is announced.
C. until the results of an adjournment vote is announced.
D. up to the time the chairman puts the next question.
___24. A motion to amend the bylaws should require at least a notice and a
A. majority vote.
B. two-thirds vote.
C. three-fourths vote.
D. unanimous vote.
___25. Which one of the following motions is in order when another member has the floor but must
be seconded?
A. Raise a Question of Privilege
B. Appeal
C. Objection to the Consideration of a Question
D. Withdraw a Motion