Parliamentary Procedure 2019 Written Exam

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Main motions:

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Are out of order when another member has the floor

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Motions proposed in small boards or committees:

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Need not be seconded

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A member of an assembly, in a parliamentary sense, is a person having the right to:

• Examining all the records of the organization
• Attend the executive sessions
• Participate fully in its proceedings
• Debate a motion in detail before it is proposed

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Participate fully in its proceedings

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Adopting a motion without stating the question and putting it to a formal vote is called adopting by:

• Consensus
• Unanimous (general) consent
• A withdraw of objections
• A caucus

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Unanimous (general) consent

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What word should a preamble begin with to give reasons for a motion's adoption? Options: "Therefore", "Be it resolved", "Whereas", "However"

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"Whereas"

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The bylaws of an organized local society usually provide that it shall hold:
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Biannual adjourned meetings

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Regular meetings at stated intervals

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A specific number of meetings each year

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Special meetings every month

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Regular meetings at stated intervals

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Who normally reads aloud a communication addressed to the organization at a meeting?

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Secretary

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An incidental main motion:

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Proposes an action that is defined under parliamentary law and described by a particular parliamentary term

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A motion to postpone indefinitely can be used when a member wishes to:

• Avoid an embarrassing matter
• Postpone the motion to a later time
• Postpone the motion to the next meeting
• Change the motion to make it more germane

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Avoid an embarrassing matter

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To consider a motion later in the same meeting, a member may:

• Postpone the motion definitely
• Lay the motion on the table
• Refer the motion to the committee
• Call for the orders of the day on the motion

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Postpone the motion definitely