Novice Parliamentary Procedure Flashcard 7-12

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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?
Point of Order, Limit Debate, Postpone Indefinitely, Adjourn

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Postpone Indefinitely

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Which vote on a motion is always taken first by the presiding officer?

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Affirmative

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If you wanted to amend a pending main motion by placing words at the end of the motion, the proper form would be to say

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I move to amend by adding . . .

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Which motion would you use to make the motion above two separate motions? Options: Second Degree Amendment, Reconsider and Amendment by Separation, Division of the Assembly, Division of the Question

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Division of the Question

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If a motion is considered and adopted without having been seconded, it

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is still adopted.

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When the Previous Question is ordered on a series of pending motions, they are voted on in the

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reverse order in which they were made.