2022 Parli test

Front

The quorum of an assembly is:

Back

The number of members who must be present for business to be legally transacted.

Front

If the motion to Postpone Indefinitely is adopted, what happens to the pending main motion?

Back

It is killed for the duration of the session.

Front

The motion to Lay on the Table is commonly misused in meetings in the place of the motion to:

Back

Postpone to a Certain Time

Front

If a motion to adjourn is qualified in any way (example: "I move we adjourn in 10 Minutes"), it is classified as a(n):

Back

Main motion

Front

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to:
Amend,
Commit (or Refer),
Limit Debate,
Recess

Back

Recess

Front

Which motion would you use to obtain the chairman's opinion on a matter related to parliamentary procedure as it relates to the pending business? Options: Parliamentary Question of Privilege, Point of Parliamentary Information, Parliamentary Inquiry, Parliamentary Authority Opinion

Back

Parliamentary Inquiry

Front

Which one of the following motions is debatable?
Options:
Raise a Question of Privilege,
Previous Question,
The privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn,
Postpone Indefinitely

Back

Postpone Indefinitely

Front

The privileged motion to Call for the Orders of the Day is used primarily to:

Back

Require that a meeting conform to its agenda

Front

Motions that assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion are called:

Back

Subsidiary

Front

With a main motion and an amendment pending, which of the following motions would be out of order? Lay on the Table, recess, Postpone Indefinitely, Refer to a Committee

Back

Postpone Indefinitely