Parliamentary Procedure

Parliamentary Procedure

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What is the process for conducting a meeting?

• Parliamentary Procedure

• Point in Order

• General Rules

• Human Decency

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Where did parliamentary procedure originate?

• The Founding Father

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• English Parliament

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What is the name of the book that defines the rules of parliamentary procedure?

• Book of rules

• Robert's Rules of Order

• Court Rules

• The Book of Chapter Meetings

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What is the purpose of parliamentary procedure?

• Provide order in a meeting place

• Uphold rule of the majority

• Protect the minority

• Give the chair ultimate power

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What does one tap of the gavel mean?

• sit down

• after a vote

• adjournment

• stand in unison

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When does the chair vote?

• When they want to

• Never

• Always

• To break a tie

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What does 2 taps of the gavel mean?

• Come to order

• Stand down

• Sit up

• Raise your voice

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What does 3 taps of the gavel mean?

• Stand in unison

• Say the pledge

• Say hello to your neighbor

• Sit down

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What are the ways to vote?

• Raising

• Voice

• Secret ballot

• Refuse to vote

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A motion dies if it does not get a second.

• true

• false

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This motion stops discussion on the main motion without setting a time to revisit it.

• Postpone definitely

• Lay on the floor

• Lay of the table

• Postpone indefinitely

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This motion postpones discussion until a later dater that is set.

• Postpone definitely

• Postpone indefinitely

• Lay on the table

• Postpone until friends arrive

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Must you set a time to revisit a motion when postponing definitely?

• Yes

• No

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What must be stated when referring a motion to a committee?

• Date

• Time

• Reason

• Number of members

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What happens to words in an amendment?

• Add

• Delete

• Change

• Nothing

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What is used to correct an error in parliamentary procedure?

• Point of order

• Recess

• Referral

• Yelling over others

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What do you call for if you disagree with the announcement of the vote?

• Recount

• Division of assembly

• Chair to be removed

• Question of privileges

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What is a short intermission in business until a specified time?

• Quick break

• Holiday

• Weekend

• Recess

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What motion is used to close a meeting?

• Adjourn

• Stop business

• Filibuster

• Stalling