Parliamentary Procedure Test #1

The motion to postpone Indefinitely is used by

• the chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting

• a member to send a main motion to a standing committee

• members who wish to change the pending main motion

• the assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

Motions that do not relate to the pending business, but are so important that they may interrupt anything else are called

• Main Motions

• Privileged Motions

• Subsidiary Motions

• Incidental Motions

When the privileged motion to Adjourn is pending, which motion below is in order?

• Fix time to which to adjourn

• Lay on the table

• Call for the orders of the day

• Limit Debate

The time at which a bylaw amendment goes into effect is immediately upon

• the signature of all the officers

• its adoption

• adjournment of the meeting

• the conclusion of the report

If a prescheduled recess is not announced by the chair at the scheduled time, a member should

• Rise to a point of order

• move that a recess be taken

• call for orders of the day

• rise and make an amendment of the recess time on the pending amendment

The process used to amend a motion by placing words at the end of a sentence is

• insertion

• striking out

• addition

• substitution

Rules are designed for the protection of

• nonmembers

• the minority

• the majority

• all the members

Members of a deliberative assembly

• must debate all motions

• may vote only if their dues are paid

• have the right to make motions, participate in debate, and vote

• can stop debate on any motion by yelling out "Question"

Business is brought before an assembly by a member making a formal proposal called a (an)

• agenda

• motion

• order

• memorandum

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

• main motion

• subsidiary motions

• incidental motions

• privileged motions