Parliamentary Procedure

If a special rule of order is not in agreement with an organization’s parliamentary authority, which one must be used?

• The parliamentary authority

• It is decided by a majority rule of the assembly

• The special rule.

• Neither one. The organization’s secondary parliamentary authority would be consulted

A standing rule remains in

effect until:

• rescinded or amended.

• the end of the meeting.

• the member who proposed the rule withdraws it.

• the parliamentarian decides it has no value for the

  organization

Before proposing a main motion, a member

may:

• not offer an explanation for the motion or debate it.

• offer an explanation of a few words.

• explain all the reasons in detail for making the motion.

• debate the motion up to ten minutes

When a member's motion

is not in order, the chair says,

• "You are out of order because . . ."

• "I rule your motion is out of order because . . ."

• "I'm sorry, Mary, you made a mistake and you are out of order because . . ."

• "The chair rules that the

  motion is out of order because . . ."

When the presiding officer puts the question, this means that the chair

• is asking for a second.

• proceeds to take a vote on the pending motion.

• is going to ask the maker of the motion

  a question.

• is going to put the pending motion on temporary hold.

If there is a tie vote on a motion and the chair does not vote, the chair

• must take another vote.

• must vote to break the tie.

• declares that the motion is lost.

• declares the motion is adopted.

The lowest ranking privileged motion is

• Raise a Question of Privilege

• Recess

• Call For the Orders of the Day

• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

Which one of the following is not a standard descriptive characteristic of a motion?

• Whether the motion requires a second

• The vote required for the adoption of the motion

• Which members can debate the motion

• Whether the motion is amendable

An original main motion is a main motion that

• amends another motion.

• introduces a substantive question as a new subject.

• is related to the business of the assembly or its past or future action

• allows the maker of the motion to serve as chairman if it is referred to a committee.

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