Parli Pro 2015 Test

The Motion to Amend:

• Is amendable

• Is not amendable

• Is not debatable

• Requires a 2/3 majority vote

An organization has a membership of 70 members. A quorum is present at a regular meeting.

A total of 59 members vote on a motion. Assuming that there are no fractional votes, how many members must vote in the affirmative to pass a motion needing a simple majority?

• 30

• 36

• 40

• 47

Which one of the following motions IS NOT an Incidental motion?

• The main motion

• Point of Order

• Appeal the Chair’s Decision

• Withdraw a Motion

A motion is dilatory if it:

• Is closely related to or has bearing on the subject

• Obstructs or thwarts the will of the assembly

• Is taken out of the normal sequence of order

• Suspends the rights of the minority to speak

You are in a meeting at 2:00 pm and a main motion is on the floor. Which of the following is not a privileged motion?

• I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly

• I move we recess for 15 minutes

• I move to fix the time to which to adjourn to tomorrow at 12:00 noon

• I move we adjourn at 3:00 pm

No motion can be renewed during the same session unless the question:

• Is proposed by a different member the second time

• Has been changed in wording or circumstances related to the motion

• Has been separated by at least one other item of business

• Was followed by a recess that took place since it was last introduced

The subsidiary motion Previous Question:

• Takes precedence over all other subsidiary motions except Postpone Definitely

• Can be applied to an entire series of pending debatable or amendable motions

• Can only stop debate on the immediate pending motion

• Yields to the order to Extend the Limits of Debate

If the chair says, “Are you ready for the question?” it means the:

• Assembly has exhausted the limits of debate

• Members may debate the pending motion

• Assembly seems to be ready to vote on the motion

• The maker of the motion yields to any point of information asked

Which process of amending would be correct if you wanted to strike out a complete paragraph of a motion and insert another paragraph?

• Strike out and insert

• Substitution

• Add by paragraph

• Insert by paragraph

To call for a Division of the Assembly:

• You must have voted in the majority of the original vote announcement

• You must make the call before the vote is officially announced by the chair

• Requires the chair to vote again by having the members rise

• Requires the chair to exercise their right to vote