Conduct of Chapter Meetings: UMN Invite Exam 2016

Which officer has the duty to coordinate all chapter committee work?

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary

• Secretary

Which officer should serve as chair of the POA public relations committee?

• Secretary

• Treasurer

• Reporter

• Sentinel

The reading of the previous meeting’s minutes can be omitted if

• No new business was transacted.

• The secretary was absent.

• They were sent to the members in advance.

• There is a lot of business pending.

The maker of a motion can withdraw his motion without asking the consent of anyone.

• Only before the motion has been seconded

• After the motion has been seconded but before it is stated by the chair

• After stated by the chair but before debate

• Any time before the motion is declared adopted

If the following are all before the assembly at the same time, which is the immediately pending motion?

• Main motion

• Postpone indefinitely

• Postpone temporarily

• Recess

The person seconding a motion

• Must be acceptable to the mover of the motion

• Must always vote in favor of the motion

• Must rise and receive recognition from the chair

• Must second the motion before debate can begin

If two of more rise at about the same time to claim the floor, the general rule is that:

• The member who is furthest away is entitled to the floor.

• The member near the front is entitled to the floor.

• The one who rose and addressed the chair first is entitled to the floor

• The one who first started to speak is entitled to the floor

Which of the following motions is debatable?

• Postpone Definitely

• Question of Privilege

• Previous Question

• Recess

A main motion is pending and a motion for the previous question is also pending, which one of the following motions is in order?

• Postpone to a certain time

• Postpone indefinitely

• Recess for ten minutes

• Motion to refer to a committee

A motion that introduces a new question to the assembly us classified as:

• A motion that brings a question again before the assembly’

• A main motion

• A privileged motion

• An incidental motion