Chapter 1 - Robert's Rules of Order In Brief

It is important to have rules in meetings because:

• It allows a majority to force their will on a minority

• It helps meetings run efficiently and smoothly

• It is important to make an organization look legitimate

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I.1.a.

The role of a chairman in a meeting is primarily to:

• Enforce the rules of the assembly

• Make decisions even when they are unpopular

• Use his power to lead the organization

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I.1.b.

Parliamentary procedure is:

• A set of rules designed to slow down decision-making in meetings

• The name given to the tradition of rules and customs that has grown up in the civilized world for dealing with problems arising from running meetings

• A set of laws that govern how people behave in civil society

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I.1.c.

The term rules of order refers to:

• the bylaws.

• the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by an assembly or organization.

• the constitution.

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I.1.c.

Parliamentary authority is:

• The book of rules a group names to govern its meeting procedure

• Governed by the absolute rule of the majority

• Developed by the presiding style of a president

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I.1.c.

A deliberative assembly is:

• A board of elected officials who direct an organization.

• A person who helps guide an organization in its use of parliamentary procedure.

• An organization that meets regularly to decide on actions to be taken.

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I.1.d.

The prime value of parliamentary procedure is:

• It provides processes through which an organization, large or small, can work out satisfactory solutions to the greatest number of questions in the least amount of time

• It makes an organization look legitimate and like it knows what it’s doing

• It allows a group’s officers to make decisions without considering the will of the rest of the group

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I.1.e.

What is the name given to the tradition of rules and customs that has grown up in the civilized world for dealing with meeting problems?

• Parliamentary procedure

• Group interaction

• Resolution

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I.1.c.

Groups that meet to decide on action to be taken are known as

• Caucuses

• Deliberative assemblies

• Special organizations

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I.1.d.

What is the primary purpose of adopting a set of rules for parliamentary procedure in an organization?

• To ensure that meetings are conducted in an orderly, efficient, and democratic manner

• To limit the participation of members in decision-making processes

• To make the meetings longer and more complex

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I.1.a.