2016 Parliamentary Procedure Exam

In an ordinary society, the unpublished minutes should contain mainly a record of...

• Each motion, second, and pertinent debate occurred

• What was done at the meeting

• The secretary’s and president’s most accurate recollection of the meeting

• What was said by the members

If a member wanted to propose a motion to stop debate on a pending main motion, the proper form is to say...

• "I move the previous question.”

• "I move to put the question immediately."

• "Question! Question!" without rising

• "I so move to adopt the previous question."

When the motion Postpone Indefinitely has been applied to a main motion...

• The postpone indefinitely can be referred to a committee

• The postpone indefinitely can be tabled

• The main motion cannot be referred to a committee

• The main motion can be referred to a committee

Which motion below can be made by the chair?

• Previous Question

• Object to the Consideration of a Question

• Postpone Indefinitely

• Reconsider

Which of the following motions is amendable but not debatable?

• Division of a Question

• Postpone Indefinitely

• Suspend the Rules

• Lay on the Table

The privileged motion to Adjourn...

• May be proposed when another member has the floor.

• Must be seconded.

• Is debatable.

• Is amendable.

A motion is dilatory if it...

• Is closely related to or has bearing on the subject

• Suspends the rights of the minority to speak

• Is taken out of the normal sequence of order

• Obstructs or thwarts the will of the assembly

If a motion to close debate in 10 minutes (Limit Debate) is adopted, it is then out of order to...

• Move to lay the motion on the table.

• Raise a point of order

• Move to refer the matter to a committee

• Move the previous question

A single member has the power to require a...

• Ballot vote

• Standing vote

• Roll call vote

• Counted vote

Which process of amending would be correct if you wanted to delete a complete paragraph and replace it with a new paragraph?

• Strike out and insert

• Replacement

• Insert by paragraph

• Substitution