CCM Team Training #3

Which statement about the motion to Commit or Refer is correct?

• A. It may not interrupt a member speaking.

• B. It is a privileged motion.

• C. It can be used to demand a rising vote.

• D. It is unamendable.

The motion to Amend:

• A. can be used to ask a question about parliamentary law.

• B. requires a second.

• C. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

• D. is always amendable.

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely belongs to a class of motions that:

• A. introduces new business to the assembly.

• B. relates to the pending business and must be decided immediately.

• C. aids the assembly in handling or disposing a main motion.

• D. deals with special matters of immediate or overriding importance to the business of the assembly.

If thirty members at a meeting cast a vote on a Main Motion, what is the minimum number of affirmative votes that would have to be cast to adopt it?

• A. Nine

• B. Ten

• C. Fifteen

• D. Sixteen

Which motion below usually requires no vote and the chair answers?

• A. Parliamentary Inquiry

• B. Recess

• C. Previous Question

• D. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)

A Division of the Assembly:

• A. requires a second.

• B. is not debatable.

• C. is amendable.

• D. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

D. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

• A. aids in handling an amendment to a main motion.

• B. deals with matters of immediate and overriding importance to the business of the assembly.

• C. must be decided immediately.

• D. proposes to change a motion.

An example of a motion that provides a short intermission in a meeting is:

• A. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely).

• B. Division of the Assembly.

• C. Raise a Question of Privilege.

• D. Recess.

A Question of Privilege:

• A. proposes to change a motion.

• B. is a subsidiary motion.

• C. adjourns the meeting.

• D. does not need a second.

Which motion below requires a second and is not debatable?

• A. Commit or Refer

• B. Postpone Indefinitely

• C. Previous Question

• D. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)