CCM Test questions - 4

The parliamentary authority for the Conduct of Chapter Meetings LDE is:

• Robert's Rules of Order.

• Robert's Rules of Order Revised.

• Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.

• Robert's Rules.

The privileged motion to Recess:

• requires a second.

• cannot be amended.

• refers the pending Main Motion to a committee.

• is debatable in regards to where the recess will take place.

The motion to "call for the question":

• May interrupt a member speaking

• Introduces new business to the assembly

• Allows a member to ask the presiding officer a question about the immediately pending question.

• requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

If all the motions listed below were pending, which now would be taken up first?

• Main Motion

• Postpone Indefinitely

• Parlimentary Inquiry

• Commit or Refer

Which statement below is true regarding an amendment?

• It may not be amended

• It may not interrupt a member speaking

• It does not require a second

• It requires a two thirds vote to be adopted

Which motion belong is used to dispose of a problematic Main Motion?

• Commit or Refer

• Previous Question

• Raise a Question of Privilege

• Postpone Indefinitely

What other action must be taken if a member says, "I call for the question," when a Main Motion is pending?

• The motion to "call for the question" must be adopted by a majority vote.

• The chair must open the Main Motion to debate.

• The motion to "call for the question" must be seconded.

• The chair immediately asks for an amendment for the motion

All of the incidental motions on the list of permissible motions:

• may not interrupt a member speaking.

• do not require a second.

• require a mojority vote to be adopted.

• may be debated.

Which one of the following is not a correct Standard Descriptive Characteristic for a Point of Order?

• It may interrupt a member speaking.

• It does not require a second.

• Usually the chair rules on it.

• It is amendable.

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely:

• is classifed as an incidental motion.

• takes precedence over an amendment.

• opens debate on the Main Motion.

• is debatable when applied to all debatable motions.