CCM - 10 - Test questions - 5

Which two of the following is classified as subsidiary motions?

• Main Motion and Point of Order

• Commit or Refer and Amend

• Recess and Raise a question of privilege

• Parliamentary Inquiry and Division of the Assemvbly

Which motion below is the only privileged motion listed that may interrupt a speaker?

• Point of Order

• Recess

• Raise a Question of Privilege

• None of the above are correct.

Which motion below is not amendable or debatable?

• Postpone Definitely

• Amend (if applied to a Main Motion).

• Commit or Refer (when assigned by the chair)

• Previous Question

Both an amendment and a Main Motion:

• are debatable and amendable

• may interrupt a member speaking.

• are subsidiary motions.

• All of the above are correct.

Which motion below may not interrupt a speaker and may not be amended?

• Recess

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Postpone Definitely

• Previous Question

Which one of the following is a false Standard Descriptive Characteristic for the motion that allows a member to ask a question related to the rules of the organization?

• It is not debatable.

• It must be seconded.

• None of the above are correct.

• There is no vote because the chair answers

Which one of the following is a true Standard Descriptive Characteristic for the motion that requires a standing vote?

• A member may not be interrupted to make it.

• A second is needed.

• It is not amendable.

• Amajority vote is required to adopt it.

Which one of the following is a true Standard Descriptive Characteristic for the motion that requires that the rules be enforced?

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

• It may be amended by a majority vote.

• A second is not required.

• The parliamentarian makes the ruling.

What is the name of the motion whose introduction brings business before the assembly?

• Main Motion

• Commit or Refer

• Previous Question

• Parliamentary Inquiry

Which one of the following statements is false regarding the motion to Amend?

• The motion to Amend may not be amended.

• The motion to Amend requires a majority vote to be adopted.

• The motion to Amend can be used to change a Main Motion.

• The motion to Amend can be used to change the length of a recess.