2020-2021 Georgia Area Test

The call of a meeting is a    

• A.  notice of a special meeting.  

• B.  demand by the presiding officer for the meeting to begin.  

• C.  written notice of the time and place of the meeting which is mailed or distributed to members.

• D.  verbal notice of the time and place of the meeting at least one year prior to the date of the meeting.

What is the legal document that gives the name and object of a society and also other information as required by law?     

• A.  Parliamentary authority

• B.  Constitution  

• B.  Constitution  

• D.  Corporate Charter

Which of the following is an example of a standing rule?  

• A.  Naming the organization’s parliamentary authority  

• B.  Defining a quorum for the organization

• C.  The maintenance of a guest speaker  

• D.  Listing the duties of the chairman of all the Standing Committees

The minimum essential officers that must be present to conduct business in a deliberative assembly are a

• A.  presiding officer and the vice-president.  

• B.  presiding officer and a treasurer.

• C.  presiding officer and a secretary or clerk.

• D.  secretary and a clerk.

The purpose of a second to a motion is to

• A. establish the fact that at least two members are willing to speak in favor of the motion

• B. prevent time from being consumed by the assembly having to dispose of a motion that only one member wants introduced

• C. establish the fact that at least two members are willing to vote in favor of the motion

• D. indicate to the chairman that members must debate the motion before it is voted on

When a secondary motion has been made and has been admitted by the chair as in order,    

• A.  it must be acted upon and disposed of before the main motion can be considered.  

• B.  it should be voted on immediately without debate.  

• C.  the main motion is then the immediately pending question.  

• D.  only secondary amendments may be applied to it.

The Latin term sine die means without       

• A.  a division.         

• B.  an official signature for a document such as the minutes of a meeting.         

• C.  a voice vote.         

• D.  day.

Another name for a “special meeting” is a    

• A.  “regular meeting.”  

• B.  “stated meeting.”      

• C.  “session.”      

• D.  “called meeting.”  

Which of the following is not a standard descriptive characteristic of a motion?

• A.  Whether the motion requires a second         

• B.  The vote required for the adoption of the motion         

• C.  Which members can debate the motion         

• D.  Whether the motion is amendable

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over  

• A. all other subsidiary motions.

• B. a secondary amendment.  

• C. nothing except the main question to which it is applied.  

• D. the privileged motion to Adjourn.