2017 Parli Pro Test

The basic principle of decision in a deliberative assembly is that:

• Propositions must be adopted by a majority vote.
• It takes two members to demand a rising vote.
• A ⅔ vote is required for all amendments.
• All the decisions of the presiding officer may be reversed by a two-thirds vote.

Special rules of order:

• Should be adopted as part of the bylaws.
• Cannot be suspended.
• Should be adopted separately from the bylaws.
• Should be voted on by the officers before being proposed to the organization.

Before a member of an assembly is allowed to speak or propose a motion, he or she must “obtain the floor.” This means that the member must:

• Rise and come before the assembly before speaking.
• Obtain permission from the assembly before addressing the chairman and speaking.
• Rise, address the chair, and wait to be recognized before speaking.
• . Address the chair and then speak.

The statement by the chair, “Are you ready for the question?” means the:

• Assembly may not debate the pending question.
• Assembly must decide if it is ready to ask questions
• Members may debate the pending question.
• Members may ask the maker of the motion questions

Which one of the following motions is an incidental motion?

• Appeal
• Extend Debate
• Recess
• Postpone an event.

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be reconsidered when it has received a (an)

• Affirmative vote.
• Negative vote.
• Plurality vote
• Tie vote.

The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time:

• When a subsidiary motion, is debatable, amendable and may be reconsidered.
• If adopted, makes the item postponed a special order.
• Always includes a clock time.
• Is identical to Lay on the Table except for terminology

When the chair takes a vote on a main motion, the abstentions are:

• Called for first
• Called for last and used to calculate the majority number
• Not taken.
• Usually added to the affirmative votes.

A meeting that is called to be held at a time different from the regular meeting to consider one or more items is called a (an):

• Special Meeting
• Adjourned Meeting
• Annual Meeting
• Sine die Meeting

The motion to Reconsider is debatable if

• The member who proposed the motion to Reconsider voted on the prevailing side
• The motion that is to be reconsidered is debatable.
• Members debate only in favor of the motion to be reconsidered.
• There are amendments applied to the reconsidered motion.