The Deliberative Assembly - PPTQ Sec 1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a deliberative assembly?

• The size of the group is less than six.

• Members can participate and act on their own judgment.

• The group meets and after full and free discussion decides action to be taken.

• Each member's vote has equal weight.

The questions acted upon in a deliberative assembly are normally decided by the

• officers of the organization.

• members who are present at a regular meeting.

• members who vote by mail.

• entire membership of the organization.

An assembly is a

• session of an executive board of a larger organization.

• special meeting of the members of an organization.

• body of people who come together as a group.

• series of meetings.

A member of an assembly, in a parliamentary sense, is a person having the right to

• examine all the records of the organization.

• attend the executive sessions.

• participate fully in its proceedings.

• debate a motion in detail before it is proposed.

Members of a deliberative assembly

• must debate all motions.

• may vote only if their dues are paid.

• have the right to make motions, participate in debate, and vote.

• can stop debate on any motion by yelling out "Question!"

A deliberative assembly that has not adopted rules to govern its organization is bound by the rules and customs

• of the constitution of its State Legislature.

• that were drafted by the officers prior to the first meeting.

• of common parliamentary law.

• as prescribed by the chairman.

The actions of any deliberative assembly are subject to

• only the rules of the parent organization.

• change by a majority vote of the members without notice.

• the bylaws and other rules of its organization and all applicable local, state, and national laws.

• change by the president and secretary of the organization.

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 two-thirds vote is required for all amendments.

• all the decisions of the presiding officer may be reversed by a two-thirds vote.

In a deliberative assembly, a proposition may be adopted by a majority vote, which means that a motion must be approved by

• all the members present who vote.

• two-thirds of the voting members.

• more than half of the members present and voting.

• exactly half of the members in the organization.

When an organization needs to make a decision that requires more than a majority vote, common requirements are a

• rising vote.

• ballot vote.

• two-thirds vote and possibly previous notice.

• three-fourths vote and previous notice.