Commit or Refer - PPTQ Sec 13

The purpose of the motion to Commit or Refer is to send a pending question to a committee so that:

• it may be delayed.

• they can amend it and take action without permission from the assembly.

• the question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider.

• they can Lay it on the Table during informal discussions at a committee meeting

The chief advantage of committees is that they allow greater freedom of debate on motions. This means that members can speak:

• three times on each topic.

• only two times, but as long as they wish.

• on motions even after they are adopted.

• as many times as they wish.

Which of the following is a variation of the motion to Commit?

• To "consider informally."

• To "go into a committee of the whole."

• To "go into a quasi committee of the whole."

• All of the above

The term recommit is applied to a motion:

• that proposes to refer a question a second time.

• if the original motion to refer is lost.

• that a special committee can adopt to postpone their work indefinitely.

• None of the above

The subsidiary motion to Commit (or Refer) takes precedence over the motion to:

• Amend.

• Lay on the Table.

• Recess.

• Limit Debate

The motion to Refer to a Committee can be applied to:

The motion to Commit (or Refer):

• need not be seconded.

• is not debatable.

• can be applied to main motions with any amendments that may be pending.

• may be proposed when another member has the floor provided debate has not begun.

One of the rules concerning the subsidiary motion to Commit (or Refer) is that:

• debate can extend only to the desirability of committing the main question.

• it is in order when another member has the floor.

• it doesn't need to be seconded.

• a two-thirds vote is required for it to be adopted.

If the main question is to be handled by a special committee (select or ad hoc), the subsidiary motion To Commit (or Refer) may specify the:

• A. number of committee members.

• B. method of selection.

• C. names of the members.

• D. All of the above

Which of the following are examples of binding instructions which may be included in the motion to Commit?

• A. When the committee should report

• B. How the committee should consider the question

• C. If the committee should employ an expert consultant

• D. All of the above