Suspend the Rules - PPTQ Sec 25

When a member wishes to do something at a meeting that he/she cannot do without violating one or more of its regular rules, the assembly can adopt a motion to

• A. appeal the decision of the chairman.

• B. raise a question of privilege.

• C. suspend the rules.

• D. allow the chairman to change the rule without notice.

The incidental motion to Suspend the Rules

• A. must be seconded.

• B. is debatable.

• C. is amendable as to which rule is to be suspended.

• D. may interrupt another member who has the floor.

The incidental motion to Suspend the Rules

• A. can be reconsidered.

• B. usually is adopted by a two-thirds vote.

• C. can be used to permanently delete a rule from the bylaws.

• D. is used to offer a third degree amendment.

The object of the incidental motion to Suspend the Rules is to suspend one or more rules contained in the

• A. parliamentary authority.

• B. special rules of order.

• C. standing rules of the assembly.

• D. All of the above

In making the motion to Suspend the Rules, the motion must

• A. state its specific purpose.

• B. be made by the parliamentarian after conferring with the officers.

• C. be adopted by unanimous consent.

• D. be proposed before the rules of order have been adopted.

Rules that cannot generally be suspended are those that

• A. protect absentees.

• B. protect the basic rights of individual members.

• C. are in the bylaws (or constitution).

• D. All of the above

Which motion below would be used to dispense with the regular order of business and proceed to a subject that is scheduled later in the meeting?

• A. Previous Question

• B. Suspend the Rules

• C. Reconsider the Order of Business

• D. Amend the Order of Business

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to suspend rules of parliamentary procedure that are in an established parliamentary procedure manual is

• A. a majority.

• B. two-thirds.

• C. more than one-third.

• D. None of the above

Which of the following cannot be suspended by a majority vote?

• A. A parliamentary rule adopted by the society as a rule of order.

• B. A rule requiring previous notice for an amendment.

• C. An established order of business previously adopted by the society.

• D. None of the above

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to suspend Standing Rules is

• A. a majority with notice.

• B. a majority without notice.

• C. two-thirds without notice.

• D. two-thirds with notice.