Rules Governing Assignment of the Floor - PPTQ Sec 42

Before members can make a motion or debate, they must rise and address the chair and

• then must be recognized by the chair.

• ask the chair if they may speak.

• then speak in favor of the proposed motion.

• ask the assembly for recognition and then speak.

The presiding officer may recognize a member after he or she has risen and addressed the chair by

• announcing the member's name or title.

• announcing the place or unit that the member represents.

• nodding if only one person has addressed the chair.

• Any of the above

When a member is assigned the floor by the chairman, the member may

• debate the pending motion.

• move a secondary motion.

• debate a pending motion and conclude by moving a secondary motion.

• Any of the above

Generally, if two or more members rise at about the same time to claim the floor, the chair should recognize the member who rose and addressed the chair

• in the loudest voice.

• first after the floor was yielded.

• before the floor was yielded.

• with a raised hand.

Members should be given preference in recognition for debate from the chair if they

• made a committee report and want to implement a motion.

• moved to take a motion off the table.

• made a motion and have not already spoken.

• All of the above

Which statement below is true regarding debate?

• A member is entitled to debate two consecutive times.

• The chair should recognize members who have the same opinion as often as possible.

• The chair should alternate between those favoring and those opposing a measure.

• The member who made a pending motion can speak on the question as many times as desired.

Which member has preference to be recognized after a motion is laid on the table?

• The member who introduced the urgent business.

• The member who will make a motion to take the motion from the table.

• Any member who wants to debate the reason for laying a motion on the table.

• The member who wants to amend the pending main motion.

If the chair is in doubt as to which member is entitled to the floor,

• it should automatically be assigned to the member who addressed the chair.

• the parliamentarian should decide.

• the assembly can decide by a vote.

• all the officers should confer and make the decision.

If the chairman makes a mistake and assigns the floor to the wrong person, how can the error be corrected?

• A Point of Order can be raised.

• A member can yell out the word "Question!" without rising.

• A Parliamentary Inquiry can be raised.

• A Point of Information can be demanded.

A member who has been assigned the floor and has begun to speak may be interrupted by

• a call for the Orders of the Day.

• a Point of Order.

• the raising of a Question of Privilege.

• Any of the above