Mass Meetings - PPTQ Sec 53

A mass meeting, as understood in parliamentary law, is a meeting of

• A. an unorganized group called to take appropriate action on a specific problem.

• B. all the clubs in an organization.

• C. an organized society to draft its bylaws.

• D. all the members of an organization to consider a specific problem.

Which one of the following types of meetings would not occur in an organized society?

• A. Special meeting

• B. Regular meeting

• C. Annual meeting

• D. Mass meeting

One characteristic of a mass meeting is that they are

• A. meetings of organized groups which must have bylaws.

• B. called to only take action on a specific problem.

• C. only open to members over twenty-one years old.

• D. bound by their bylaws to use Robert's Rules of Order.

One characteristic of a mass meeting is that the sponsors may

• A. have the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting immediately before unfinished business is taken up.

• B. indicate the amount of dues after the meeting begins.

• C. limit the right of attendance.

• D. demand that they have a meeting at any time during the regular meeting of an organized society.

In a mass meeting, a standard parliamentary authority can be adopted by

• A. the chairman before the meeting begins.

• B. a majority vote on a motion from a member.

• C. any group of three members before the meeting begins.

• D. the officers during a recess of the meeting.

In a mass meeting, the officers that are generally elected are a chairman

• A. and secretary.

• B. and vice-president.

• C. vice-president, and a secretary.

• D. vice-president, secretary, and a treasurer.

After the chairman is elected by a voice vote in a mass meeting, the next step for the chairman is to

• A. state the reasons for the meeting.

• B. read the names of the sponsors of the meeting.

• C. conduct an election for a secretary.

• D. divide the members into problem-solving groups.

If you were the chairman of a mass meeting that was organized to oppose a new garbage dump in your neighborhood, and a member proposed a motion 'to endorse the garbage dump location in the neighborhood,' what would you do?

• A. Ask for a second, ask for debate, and then vote on the motion.

• B. Refer the motion to a special committee.

• C. Call the motion out of order.

• D. Ask the member to take the chair and explain the reasons for proposing the motion.

In a mass meeting, assembly members can generally speak

• A. until stopped by the chair.

• B. no longer than ten minutes at a time.

• C. as long as desired.

• D. None of the above

It is advisable to have all committees at a mass meeting

• A. selected by a voice vote of the members.

• B. appointed by the chairman.

• C. selected before the meeting opens.

• D. assume their duties as prescribed in the bylaws of the mass meeting.