Conventions and Delegates -PPTQ Sec 58

Delegates to a convention are usually chosen to represent their constituent units for one

• five-year period.

• session.

• meeting.

• quarter.

Members of a society who are chosen especially for a convention as representatives within a larger group of people are called

• tellers.

• representatives of a special committee.

• delegates.

• speakers.

The term house of delegates or house of representatives applies to

• delegates who are elected by a Corporation.

• delegates attending a local convention.

• delegates who are elected for a fixed term during which they hold sessions from time to time.

• the voting members of a constituent club.

In an established state, regional, or national society composed of constituent parts, delegate qualifications should be prescribed

• after the first meeting of the convention.

• by the bylaws of the parent organization.

• by individual units in their bylaws.

• independently by the Credentials Committee.

In an established state, regional, or national society, the bylaws of the parent body should

• specify the nominating members.

• state the time and place for a periodic convention.

• authorize a periodic convention.

• fix the quorum for each unit.

What should the bylaws of the parent body of a convention prescribe for its delegates?

• Basis for determining their numbers

• Qualifications

• Method of electing

• All of the above

To avoid a change of officers during a convention, the bylaws should provide that newly elected officers should take up their duties

• immediately upon being elected.

• at the close of the convention.

• at the beginning of the next convention.

• after the beginning of the next calendar year.

In order for an alternate delegate to take the place of an elected delegate who has withdrawn, the alternate must register with the

• secretary of the society.

• parliamentarian.

• credentials committee.

• delegate committee.

A delegate at a convention found out that she must miss the next business meeting. She asked her alternate to take her place. Is this proper?

• Yes, but the alternate could not vote at the meeting.

• No, unless the rules of the organization provide for it.

• Only if the delegate agrees to attend and not speak on proposals.

• Yes, the alternate delegate would have the same powers.

When a group of delegates meets during a convention to decide how they will act on certain matters that will come before the convention, it is called a (an)

• recess.

• caucus.

• referral.

• ad hoc committee meeting.