Parliamentary Procedures Quiz

Parliamentary Procedures are commonly referred to as ______________, Parliamentary Law, Parliamentary Practice, Rules of Order, ______________, or Robert's Rules of Order.

• British Parliaments

• Legislative Guidelines

• Assembly Protocols

• Government Procedures

Commonly accepted way a group of people come together, present and discuss possible Parliamentary Procedures.

• Debate

• Meeting

• Conference

• Workshop

The modern system of general parliamentary law and practice is, in many respects, at wide variance with the current systems of procedure of both the British Parliament and the U.S. Office of Representatives.

• True

• False

________________ wrote an early formal statement of procedures in the House of Commons, which was published in 1583.

• Sir Thomas Smith

• Sir Francis Drake

• William Shakespeare

• Sir Walter Raleigh

Robert’s Rules of Order (1876), codified by U.S. Army officer General Henry Robert ______________ (1837–1923), which has gone through various editions and has had a lasting impact on parliamentary procedure.

• Henry Robert

• John Smith

• William Brown

• Charles Johnson

Parliamentary Procedure is a protocol employed by legislative bodies to facilitate meetings.

• True

• False

Where are parliamentary procedures commonly used?

• In corporate board meetings

• In community organizations

• In social clubs

• All of the above

The person who has been given permission to speak by the presiding officer has the ______________.

• Floor

• Chair

• Podium

• Stage

Rules of order originated in the early ______________ to help maintain order within meetings and large groups.

• British Parliaments

• Roman Senate

• Greek Assemblies

• French Estates-General

Who presides over meetings ______________.

• President

• Secretary

• Treasurer

• Vice President