2022 Parliamentary Procedure Quiz

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to:

• Amend

• Commit (or Refer)

• Limit Debate

• Recess

Usually the article on members in the bylaws covers all of the following except:

• The names of the members

• Classes of members

• Qualifications or eligibility of members

• The required fees and dues and the payable due dates

What method of voting should the chair use in a large assembly to determine if a question has obtained two-thirds of the votes cast?

• Voice

• Rising

• Show of Hands

• Ballot

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by:

• The chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting

• A member to send a main motion to a standing committee

• Members who wish to change the pending main motion

• The assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

Main Motions:

• Take precedence over all motions

• Are not debatable

• Always require a two-thirds (2/3) vote to be adopted

• Are out of order when another member has the floor

Motions proposed in small boards or committees:

• Must be seconded

• May be seconded by the maker of the motion

• Need not be seconded

• Must be seconded by the presiding officer

A member of an assembly, in a parliamentary sense, is a person having the right to:

• Examining all the records of the organization

• Attend the executive sessions

• Participate fully in its proceedings

• Debate a motion in detail before it is proposed

If two members of a twelve-member board resign, a majority of the entire members is

• 6

• 7

• 9

• None of the above

Which statement below is true regarding the duties of the parliamentarian?

• The presiding officer should confer with the parliamentarian before a meeting begins

• The president should avoid conferring with the parliamentarian during a recess

• When a permanent appointee, the parliamentarian usually has a set number of functions.

• When advising the presiding officer, the parliamentarian should wait until asked for advice.

According to Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, which one of the following is NOT a recommended article in an organization’s bylaws?

• Article I: Name

• Article II: Object

• Article III: Members

• Article IV: Officers