Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn (Privileged)

Assume you are at a meeting in which a motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn has been defeated. Can the motion that was defeated be renewed in the same meeting? Select the correct answer.

• Yes, it can be renewed in the same meeting.

• No, it cannot be renewed in the same meeting.

• It depends on the meeting's rules.

• It can be renewed only with a special majority.

A member noticed that a quorum is no longer present but correctly waited for the member to finish speaking. Is a Point of Order timely?

• Yes

• No

If a member is unsure if a breach has occurred, the parliamentary step they should take at the time of the incident is to:

• Raise a point of order

• Wait for further confirmation

• Consult the Speaker

• Verify with colleagues

A precedent is created by a judicial decision.

• A precedent is created by a judicial decision.

• A precedent is created by enacting a new law.

• A precedent is created by an executive order.

• A precedent is created by a public referendum.

2. When could you correctly call a Point of Order? It is called when a procedural rule is being violated.

• When a procedural rule is violated

• When you disagree with a ruling

• At the beginning of a session

• At any time regardless of rules

State the difference between a custom and a precedent.

• A custom is a traditional practice established by long usage, while a precedent is a legal decision that serves as a rule for future cases.

• A custom and a precedent are both traditions with no legal basis.

• A custom is a legal judgment used as a guide, while a precedent is a custom based on tradition.

• There is no difference between a custom and a precedent.

If a Point of Order is raised, the chair rules on the Point of Order, the ruling is appealed and the chair's decision is sustained, can the same Point of Order be raised again at a subsequent session?

• Yes

• No

If a regular meeting is held and an adjourned meeting is created and held: How many meetings have been held?

• Two.

• One.

• Four meetings and one session.

Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn can be amended by resolution, special order, or unanimous consent.

• by resolution, special order, or unanimous consent

• by a simple majority vote only

• by executive order

• by judicial intervention

In a convention, where subsequent meetings in the same session are scheduled: a motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is in order.

• Yes

• No