ADJOURN (PRIVILEGED)

The Standard Descriptive Characteristics (abbrev. SDCs) for the motion to Adjourn that relate to: 1. Debate. 2. Amending. 3. Reconsidering: which statement is correct?

• They are specifications that limit debate time, restrict amending, and preclude reconsidering motions.

• They define the roles of the presiding officer during debate, amending, and reconsidering motions.

• They specify limits for debate and set rules for amending and reconsidering motions.

• They have no significant impact on debate, amending, or reconsidering motions.

The Standard Descriptive Characteristics (SDCs) for the motion to Adjourn include guidelines regarding seconding, voting, and whether it can be made when another member has the floor. Which statement accurately reflects these SDCs?

• They pertain solely to seconding and voting.

• They pertain solely to voting and the floor procedure.

• They pertain solely to seconding and the floor procedure.

• They pertain to seconding, voting, and the floor procedure.

The three privileged motions that yield to the motion to Adjourn are:

• Recess, Raise a Question of Privilege, Call for the Orders of the Day

• Motion to Refer, Motion to Table, Motion to Amend

• Point of Order, Motion to Postpone, Motion to Limit Debate

• Motion to Quash, Motion to Commit, Motion for the Orders of the Day

Answer the following questions regarding the motion to Adjourn: 1. Name two motions it can be applied to. 2. Name two subsidiary motions that can be applied to it. 3. Name a motion that it yields to.

The motion to Adjourn takes precedence over which three debatable subsidiary motions? Select the correct group from the options below.

• Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely), Commit (or Refer), and Amend

• Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely), Amend, and Postpone Indefinitely

• Commit (or Refer), Amend, and Postpone Indefinitely

• Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely), Commit (or Refer), and Postpone Indefinitely

The motion to Adjourn takes precedence over three undebatable subsidiary motions: Lay on the Table, Previous Question, and Limit or Extend Limits of Debate.

• Lay on the Table, Previous Question, and Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

• Lay on the Table, Previous Question, and Commit

• Previous Question, Limit or Extend Limits of Debate, and Commit

• Lay on the Table, Limit or Extend Limits of Debate, and Commit

Which three unamendable privileged and subsidiary motions does the motion to Adjourn take precedence over?

• Raise a Question of Privilege, Call for the Orders of the Day, Lay on the Table

• Adjourn, Lay on the Table, Commit

• Raise a Question of Privilege, Postpone Indefinitely, Limit Debate

• Call for the Orders of the Day, Commit, Limit Debate

Name three amendable privileged and subsidiary motions that the motion to Adjourn takes precedence over.

The privileged motion to Adjourn is made in an unqualified form. 1. What does that mean? 2. Name two forms of wording used to make the privileged motion to Adjourn.

The form of wording used by the chair in adjourning a meeting when there is no further business is as follows:

• There is no further business, the meeting is now adjourned.

• The meeting is now adjourned because there is no further business.

• The meeting is adjourned.

• I hereby adjourn the meeting as there is no further business.