Parli Pro Senior Area 22-23

The minutes of a meeting should be signed by the

• secretary
• treasurer
• secretary and parliamentarian if there are points of order
• vice president

In a deliberative assembly, a proposition may be adopted by a majority vote, which means that a motion must be approved by

• exactly half of the members in the organization
• all the members present who vote
• two-thirds of the voting members
• more than half of the members present and voting

The written rules of parliamentary procedure formally adopted by an assembly or an organization are known as the

• rules of order
• certificate of endorsement
• minutes
• charter

The minimum affirmative note necessary to adopt or amend special rules of order that are separate from the bylaws is

• two-thirds with previous notice or a vote of a majority of the entire membership
• a majority of those present
• two-thirds without previous notice
• a majority of the entire membership with notice

During a regular meeting, the presiding officer refers to himself/herself as

• the chair
• I
• the presiding officer
• the president

If an assembly decides not to do what a motion proposes, the motion is refected or

• lost
• not carried
• failed
• not passed

Which motion listed below has the lowest precedence or rank?

• main
• amend
• adjourn
• commit or refer

Motions that assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion are called

• subsidiary motions
• main motions
• incidental motions
• privileged motions

All of the following subsidiary motions can be amended except

• Postpone indefinitely
• amend
• postpone to a certain time
• commit or refer

How many standard characterisitics are used to describe motions?

• 8
• 4
• 12
• 16