Parliamentary Procedure Quiz

Except for the corporate charter in an incorporated society, the highest body of rules are the

• bylaws.

• standing rules.

• laws of the federal government.

• parliamentary authority of the society.

An appropriate phrase to use by the presiding officer to call a meeting to order is

• "Order, order, the meeting has started!"

• "Order, please."

• "Could I have your attention, please?"

• "The meeting will come to order."

A debatable motion is placed on the floor and is opened for debate after the

• member who seconded the motion speaks for it.

• motion has been stated by the chair.

• member makes the motion.

• motion has been seconded.

If there is a tie vote on a motion and the chair does not vote, the chair

• must take another vote.

• must vote to break the tie.

• declares that the motion is lost.

• declares the motion is adopted.

Which one of the following is not a standard descriptive characteristic of a motion?

• Whether the motion requires a second

• The vote required for the adoption of the motion

• Which members can debate the motion

• Whether the motion is amendable

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over

• all other subsidiary motions.

• a secondary amendment.

• nothing except the main question to which it is applied.

• the privileged motion to Adjourn.

Which of the following is a variation of the motion to Commit?

• To "consider informally."

• To "go into a committee of the whole."

• To "go into a quasi committee of the whole."

• All of the above

The motion to Lay on the Table

• can only be amended by the member who made the motion.

• cannot be amended.

• can be amended regarding the time of the action.

• cannot be amended unless the chairman consents.

Which one of the following would be an example of the privileged motion to Adjourn?

• Obtain the floor and say, "I move that we adjourn at 7:30 p.m."

• Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I move that we adjourn sine die."

• Obtain the floor and say, "I move to adjourn."

• Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I move that we now adjourn to meet at 7:30 p.m. on May 15th."

The motion calling for a Division of a Question is used to

• obtain a standing vote on the pending question.

• divide the pending question into parts and assign the parts to ad hoc committees.

• separate, debate, and vote on different, distinct parts of a motion.

• determine if debate should be divided equally between members.