Which statement below is true regarding incidental motions?

Incidental motions have no rank among themselves.

All incidental motions yield to the privileged motions.

When there is a main motion and an amendment pending, a Point of Order can only be applied to one of the pending motions.

An original main motion is a main motion that

introduces a substantive question as a new subject.

is related to the business of the assembly or its past or future action.

allows the maker of the motion to serve as chairman if it is referred to a committee.

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by

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

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

member to send a main motion to a standing committee.

members who wish to change the pending main motion.

The purpose of the motion to Commit or Refer is to send a pending question to a committee so that

the question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider.

they can amend it and take action without permission from the assembly.

they can Lay it on the Table during informal discussions at a committee meeting.

A Recess may be taken to

allow for informal consultation.

The privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

cannot be amended as to the date.

Which motion below would be the most appropriate to be divided?

I move we buy our secretary a new personal computer and a new laser printer.

I move we form a recreation committee and give it instructions.

I move we go to Disneyland next weekend.

I move we buy our president a new podium.

The object of the motion to Take From the Table is to make pending again a motion that was

postponed to a certain time at the last meeting.

If more than two candidates are nominated for the same office, the

candidates all remain on the ballot and the voting continues until one receives a majority vote.

chairman should declare that the candidate who receives the highest number of votes is elected.

candidate with the lowest number of votes should be dropped.

candidates should confer in private and mutually decide which one of them should withdraw.

Any corrections and the approval of the minutes are normally accomplished by

unanimous consent of the assembly.

a two-thirds vote of the assembly.

the secretary without permission of the assembly.

a directive from the chairman after they are read to the assembly.

In relatively small standing and special committees, the chairman

must rise when putting questions to a vote.

must enforce the rule that members may only debate twice on motions.

Which form below would be used to immediately close debate on a main motion?

"I move the previous question."

"I move we vote on the main motion."

When a member "has the floor," this means that

recognition has been received from the chair.

anyone else in the assembly may speak from their seat.

a main motion need not be seconded.

another member may also stand and make a motion.

One feature of main motions is that they

bring business before the assembly.

can be made when other main motions are pending.

rank the highest in the order of precedence of motions.

are classified as one of the secondary motions.

The primary purpose of using the subsidiary motion to Amend is to

alter the original main motion.

eliminate the main purpose of the main motion.

lengthen the debate time on the main motion.

call for an immediate vote on the original main motion.

Assume a main motion is pending that you feel should be put off until the next meeting. What should you do?

Obtain the floor and say, "I move to postpone the main motion to our next regular meeting."

Obtain the floor and say, "I move to postpone the main motion indefinitely to our next regular meeting."

Obtain the floor and say, "I move to table the motion to our next regular meeting."

Obtain the floor and say, "I move to rescind the motion to our next regular meeting."

The privileged motion to Recess is a motion that a recess begin

after the motion on the floor is disposed of.

when the member who proposed the pending motion grants permission.

An appeal from the decision of the chair is a

disagreement with the ruling of the chair.

point of order stated in another way.

demand to adhere to the agenda.

disagreement between members of the assembly.

Which motion below would you use to obtain the chairman's opinion on a matter related to parliamentary procedure as it relates to the pending business?

Parliamentary Question of Privilege

Point of Parliamentary Information

Parliamentary Authority Opinion

Which statement is false regarding the motion to Reconsider?

It is in order when any other question is pending.

The member who seconds the motion to reconsider must have voted on the prevailing side.

Debate is allowed on the merits of the question whose reconsideration is proposed.

In the standard order of business, new business is considered

after unfinished business and general orders.

before the reports of the officers.

at the discretion of the president and secretary.

The president normally acts as chairman for a

committee that does not have a permanent chairman.

A member who wishes to call another member out of order

need not gain recognition from the chair.

must rise, address the chair, and wait to be recognized.

must first wait for the chair to call the member to order.

must rise for a parliamentary inquiry.

Which one of the following motions requires no second and is not debatable or amendable?

Object to the Consideration of a Question

In order to be adopted, the motion to Rescind must receive a

majority vote with previous notice.

two-thirds vote of the members present and voting.

a majority vote of the entire membership.

The only time a main motion can be made is while

the regular president of the organization is presiding.

all the members of the organization are present.

unfinished business is being considered.

If you were chairman and could not decide if an amendment was germane, what would you do?

Refer the decision to the assembly and have them vote to determine if it is germane.

Tell the assembly the proposed amendment is Tabled.

Ask the maker to withdraw the amendment.

Ask the secretary to rewrite the amendment.

The motion to Lay on the Table is out of order when

there is another subsidiary motion pending.

both a main motion and an amendment are pending.

a motion has been adopted to extend the limits of debate.

The motion to Take From the Table can be moved when

the chairman decides it is appropriate.

a member wishes to postpone a motion to the next regular meeting.

Members can change their votes on motions without permission from anyone in the assembly

up to the time the result is announced.

until the results of an adjournment vote is announced.

up to the time the chairman puts the next question.

Which one of the following motions is in order when another member has the floor but must be seconded?

Objection to the Consideration of a Question

The call of a meeting is a

written notice of the time and place of the meeting which is mailed or distributed to members.

demand by the presiding officer for the meeting to begin.

verbal notice of the time and place of the meeting at least one year prior to the date of the meeting.

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