Motion Test 9

Which motion below would a member propose to fix a date and hour of another meeting before the next regular meeting?

• Recess

• Adjourn

• Raise a Question of Privilege

• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

The term adjournment sine die refers to the close of a session of several meetings

• to meet later in committees.

• and that it is the final adjournment of the assembly.

• so that the officers can meet in executive session.

• and that it is an adjourned meeting.

A Recess may be taken to

• count ballots.

• secure information.

• allow for informal consultation.

• All of the above

A member who has been assigned the floor by the chairman may be interrupted for the purpose of proposing the motion to

• move the Previous Question.

• Raise a Question of Privilege.

• Limit Debate.

• Amend.

The lowest ranking privileged motion is

• Raise a Question of Privilege

• Recess

• Call For the Orders of the Day

• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

Which one of the following motions is an incidental motion?

• Recess

• Extend Debate

• Appeal

• Postpone an event.

If the chairman makes a mistake and calls on the wrong member, attention to correct the error can be called by a member immediately

• yelling out the word "mistake."

• raising a Point of Order.

• raising a Question of Privilege.

• calling out "Question!"

A parliamentary inquiry may be used at a meeting to

• request the chair's opinion on a matter of parliamentary procedure as it relates to the business at hand.

• inquire about the facts of the pending business.

• require that the chairman conduct a counted standing vote.

• introduce a new parliamentary authority to be considered.

When a member wishes to do something at a meeting that he/she cannot do without violating one or more of its regular rules, the assembly can adopt a motion to

• appeal the decision of the chairman.

• raise a question of privilege.

• suspend the rules.

• allow the chairman to change the rule without notice.

The maker of a motion has the right to modify or withdraw it

• at any time.

• up to adjournment of the meeting.

• until the chair states the question.

• during debate on the question.