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Worksheets1.02 Parliamentary Procedure Pre-Test Worksheet Review ASI
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which motion requires a two-thirds vote?
Adjourn
Point of Order
Previous Question
Amend
Which motion is debatable?
Adjourn
Previous Question
Point of Order
Amendment
Which motion does not require a second?
Adjourn
Point of Order
Refer to a committee
Main motion
Which motion requires no vote?
Point of Order
Suspend the Rules
Previous Question
Adjourn
If 21 members vote on an issue that requires a 2/3rds vote, how many votes are needed for passage?
11
14
21
5
Which motion requires a majority vote?
Point of Order
Amendment
Previous Question
Suspend the Rules
Which motion is not debatable?
Adjourn
Amend
Refer to a Committee
Main Motion
Which motion does not require a majority vote?
Adjourn
Main Motion
Amend
Previous Question
Which motion allows the group to act in a way that is against established rules of parliamentary law?
Main Motion
Amendment
Suspend the Rules
Point of Order
Which is true as pertaining to a tie vote?
Cannot be broken in any way
May be broken by a vote from the chair
May be broken with an automatic revote
May be broken with a coin toss from the advisor
Which places a motion into the hands of a small group?
Amendment
Adjourn
Refer to a Committee
Suspend the Rules
Which motion does the president decide without a vote from members?
Main motion
Point of order
Amend
Suspend the rules
Which motion is not debatable?
Refer to a committee
Main
Amendment
Previous question
One tap of the gavel is used to:
Start the meeting
Call for order in the meeting
Have all members sit
Have all members stand
Two taps of the gavel is used to:
Start the meeting
Call for order in the meeting
Have all members sit
Have all members stand
Three taps of the gavel is used to:
Start the meeting
Call for order in the meeting
Have all members sit
Have all members stand
A series of taps of the gavel means:
Start the meeting
Call for order in the meeting
Have all members sit
Have all members stand
If 30 members are in the meeting, how many have to vote "Aye" for the main motion to pass?
15
16
20
30
Why is only one motion considered at a time?
Encourages business to be conducted in an orderly fashion
Prevents members from making motions
Allows the chairman to make all the decisions
Keeps members from discussing motions
Which refers to the number of members required to legally conduct a business meeting?
Agenda
Minority
Minutes
Quorum
What are four methods of voting?
Vocal, Visual, Roll Call and Ballot
Vocal, Hands, Ballot and Roll Call
If a member wishes to make a main motion, how do they do so?
Address the presiding officer and begin speaking
Address the presiding officer, be recognized by the presiding officer and then state the motion saying "I move to or I move that"
What should take place after a motion made has been made and before the group considers it?
A second
Voting
What is the difference between a 2/3 vote and a majority?
2/3 is only used on small topics such as chips at a meeting
2/3 is used when limiting someone's rights
This is used to correct a parliamentary mistake.
Point of order
Main motion
Amend
Previous Question
This is used to introduce a new item of business.
Main motion
Previous Question
Point of order
Amend
This is used to change a main motion:
Amend
Point of order
Adjourn
Previous question
This is used to end debate.
Previous Question
Amend
Adjourn
Point of order
This will end the meeting.
Amend
Previous Question
Adjourn
Point of Order
