WorksheetsEquine 1 Obj. 1.02 - Parli Pro
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which objective of parliamentary law helps insure that unpopular ideas are not adopted by the group?
Courtesy is extended to everyone.
Only one item is addressed at a time.
Rights of the minority are protected.
The majority rules on all questions.
The motion to refer a motion to a committee should include:
the meeting times, agenda, officer responsibilities, and places for the meeting.
the names of committee members and the chairperson.
the number on committee, how the committee members are appointed, the committee's powers, and when its members are to report.
who appoints the committee, where it will meet, and the names of committee members.
Addressing the presiding officer, receiving recognition to speak, stating the motion, waiting for a second to the motion, discussing the motion, voting on the motion, and announcing the result of the vote are steps used to receive and dispose of the:
main motion.
motion to adjourn.
motion to stop debate.
motion to suspend the rule.
The three parts of an organized prepared speech are:
hypothesis, experiment, and conclusions.
introduction, body, and conclusion.
outline, table of contents, and summary.
thesis, references, and quotes.
The longest part of a speech is the:
body.
hypothesis.
outline.
summary.
The part of a speech that is presented first to the audience is the:
hypothesis.
introduction.
summary.
table of contents.
After there has been much discussion on a motion with no new ideas or information being presented, the official way to stop the discussion is to:
move to amend the motion.
move the previous question.
say "question."
say "shut up."
The part of a speech used to catch the attention of the speaker’s audience is the:
body.
introduction.
outline.
summary.
If a presiding officer wants to participate in debate on a motion, he/she should:
call for a counted vote first.
demand to be the first speaker.
relinquish the duties of the chair.
speak before recognizing other members.
Debate or discussion is such an important part of parliamentary law that stopping debate on a debatable motion:
cannot be done.
can only be done by the president.
requires a 2/3 majority vote.
requires a unanimous favorable vote.
When a group uses Robert’s Rules of Order to conduct formal, organized business meetings with well-defined rules, it is using:
consensus.
dictator-like principles.
fighting.
parliamentary procedure.
The part of a speech that contains the major information that is presented by the speaker is the:
bibliography.
body.
conclusion.
introduction.
Which procedure guarantees that more than one person wants an item of business brought before the group?
Appealing the decision of the chair
Calling for a division of the house
Motioning to refer to a committee
Seconding the motion
