Personal appearance is not an important factor in developing a successful parliamentary team

When judges of a parliamentary contest ask a question of a team member a member should never ask that the question be repeated

There is no particular member that can be considered the most important member on a parliamentary procedure team

Debate must be limited to the immediately pending question

When secrecy is desired in voting, a method of voting by ballot should be used

More than half the votes cast is a majority vote

When a candidate receives more votes than any other candidate, he has a plurality vote

The president should leave the chair to take part in debate

It is necessary for the president to leave the chair when providing information for members

It is out of order to be standing when another member has the floor

The maker of a motion cannot offer discussion against his motion, but he is entitled to vote against it

A member is compelled to vote

After the vote is announced, a member can change his vote without permission of the chapter

The president is entitled to vote when the vote is by ballot and in all other situations when his or her vote changes the result

Voting by ballot may be ordered by a two-thirds majority vote

A vote by show of hands or standing is considered a rising vote

A vote goes into effect before an announcement is made

According to rules of parliamentary procedure, some motions are of a higher rank than others

When a motion is pending, a motion of higher precedence cannot be proposed

Call for orders of the day is not a privileged motion

The motion to amend is a main motion

An unqualified motion to adjourn is a main motion

The motion to lay on the table and to take from the table are subsidiary motions

The motion to rescind is an incidental motion

The motion to amend is of higher precedence than the motion to refer to a committee

A division of the assembly is an incidental motion

A main motion cannot be reconsidered

Two or more main motions may be before the chapter at one time

If a main motion is pending and a subsidiary or incidental motion arises the subsidiary motion must be disposed of before further consideration can be given to the main motion

It is proper to give reasons for presenting a debatable motion before it is officially to the assembly for debate

The motion to lay on the table can be reconsidered

A majority vote is necessary to lay on the table

The motion to lay on the table is an incidental motion

Once a motion is tabled it remains there until it is brought back, even if it is next year

The previous question is a subsidiary motion

A second is not required to call the previous question

The motion limit or extend limits of debate can interrupt a speaker

The motion limit or extend limits of debate requires a majority vote unless previous notice is presented before the meeting, then a two-thirds vote is needed to pass

You can move to limit all debate of the immediately pending question and proceed right to the vote

A motion can be postponed at any time before it is voted on

Postpone to a certain time is not debatable

The motion to refer to a committee is a privileged motion

A motion may be referred to a committee to insure privacy when dealing with a delicate matter

An item of business referred to a committee may be withdrawn by reconsidering the vote to refer to a committee, if the question has not been taken up

It is the responsibility of the president to appoint the committee if the motion is only to refer the item of business to a committee

An amendment applying to a main motion is of the first rank

An amendment to the amendment does not have to pertain to the main motion

Rise to a point of order may be reconsidered

Rise to a point of order may never interrupt a speaker

To rise to a point of order is an incidental motion

Recognition is necessary to rise to a point of order

To appeal is a subsidiary motion

An announcement of a vote can be appealed from

It is not in order to suspend rules relating to a constitution and bylaws

Standing rules are those rules that are adopted in a meeting without the need of giving previous notice

The motion to suspend standing rules cannot be offered prior to the item of business to which it pertains

To suspend standing rules is an incidental motion

A division of the assembly is a privileged motion

A division is an incidental motion

A vote is required to order a standing vote

A division can interrupt a speaker

Only one motion is necessary to close nominations and elect by acclamation

to close nominations requires a two-thirds vote

Nominations to make, close, and reopen are incidental motions

Nominations may be closed by a general consent

Members may cast more than one vote in the same election when electing multiple candidates

A parliamentary inquiry cannot be reconsidered

A parliamentary inquiry is a subsidiary motion

A parliamentary inquiry may not interrupt a speaker

A motion may be withdrawn after the president has stated the motion

A second is not required to withdraw a motion

The affirmative vote to withdraw a motion can reconsidered

To request leave to withdraw a motion is an incidental motion

The motion to fix the time to which to adjourn cannot interrupt a speaker

This motion takes precedence over all motions except the motion to adjourn.

This motion requires a second

This motion requires a majority vote

When the motion fix the time to which to adjourn passes, it adjourns the current meeting immediately

The motion to adjourn is a privileged motion when it is qualified

The motion to adjourn when unqualified becomes a main motion

The motion to adjourn when unqualified cannot be reconsidered

The motion to adjourn when unqualified requires a two-thirds vote

Passing the motion to recess closes the meeting until the next day

The motion to recess is always debatable

The motion to recess is amendable

Business that was on the floor at the time of a recess is re-presented as old business

The motion raise a question of privilege can only be presented as a main motion

The raise a question of privilege requires a majority vote if passed

Call for orders of the day cannot be reconsidered

Call for orders of the day is a privileged motion

No subsidiary motion may be applied to a call for orders of the day

The motion to take from the table requires a majority vote

The motion to take from the table can be reconsidered

It is not necessary to discharge a special committee once it has made its final report

If the committee has not taken up the issue and the committee was formed today or the previous calendar day, and the assembly wishes to revisit the issue then the motion to reconsider should be used

If the committee has taken up the issue and the committee was formed today or the previous calendar day, and the assembly wishes to revisit the issue then the motion to reconsider should be used

The motion to reconsider is a motion that brings a motion again before the assembly

A second is not required to reconsider a motion

The motion to rescind is undebatable

The motion to rescind is amendable

The motion to rescind cannot be applied to action that cannot be reversed

The motion to rescind is a main motion

The motion to rescind can be made by any member when no motion is pending