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WorksheetsChapter 6: Subsidiary Motions - 17. Lay on the Table
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 16mins
The motion to Lay on the Table enables an assembly to lay a pending question aside...
temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen
to consider any motion decided upon by the chairman
so that the assembly may conduct a standing vote
so that it can be brought up as a general order at the next meeting
The motion to Lay on the Table...
can be debated if the chairman allows the maker of the motion to speak first
kills the motion and avoids a direct vote on it
can be amended
sets the pending question aside temporarily and there is no set time for taking up the matter again
The motion to Lay on the Table is commonly misused in meetings in the place of the motion to...
Adjourn
Postpone to a Certain Time
Reconsider
Commit (or Refer)
If a member proposed the motion to Lay on the Table and specifies a time for resuming consideration, what would you do as chairman?
ask for a second and conduct a vote on it
handle it as two separate motions
suggest that the maker of the motion submit it as a Motion to Postpone
rule the motion out of order
A subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table takes precedence over...
the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
all privileged motions
all other subsidiary motions
the motion to adjourn
The motion to Lay on the Table is a motion that can be...
debated and amended
applied to the motion to Limit Debate
made when the Previous Question has been made
applied to a pending amendment
If a main motion and a primary amendment are pending, and a motion to lay on the table is adopted, the amendment itself...
can be brought up by any member as a new motion
becomes the immediately pending question
dies and is taken up under unfinished business at the next regular meeting
adheres to the main motion and goes to the table with it
Which one of the following subsidiary motions can be applied to the motion Lay on the Table?
Postpone Indefinitely
Refer to a Committee
Previous Question
None of the above. No subsidiary motion can be applied to the motion to Lay on the Table
The motion to Lay on the Table is out of order when...
both a main motion and an amendment are pending
another member has the floor
a motion has been adopted to extend the limits of debate
there is another subsidiary motion pending
Which statement below is TRUE regarding the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table?
a second is not needed
the maker of the motion may state the reason prior to proposing the motion
all amendments to the motion must pass by a majority vote
the chair should not ask the maker of the motion to state the reason first
The motion to Lay on the Table...
can only be amended by the member who made the motion
cannot be amended
can be amended regarding the time of the action
cannot be amended unless the chairman consents
On which one of the following subsidiary motions can only the negative vote sometimes be reconsidered?
Amend
Postpone to a Certain Time
Lay on the Table
Previous Question
One of the rules related to the motion to Take From the Table is that it...
must be made by the same member who proposed the tabled motion
can be proposed during the interrupting business
can be proposed during any pending business
requires a majority vote for its adoption
In organizations that hold regular business sessions as often as quarterly, a question laid on the table remains there until taken from the table or until the end of the...
executive session
next regular session
next special meeting
current session
It is out of order to move to lay a pending question on the table if...
the motion on the previous question is pending
the motion to be laid on the table has an amendment already applied to it
another member has already moved to lay the matter on the table during the same meeting
there is evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention
Assume that a main motion is being debated and you become aware that something else of immediate urgency has arisen. What should you do?
obtain the floor and say, "I move to lay the question on the table"
rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I move to postpone the motion"
obtain the floor and say, "I move to lay the question on the table until 10:00 a.m."
from your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, "I move to postpone the motion indefinitely until after we decide the urgent matter of..."
