WorksheetsMotion Tests: Appeal
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
An appeal from the decision of the chair is a
point of order stated in another way.
disagreement with the ruling of the chair.
demand to adhere to the agenda.
disagreement between members of the assembly.
A characteristic of the motion to Appeal is that it
takes two members to Appeal a chair's decision.
yields to all privileged motions.
yields to the Previous Question.
All of the above
The incidental motion to Appeal is used
if a member wishes to appeal to the maker of a motion to accept an amendment.
to have the chairman's ruling voted on by the assembly.
when an accurate standing vote is needed on a main motion.
to point out that another member's debate is not germane.
The chair's ruling can be appealed
at any time.
at the time of the ruling.
after the motion to adjourn has been seconded.
before the time of the ruling.
The incidental motion to Appeal
may not interrupt a speaker.
must be seconded.
may be amended.
is always debatable.
The incidental motion to Appeal is debatable unless it
is made while the immediate pending question is undebatable.
relates to indecorum or a transgression of the rules of speaking.
relates to priority of business.
All of the above
When the incidental motion to Appeal is debatable, no member can speak more than once except the
member who proposed the Appeal.
member who seconded the Appeal.
presiding officer, who may speak twice.
officers of the organization.
A tie vote on the motion to Appeal from the decision of the chair
sustains the decision of the chair.
means that the decision of the chair is not sustained.
automatically means a division of the assembly will be taken.
means that more debate will be allowed.
Which of the following would not be subject to an Appeal?
The chair's response to a parliamentary inquiry
The chair's announcement of the results of a vote
The chair's response to a point of information
All of the above
Assume you are chairman and a member appeals your announcement of the results of a vote. What would you do?
Ignore the appeal.
Suggest that the member should call for a Division.
Take another voice vote.
Take a vote on the appeal.
Assume you do not agree with the chairman's ruling on your Point of Order. What could you do?
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I rise to a point of order over the decision of the chair."
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I rise to debate the chair on his ruling."
From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, "I move the previous question."
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I appeal from the decision of the chair."
The proper language to use by the chair for putting the affirmative vote of the question on an appeal is
"all those in favor of sustaining the chair, say 'aye.'"
"all those in favor of the chair, say 'aye.'"
"as many as are in favor of sustaining the chair's decision, say 'aye.'"
"all those in favor of my decision, say 'aye.'"
