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WorksheetsRules of an Assembly or Organization - PPTQ Sec 2
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Worksheet time: 19mins
An organized society requires certain rules to
establish its basic structure and manner of operation.
make certain it is different from other societies.
allow its officers to rule against its bylaws.
ensure that its officers are not liable for their actions.
What is the legal document that gives the name and object of a society and also other information as required by law?
Parliamentary authority
Constitution
Bylaws
Corporate Charter
The Corporate Charter of a society that wishes to be incorporated should contain
the name of the society.
the object of the society.
any information required of the particular state where the society originated.
All of the above
One principal advantage of incorporating a society is that the officers and members
can deduct expenses from their state income taxes while serving the organization.
can change the bylaws without a vote of the members.
are protected from personal liability under obligations that may be incurred by the organization.
use the facilities of the organization for their personal profit.
A corporate charter should be drafted by
the first officers of an organization.
a special committee.
an attorney.
the Constitution Committee of the organization.
In an incorporated organization, the document that supersedes all other rules is the
constitution.
bylaws and the constitution.
corporate charter.
business license from the state where the organization originated.
The document of a society that contains its own rules relating to itself as an organization is the
constitution or bylaws
standing committee report
corporate charter
parliamentary authority manual
The first two articles in the bylaws of an unincorporated society are
Meetings and Committees
Members and Officers
The Name of the Organization and its Object
The Parliamentary Authority and Executive Board
Which article below is generally not included in an organization’s bylaws?
Committees
Parliamentary authority
Officers
A listing of all the members' legal names and addresses
An incorporated society
should have the charter, bylaws, and constitution combined.
is not different from an unincorporated society.
should have a separate constitution and bylaws.
should not have the constitution separated from the bylaws.
Except for the corporate charter in an incorporated society, the highest body of rules are the
bylaws
standing rules
laws of the federal government
parliamentary authority of the society
The written rules of parliamentary procedure formally adopted by an assembly or an organization are known as the
rules of order
certificate of endorsement
minutes
charter
The term rules of order refers to the
rules of parliamentary procedure
agenda
adopted bylaws
general order of business
Ordinary societies usually provide themselves with suitable rules of order by naming an edition of a parliamentary law manual in its bylaws. This manual is then called the organization’s
special rules of order
resolutions for a parliamentary authority
parliamentary authority
rules of order
Rules of order that supplement or modify the rules contained in an organization’s parliamentary authority are called
corporate charter
special rules of order
the secondary parliamentary authority
secondary amendments
In a mass meeting or a meeting of a body not yet organized, adopting a parliamentary authority
may take place at the beginning of the meeting.
must be included by the second meeting.
is not usually required by a society with less than one hundred members.
may take place at the close of the meeting.
If a special rule of order is not in agreement with an organization’s parliamentary authority, which one must be used?
The parliamentary authority
The special rule
It is decided by a majority vote of the assembly.
Neither one. The organization’s secondary parliamentary authority would be consulted.
If an organization has adopted Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised as their parliamentary authority and another manual disagrees with a specific rule, which manual is binding?
The assembly votes and chooses the binding manual by a majority vote.
The parliamentarian decides which manual is binding.
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised is binding.
The officers meet in executive session to decide which manual should be binding.
Special rules of order
should be adopted as part of the bylaws.
cannot be suspended.
should be adopted separately from the bylaws.
should be voted on by the officers before being proposed to the organization.
The minimum affirmative vote necessary to suspend rules of order named in an organization’s parliamentary authority or adopted as special rules of order is
The minimum affirmative vote necessary to adopt or amend special rules of order that are separate from the bylaws is
Standing rules are:
always adopted at the same time a society is organized.
can be adopted by a 49% affirmative vote.
generally related to the details of administration rather than parliamentary procedure.
must have previous notice to be adopted.
Ordinary standing rules generally contain:
rules that may not be changed except with previous notice and a two-thirds vote.
the object and standing committees of the organization.
an hour that sets the time meetings are to begin.
rules of parliamentary procedure related to the presiding officer.
Which of the following is an example of a standing rule?
Naming the organization's parliamentary authority
Defining a quorum for the organization
The maintenance of a guest register
Listing the duties of the chairman of all the Standing Committees
The minimum affirmative vote to adopt a standing rule at any business meeting is:
two-thirds with previous notice.
two-thirds without previous notice.
a majority without previous notice.
a majority and mandatory previous notice.
A standing rule remains in effect until:
rescinded or amended.
the end of the meeting.
the member who proposed the rule withdraws it.
the parliamentarian decides it has no value for the organization.
At a formal meeting, and without notice, a deliberative assembly has the right to temporarily suspend its:
standing rules.
constitution or bylaws.
charter.
bylaw Objectives.
