WorksheetsDescription of Classes & Individual Motions - PPTQ Sec 6
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 46mins
One feature of main motions is that they
A. can be made when other main motions are pending.
B. rank the highest in the order of precedence of motions.
C. are classified as one of the secondary motions.
D. bring business before the assembly.
Motions that assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion are called
A. main motions.
B. subsidiary motions.
C. incidental motions.
D. privileged motions.
A motion to postpone indefinitely can be used when a member wishes to
A. avoid an embarrassing matter.
B. postpone the motion to a later time.
C. postpone the motion to the next meeting.
D. change the motion to make it more germane.
Which one of the following is not an incidental motion?
A. Point of Order
B. Parliamentary Inquiry
C. Postpone Indefinitely
D. Division of the Assembly
Which one of the following subsidiary motions should be proposed if you wanted to change the wording of a main motion?
A. Postpone Indefinitely
B. Commit (or Refer)
C. Amend
D. Previous Question
How can a member propose to have the pending matter given special study?
A. Move to refer it to a committee.
B. Move to lay the matter on the table.
C. Move to postpone it definitely.
D. Move to reconsider it.
To consider a motion later in the same meeting, a member may move to
A. postpone the motion definitely.
B. lay the motion on the table.
C. refer the motion to a committee.
D. call for the orders of the day on the motion.
Which one of the following motions may be used to delay consideration of a main motion later in the same meeting or until the next meeting?
A. Lay on the Table
B. Postpone Indefinitely
C. Postpone Definitely
D. Reconsider
Which one of the following motions is not an incidental motion?
A. Objection to the Consideration of a Question
B. Appeal from the Decision of the Chair
C. Postpone to a Certain Time
D. Point of Order
If you wanted to propose a time limit in the discussion of a main motion, what would you say after obtaining the floor?
A. "I move to limit debate to twelve more minutes."
B. "I move we vote on this motion immediately."
C. "I move to limit the previous question."
D. "I move to close debate."
The motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate may be used to
A. permit more or longer speeches.
B. limit the length of speeches.
C. allow more speeches per member.
D. All of the above.
Which motion would you propose if you wanted to close debate and vote immediately on a pending motion?
A. Postpone Definitely
B. Previous Question
C. Lay on the Table
D. Amend
To put a motion aside temporarily, with no definite time for resuming its consideration, a member would move to
A. Postpone Indefinitely.
B. Refer.
C. Lay on the Table.
D. Reconsider.
One characteristic of subsidiary motions is that they are
A. always applied to another motion after they are voted on.
B. the highest ranking of all motions.
C. applied to any main motion.
D. only applied to a main motion after it has been amended.
All of the following subsidiary motions can be amended except
A. Postpone Indefinitely.
B. Amend.
C. Postpone to a Certain Time.
D. Commit (or Refer).
Assume that a motion to Postpone the main motion to a certain time is immediately pending. Which motion below may be proposed?
Commit (or Refer)
Postpone Indefinitely
Lay on the Table
Main Motion
Motions that do not relate to the pending business, but are so important that they may interrupt anything else are called
main motions
privileged motions
subsidiary motions
incidental motions
One of the characteristics of Privileged Motions is that they
are related to the pending business
do not fit into an order of precedence
all must be debated
are also known as 'privileged questions'
The lowest ranking privileged motion is
Raise a Question of Privilege
Recess
Call for the Orders of the Day
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
A call for the Orders of the Day is in order when a member
can't hear the proceedings of the meeting
demands that the assembly proceed to the part of the agenda that deals with the program before the scheduled time
demands that the assembly conform to its agenda
is aware that there is a disturbance in the assembly room
A call for the Orders of the Day can be required by one member
if another member seconds the order
but can be set aside by a two-thirds vote
if it is adopted by a majority vote
and can only be amended by unanimous consent
Which one of the following motions would you propose if you wanted to call the presiding officer's attention to the fact that ventilation in the meeting room was very poor and you wanted it to be more comfortable?
Call For Orders of the Day
Recess
Raise a Question of Privilege
Fix the Time to Which To Adjourn
A member can move to Adjourn a meeting while business is pending provided that
Which motion below would a member propose to fix a date and hour of another meeting before the next regular meeting?
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Adjourn
Raise a Question of Privilege
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
Which motion below is the highest ranking privileged motion?
Raise a Question of Privilege
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
Call for the Orders of the Day
Recess
Motions that relate in different ways to the pending business or to business otherwise at hand are called
main motions
privileged motions
incidental motions
subsidiary motions
Incidental motions
Incidental motions are related to the main question in such a way that they must be
debated to determine their relevance
proposed by their precedence
referred to a special committee to determine their outcome
decided immediately before business can proceed
Most incidental motions
A member may call the chair's attention to a breach of rules by immediately
calling out 'Question!'
rising to a Point of Information
proposing a motion to Suspend the Rules that are being violated
making a Point of Order
Which one of the following motions is not a subsidiary motion?
Limit Debate
Point of Order
Postpone Indefinitely
Lay on the Table
Which one of the following motions is an Incidental motion?
Recess
Extend Debate
Appeal
Postpone an event.
If a member does not want a motion to be discussed at a meeting, he or she can
raise an Objection to the Consideration of the Question.
rise to a Question of Privilege.
move to Postpone Indefinitely.
move to Refer.
If a member feels that a motion is made up of two parts capable of standing as separate questions, he or she can
move to Postpone Indefinitely.
make a motion for Division of the Question.
request that the chair divide the question.
make a second degree Amendment to separate the motion into two parts.
If a member doubts the accuracy of the chair's announcement of a voice vote or a vote by a show of hands, which motion below can be called to obtain a standing vote?
Point of Order
Division of the Assembly
Parliamentary Inquiry
Point of Information
A single member has the power to require a
roll call vote.
ballot vote.
counted vote.
standing vote.
A request to be Excused from a Duty is a (an)
incidental motion.
subsidiary motion.
privileged motion.
privileged main motion.
A parliamentary inquiry may be used at a meeting to
request the chair's opinion on a matter of parliamentary procedure as it relates to the business at hand.
inquire about the facts of the pending business.
require that the chairman conduct a counted standing vote.
introduce a new parliamentary authority to be considered.
A request for Information (point of information) may be directed to
the parliamentarian to obtain information relevant to parliamentary procedure.
any member.
the chairman to ask a question about which members may debate a particular motion.
a member through the chair, or to the chair.
Which statement below is true regarding incidental motions?
Incidental motions have no rank among themselves.
All incidental motions yield to the privileged motions.
When there is a main motion and an amendment pending, a Point of Order can only be applied to one of the pending motions.
None of the above
Which motion below would you propose if you wanted to strike out an entire main motion that has been adopted?
Rescind
Repeal
Annul
Any of the above
The motion to Discharge a Committee is made to
take the matter out of the hands of a committee.
allow another committee to take over the task.
dissolve a committee.
charge the committee with negligence of duty.
If you obtained new information about your motion that has been adopted that might change the way members voted, the proper motion that you could propose is
Rescind.
Discharge a Committee.
Reconsider.
Repeal.
The motion to Rescind is a (an)
privileged motion.
original main motion.
incidental main motion.
subsidiary motion.
Which one of the following motions is not an incidental motion?
Suspend the Rules
Division of the Question
Parliamentary Inquiry
Amend Something Previously Adopted
The motions to Discharge a Committee and Take from the Table have the common feature of
requiring a two-thirds vote for adoption.
allowing members to each debate twice.
proposing that the assembly take up a matter still 'within its control.'
correcting an action taken previously.
