WorksheetsRaise a Question of Privilege - PPTQ Sec 19
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege is a device which:
is ruled upon by the chair, and the ruling can be reconsidered.
has a higher precedence than any incidental motion.
requires a second and is debatable.
may permit action otherwise not in order.
Raising a question of privilege while business is pending:
cannot usually interrupt a member speaking.
requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.
cannot be made while an amendment is pending.
requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted.
The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to
Amend
Commit (or Refer)
Limit Debate
Recess
A member who has been assigned the floor may be interrupted for the purpose of
Amending a motion
Limiting debate
Raising a question of privilege
Moving the previous question
The privileged device, Raise a Question of Privilege, is not
Amendable
Debatable
Seconded
All of the above
Who makes the initial ruling on the motion to Raise a Question of Privilege?
Members
The chairman
The parliamentarian
The vice president
MEMBER: (Rising, and without obtaining the floor) "I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly." The statement above can be used by a member at a meeting to
Demand an immediate vote on the pending question
Request a standing, counted vote on an amendment
Ask another member a question related to a privileged motion
Request that specific windows be opened to increase the ventilation in the meeting room
Which one of the following would not be a topic to justify a member making a Question of Privilege affecting the assembly?
The conduct of the officers
Charges circulated against a member's character
A motion to go into executive session
The comfort of members
If a motion is made as a question of privilege and it is seconded, what would you do as chairman?
Ignore it
Call the motion out of order
Call for debate, and then vote on it
Take an immediate vote on it
Assume that the meeting hall is very noisy because of the construction of a new road next to the building. What motion could you propose before asking the chairman to try to solve the problem?
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "I rise to a point of order."
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "Mr. President, I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly."
Obtain the floor and say, "Mr. President, I rise to a point of information regarding the noise coming from outside our meeting hall."
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "Mr. President, I cannot hear you speaking and move that you turn up the volume on the public address system."
At a regular meeting, a controversial matter that demands immediate action is introduced as a main motion. During debate, a member interrupts, rises to a question of privilege, and moves "that the meeting be closed and that nonmembers be asked to leave." What would you do as chairman?
Declare the motion out of order
Put the motion to an immediate vote
Ask for a second and debate on the new motion
None of the above
