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WorksheetsMass Meetings - PPTQ Sec 53
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A mass meeting, as understood in parliamentary law, is a meeting of
A. an unorganized group called to take appropriate action on a specific problem.
B. all the clubs in an organization.
C. an organized society to draft its bylaws.
D. all the members of an organization to consider a specific problem.
Which one of the following types of meetings would not occur in an organized society?
A. Special meeting
B. Regular meeting
C. Annual meeting
D. Mass meeting
One characteristic of a mass meeting is that they are
A. meetings of organized groups which must have bylaws.
B. called to only take action on a specific problem.
C. only open to members over twenty-one years old.
D. bound by their bylaws to use Robert's Rules of Order.
One characteristic of a mass meeting is that the sponsors may
A. have the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting immediately before unfinished business is taken up.
B. indicate the amount of dues after the meeting begins.
C. limit the right of attendance.
D. demand that they have a meeting at any time during the regular meeting of an organized society.
In a mass meeting, a standard parliamentary authority can be adopted by
A. the chairman before the meeting begins.
B. a majority vote on a motion from a member.
C. any group of three members before the meeting begins.
D. the officers during a recess of the meeting.
In a mass meeting, the officers that are generally elected are a chairman
A. and secretary.
B. and vice-president.
C. vice-president, and a secretary.
D. vice-president, secretary, and a treasurer.
After the chairman is elected by a voice vote in a mass meeting, the next step for the chairman is to
A. state the reasons for the meeting.
B. read the names of the sponsors of the meeting.
C. conduct an election for a secretary.
D. divide the members into problem-solving groups.
If you were the chairman of a mass meeting that was organized to oppose a new garbage dump in your neighborhood, and a member proposed a motion 'to endorse the garbage dump location in the neighborhood,' what would you do?
A. Ask for a second, ask for debate, and then vote on the motion.
B. Refer the motion to a special committee.
C. Call the motion out of order.
D. Ask the member to take the chair and explain the reasons for proposing the motion.
In a mass meeting, assembly members can generally speak
A. until stopped by the chair.
B. no longer than ten minutes at a time.
C. as long as desired.
D. None of the above
It is advisable to have all committees at a mass meeting
A. selected by a voice vote of the members.
B. appointed by the chairman.
C. selected before the meeting opens.
D. assume their duties as prescribed in the bylaws of the mass meeting.
Unless a time has been set for another meeting at a mass meeting, a motion to adjourn is
A. allowed while business is pending.
B. permitted but must be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the assembly.
C. not in order while business is pending.
D. never needed.
At a mass meeting, unless a time has been set for another meeting, the adoption of the motion to adjourn
A. allows members to go into their regular meeting.
B. dissolves the assembly.
C. temporarily postpones adjournment until members are notified by the secretary.
D. is not in order.
If the members at a mass meeting are trying to organize a permanent society and need to have more meetings, the presiding officer elected at the first meeting is designated as
A. 'president.'
B. 'chairman.'
C. 'presiding officer.'
D. 'chairman pro tem.'
