WorksheetsTSA Chapter Team Quiz 2023
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Which motion below could be made so that the chair would be called on to enforce a violated rule?
Appeal
Point of Order
Suspend the Rules
Parliamentary Inquiry
Which motion is privileged only when made while other business is pending?
Adjourn
Fix the Time Which to Adjourn
Recess
Lay on the Table
If a main motion is pending and a motion to amend is being debated, which one of the following motions would be out of order?
Point of Order
Limit Debate
Postpone Indefinitely
Adjourn
Which series of motions below is arranged from lowest to highest precedence?
Amend, Main Motion, Recess, Postpone Indefinitely
Main Motion, Postpone Indefinitely, Amend, Recess
Recess, Amend, Postpone Indefinitely, Main Motion
Postpone Indefinitely, Amend, Main Motion, Recess
Which motion is privileged only when made while another question is pending, and in an assembly that has made no provision for another meeting on the same or the next day?
Fix the Time Which to Adjourn
Adjourn
Recess
Postpone to a Certain Time
The normal grounds for a member to rise to a Point of Order are:
To ask the maker of the motion a question
Uncomfortable conditions in the meeting room
A breach of rules
To obtain parliamentary information from the parliamentarian
An amendment to a primary amendment is called a(n):
secondary amendment
secondary motion
third degree amendment
first degree amendment
A motion is recorded in the minutes as:
It was stated by the maker
It was restated by the chair when placed before the assembly
It was put by the chair finally before being voted on by the assembly
All of the above
In order to conduct business, the minimal essential officers are:
A presiding officer and secretary or clerk
The president, secretary, and treasurer
The president and treasurer
A presiding officer, secretary, and treasurer
______ is used to obtain information about meeting procedure.
Parliamentary Inquiry
Request for Information
Point of Order
None of the above
Other than the Articles of Incorporation, the highest body of rules in an organization are:
Robert’s Rules of Order
Bylaws
Standing rules
None of the above
If the vote on a main motion results in a tie:
The chair votes to break the tie
The motion is lost
A recount is taken
The motion must be reconsidered
If a member does not want the original main motion even discussed at a meeting, s/he can:
Move to Postpone Indefinitely
Rise to a Question of Privilege
Refuse to concede the floor
Raise an Objection to the Consideration of the Question
The motion to call for a Division of the Assembly:
Is debatable
Does not require a second
Requires a vote
Is amendable
When a motion has been properly made and seconded, the chair places it before the assembly by:
Stating the question
Opening debate
Having the maker of the motion repeat the motion
None of the above
A Request to be Excused from a Duty is a(n):
Privileged motion
Subsidiary motion
Incidental motion
Main motion
A motion to Call for the Orders of the Day requires which type of vote (or action)?
Majority vote
2/3 vote
Chair rules
None of the above
Which of the following motions requires a 2/3 majority for adoption?
Main motion
Postpone Indefinitely
Previous Question
Raise a Question of Privilege
A committee can appoint subcommittees, which report to the:
Board of Directors
General Assembly
Committee
None of the above
Which motion can be amended?
Lay on the Table
Previous Question
Take a Recess
Postpone Indefinitely
If a member is unsure of the proper wording of a motion s/he:
May consult another member for help
Will be asked to yield the floor while he/she composes the motion
May seek assistance from the chair
Must submit it to the executive council ahead of time for assistance
A motion to Amend is:
An incidental motion
An incidental main motion
A privileged motion
A subsidiary motion
One form of amending is to Insert. This means that a word to be inserted is always placed:
between other words.
at the end of the main motion.
at the beginning of the motion.
after the first word.
Before a motion may be debated upon by the assembly, it must be:
Amended.
Explained by the chair regarding its merits.
Debated by the maker of the motion and then seconded.
Made, seconded, and stated by the chair.
The corporate charter should contain only:
A description of the organization
The name and object
The name, object, and qualifications for membership
What is necessary to obtain it and to obtain the desired status under the law
The extreme penalty that an organization can impose on a member is a(an):
Reprimand
Fine
Suspension
Expulsion
The term rules of order refers to the:
Rules of parliamentary procedure.
Agenda.
Adopted bylaws
General order of business.
A subsidiary motion can be applied to any:
Incidental motion
Privileged motion
Main motion
All of the above
When a main motion, an amendment, and a motion to postpone the pending question to a certain time are pending, the first vote is taken on:
The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time
The amendment
The main motion
None of the above
In the standard order of business, the officer reports are presented:
Immediately after the minutes have been approved
Whenever it is convenient
At the chair’s discretion
At the end of the meeting
The three basic processes of amendment are:
Insert or add; strike out and insert
Add; strike out and insert; substitute
Add; insert; strike out
Insert; strike out; substitute
The name of the officer who is entrusted with the custody of an organization’s funds is the:
Secretary
Treasurer
President
Vice-President
The vote required to adopt the motion Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is:
A majority vote
A two-thirds vote
The request or call of one member
A standing vote
When a member wishes to bring a pending question to an immediate vote, s/he should:
Rise to a Question of Privilege
Move to Refer the question
Move the Previous Question
Move to amend
Which motion listed below has the lowest precedence or rank?
Amend
Adjourn
Commit (or Refer)
Main Motion
All of the following subsidiary motions can be amended except:
Postpone Indefinitely
Amend
Postpone to a Certain Time
Commit (or Refer)
In order to be an amendment, the amendment must be _____.
long
short
germane
positive
When an amendment to a main motion is adopted, the motion that was amended:
is also adopted.
is voted on immediately.
remains pending.
is postponed to the next regular meeting or until the adopted amendment is acted on.
The motion to Rescind:
can only be moved when no other motion is pending.
can be applied to any main motion that has been adopted.
is amendable.
All of the above
Which one of the following motions is debatable and amendable?
Previous Question
Refer to a Committee
Suspend the Rules
Take From the Table
The articles of bylaws are divided into:
sub-articles.
sections.
segments.
divisions.
The last paragraph of the minutes should state:
which motions were seconded.
all notices of motions.
all sustained points of order.
the hour of adjournment.
Which one of the following motions is in order when another member has the floor but must be seconded?
Raise a Question of Privilege
Appeal
Object to the Consideration of a Question
Withdraw a Motion
The orders of the day can be called by:
one member proposing the motion and a second.
a two-thirds vote without notice.
any member.
the officers after they confer in executive session and adopt it by a two-thirds vote.
Who has the duty to determine if a quorum is present before a meeting is called to order?
Secretary
Parliamentarian
Presiding Officer
Vice-President
A motion to Lay on the Table takes precedence over:
Other subsidiary motions
The motion to Take from the Table
All privileged motions
Main motions
When the privileged motion to Adjourn is pending, the motion to:
Lay on the Table is in order
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is in order
Recess is in order
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is in order
What is the expression that is used to indicate that members will be contacted regarding the fact that a specific motion will be brought up at a meeting?
Rescind
Ratification
Reconsider
Previous Notice
The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can:
be laid on the table.
go to committee with the main motion.
be moved only when the main motion is pending.
be applied to all subsidiary motions.
Which vote on a motion is always taken first by the presiding officer?
Affirmative
Negative
Abstentions
Neutral
