WorksheetsWritten Resource Part 3
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
One of the rules related to the motion to Take From the Table is that it
must be made by the same member who proposed the tabled motion.
can be proposed during the interrupting business.
can be proposed during any pending business.
requires a majority vote for its adoption.
The privileged motion to Adjourn takes precedence over all motions except the motion to
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
Recess.
Amend.
Lay on the Table.
MEMBER: (After obtaining the floor) "I move that we buy our president a new lectern and a new gavel." Which motion below would you use in order to make the motion above two separate motions?
Second Degree Amendment
Reconsider and Amendment by Separation
Division of the Assembly
Division of the Question
What happens to a main motion if the motion to Take it From the Table is not proposed within the required time limit?
It is automatically placed under "Unfinished Business."
A motion to Reconsider may be proposed to bring it back.
It dies.
It is adopted.
Assume a few members constantly called out "Division!" on all voice votes even though the outcome was obviously unanimous. What would you do as chairman?
Conduct the rising vote.
Tell the members to stop disrupting the assembly.
Either not recognize the members or rule the request out of order.
Have the assembly vote on whether they wish the division.
Before members can make a motion or debate, they must rise and address the chair and
then must be recognized by the chair.
ask the chair if they may speak.
then speak in favor of the proposed motion.
ask the assembly for recognition and then speak.
In order to have a majority vote with 51 votes cast, there must be an affirmative vote of at least
25.
26.
27.
34.
When there is only one candidate for the office of president and vice president in a viva voce election, the chairman can
take a vote on the nominee for president.
declare that the nominees are elected without a vote.
take a vote on the candidate for vice president.
Any of the above
A governor of a state who is an ex-officio board member of a private hospital
should not be counted in determining a quorum.
must always attend meetings.
may not make motions.
may not vote.
Members of standing committees generally continue their duties until
they make a report.
the committee chairman excuses the committee permanently.
new officers of the society replace them.
their recommendations are put into effect.
The first business of a meeting to organize a permanent society is to
adopt bylaws.
select a committee to choose the officers.
nominate a chairman pro tem and then a secretary.
adopt a resolution to form the society.
If you were chairman and a member's debate was not germane, what would you do?
Loudly call the member out of order and follow with a reprimand.
Rap the gavel lightly, point out the fault, and advise the member to stay on the pending topic.
Ignore it.
Tell the parliamentarian to call the member out of order and to explain the breach of order.
Which of the following motions is an incidental motion?
Refer to a Committee
Division of the Question
Reconsider
Take From the Table
The form to use to make a motion to Lay on the Table is
"Table, table!"
"I move that the motion be tabled."
"I move that the motion be laid on the table."
"I move to postpone the motion."
Which one of the following motions is in order when another member has the floor (but has not begun speaking) and does not require a second?
Point of Order
Parliamentary Inquiry
Objection to the Consideration of a Question
Call for Division of the Assembly
Only the affirmative vote may be reconsidered on the motion to
Recess.
Postpone Indefinitely.
Adjourn.
Amend.
How many primary amendments and secondary amendments are allowed at a time?
One primary amendment and one secondary amendment.
One primary amendment and two secondary amendments.
Two primary amendments and one secondary amendment.
Two primary amendments and two secondary amendments.
Which statement below is false regarding a quorum?
Depending on the organization, the number of members constituting a quorum may vary.
In most church organizations that have no dues or a registration of members, a quorum consists of those attending.
A quorum refers to the actual number of members voting on a motion.
A quorum is often specified as a percentage of the membership.
If a motion is considered and adopted without having been seconded, it
is lost.
must be proposed, seconded and voted on again at a future meeting.
is still adopted.
is automatically laid on the table.
The maker of a motion
must always speak first in debate on the motion.
may assign his/her right to debate to another member without permission of the assembly.
has the right to speak first and last on his or her motion.
has the right to speak first in debate on the motion.
The terms unanimous consent are also called
consensus by silence.
assembly consent.
general consent.
quorum consent.
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.
The last meeting of a series of mass meetings has adjourned sine die. This adjournment
allows the convention to meet at the call of any two members.
does not allow the convention to meet again even if the bylaws provide for it to hold a special session.
dissolves the assembly.
allows the convention to meet at the call of the chair.
After a main motion has been made and before the question has been stated by the chair,
any member can rise and informally suggest changes to the maker of the motion.
the chairman can insist on changes and implement them without a vote.
changes are not allowed because the motion is the property of the assembly.
any member can make changes without the permission of the maker of the motion, since it is not the property of the assembly.
To be in order, an amendment must always be
germane.
made by the member who proposed the motion that the amendment is applied to.
short.
in the form of a question.
An amendment is always out of order that
is not germane to the question being amended
is frivolous or absurd
strikes out the word "Resolved."
All of the above
One feature of main motions is that they
are classified as one of the secondary motions.
can be made when other main motions are pending.
bring business before the assembly.
rank the highest in the order of precedence of motions.
The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by
the assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion.
a member to send a main motion to a standing committee.
members who wish to change the pending main motion.
the chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting.
The subsidiary motion to Amend can be
laid on the table.
referred to a committee.
applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable.
postponed indefinitely.
The chief advantage of committees is that they allow greater freedom of debate on motions. This means that members can speak
only two times, but as long as they wish.
as many times as they wish.
three times on each topic.
on motions even after they are adopted.
Which one of the following subsidiary motions is debatable?
Previous Question
Lay on the Table
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Postpone to a Certain Time
The subsidiary motion to Limit Debate can be
laid on the table.
postponed to a certain time.
applied to a series of undebatable motions.
applied to any immediately pending debatable motion.
The unqualified form of the Previous Question can apply only to
all incidental motions.
all pending amendments.
the immediately pending motion.
debatable motions.
The motion to Lay on the Table
can be amended.
sets the pending question aside temporarily and there is no set time for taking up the matter again.
kills the motion and avoids a direct vote on it.
can be debated if the chairman allows the maker of the motion to speak first.
Assume that there is a meeting in progress and the assembly has digressed from the agenda to such an extent that the important items on the agenda may not be considered because of a lack of time. What would you do?
Obtain the floor and say, "I move that we order the consideration of our agenda."
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "Madam President, I order you to consider the agenda."
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "Madam President, I call for the orders of the day."
Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, "Madam President, I move we reconsider the agenda."
The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to
Limit Debate.
Commit (or Refer).
Amend.
Recess.
What is the difference between the privileged motion to Take a Recess and the main motion to Take a Recess?
The privileged motion requires a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting to be adopted.
The main motion is debatable.
The privileged motion is not amendable.
The main motion is in order when another member has the floor.
Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate?
Debate is not allowed.
A member may interrupt another member who is debating to propose it.
It requires a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting for adoption.
It is amendable.
Which series of motions below is arranged from highest to lowest precedence?
Main Motion, Amend, Recess, Adjourn
Adjourn, Recess, Amend, Main Motion
Adjourn, Amend, Recess, Main Motion
Recess, Adjourn, Main Motion, Amend
The purpose of the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to establish a (an)
regular meeting.
annual meeting.
adjourned meeting.
special meeting.
Which statement below is true regarding a Point of Order?
Points of order should be called on minor irregularities.
A parliamentary inquiry has the same purpose as a point of order.
If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late.
A member must rise and be recognized by the chair before raising a point of order.
An Objection to the Consideration of the Question can be applied to
original main motions.
any motion stated, but not yet debated.
petitions and communications from a superior body.
incidental main motions.
Which one of the following results could result in a main motion to be adopted if the presiding officer decided to vote in the affirmative?
A. 20 in favor and 20 opposed
B. 19 in favor and 20 opposed
C. 18 in favor and 22 opposed
D. 21 in favor and 22 opposed
If you call for a Division of the Assembly at a meeting of seventy members, this means that the vote must be taken again by
paper ballot.
voice.
raising of hands.
rising.
What happens to a main motion if the motion to Take it From the Table is not proposed within the required time limit?
It dies.
It is adopted.
A motion to Reconsider may be proposed to bring it back.
It is automatically placed under "Unfinished Business."
The motion to Rescind is a (an)
original main motion.
privileged motion.
subsidiary motion.
incidental main motion.
At a regular meeting of a society, the motion to Reconsider can be made only by the
secretary after stating the reason for the reconsideration.
presiding officer at a special meeting.
member who voted with the prevailing side.
member who seconded the motion to be reconsidered.
Which motion below would you use to obtain the chairman's opinion on a matter related to parliamentary procedure as it relates to the pending business?
Parliamentary Authority Opinion
Point of Parliamentary Information
Parliamentary Question of Privilege
Parliamentary Inquiry
The incidental motion to Suspend the Rules
is used to offer a third degree amendment.
can be used to permanently delete a rule from the bylaws.
can be reconsidered.
usually is adopted by a two-thirds vote.
To withdraw a motion that has been stated by the chair requires
permission of the assembly.
a secondary amendment.
approval of the secretary.
approval of the member who seconded the motion to be withdrawn.
Which motion below has the highest precedence?
Fix the Time to which to Adjourn
Lay on the Table
Call for the Orders of the Day
Main Motion
Which standard descriptive characteristic below is true?
A main motion is amendable.
A main motion may be proposed when another member has the floor.
A main motion may not be debated.
The main motion ranks the highest in precedence of all motions.
Assume that a motion to Postpone the main motion to a certain time is immediately pending. Which motion below may be proposed?
Postpone Indefinitely
Commit (or Refer)
Main Motion
Lay on the Table
The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over
the privileged motion to Adjourn.
nothing except the main question to which it is applied.
a secondary amendment.
all other subsidiary motions.
An amendment to an amendment
may never be debated.
may be amended with the consent of the maker of the secondary amendment.
may not be amended.
requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
The subsidiary motion to Commit (or Refer) takes precedence over the motion to
Limit Debate
Recess.
Amend.
Lay on the Table.
Which one of the following motions is not debatable but is amendable?
Postpone Indefinitely
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Lay on the Table
Commit or Refer
When the Previous Question is ordered on a series of pending motions, they are voted on in the
order that the proposer of each motion demands.
reverse order in which they were made.
order as determined by the chairman.
same order in which they were proposed.
The subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table
may not interrupt another member to be proposed.
can be reconsidered.
is debatable.
is amendable.
What is the minimum affirmative vote required to adopt a motion to Call For the Orders of the Day?
Two thirds of members present and voting and previous notice
Majority of members present and voting
All of the members in the organization
None of the above
An amendment to the privileged motion to Recess
is not debatable.
is never allowed.
must relate to which members may take the recess.
requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
While the privileged motion to Adjourn is pending, it is not in order to
make a motion to Reconsider and Enter in the Minutes.
make a main motion.
give notice of a motion to be made at the next meeting.
make important announcements.
The effect of adopting the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to
set a time for adjourning the next meeting.
adjourn the present meeting.
establish a continuation of the present meeting.
recess immediately.
If a member is ignored on a point of order that was called because the presiding officer refused to put a motion, what action can be taken?
The maker of the motion can put the motion from the floor.
The vice-president can conduct a vote on the motion.
The assembly can immediately elect a new chairman.
All of the above
If a member disagreed with the chairman's ruling on a Point of Order, what would be the proper form for a motion to appeal?
I appeal your decision.
Yell out without rising, "Appeal!"
I appeal from the decision of the chair.
Appeal.
Which motion below would be used to dispense with the regular order of business and proceed to a subject that is scheduled later in the meeting?
Amend the Order of Business
Previous Question
Reconsider the Order of Business
Suspend the Rules
An Objection to the Consideration of the Question can be raised only before
the vote result is announced.
there has been any debate or any subsidiary motion has been stated by the chair.
an amendment is made on the pending motion and the amendment has not been seconded.
the vote is taken on the motion to be considered.
If a member feels that a motion is made up of two parts capable of standing as separate questions, he or she can
make a second degree Amendment to separate the motion into two parts.
move to Postpone Indefinitely.
request that the chair divide the question.
make a motion for Division of the Question.
How would a member make a motion to call for an uncounted rising vote on the verification of a voice vote?
I move for a division of the question.
I move that the chairman take a standing vote.
Yell out "Division!"
Yell out "Question!"
A parliamentary inquiry may be used at a meeting to
inquire about the facts of the pending business.
request the chair's opinion on a matter of parliamentary procedure as it relates to the business at hand.
introduce a new parliamentary authority to be considered.
require that the chairman conduct a counted standing vote.
Which statement below is true regarding the incidental motion to Withdraw a Motion?
The member who seconded the motion may withdraw the motion without the consent of anyone before it is stated by the chair.
A motion may be withdrawn anytime, even after voting on the question has begun.
Members cannot suggest that the maker of a motion ask permission to withdraw it.
A motion may be withdrawn by the maker without the consent of anyone before it is stated by the chairman.
The vote on a main motion is 30 for the affirmative and 29 for the negative. The chair votes in the negative and therefore the motion is
lost.
a tie and is adopted.
adopted.
Answer not given
Which motion below has the lowest precedence?
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
Lay on the Table
Call for the Orders of the Day
Main Motion
The motion to Take From the Table must always be
adopted by a two-thirds vote of members present and voting.
amended.
seconded.
opened for debate by the presiding officer.
In contrast to the motion to Reconsider, the motion to Rescind
requires a majority vote of all the members of a society to be adopted.
does not need to be seconded.
is never debatable.
can be made by any member.
Which motion below is not always debatable?
Amend
Postpone to a Certain Time
Postpone Indefinitely
Commit (or Refer)
Before proposing a main motion, a member may
explain all the reasons in detail for making the motion.
offer an explanation of a few words.
debate the motion up to ten minutes.
not offer an explanation for the motion or debate it.
The minimum affirmative vote required to adopt the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is
a majority of the entire membership.
two-thirds of members present and voting.
a majority of members present and voting.
Any of the above
A motion to Adjourn is always privileged when
no time for adjournment has been set (is unqualified).
it sets a time to adjourn (is qualified).
another member has the floor.
the time for adjournment has been set ahead of time.
The motion to Postpone Indefinitely and to Postpone Definitely both
are classified as incidental motions.
must be seconded.
are amendable.
require a majority with notice to be adopted.
Which statement below is false regarding the subsidiary motion to Amend a pending motion?
It requires notice and a majority vote to be adopted.
It may be amended.
It is not in order if another member is debating.
It is only debatable if the motion to be amended is debatable.
One of the rules concerning the subsidiary motion to Commit (or Refer) is that
a two-thirds vote is required for it to be adopted.
it is in order when another member has the floor.
it doesn't need to be seconded.
debate can extend only to the desirability of committing the main question.
The subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
takes precedence over all debatable motions.
is in order when another member has the floor.
can only be applied to amendments.
requires a majority vote to be adopted.
Which one of the following motions cannot be amended?
Amend
Recess
Previous Question
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
The Previous Question can be used to close debate immediately and the making of all subsidiary motions except to
Commit (or Refer)
Postpone Indefinitely
Amend
Lay on the Table
The motion to Lay on the Table and to Take From the Table both
are not debatable.
are not amendable.
must be seconded.
All of the above
The privileged motion to Call for the Orders of the Day is used primarily to
write orders for all committees to complete their tasks by a specific time.
indicate to members when a point of order may be called.
require that a meeting conform to its agenda.
order the chairman to take an immediate recess.
The privileged device, Raise a Question of Privilege, is not
debatable.
seconded.
amendable.
All of the above.
The privileged motion to Recess has precedence over the motion to
Adjourn.
Refer to a Committee.
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
All of the above
After a member makes a Point of Order, the chair should always
make certain that amendments that are applied to it are germane.
try to make a ruling on it.
determine if the maker wishes to debate it first.
ask for a second.
A tie vote on the motion to Appeal from the decision of the chair
means that more debate will be allowed.
automatically means a division of the assembly will be taken.
sustains the decision of the chair.
means that the decision of the chair is not sustained.
Which motion below can a chairman make?
Reconsider
Object to the Consideration
Postpone Indefinitely
Previous Question
A Division of the Assembly and a Division of the Question are both
adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting.
subsidiary motions.
undebatable.
in order when another member has the floor.
The chair's reply to a parliamentary inquiry is not subject to an appeal because
an appeal must be made by a member who voted with the side that did not prevail.
an appeal is used only when the chair refuses a member's request for a Division.
the reply is always voted on by the assembly.
the reply is an opinion and not a ruling.
After a motion has been withdrawn, the same motion
can be made again at the same meeting.
can be made the immediately pending question by a member proposing the motion to Take From the Table.
can be made again at the same meeting if the original maker approves by seconding it.
cannot be made again at the same meeting.
The motion to Rescind can be applied to a
contract when the party has been informed.
main motion which has been adopted.
negative result of an appeal.
resignation which has been acted upon.
The motion to Reconsider, if used to bring a question before the assembly,
cannot be reconsidered.
can be made by a vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
must be seconded.
All of the above
Who is the only person who can speak twice on a motion to Appeal?
The presiding officer
The member who made the Appeal
The parliamentarian
Members in favor of the Appeal
If sixty votes are cast, a minimum two-thirds vote is
41.
40.
31.
30.
All the privileged motions are
debatable.
undebatable.
amendable.
able to be laid on the table.
