Which of the following are motions the members may use to obtain information or to have something done that requires permission of the assembly?
A. Parliamentary Inquiry.
B. Point of Information.
C. Withdraw a motion.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
A Parliamentary Inquiry and a Point of Information are not
A. seconded.
B. voted on.
C. subject to reconsideration.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
Which motion below would you use to obtain the chairman's opinion on a matter related to parliamentary procedure as it relates to pending business?
A. Parliamentary Question of Privilege
B. Point of Parliamentary Information
C. Parliamentary Inquiry
D. Pa
C. Parliamentary Inquiry
The chair is obligated to answer all Parliamentary Inquiry questions except those that
A. explain the effects of a motion.
B. assist members in making an appropriate motion.
C. are hypothetical in nature.
D. help members understand the parliamentary situa
C. are hypothetical in nature.
A motion to call for Previous Question is pending, and you are uncertain if this motion is amendable. How could you find out?
A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor, say "Mr. Chairman, I rise to a point of information."
B. Rise, and without obtaining th
C. Rise, and without obtaining the floor, say " I rise to a parliamentary inquiry.
The Chair's reply to a parliamentary inquiry is not subject to an appeal because
A. the reply is an opinion and not a ruling
B. an appeal is used only when the chair refuses a members request for a Division
C. an appeal must be made by a member who voted
A. the reply is an opinion and not a ruling
A Point of Information is a request directed through the
A. parliamentarian.
B. secretary.
C. presiding officer.
D. member speaking.
C. presiding officer.
A Point of Information is a request directed to the chair, or though the chair to another member, for information relevant to
A. parliamentary procedure.
B. a motion that was adopted at the last regular meeting.
C. the business at hand, but not concerned
C. the business at hand, but not concerned with parliamentary procedure.
A main motion is pending, and you have a question that needs to be answered by the maker of the motion. What could you do?
A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor, "Mr. Chairman , I rise to a point of information."
B. Rise, and without obtaining the floo
A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor, "Mr. Chairman , I rise to a point of information.
Why should the chair ask a member if he or she will yield to a question when another member calls for a point of information?
A. The time consumed in answering the question will be taken out of the members allowed time.
B. There may be several questions a
A. The time consumed in answering the question will be taken out of the members allowed time.
Which statement below is true regarding the incidental motion to Withdraw a Motion?
A. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker without the consent of anyone before it is stated by the chairman.
B. A motion may be withdrawn anytime, even after voting on the
A. A motion may be withdrawn by the maker without the consent of anyone before it is stated by the chairman.
You have made a motion "to have a dance next Saturday." Immediately after it has been selected and before the chair has states the motion to the assembly, you realize that the club's picnic is the same day. How could you cancel your motion?
A. Obtain the
D. Rise and without obtaining the floor say, "I withdraw my motion.
To withdraw a motion that has been stated by the chair requires
A. a secondary amendment.
b. approval of the member who seconded the motion to be withdrawn.
C. permission of the assembly.
D. approval of the secretary.
C. permission of the assembly.
After a motion has been stated by the chair, it belongs to the meeting as a whole." What does that statement mean?
A. The motion may be withdrawn by anyone in the assembly without a vote.
B. A member may make a motion to withdraw a motion, and the chair
D. The entire assembly must vote in the affirmative in order for the motion to be withdrawn.
A request for permission to withdraw a motion can be made
A. at any time before voting on the question has begun.
B. after the motion has been amended.
C. even though subsidiary or incidental motions may be pending.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
If the following motions are made before the assembly at the same time, which is immediately pending motion?
A. Main Motion
B. Postpone Indefinitely
C. Limit Debate
D. Withdraw the main motion
D. Withdraw the main motion
After a motion has been withdrawn, the same motion
A. can be made again at the same meeting.
B. cannot be made again at the same meeting.
C. can be made again at the same meeting if the original maker approves by seconding it.
D. can be made the immediate
A. can be made again at the same meeting.
If you were chairman, and a member offered an amendment to a pending motion and the maker of the motion "accepted" it, what would you do?
A. Accept the amendment and ask for a second.
B. Tell the member that the assembly is accepted and will be included a
C. Notify the assembly that the amendment has to be put in the form of a motion before it can be considered.
Assume a member wishes to read some pages during debate at a meeting. Another member objects what would you do as chairman?
A. Allow the papers to be read.
B. Deny permission, and proceed with the meeting.
C. Ask the member who wishes to read the papers t
D. Put the question on granting permission.
If a member has specific duties that are imposed in a society's bylaws and wishes to be excused from one of the duties, what can be done?
A. The request can be granted by unanimous contest or a motion, unless prevented by the bylaws.
B. The chairman can e
A. The request can be granted by unanimous contest or a motion, unless prevented by the bylaws.