Multiple Choice
Identify
the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
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1.
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Which
of the following motions does not require a two-thirds vote?
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a.
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Previous
Question
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c.
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Reconsider
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b.
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Rescind
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d.
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Limit Debate
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2.
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According to Robert's Rules of Order, what should be the last item
of business in a meeting?
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a.
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Special
Orders
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c.
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Reports
of Special Committees
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b.
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New Business
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d.
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Reading of Minutes
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3.
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Which
is not an article of an organization's bylaws:
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a.
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Official
Ceremonies
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c.
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Meetings
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b.
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Executive Board
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d.
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Parliamentary Authority
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4.
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Which
is not true about the Previous Question?
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a.
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It
can be reconsidered
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b.
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Requires a two-thirds vote
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c.
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Is
amendable and debatable
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d.
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Is out of order when another person has
the floor
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5.
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A
person who is not the first to rise and address the chair may be given
preference ion being recognized if:
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a.
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The
chair knows and approves of his/her position on the motion.
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b.
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The
member is the maker of the motion and has not yet spoken.
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c.
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The
member is the person who seconded the motion.
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d.
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The member asks for special treatment because
of another commitment.
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6.
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How
long can a member debate a motion at one time?
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a.
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2 minutes
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b.
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5
minutes
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c.
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10 minutes
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d.
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There
is not limit to the amount of time a person can speak on a motion.
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7.
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Which
of the following is the highest ranking Privileged Motion?
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a.
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Fix
the Time to which to Adjourn
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c.
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Adjourn
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b.
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Lay on the Table
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d.
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Call for the Orders of the Day
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8.
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Which
of the following motions is not debatable and not amendable?
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a.
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Lay
on the Table
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c.
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Fix
the Time to Which to Adjourn
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b.
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Division of a Question
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d.
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Recess
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9.
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A
Quorum for an organization should be:
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a.
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Set in the bylaws
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b.
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The
largest number of members who can reasonable be depended on to
be present at any meeting
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c.
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The officers and committee chairs
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d.
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Both
A and B
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10.
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If
there is a motion on the floor, and something else of immediate urgency
arises. What is the best procedure to follow?
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a.
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Postpone the main motion indefinitely
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b.
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Refer
it to a committee to act on it
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c.
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Lay it on the table temporarily
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d.
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Postpone
the main motion definitely to the next meeting
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11.
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Which
of the following is not a Request or Inquiry?
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a.
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Point
of Information
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c.
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Parliamentary
Inquiry
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b.
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Call for the Orders of the Day
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d.
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Withdraw a Motion
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12.
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Which
of the following Incedental Motions is debatable?
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a.
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Suspend
the Rules
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c.
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Division
of the Assembly
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b.
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Parliamentary Inquiry
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d.
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Appeal
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13.
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Which
class of motions do not relate to the pending business, but have to
do with special matters of immediate and overriding importance?
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a.
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Subsidiary Motions
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b.
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Incidental
Motions
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c.
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Privileged Motions
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d.
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Motions
that bring a question again before the assembly (unclassified)
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14.
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During debate on a main motion, a member rises and move the Previous
Question, if 31 votes are cast how many have to vote in favor of
the Previous Question in order for it to pass?
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15.
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If
both the President and Vice President are absent at the beginning of
the meeting, who calls the meeting to order?
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a.
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The
Advisor runs the meeting
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b.
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The Secretary opens the meeting and elects
a chairman pro-tem
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c.
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The meeting cannot be conducted without
the President or Vice President
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d.
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The Sentinel runs the meeting
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16.
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The
minutes of a meeting should include:
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a.
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The names of the persons who made and seconded
each motion.
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b.
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What was done at the meeting.
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c.
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Everything
that was said by members at the meeting.
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d.
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The Secretary's views of discussion during
the meeting.
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17.
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Which
statement is true about the motion Division of the Question:
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a.
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Is
debatable
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b.
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Is not amendable
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c.
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Requires
a two-thirds vote
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d.
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Is out of order when another has the floor
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18.
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What
is the lowest ranking Subsidiary Motion?
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a.
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Postpone Indefinitely
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c.
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Previous Question
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b.
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Postpone
Definitely
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d.
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Lay
on the Table
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19.
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When
an original main motion has been made and a member believes that it
would do harm for the motion to even be considered he/she should:
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a.
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Rise to a Point of Order
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b.
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Move
to Postpone Indefinitely
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c.
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Object to the Consideration of the Question
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d.
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Move to Refer it to a Committee
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20.
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Which
of the following motions is not a motion that brings a question
again before the assembly:
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a.
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Take
from the Table
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c.
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Rescind
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b.
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Withdraw a Motion
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d.
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Reconsider
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21.
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What
vote is required on the privileged motion to Call for the Orders
of the Day?
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a.
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Majority
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c.
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No
vote, on demand
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b.
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Two-Thirds
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d.
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Plurality
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22.
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The
motion to Amend a main motion yields to all other subsidiary
motions except:
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a.
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Postpone
Indefinitely
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c.
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Commit
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b.
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Previous Question
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d.
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Limit or Extend the Limits of Debate
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23.
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Which
of the following Subsidiary Motions cannot be amended?
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a.
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Limit
or Extend the Limits of Debate
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c.
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Lay
on the Table
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b.
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Commit
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d.
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Postpone Definitely
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24.
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A
motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate can:
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a.
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Limit
the time set for debate
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b.
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Limit the number of members who can debate
a motion
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c.
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Limit the amount of time each member can
debate a motion
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d.
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All of the above
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25.
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A
motion has been made, debated and voted on. When can a member change
his/her vote?
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a.
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A
member can never change his/her vote after voting.
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b.
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A member can change his/her vote until the
result is announced
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c.
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A member can change his/her vote until the
chair states the next motion.
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d.
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A member can only change his/her vote with
the unanimous consent of the membership.
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