Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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| 1. | The
motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by a. | the chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next
regular meeting. | c. | members who wish
to change the pending main motion. | b. | a member to send a main motion to a standing
committee. | d. | the assembly to
show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion. | | | | |
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| 2. | The
motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be a. | applied to all subsidiary
motions. | c. | laid on the
table. | b. | referred to a committee. | d. | applied only to the main question. | | | | |
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| 3. | Assume you know for certain that a motion that is pending will be bad for you
organization and you want to stop it immediately. What would you do? a. | Rise, and
without obtaining the floor say, "I rise to a point of
order." | c. | Obtain the floor
and say, "I move the previous question." | b. | Obtain the floor
and say, "I move that this motion be postponed
indefinitely." | d. | From you seat,
and without obtaining the floor say, " I move to lay this motion on the
table." | | | | |
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| 4. | When
an amendment to a main motion is adopted, the motion that was amended a. | is also
adopted. | c. | remains
pending. | b. | is voted on immediately. | d. | is postponed to the next regular meeting or until the adopted
amendment is acted on. | | | | |
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| 5. | To be
in order, an amendment must always be a. | germane. | c. | short. | b. | made by the
member who porposed the motion that ithe amendment is applied to. | d. | in the form of a question. | | | | |
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| 6. | Which
of the following is false regarding an amendment? a. | An amendment can be applied to
itself. | c. | The presiding
officer cannot debate an amendment unless the chair is given up to the next ranking
officer. | b. | Debate on an amendment is permissible only for the member who
porposed the amendment. | d. | An amendment
requires a majority vote to be adopted. | | | | |
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| 7. | The
motion to amend can be a. | postponed indefinitely. | c. | referred to a committee. | b. | adopted
without a formal vote (by unanimous consent). | d. | laid on the table. | | | | |
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| 8. | The
chief advantage of committees is that they allow greater freedom of debate on motions. This
means that members can speak a. | three times on each topic. | c. | on motions even after they are
adopted. | b. | only two times, but as long as they
wish. | d. | as many times as
they wish. | | | | |
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| 9. | The
motion to Commit (or Refer) a. | need not be seconded. | c. | can be applied to main motions with any amendments that may be
pending. | b. | is not debatable. | d. | may be proposed when another member has the floor provided
debate has not begun. | | | | |
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| 10. | If
the chairman appoints a committee, who determines its chairman? a. | The assembly
votes | c. | The chairman who
appointed the committee. | b. | The committee members | d. | The vice-president who is the administrator for
committees | | | | |
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| 11. | Which
one of the following statements is false regarding the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain
Time? a. | It has the same
effect as the motion to Postpone Indefinitely. | c. | It can be moved regardless of how much debate there has been on
the motion it proposed to postpone. | b. | It allows action on a pending motion to be put
off. | d. | It is debatable
and requires a majority vote to be adopted. | | | | |
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| 12. | The
motion to Postpone to a Certain Time (Postpone Defitely) yeilds to which one of the following
motions? a. | Main
Motion | c. | Lay on the
table | b. | Postpone Indefinitely | d. | Divison of the Question | | | | |
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| 13. | In an
assembly that does not meet as often as quarterly, a question a. | cannot be
postponed beyond the end of the present session. | c. | can be postponed beyond the end of the next
session. | b. | cannot be postponed beyond the end of the next
session. | d. | cannot be
postponed. | | | | |
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| 14. | When
the motion to Limit Debate is applied to a main motion, it a. | requires a
majority vote to be adopted. | c. | does not need a
second. | b. | can be laid on the table along with the main
motions. | d. | is amendable and
debatable. | | | | |
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| 15. | Assume that debate on a motion is dragging on. What should you do if you wanted
to reduce the number of times each member could debate? a. | Obtain the floor
and say, "I move that debate be limited for each member." | c. | Obtain the floor and say, " I move that debate be limited
to one speech for each member." | b. | Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, " I move to
limit debate." | d. | From you seat,
and withough obtaining the floor say, "I move that debate be
reduced." | | | | |
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| 16. | Unless the motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is adopted by unanimous consent,
the chair puts it to a vote by a. | rising. | c. | raising of hands. | b. | a
ballot. | d. | voice. | | | | |
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| 17. | Which
statement below is true regarding the subsidiary motion to Move the Previous
Question? a. | A second is not
needed. | c. | It does not
prevent the making of privileged or incidental motions. | b. | The chairman
must call on members for and against this motion when it is debated. | d. | It is in order when another member has the
floor. | | | | |
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| 18. | If a
member obtained the floor and "called for the question" on a motion to Refer, what would
you do as chairman? a. | Vote on the "call for the
question." | c. | Stop debate
immediately on the motion to Refer. | b. | Ask for a second. | d. | Ignore the member and ask if there is further debate on the
motions to Refer. | | | | |
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| 19. | A
vote that has ordered the pervious Question can be reconsidered a. | before any of
the motions affected by the order have been voted on. | c. | at any time. | b. | after any of the
motions affected by the order have been voted on. | d. | if the chairman has voted on the prevailing
side. | | | | |
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| 20. | The
motion to Lay on the Table enables an assembly to lay a pending question aside a. | temporarily when
something else of immediate urgency has arisen. | c. | so that the assembly may conduct a standing
vote. | b. | to consider any motion decided upon by the
chairman. | d. | so that it can
be brought up as a general order at the next meeting. | | | | |
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| 21. | The
motion to Lay on the Table is a motion that can be a. | debated and
amended. | c. | made when the
Previous Question has been made. | b. | applied to the motion to Limit
Debate. | d. | applied to a
pending amendment. | | | | |
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| 22. | It is
out of order to move to lay a pending question on the table if a. | the motioin on
the previous quesion is pending. | c. | another member has already moved to aly the matter on teh table
during the same meeting. | b. | the motion to be laid on the table has an amendment alredy
applied to it. | d. | there is
evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention. | | | | |
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| 23. | The
orders of the day can be called by a. | one member proposing the motion and a
second. | c. | any
member. | b. | a two-thirds vote without
notice. | d. | the officers
after they confer in executive session and adopt it by a two-thirds vote. | | | | |
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| 24. | Assume you are chairman at the meeting. The orders of the day are called for,
and you sense that the assembly would prefer to consider the pending question. What would be the
proper procedure? a. | Proceed with
fulfilling the request for the orders of the day. | c. | Ignore the request and proceed with the pending
question. | b. | The chair could call fora vote on whether the assembly wishes
to consider the oders of the day. | d. | Call the member who called for the orders of the day out of
order. | | | | |
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| 25. | Once
an assembly has refused to proceed to the orders of the day, the orders of the day connot be called
for again until the pending business a. | has been debated by at least one member in favor and one member
opposed to it. | c. | is
adopted. | b. | has been amended. | d. | is disposed of. | | | | |
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