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10 Cards in this Set
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The motion to Lay on the Table is commonly misused in meeteings in the place of:
A:adjourn B:postpone to a certain time C:reconsider D:refer |
B:postpone to a certain time
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A Point of Order yields to all:
A:privileged motions B:secondary motions C:subsidiary motions D:main motions |
A:privileged motions
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The incidental motion to Appeal:
A:may not interrupt a speaker B:must be seconded C:may be amended D:is always debatable |
B:must be seconded
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The minimum affirmative vote needed to suspend Standing Rule is:
A:a majority with notice B:a mojority without notice C:two-thirds with notice D:two-thirds without notice |
B:a majority without notice
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An Objection to the Consideration to the question:
A:must be seconded by a member who is going to vote on the prevailing side B:requires a two-thirds vote to sustain the objection C:is amendable only by the process of insertion D:may be debated by the maker of the motion |
B:requires a two-thirds vote to sustain the objection
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After a motion has been withdrawn, the same motion:
A:can be made again at the same meeting B:cannot be made at the same meeting C:can be made at the same meeting if the maker approves by seconding it. D:can be made the immediately pending question by a member proposing the motion to take from the table |
A:can be made at the same meeting
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The motion to Rescind can be applied to:
A:a main motion which has been adopted B:a contract when the party has been informed C:a resignation that has been acted upon D:a negative result of an appeal |
A:a main motion which has been adopted
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The motion to Discharge a Committee is:
A:debatable B:in order when another member has the floor C:cannot be applied to any other motion D:requires a two-thirds vote and notice to be adopted |
A:is debatable
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In a mass meeting, the quorum is:
A:the number of persons present at the time B:the majority of those members who indicated they were going to attend C:the officers elected prior to beginning the official meeting D:always stated in the by-laws |
A:the number of persons present at the time of the meeting.
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Special Committees are called on to report:
A:before the minutes are read B:in the order which they were appointed C:in random order D:based on the order in which they address the chair and are recognized |
B:in the order which they were appointed
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