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Lay on the Table
What is the purpose of the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table? |
To interrupt the pending business so as to permit doing something else immediately or to lay aside a pending question temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen.
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Lay on the Table
1) Can the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table be used in the place of the subsidiary motion Postpone Indefinitely? 2) Why? |
1) No
2) Because the purpose of the motion to Postpone Indefinitely is to drop a main motion without a vote on it and the motion to Lay on the Table sets aside a motion temporarily. |
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Lay on the Table
Can the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table be used in the place of the subsidiary motion to Postpone Definitely? |
No
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Lay on the Table
Is the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table out of order when another member has the floor? |
Yes
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Lay on the Table
Must the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table be seconded before it can be considered? |
Yes
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Lay on the Table
Is the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table debatable? |
No
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Lay on the Table
Is the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table amendable? |
No
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Lay on the Table
What vote is required to adopt the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table? |
Majority
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Lay on the Table
Can a vote adopting the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table be reconsidered? |
No
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Lay on the Table
Your question had four parts: 1) What class of motions does the motion to Lay on the Table belong to? 2) Name the other classes of motions. 3) What are the secondary motions? 4) Does the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised list a class of motions called “unclassified motions”? |
1) Subsidiary
2) Main motions, incidental motions, privileged motions, and motions that bring a question before the assemble 3) All subsidiary, privileged, and incidental motions 4) No |
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Lay on the Table
If twenty-five members at the meeting cast a vote on the motion to Lay on the Table, what would the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt it? |
Thirteen
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Lay on the Table
Name three subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table takes precedence over. |
1) Previous Question
2) Limit or Extend Limits of Debate 3) Postpone Definitely 4) Refer to a Committee 5) Amend 6) Postpone Indefinitely |
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Lay on the Table
Name three privileged motions that take precedence over the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table? |
1) Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
2) Adjourn 3) Recess 4) Question of Privilege 5) Call for the Orders of the Day |
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Lay on the Table
Can any subsidiary motion be applied to the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table? |
No
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Lay on the Table
Can the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table be applied to Main Motions? |
Yes
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Lay on the Table
Your question has two parts: 1) If you were the chairman at a meeting with a main motion pending, and a member said, “I move that the motion be laid on the table until the next meeting,” what ruling would you make? 2) Explain why you would make the ruling. |
1) Rule the motion to Lay on the Table out of order.
2) Because the motion to Lay on the Table cannot be qualified in any way. |
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Lay on the Table
If the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table is made and there is no urgent business, what ruling would the chair make? |
The motion would be ruled out of order.
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Lay on the Table
Your question has two parts: 1. If you were the chairman at a meeting and a member did not state the reason for making the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table, what action would you take? 2. What ruling should be made if te subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table is made to kill a motion? |
1. The chair would ask the maker of the motion the reason for making it.
2. Rule the motion out of order. |
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Lay on the Table
If a main motion and an amendment are pending when the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table is adopted, what happens to the amendment? |
The amendment goes to the table with the Main Motion.
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Lay on the Table
Roberts’s Rules Of Order lists eight standard disruptive characteristics or rules for every motion. Explain the rules for the subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table that relate to: 1. Seconding. 2. Debating. 3. Amending |
1. Must be seconded
2. Not debatable 3. Not amendable |
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Previous Question
Your question has two parts: 1. What is the purpose of the Previous Question? 2. May a member move to close debate by calling out “Question”? |
1. To immediately close debate and the making of subsidiary motion except the motion to Lay on the Table.
2. No |
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Previous Question
Can the Previous Question be used to bring the assembly to an immediate vote on more that one pending question? |
Yes
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Previous Question
Is the Previous Question allowed in committees? |
No
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Previous Question
Is the Previous Question out of order when another member has the floor? |
Yes
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Previous Question
Must the Previous Question be seconded before it can be considered? |
Yes
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Previous Question
Your question has three parts: 1) Is the Previous Question debatable? 2) May a member conclude his/her debate on a Main motion by moving the Previous Question? 3) Explain your answer. |
1) No
2) Yes 3) A member can speak in debate and conclude by offering a secondary motion such as the Previous Question. |
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Previous Question
Is the Previous Question amendable? |
No
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Previous Question
Your question has two parts: 1. What vote is required to adopt the Previous Question? 2. What is the latest that a member can change his or her vote on a motion? |
1. Two-thirds
2. Up to the time the result of the vote is announced. |
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Previous Question
Can a vote adopting the Previous Question be reconsidered? |
Yes
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Previous Question
What class of motions does the Previous Question belong to? |
Subsidiary
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Previous Question
If thirty members at a meeting cast a vote on the Previous Question, what would be the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt if? |
Twenty
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Previous Question
Name three subsidiary motions the Previous Question takes precedence over. |
1. Limit of Extend Limits of Debate
2. Postpone Definitely 3. Refer to a Committee 4. Amend 5. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Previous Question
Name three privileged motions that take precedence over the Previous Question. |
1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
2. Adjourn 3. Recess 4. Question of Privilege 5. Call for the Orders of the Day |
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Previous Question
Your question has two parts: 1. Name two privileged motions that the motion Previous Question can be applied to. 2. Can it be applied to a Main Motion? |
1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn and Recess
2. Yes |
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Previous Question
Name three subsidiary motions that the Previous Question can be applied to. |
1. Limit of Extend Limits of Debate
2. Postpone Definitely 3. Refer to a Committee 4. Amend 5. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Previous Question
Name three debatable subsidiary motions that the Previous Question takes precedence over. |
1. Postpone Definitely
2. Refer to a Committee 3. Amend 4. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Previous Question
Name three undebatable privileged or subsidiary motions that the Previous Question can be applied to. |
1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
2. Recess 3. Limit of Extend Limits of Debate |
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Previous Question
Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and the Previous Question is ordered on a Main Motion, Postpone Indefinitely, and an Amendment. What order are the three motions voted on? |
They are voted on in order of rank beginning with the Amendment, then Postpone Indefinitely, and then the Main Motion. They are voted on in reverse of the order they were made.
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Previous Question
Your question has two parts: 1. Assume three motions are pending and you want to stop debate on all of them. What form would you use to move the Previous Question if you wanted to stop debate on all three pending questions? 2. Are motions such as “I call for the question” or “I move we vote now” proper forms for making the Previous Question when one debatable motion is pending? |
1) “I move the previous question on all pending questions.”
Or “I move (or call) the previous question on the motions to… (Specify motions).” 2) Yes |
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Previous Question
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised lists eight standard descriptive characteristics or rules for every motion. Explain the rules for the subsidiary motion Previous Question that relate to: 1. Proposing when another member has the floor. 2. Debating 3. Amending |
1. Is out of order when another member has the floor.
2. Not amendable. 3. Not amendable. |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
What is the purpose of the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? |
To control debate on a pending question.
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Can the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate be applied to a series of debatable motions? |
Yes
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Is the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate allowed in committees? |
Yes
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Is the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate out of order when another member has the floor? |
Yes
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Must the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate be seconded before it can be considered? |
Yes
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Your question has two parts: 1. Is the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate debatable? 2. How many speeches can a member usually make on a debatable motion the same day? |
1. No
2. Two. However, in the case of the motion to Appeal, only the presiding officer can speak twice. All other members can speak once. |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Is the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate amendable? |
Yes
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
What vote is required to adopt the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? |
Two-thirds
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Can a vote adopting the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate be reconsidered? |
Yes
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
What method of voting should be used on the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate? |
By rising
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
If the motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is made when a Main Motion is pending, what class of motions does it belong to? |
Subsidiary
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
If sixty members at a meeting cast a vote on the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate, what would be the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt? |
Forty
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Name three subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate takes precedence over. |
1. Postpone Definitely
2. Refer to a Committee 3. Amend 4. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Name three privileged motion that take precedence over the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate. |
1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
2. Adjourn 3. Recess 4. Question of Privilege 5. Call for Orders of the Day |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Name three debatable subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate takes precedence over. |
1. Postpone Definitely
2. Refer to a Committee 3. Amend 4. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Explain two ways the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate can limit debate. |
1. By reducing the number or length of speeches permitted.
2. That debate is closed at a specific hour after debate has progressed for a specific length of time. |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Your question has two parts: 1. Can the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate require an immediate closing of debate? 2. What is the name of the motion that has a purpose to close debate immediate |
1. No
2. Previous Question |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Name two subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate yields to. |
1. Previous Question
2. Lay on the Table |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
If the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is make when no other business is pending, what class of motions does it belong to? |
Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
If the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is make when no other business is pending, what class of motions does it belong to? |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Can the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate be laid on the table alone? |
No
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Your question has two parts: 1. Is an amendment that is applied to the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate debatable? 2. Why? |
1. No
2. Because the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is not debatable. |
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Limit or Extend Limits of Debate
Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised lists eight standard descriptive characteristics or rules for every motion. Explain the rules for the subsidiary motion Limit or Extend Limits or Debate that relate to: 1. Application to debatable motions. 2. Vote required for adoption. 3. Amending |
1. Can be applied to any immediately pending debatable motion.
2. Requires a two-thirds vote. 3. Is amendable. |
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Postpone Definitely
Your question has two parts: 1. What is the purpose of the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely? 2. How long can a motion to be postponed if a club holds regular business meeting every week on the same day? |
1. To put off action on a pending motion to a definite time or after a specific event.
2. One week. The motion cannot be postponed beyond the next regular meeting. |
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Postpone Definitely
Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone Definitely be made when a Main Motion and an Amendment are pending? |
Yes
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Postpone Definitely
What class of motions does the motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely belongs to if it is made when no business is pending? |
Main Motion (incidental Main Motion)
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Postpone Definitely
Is the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely out of order when another member has the floor? |
Yes
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Postpone Definitely
Must the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely be seconded before it can be considered? |
Yes
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Postpone Definitely
Your question has two parts: 1. Is the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely debatable? 2. Can debate go into the merits of the Main Motion it is applied to? |
1. Yes
2. No |
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Postpone Definitely
Is the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely amendable? |
Yes
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Postpone Definitely
What vote is required to adopt the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time? |
Majority
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Postpone Definitely
Can a vote adopting the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely be reconsidered? |
Yes, an affirmative vote can be reconsidered.
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Postpone Definitely
If the motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely is made when a Main Motion is pending, what class of motions does it belong to? |
Subsidiary
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Postpone Definitely
If fifty members at a meeting cast a vote on the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely, what would be the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt it? |
Twenty-Six
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Postpone Definitely
Your question had two parts: 1. Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely be made to kill a motion? 2. Name the subsidiary motion that kills a motion. |
1. No
2. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Postpone Definitely
Name three subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely takes precedence over. |
1. Commit or Refer (to a Committee)
2. Amend 3. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Postpone Definitely
Name three subsidiary motions that takes precedence over the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely. |
1. Lay on the Table
2. Amend 3. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Postpone Definitely
Name three privileged motion that take precedence over the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely. |
1.Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
2. Adjourn 3. Recess 4. Question of Privilege 5. Call for the Orders of the Day |
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Postpone Definitely
Name three debatable motions that the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely takes precedence over. |
1. Commit or Refer (to a Committee)
2. Amend 3. Postpone Indefinitely |
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Postpone Definitely
Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely be laid on the table alone? |
No
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Postpone Definitely
Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely be postponed indefinitely? |
No
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Postpone Definitely
Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely be committed? |
No
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Postpone Definitely
Name two ways the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely may be amended. |
1. The time to which the main question is to be postponed.
2. Making the postpone question a special order. |
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Postpone Definitely
If a postponed main motion is taken up on a different day, how many times can each member debate it again? |
Two times.
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Postpone Definitely
Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a member moved to postpone all the committee reports. Explain the ruling you would make. |
Rule the motion out of order. A class of business composed of several items or subjects cannot be postponed.
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Postpone Definitely
Your question has two parts: 1. A postponed question becomes an order of the day for the time to which it is postponed. Name two kids of orders of the day. 2. Which of the two has precedence over the other? |
1. General orders special orders.
2. Special orders |
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Postpone Definitely
Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised lists eight standard descriptive characteristics or rules for every motion. Explain the rules for the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely that relate to: 1. Seconding 2. Debating 3. Amending |
1. Must be seconded.
2. Debatable 3. Amendable as to the time to which the main question is to be postponed and making the postponed question a special order. |
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Postpone Definitely
Your question has two parts: 1. What form would you use to ensure that a question will come up at the next meeting and now be crowed out by other matters? 2. What vote would be required to adopt the motion? |
1. “I move that the question be postponed to the next meeting and be made a special order.”
2. Two-thirds. |
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1. “I move that the question be postponed to the next meeting and be made a special order.”
2. Two-thirds. |
To send a pending motion to a committee so that it may be investigated and put in better condition for the assembly to consider at a later time?
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Refer to a Committee
Name three variations of the motion to Commit or Refer. |
1. Committee of the whole
2. Quasi committee of the whole 3. Consider Informally |
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Refer to a Committee
Is the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer out of order when another member has the floor? |
Yes
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Refer to a Committee
Is the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer out of order when another member has the floor? |
Yes
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Refer to a Committee
Your question has two parts: 1. Must the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer be seconded before it can be considered? 2. When a motion is made by the direction of a committee composed of over two members, does it require a second? |
1.Yes
2.No |
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Refer to a Committee
Your question has two parts: 1. Is the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer debatable? 2. Can debate go into the merits of the main question? |
1. Yes
2. No |
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Refer to a Committee
Is the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer amendable? |
Yes
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Refer to a Committee
Can an affirmative vote for the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer be reconsidered? |
Yes, if the committee has not begun considering the question.
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Refer to a Committee
What vote is required to adopt the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer? |
Majority
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Refer to a Committee
What class of motions does the motion to Commit or Refer belong to if made when a main motion is pending? |
Subsidiary
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Refer to a Committee
If forty-five members at a meeting cast a vote on the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer, what would be the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt it? |
Twenty-Three
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Refer to a Committee
What does the term recommit mean? |
To refer a matter a second time.
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Refer to a Committee
If a motion is made to refer a matter to a committee when no business is pending, what class of motions does it belong to? |
1. It is an original Main Motion if the matter to be assigned or referred relates to a new subject.
2. It is an incidental Main Motion if the assignment or referral is pursuant to a subject on which the assembly has already taken some action. |
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Refer to a Committee
Your question has two parts: 1. Name the two subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer takes precedence over. 2. Does it take precedence over a Main Motion? |
1. Amend and Postpone Indefinitely
2. Yes |
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Refer to a Committee
Name three subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer yields to. |
1. Limit or Extend
2. Previous Question 3. Lay on the Table 4. Postpone to a Certain Time/Definitely |
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Refer to a Committee
Name three privileged motions that the subsidiary motion Commit or Refer yields to. |
1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
2. Adjourn 3. Recess 4. Question of Privilege 5. Call for the Orders of the day. |
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Refer to a Committee
Your question has two parts: 1. Name two debatable, subsidiary motions that the subsidiary motion Commit or Refer takes precedence over. 2. Does it take precedence over the incidental motion, Division of the Question? |
1. Postpone Indefinitely and Amend
2. Yes |
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Refer to a Committee
If a Main Motion is to go to a special committee, what are examples of four instructions that could be included in the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer? |
1. When it should meet.
2. How it should consider the motion. 3. Whether it should hire an expert consultant. 4. When it should report. 5. If it is authorized to spend money. 6. If it may add to its membership. 7. If it can be given “full power” to act for the organization in a specific case. |
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Refer to a Committee
Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a motion is simply made “to refer that main question to a committee.” What action would you take? |
1. Call for members to offer amendments to complete the details.
Or 2. The chair can have the assemble vote on the motion to Commit or Refer one in its simple form. |
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What is the purpose of the motion to "Take from the table"?
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to make a pending again a motion or series of adhering motions that had previously been laid on the table
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What class does the motion to "take from the table" belong to?
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Motions that bring a Question Again Before the Assembly
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Can the motion to "take from the table" be reconsidered?
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No
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Can the motino to "take from the table" be renewed if it has failed
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Yes after further business has been transacted.
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What vote does the motion to "take from the table" require?
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Majority
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Is the motion to "take from the table" amendable
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no
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Is the motion to "take from the table" out of order when another member has the floor?
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yes
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is the motion to "take from the table" debatable
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no
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is a second required for the motion to "take from the table"
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yes
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roberts rules of order newly revised lists 8 standed descriptive chatracteristics or rules for every motion explain the rules fro the motion to "take from the table" that relate to:
1. Seconding 2. Amending 3. Voting 4. Reconsidering |
1 must be seconded
2 not amendable 3 requires majority vote 4 cannot be reconsidered |
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Name three subsidiary motions that cannot be applied to the motion to "take from the table"
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previous question, limit/extend, postpone to a certain time, commit/refer, amend, postpone indefinately
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when is the motion to "take from the table" in order?
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it is not in order until some business or interrupting matter has been transacted or dealt with since the question was laid on the table
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If a motion is not taken from the table within the required time limits, what happens to it?
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the question dies, but it can be reintroduced as a new motion
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there are 26 members at a meeting and they all cast a vote on a motion to "take from the table" what is the minimum affirmative vote it would take to adopt the motion?
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fourteen
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what is the purpose of a main motion?
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to bring business before an assembly
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name the two subclasses of main motions
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original main motions and incidental main motions
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what is the difference between an original main motion and an incidental main motion?
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an original main motion introduces a substantive question as a new subject. an incidental main motion is incidental to or relates to the business of the assebly or its past or future actions
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give three examples of incidental main motions
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1 a motion to adopt recommendations which a commitee has prepared upon instructions
2 a motion to ratify emergency action taken at a meeting when a quorum was not present 3 a motion to take a recess when no business was pending 4 a motion to place a special limit on the length of speeches for an entire meeting |
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what is the chief difference in the rules governing original main motions and incidental main motions
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an objection to the consideration of a question can only be applied to the original main motion
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roberts rules of order newly revised lists eight standard descriptive characteristics or rules for a main motion describe four of them
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takes precedence over nothing, can be appled to no other motion, out of order when another member has the floor, must be seconded, debatable, amendable, usually requires a majority vote, can usually be reconsidered
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name three main motions that are not in order
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1 main motions that conflict w/ the bylaws or rules of the organization
2 main motions that present the same motion that was not adopted at the same meeting 3 main motions that would conflict w/ or present the same question as one that has been temporarily but not finally disposed of 4 main motions that propose an action outside the scope of the organizations' bylaws or charter |
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assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a main motion is made and seconded immediately after the second a member rises and informally offers an amendment what action would you take and explain
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the chair would ask the maker of the main motion if the amendment is acceptable and the amendment is not out of order because it was made before the chair stated the question to the assembly
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assume you are chairman at a meeting and a main motion is being debated. at the conclusion of debate the member who was debating immediately makes a motion to postpone indefinitely w/out obtaining the floor again, what action would you take and explain
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the motion postpone indefinitely would be processed and a member may debate a main motion and conclude by offering secondary motions
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why does roberts rules of order newly revised recomment that the presiding officer use the phrase, are you ready for the question?
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the determine if there is no more debate on the pending question
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assume a member debates a main motion and then tells the chiar that the portion of her unexpired time is to be yielded to another member. what would be the chairs ruling
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the request would not be granted because a member cannot yield any unexpired debate time to another member
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name the six steps in handling a main motion
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1 a member makes a motion
2 another member seconds the motion 3 the chair states the question on the motion 4 members may debate the motion 5 the chair puts the question 6 the chiar announces the result of the vote |
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as the presiding officer at a meeting explain the ruling you would make if a point of order was raised because a main motion was considered and adopted w/out a second
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the chair would rule that the point of order was not be well taken because if a motion is considered and adopted w/out a second, it is still adopted
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under what circumstances is a person presiding at a meeting addressed as mr/madam chairperson, chair chairman
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if the person presiding has no regular title or if their position is only temporary
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assume there are 31 members at a meeting who cast a vote on a main motion sixteen members vote in the affirmation and fifteen vote in the negative explain how the chairs vote could alter the decision
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the chair could vote in the negative and create a 16-16 tie vote since this is not a majority the main motion would be lost
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assume you are the chairman at a meeting and member briefly explains reasons for making a main motion before moving it explain any action you would take
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no action would be taken a main motion can be prefaced by a few words of explanation. however, it cannot become a speech
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what are the parts in the chairs announcement on the results of a vote on a main motino
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which side "has it", declariation that the motion is adopted or lost, a statement stating the effect of the vote or ordering its execution, annoucement of the next item of business
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how long can a member debate a min motion
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twice, 10 minutes each time
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what is the name of the motion used to legthen debate time
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extend limits of debate
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name three practice or customs that should be observed for proper decorum when debation a main motion
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confine remarks to the metits of the pending question
refrain from attacking a members motives address al remarks through the chair avoid using members names refrain from speaking adversely on a prior action pending be seated during an interruption by the chair refrain from disturbing the assembly read from reports, quotations, etc only w/out objection or w/ permission |
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describe how the presiding officer could participate in debating the main motion
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the presiding offercer must relinquish his/her chair to the vice president
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when should the presiding officer return to that chair after debating a main motion
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when the main question has been disposed of
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what is the difference between stating the question and putting the question
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stating the question is repeating a motion to the assembly after it has been made, putting the question is taking a vote on the motion
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what is a plurality vote
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the largest number of votes given a proposition or canidate when there are three or more possible choices
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assume there are 3 canidates. one receives 20 votes, one recieves 16 and one receives 10 votes which one has the plurality vote
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the candidate who received 20 votes
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what information should the first paragraph of the minutes contain
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the kind of meeting
the name of the society or assembly the date and time of the meeting whether the regular chairman and secretary were present if the the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved |