Meeting Procedures 22

An exercise to study Meeting Procedures by James Lochrie

When the motion to close debate is adopted, _____.
1. the motions are voted on in the reverse order of which they were made
2. if a motion to refer is adopted, voting on the other motions stops
3. if a motion to postpone is adopted, the close debate remains in effect for the duration of the current meeting
4. if a motion to postpone to another meeting is adopted, close debate remains in effect
Which of the following is true about a motion to Close Debate?
1. Requires a second
2. Is debatable
3. Is amendable
4. Takes a two-thirds vote
Which of the following is true about a motion to Close Debate?
1. Takes a majority vote
2. May interrupt a speaker
3. May be renewed
4. May be reconsidered
Which of the following motions has precedence over the others?
1. Close Debate
2. Limit or Extend Debate
3. Postpone
4. Main Motion
Which of the following motions has precedence over the others?
1. Privileged Motion
2. Close Debate
3. Postpone Temporarily
4. Refer to a Committee
A Privileged Motion deals with _____.
1. individual members
2. the assembly
3. convenience of the members
4. general business
How many privileged motions are there?
1. Four
2. Three
3. Two
4. One
Motions of Privilege are _____.
1. ranked within themselves
2. ranked higher than other motions
3. unranked in anyway
4. ranked the five highest
Motions of Privilege affecting the individual and the assembly ____.
1. are ranked differently
2. are ranked the same
3. have no rank
4. may not be used
How can a question of privilege be stated?
1. As a request
2. As a motion
3. As a demand
4. As a fact
Which is the highest ranking question of privilege>
1. Fix the time for a continued meeting
2. Adjourn
3. Privilege of the assembly
4. Privilege of an individual
Which of the following ranks lowest in terms of precedence?
1. Privilege of an individual
2. Recess
3. Adjourn
4. Fix the time for a continued meeting
Who has the final say on the admissibility of a question of privilege?
1. The assembly
2. The chair
3. The member proposing it
4. The Parliamentarian
If a member proposes a question of privilege, what can the chair do?
1. Rule on its admissibility
2. Accept it if it is a motion as a motion cannot be rejected
3. Ignore it if the chair does not want to rule on it
4. Deny it if the chair does not like it. There is no appeal.
If the chair or the assembly rule that a question of privilege is admitable, ____.
1. the motion of privilege is before the assembly
2. the chair rules immediately on the request
3. the pending motion is temporarily put aside
4. nothing happens
If the question of privilege is a motion, it _____.
1. is amendable
2. is debatable
3. can have other motions applied to it
4. must be voted on immediately
How many main motions can be pending when a question of privilege is before the assembly?
1. Two
2. One
3. Three
4. Four
Which of the following are always true about a question of privilege?
1. Needs a second
2. Is debatable
3. Is amendable
4. Must be voted on
Which of the following are true if a question of privilege is a motion?
1. Needs a second
2. Is debatable
3. Is amendable
4. Needs a majority vote
Which of the following are true if a question of privilege is a motion?
1. Needs a two-thirds vote
2. May interrupt a speaker
3. May be renewed
4. May be reconsidered