The Standard Code #25
Exercise to help with using The Standard Code
Choose the best answer for each question.
Which of the following is not true about dividing a question?
- Can be amended
- Requires no second
- Must be decided immediately
- Can be withdrawn
Which of the following is not true about dividing a question?
- Applies to any motion
- Cannot interrupt a speaker
- Is not debatable
- Requires no vote as it is a request
If a vote is indecisive, you can _____.
- call for division of the assembly
- divide the question
- demand a ballot
- ratify the motion
Which of the following is the proper form for calling for a division?
- Division.
- I call for a division of the assembly.
- I call for a standing vote.
- All the other answers are correct.
A division of the assembly _____.
- is used if a voice vote is not decisive
- verifies the vote
- needs to be counted if necessary to determine the vote
- All of the other answers are correct.
A division of the assembly can be called for _____.
- before the results are announced
- after the results have been announced
- when another member has claimed the floor
- All of the other answers are correct.
A division of the assembly cannot be called for ____.
- when the vote is decisive
- when another has claimed the floor
- before the vote has been announced
- All the other answers are correct.
The responsibility for announcing the vote is the responsibility of ____.
- the chair
- the secretary
- the mover of the motion
- the parliamentarian
Which of the following is not a rule for division of the assembly?
- It requires a vote.
- It is not debatable.
- It can interrupt proceedings.
- It applies to hand votes.
Which of the following is not a rule for division of the assembly?
- It can be amended.
- It requires no second.
- It takes precedence as an incidental motion.
- It can have no motion applied to it.
Notice of a meeting or convention _____.
- is required to make it valid
- must be sent to all members
- may be waived by a vote of all the members
- All the other answers are correct.
Notice protects _____.
- members before the meeting
- absentee members
- members who don’t vote
- All the other answers are correct.
When proper notice has been given, absentee members ____.
- have no right to complain
- have the right to have their votes counted
- have the right to be heard on the issues
- None of the other answers is correct.
Notice can only be sent to _____.
- a postal address
- an email address
- a fax address
- None of the other answers is correct.
Notice must include ____.
- the time of the meeting
- the date of the meeting
- the place of the meeting
- All the other answers are correct.
Who should sign the notice?
- The secretary.
- The president
- The executive director
- The parliamentarian
The time and place of a meeting ____.
- can be changed if another notice is sent
- cannot be changed
- can be changed with no notice
- can be changed if most members are notified
A notice sent to late for most to attend ____.
- is not valid
- is valid if there is a good reason
- is valid if a majority of members can attend
- is valid if approved by the officers
If the quorum is less than a majority of the members, ____.
- the bylaws should state the time and place of meetings
- the notice of each meeting should state the time and place of meetings
- the society needs to protect itself from small groups claiming to have legal meetings
- All of the other answers are correct.
A call for a convention needs to specify _____.
- how delegates are to be accredited
- how to submit resolutions
- how to submit bylaw amendments
- All of the other answers are correct.