The Standard Code #58

How many situations are listed where an organization needs an attorney?
1. 8
2. 6
3. 13
4. 10
Which of the following is not a reason to use an attorney?
1. Deciding on the type of legal structure to have.
2. Incorporating the organization.
3. Entering into important contracts.
4. All of the other answers are ones where an attorney is needed.
Which of the following is not a reason to use an attorney?
1. Electing new officers.
2. The merger or dissolution of the organization.
3. Expelling a member.
4. Selling or purchasing real property.
Who usually chooses the parliamentarian?
1. The president
2. The assembly
3. The board of directors
4. The executive director
Who does the parliamentarian work with?
1. The president
2. Boards and committees
3. The membership
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Where is the parliamentarian during meetings?
1. Sitting next to the chair
2. In the audience
3. The parliamentarian does not attend meetings
4. None of the other answers is correct.
During the meeting, the parliamentarian _____.
1. advises the chair
2. makes rulings as to parliamentary procedure
3. answers questions put by the members
4. All of the other answers are correct.
With a good parliamentarian, the chair mainly _____.
1. focuses on the issues before the assembly
2. keeps detailed track of procedure
3. worries about potential procedural problems
4. All of the other answers are correct.
The parliamentarian _____.
1. is there to help the members accomplish what they want
2. represents any group he belongs to
3. advocates causes he supports
4. All of the other answers are correct.
The parliamentarian _____.
1. gives an opinion as to how the rules apply in a situation
2. explains in detail why he thinks the rules apply in one manner
3. quotes from the parliamentary authority
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Parliamentarians preside _____.
1. in some difficult situations with the permission of the assembly
2. whenever the chair wants them to
3. when there is no difficulty
4. Parliamentarians never preside at meetings.
Parliamentarians sometimes preside _____.
1. at the business part of a convention
2. if the regular chair is well experienced
3. when the parliamentarian wants to have the right to vote
4. All of the other answers are correct.
The term “Robert’s Rules” means _____.
1. Robert’s Rules of Order
2. parliamentary procedure
3. the meeting will follow standard procedures
4. All of the other answers are correct.
How many versions of Robert’s Rules of Order are there?
1. Many
2. 1
3. 10
4. 4
How many meanings of “adjourn” exist in Robert’s Rules of Order?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. 4
What does The Standard Code call a meeting that was temporarily adjourned and reconvened?
1. A continued meeting
2. An adjourned meeting
3. A resumed meeting
4. A reconvened meeting
The Standard Code uses what instead of Call for the Orders of the Day?
1. Informal language pointing out the problem.
2. Call for the Orders of the Day.
3. The agenda must be returned to.
4. None of the other answers is correct.
The Standard Code uses what instead of Committee of the Whole?
1. Consider informally
2. Committee of the Whole
3. Special Committee
4. Ad hoc Committee
The Standard Code uses what instead of Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn?
1. Amend the motion to adjourn to state when to reconvene.
2. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
3. Continued meetings are not allowed.
4. Adjourn
The Standard code uses what instead of Object to Consideration?
1. Another motion that postpones or kills a motion.
2. Object to Consideration
3. Point of Order
4. Resume Consideration

The Standard Code #58

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