Motions

Question 1

What motion does adjour fall under ?

Answer 1

Privileged

Question 2

Under what motion does lay on the table fall ?

Answer 2

Subsidiary motion

Question 3

Under what motion does Division of Question fall ?

Answer 3

Incidental Motion

Question 4

Under what motion does take from the table fall ?

Answer 4

Special Motion

Question 5

What are the five methods of voting ?

Answer 5

Voice 
Roll call
Stand alone/show of hands
Ballot vote
Rule of consent

Question 6

Under what motion does rescind, repeal or annul fall ?

Answer 6

Special

Question 7

Under what motion does withdrawal or modify fall under ?

Answer 7

Incidental motion

Question 8

Under what motion does , end debate fall under ?

Answer 8

Subsidiary motion

Question 9

Uner what motion does fix time to adjour fall under ?

Answer 9

Privileged motion

Question 10

What does a main motion do ?

Answer 10

Commits the organization to action. They stand alone and only one main motion can be on the floor at a time

Question 11

Under what motion does refer to a committee fall under ?

Answer 11

Subsidiary motion

Question 12

What is an incidental motion?

Answer 12

Question of procedure arising out of another pending motion

Question 13

Under what motion does Parliamentary inquiry fall under ?

Answer 13

Incidental motion

Question 14

Under what motion does point of order fall under ?

Answer 14

Incidental motion

Question 15

Under what motion does appeal decision from the chair under ?

Answer 15

Incidental motion

Question 16

Under what motion does suspend a rule fall under ?

Answer 16

Incidental motion

Question 17

Under what motion does point of order fall under ?

Answer 17

Incidental motion

Question 18

What is a special motion ?

Answer 18

To reopen a matter previously voted on

Question 19

What is a privileged motion?

Answer 19

Do not relate to pending business but to special matters of immediate and overriding importance which without debate should be allowed to interrupt the consideration of anything else

Question 20

Give 2 examples of privileged motions ?

Answer 20

Fix time to adjourn 
Adjourn 
Recess
Question of Privilege 
Orders of the day

Question 21

Give 2 examples of subsidiary motions ?

Answer 21

Lay on the table
End debate
Limit or extend debate
Postpone to a definite time 
Refer to a committee 
Amend
Postpone indefinitely

Question 22

Give examples of Incidental motions ?

Answer 22

Division of Question
Division of Assembly 
Withdrawal or modify a motion 
Object to consideration 
Point of order
Parliamentary inquiry 
Point of information 
Appeal a decision 
Suspend a rule

Question 23

Give examples of special motions?

Answer 23

Take from the table
Rescind , repeal or annul/amend something previously adopted
Reconsider

Question 24

True or false do abstain and present mean the same thing ?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Does a tie vote defeat a motion?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

Can a member change a vote after the vote is announced?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

Can a member explain their vote ?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

What is a majority vote ?

Answer 28

More then half of the votes cast

Question 29

What is two thirds vote ?

Answer 29

Two thirds of the vote cast excluding blanks and abstention

Question 30

The largest number of votes given to any candidate or proposition where there are three or more choices ?

Answer 30

Plurality vote

Question 31

Without the formality of a motion or vote when no one objects to the proposal

Answer 31

Unanimous vote or general consent

Question 32

Do the results of a vote need to be announced before they become official?

Answer 32

Yes