Parliamenary Procedure Vocab

Question 0

Calls meeting to order and conducts the meeting

Answer 0

Chairperson

Question 1

A set of rules for conducting meetings in an orderly way while permitting everyone to participate

Answer 1

Parliamentary Procedure

Question 2

Records and reads the events of a meeting

Answer 2

Secretary

Question 3

The voting of officers

Answer 3

Election

Question 4

One or more votes over half the number of votes cast

Answer 4

Majority

Question 5

Accepted or passed

Answer 5

Carried

Question 6

Suggest a person as a candidate for office

Answer 6

Nomination

Question 7

Approval by a second member of a nomination or a motion

Answer 7

Second

Question 8

Refuse to be nominated

Answer 8

Decline

Question 9

Written record

Answer 9

Minutes

Question 10

Chairperson calls on a member, allowing him or her to speak

Answer 10

Recognize

Question 11

Proposal from a member to be acted upon by the organization

Answer 11

Motion

Question 12

List of candidates

Answer 12

Slate

Question 13

Call for a vote

Answer 13

Question

Question 14

Close a meeting

Answer 14

Adjourn

Question 15

To postpone discussion and voting on a motion

Answer 15

Table

Question 16

When a member rises to question whether the correct rules of procedure are being followed

Answer 16

Point of order

Question 17

What does the chairperson say at the beginning of elections

Answer 17

” Nominations are now in order for _______ “

Question 18

If a person wants to make a nomination, he or she must do what and say what

Answer 18

Recognize the chairperson by saying

” Madame Chairperson” or
“Mr. Chairperson “

Question 19

What does a person say when nominating someone

Answer 19

“I nominate…”

Question 20

After someone makes a nomination or motion it must be…

Answer 20

Second

Question 21

How does someone close the nominations

Answer 21

“I move that the nominations be closed”

Question 22

What happens after the nominations have been closed and seconded

Answer 22

The chairperson repeats the motion

Question 23

After the chairperson repeats the motion of the nominations being closed, what does he/she ask

Answer 23

“Is there any discussion”

Question 24

After the discussion is completed, what does the chair ask the group

Answer 24

“Are you ready for the question?”

Question 25

After the chair asks if the students are ready for the question, the students say

Answer 25

“Question!”

Question 26

After the members call out question, the chair says

Answer 26

“All in favor, say Aye.”

“All opposed say no.”

Question 27

If aye was the strongest vote the motion was….

Answer 27

Carried

Question 28

If no is the strongest vote the motion was…

Answer 28

Defeated

Question 29

In the order of business what happens first

Answer 29

The meeting is called to order

Question 30

After the meeting is called to order, what happens

Answer 30

The secretary reads the minutes

Question 31

What does the chair say after the secretary reads the minutes

Answer 31

Are there any additions

Or corrections to the minutes

Question 32

After corrections are made to the minutes or not the chair says

Answer 32

The minutes will stand approved as read ( or) as corrected

Question 33

Then after entire ordeal with the secretary’s minutes are

Done the chair asks

Answer 33

Will the absentee secretary please report

Question 34

What does the absentee secretary do and say

Answer 34

Blank members are present and blank is absent

Takes roll

Question 35

After the absentee secretary is done, the chair asks

Answer 35

Is there any old business

Question 36

After the old business is

Answer 36

New business

Question 37

What does the chair say at the very end

Answer 37

Since there is no further business I now turn the class
Over to the teacher