Point of Order- Chapter 8 Flashcards
Which motion below could be made so that the chair would be called on to enforce a violated rule?
A. Appeal
B. Point of Order
C. Suspend the Rules
D. Parliamentary Inquiry
B. Point of Order
A Point of Order yields to all
A. privileged motions.
B. secondary motions.
C. subsidiary motions.
D. main motions.
A. privileged motions.
If a Point of Order is raised while an amendment is immediately pending, the
A. point of order is ignored.
B. amendment is disposed of first, and the point of order next.
C. point of order is disposed of first.
D. chair asks for a second on the point of order and then it is ruled on.
C. point of order is disposed of first.
After a member makes a Point of Order, the chair should always
A. ask for a second.
B. determine if the maker wishes to debate it first.
C. make certain that amendments that are applied to it are germane.
D. try to make a ruling on it.
D. try to make a ruling on it.
The normal grounds for a member to rise to a Point of Order are
A. to ask the maker of the motion a question.
B. uncomfortable conditions in the meeting room.
C. a breach of rules.
D. to obtain parliamentary information from the parliamentarian.
C. a breach of rules.
Which statement below is true regarding a Point of Order?
A. Points of order should be called on minor irregularities.
B. A parliamentary inquiry has the same purpose as a point of order.
C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late.
D. A member must rise and be recognized by the chair before raising a point of order.
C. If a motion is not seconded, and is debated and then adopted, a point of order is too late.
When a member makes a Point of Order, how is it normally decided?
A. The chair rules on it.
B. It can be adopted by a majority vote of the assembly.
C. It can be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the assembly after it is seconded.
D. The parliamentarian rises after the breach of order is described by the member and immediately rules on it.
A. The chair rules on it.
Which motion below would be proper to use if the presiding officer at your organization’s meeting asked for debate on a main motion before it was seconded?
A. Point of Information
B. Point of Order
C. Question of Privilege
D. Appeal
B. Point of Order
Which motion below may be made if a member wants a speaker to conclude debate and is unsure that this member has breached a rule?
A. Point of Order
B. Parliamentary Inquiry
C. Reserve a Point of Order
D. Point of Information
C. Reserve a Point of Order
Assume that a member at a meeting is debating the main motion while an amendment is the immediately pending question. What could you do to stop the member from speaking on the main motion?
A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order.”
B. From you seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “Point of Information.”
C. Obtain the floor nd say, “I rise to a question of privilege.”
D. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a parliamentary inquiry.”
A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order.”
If you were chairman and were unsure of how to rule a Point of Order, what would you do?
A. Ignore it and make a ruling after the meeting and include it in the minutes.
B. Submit it to a vote of the assembly.
C. Notify the assembly that a ruling would be made after they debate the point of order.
D. Consult with all the officers immediately and then make a ruling.
B. Submit it to a vote of the assembly.
