Postpone Indefinitely- Chapter 6

Question 1

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by

A. the chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting.
B. a member to send a main motion to a standing committee.
C. members who wish to change the pending main motion.
D. the assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

Answer 1

D. the assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion

Question 2

If the motion to Postpone Indefinitely is adopted, what happens to the pending main motion?

A. an ad hoc committee studies it and reports back at the next regular meeting.
B. It is brought back under the heading of unfinished business at the next regular meeting.
C. It is killed for the duration of the session.
D. It is automatically passed without debate.

Answer 2

C. It is killed for the duration of the session.

Question 3

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely takes precedence over

A. all other subsidiary motions
B. a secondary amendment
C. nothing except the main question which is applied
D. the privileged motion to Adjourn

Answer 3

C. nothing except the main question which is applied

Question 4

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be

A. applied to all subsidiary motions
B. referred to a committee
C. laid on the table
D. applied only to the main question

Answer 4

D. applied only to the main question

Question 5

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be reconsidered when it has received a (an)

A. plurality vote
B. negative vote
C. affirmative vote
D. tie vote

Answer 5

C. affirmative vote

Question 6

The suppression of a motion that was Postponed Indefinitely at a convention that has several meetings continues

A. throughout the next convention also.
B. until the presiding officer wants it debated.
C. only for the meeting it was suppressed
D. throughout the entire series of meetings

Answer 6

D. throughout the entire series of meetings

Question 7

Which motion below would you propose if you wanted to kill a pending main motion and avoid a vote on it for the rest of a meeting?

A. Postpone Indefinitely
B. Postpone to a Certain Time
C. Rescind
D. Reconsider

Answer 7

A. Postpone Indefinitely

Question 8

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used when a member of the assembly wishes to avoid

A. an undesirable consequence.
B. a direct vote on the question.
C. an embarrassing matter.
D. the motion by postponing it to the next meeting.

Answer 8

B. a direct vote on the question.

Question 9

If a main motion is pending and a motion to amend is being debated, which one of the following motions would be out of order?

A. Point of Order
B. Limit Debate
C. Postpone Indefinitely
D. Adjourn

Answer 9

C. Postpone Indefinitely

Question 10

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can

A. be laid on the table.
B. go to a committee with the main motion.
C. be moved only when the main motion is pending.
D. be applied to all subsidiary motions.

Answer 10

C. be moved only when the main motion is pending.

Question 11

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely remains with the main motion when the main motion is

A. laid on the table.
B. referred to a committee.
C. reconsidered.
D. All of the above

Answer 11

A. laid on the table.

Question 12

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely

A. is in order when another member has the floor.
B. does not require a second.
C. is not a secondary motion.
D. is debatable and debate can go fully into the merits of the main question.

Answer 12

D. is debatable and debate can go fully into the merits of the main question.

Question 13

Strategists test their strength on a motion they oppose by proposing the motion to Postpone Indefinitely, which allows

A. more debate of the main question.
B. members to transfer their debating times to other members.
C. that debate be closed on the main question if the motion to Postpone Indefinitely is lost.
D. All of the above

Answer 13

A. more debate of the main question.

Question 14

Assume you know for certain that a motion that is pending will be bad for your organization and you want to stop it immediately. What would you do?

A. Rise, and without obtaining the floor say, “I rise to a point of order.”
B. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that this motion be postponed indefinitely.”
C. Obtain the floor and say, “I move the previous question.”
D. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, “I move to lay this motion on the table.”

Answer 14

B. Obtain the floor and say, “I move that this motion be postponed indefinitely.”