Table of the Rules Relating to Motions- Charts,Table,andList

Question 1

A Main Motion must be

a. seconded.
b. debated.
c. made when another member has the floor.
d. adopted by a two-thirds vote.

Answer 1

a. seconded.

Question 2

If an adjournment is made as a main motion, it

a. may be reconsidered.
b. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
c. is debatable and amendable.
d. does not require a second.

Answer 2

c. is debatable and amendable.

Question 3

Which rule is true regarding the adoption of an ordinary standing rule?

a. It may be proposed when another member has the floor.
b. It is not debatable.
c. It is classified as a privileged motion.
d. A majority vote is required for its adoption

Answer 3

d. A majority vote is required for its adoption

Question 4

What is one difference between adopting an ordinary standing rule and adopting parliamentary standing rules in a convention?

a. Adopting ordinary standing rules do not need to be seconded.
b. A parliamentary standing rule at a convention cannot be amended.
c. Adopting parliamentary standing rules in a convention requires a two-thirds vote for adoption.
d. None of the above. There is no difference.

Answer 4

c. Adopting parliamentary standing rules in a convention requires a two-thirds vote for adoption.

Question 5

Which one of the following motions is a subsidiary motion?

a. Adjourn
b. Amend
c. Appeal
d. Consider by Paragraph

Answer 5

b. Amend

Question 6

Which one of the following motions does not require a second?

a. Adjourn (the privileged motion)
b. Call for the Orders of the Day
c. Postpone Indefinitely
d. Rescind

Answer 6

b. Call for the Orders of the Day

Question 7

Which statement below is false regarding the subsidiary motion to Amend a pending motion?

a. It is not in order if another member is debating.
b. It may be amended.
c. It is only debatable if the motion to be amended is debatable.
d. It requires notice and a majority vote to be adopted.

Answer 7

d. It requires notice and a majority vote to be adopted.

Question 8

Both of the motions to Amend a pending motion and to Amend an Amendment of a pending motion

a. are subsidiary motions.
b. must be seconded.
c. require a majority vote for adoption.
d. All of the above.

Answer 8

d. All of the above.

Question 9

What is one difference between the motion to Amend a pending motion and to Amend Something Previously Adopted?

a. An amendment to a pending motion is a main motion.
b. The motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted is always debatable.
c. An amendment to a pending motion requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
d. The motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted does not need a second.

Answer 9

b. The motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted is always debatable.

Question 10

The motion to Amend Something Previously Adopted

a. may be classified as an incidental main motion.
b. does not require a second.
c. must be adopted by a majority vote of the entire membership with notice.
d. cannot be amended.

Answer 10

a. may be classified as an incidental main motion.

Question 11

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to amend parliamentary standing rules in a convention when they are not pending is

a. a majority.
b. two-thirds, or a majority of voting members who have registered.
c. three-fourths.
d. a majority of all people attending, even if they are not registered delegates.

Answer 11

b. two-thirds, or a majority of voting members who have registered.

Question 12

The motion to Appeal that is related to the priority of business

a. is a subsidiary motion.
b. is always debatable.
c. may interrupt another member speaking.
d. need to be seconded.

Answer 12

c. may interrupt another member speaking.

Question 13

Which one of the following motions requires no second and is not debatable or amendable?

a. Appeal
b. Division of the Question
c. Object to the Consideration of a Question
d. Suspend the Rules

Answer 13

c. Object to the Consideration of a Question

Question 14

In which class is the motion to Consider Informally?

a. Main Motions
b. Subsidiary Motions
c. Privileged Motions
d. Incidental Motions

Answer 14

b. Subsidiary Motions

Question 15

What vote is required to adopt the motion to Consider a Question Informally?

a. Majority vote of the members present and voting
b. Previous notice and two-thirds vote of members present and voting
c. Majority of the entire membership
d. None of the above

Answer 15

a. Majority vote of the members present and voting

Question 16

16. The motion to Consider Informally
    a. is in order when another member has the floor.
    b. is unamendable.
    c. does not need a second.
    d. is undebatable

Answer 16

b. is unamendable.

Question 17

Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the subsidiary motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate?

a. It requires a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting for adoption.
b. Debate is not allowed.
c. It is amendable.
d. A member may interrupt another member who is debating to propose it.

Answer 17

d. A member may interrupt another member who is debating to propose it.

Question 18

Which one of the following motions is debatable?

a. Limit or Extend Debate on a pending question
b. Lay on the Table
c. Postpone Definitely
d. Previous Question

Answer 18

c. Postpone Definitely

Question 19

Which of the following motions is an incidental motion?

a. Refer to a Committee
b. Division of the Question
c. Reconsider
d. Take From the Table

Answer 19

b. Division of the Question

Question 20

Which of the following motions is never a subsidiary motion?

a. Extend Debate
b. Point of Order
c. Postpone Indefinitely
d. Previous Question

Answer 20

b. Point of Order

Question 21

Which statement below is true regarding debating the motion to Commit (or Refer) a pending motion?

a. Debate is not allowed.
b. Debate may go into the merits of the main question.
c. Debate must be confined only to the motion to Commit (or Refer).
d. Members can each debate the motion three times.

Answer 21

c. Debate must be confined only to the motion to Commit (or Refer).

Question 22

The motion to Discharge a Committee requires a

a. majority vote of members present and voting with previous notice.
b. two-thirds vote of members present and voting.
c. majority vote of the entire membership.
d. Any of the above.

Answer 22

d. Any of the above.

Question 23

The incidental motion to call for a Division of the Assembly does not allow

a. debate.
b. amendments.
c. a second.
d. All of the above

Answer 23

d. All of the above

Question 24

A Division of Assembly and a Division of Question are both

a. undebatable.
b. in order when another member has the floor.
c. adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting.
d. subsidiary motions.

Answer 24

a. undebatable.

Question 25

If a member wanted a counted vote on a motion, which one of the following actions is allowed?

a. Debate
b. Two-thirds vote of members present and voting required for adoption
c. The maker of the motion may interrupt a speaker to propose a motion for a counted vote.
d. It may be reconsidered if it is not adopted.

Answer 25

c. The maker of the motion may interrupt a speaker to propose a motion for a counted vote.

Question 26

The incidental motion for a Division of a Question

a. is adopted by a majority vote of the members present and voting.
b. must be seconded.
c. may be amended.
d. All of the above

Answer 26

d. All of the above

Question 27

Which of the following is an incidental motion?

a. Division of the Assembly
b. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn
c. Lay on the Table
d. Call for the Orders of the Day

Answer 27

a. Division of the Assembly

Question 28

Which of the following motions requires a second?

a. Division of a Question
b. Previous Question
c. Discharge a Committee
d. All of the above

Answer 28

d. All of the above

Question 29

The minimum affirmative vote required to adopt the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is

a. a majority of members present and voting.
b. two-thirds of members present and voting.
c. a majority of the entire membership.
d. Any of the above.

Answer 29

a. a majority of members present and voting.

Question 30

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to adopt a motion for a Point of Information is adopted by

a. a majority of members present and voting.
b. two-thirds of members present and voting.
c. a majority of the entire membership.
d. None of the above

Answer 30

d. None of the above

Question 31

The subsidiary motion to Lay on the Table

a. is debatable.
b. is amendable.
c. can be reconsidered.
d. may not interrupt another member to be proposed

Answer 31

d. may not interrupt another member to be proposed

Question 32

If a motion is made to approved the minutes,

a. a second is not required.
b. the motion is not debatable.
c. the motion is in order when another member has the floor.
d. it is adopted by a majority vote.

Answer 32

d. it is adopted by a majority vote

Question 33

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to adopt a motion to Dispense with the Reading of the Minutes is

a. a majority with previous notice.
b. two-thirds of members present and voting.
c. a majority of the entire membership.
d. a majority of the members present and voting

Answer 33

d. a majority of the members present and voting

Question 34

The motion to Lay on the Table and to Take From the Table both

a. must be seconded.
b. are not debatable.
c. are not amendable.
d. All of the above.

Answer 34

d. All of the above.

Question 35

One similarity of both a Point of Order and a Parliamentary Inquiry is that they

a. are classified as Privileged Motions.
b. must be seconded.
c. require a majority vote of the members present to be adopted.
d. may be made when another member has the floor.

Answer 35

d. may be made when another member has the floor.

Question 36

The motion for an Objections to Consideration of a Question cannot be

a. seconded.
b. debated.
c. amended.
d. All of the above

Answer 36

d. All of the above

Question 37

The privileged motion the Call for the Orders of the Day

a. must be made when another member does not have the floor.
b. must be seconded.
c. may be amended.
d. None of the above

Answer 37

d. None of the above

Question 38

What is the minimum affirmative vote required to adopt a motion to Call for the Orders of the Day?

a. Majority of members present and voting
b. Two thirds of members present and voting the previous notice
c. All of the members in the organization
d. None of the above

Answer 38

d. None of the above

Question 39

After the Previous Question has been adopted, this means that

a. amendments may be made on the pending question.
b. members may not ask the maker of the motion questions related to any motions.
c. debated in not allowed on the motion to which it is applied.
d. all previous motions are adopted.

Answer 39

c. debated in not allowed on the motion to which it is applied.

Question 40

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely

a. is in order when another member has the floor.
b. must be seconded.
c. requires a two-thirds vote and previous notice to be adopted.
d. is amendable.

Answer 40

b. must be seconded

Question 41

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely and to Postpone Definitely both

a. are amendable.
b. require a majority with notice to be adopted.
c. must be seconded.
d. are classified as incidental motions

Answer 41

c. must be seconded

Question 42

If you were chairman and a member proceeded to debate the merits of a main motion when the motion to Postpone to a Certain Time was the immediately pending question, what action would you take?

a. Nothing.
b. Politely notify the member that debate must be confined to the merits of the motion to postpone the main motion.
c. Allow the member to debate for five minutes on the motion to Postpone Definitelyand five minutes on the motion it is applied to.
d. Take a vote on the motion to postpone so that the main motion could be debataed again.

Answer 42

b. Politely notify the member that debate must be confined to the merits of the motion to postpone the main motion.

Question 43

If a Question of Privilege is made as a main motion, it

a. is not debatable.
b. may be amended.
c. is decided by the chairman.
d. cannot be reconsidered

Answer 43

b. may be amended.

Question 44

The motion to Ratify

a. is not amendable.
b. is debatable.
c. does not need a second.
d. may interrupt another member who has the floor

Answer 44

b. is debatable.

Question 45

The privileged motion to Take a Recess

a. is in order when another member has the floor.
b. may be debated.
c. must be seconded.
d. is decided on by the chairman without a vote.

Answer 45

c. must be seconded.

Question 46

What is the difference between the privileged motion to Take a Recess and the main motion to Take a Recess?

a. The main motion is debatable.
b. The privilege motion requires a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting to be adopted.
c. The main motion is in order when another member has the floor.
d. The privileged motion is not amendable.

Answer 46

a. The main motion is debatable.

Question 47

If the motion to Recess is made when no question is pending, it is called a/an

a. main motion.
b. privileged motion.
c. subsidiary motion.
d. incidental motion.

Answer 47

a. main motion

Question 48

If a member moved the motion to Recess when no other business was pending, it would

a. not be amendable.
b. not be debatable.
c. require a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
d. still need to be seconded.

Answer 48

d. still need to be seconded.

Question 49

The motion to Reconsider, if used to bring a question before the assembly,

a. must be seconded.
b. can be adopted by a vote of a majority of the members present and voting.
c. cannot be reconsidered.
d. All of the above

Answer 49

d. All of the above

Question 50

Which of the following motions is classified as an Incidental Main Motion?

a. Annul
b. Repeal
c. Rescind
d. All of the above

Answer 50

d. All of the above

Question 51

The motion to Take From the Table is classified as a (an)

a. Privileged Motion.
b. motion that brings a question again before the assembly.
c. Main Motion.
d. Incidental Motion.

Answer 51

b. motion that brings a question again before the assembly.

Question 52

In order to be adopted, the motion to Rescind must receive a

a. majority vote with previous notice.
b. two-thirds vote of the members present and voting.
c. a majority vote of the entire membership.
d. Any of the above

Answer 52

d. Any of the above

Question 53

The incidental motion to Suspend the Rules

a. is in order when another member has the floor.
b. is debatable.
c. normally requires a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting for adoption.
d. may be amended.

Answer 53

c. normally requires a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting for adoption.

Question 54

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to adopt the motion to Suspend Standing Rules is

a. a majority of the entire membership.
b. a majority of members present and voting.
c. two-thirds of members present and voting.
d. None of the above

Answer 54

a. a majority of the entire membership.

Question 55

The motion to Take From the Table must always be

a. opened for debate by the presiding officer.
b. seconded.
c. amended.
d. adopted by a two-thirds vote of members present and voting.

Answer 55

b. seconded.

Question 56

After a motion has been stated by the chair, the incidental motion to Withdraw a Motion must be seconded if

a. demanded by the chairman.
b. the motion is made by the person requesting permission.
c. made by another member.
d. it is a secondary amendment.

Answer 56

b. the motion is made by the person requesting permission

Question 57

If a motion related to voting is made when no question is pending, it

a. is debatable.
b. is in order when another member has the floor.
c. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.
d. is classified as an incidental motion.

Answer 57

a. is debatable