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| main motions should start with the words ........ |
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| the quorum of the assembly is |
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| the number of members who must be present for business to be legally transacted |
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| business is brought before an assembly by a member making a formal proposal called a (an) |
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| if you were the presiding officer and several members addressed the chair at the same time after a motion was made, you should call on the member who |
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| made the motion or has not debated |
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| a motion is brought before an assembly by a member |
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| making a motion, another member seconding it, and the chair restating it |
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| a second implies that the person who seconds the motion agrees that the motion |
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| should come before the assembly |
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| which of the following motions cannot be amended? |
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LAY ON THE TABLE
amend
refer to a committee |
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| a debatable motion is placed on the floor and open for debate after the |
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| motion has been stated by the chair |
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| an incidental main motion is a main motion that is different from an original main motion because it |
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| never introduces a substantive question as a new subject |
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| to be in order, an amendment must always be |
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| the motion to refer to a committee can be applied to |
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| the purpose of the motion to commit or refer is to send a pending question to a committee so that |
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| the question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider |
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| when a member calls for a division of the assembly , what type of vote must be taken? |
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| which of the following motions should be proposed if you wanted to change the wording of a main motion ? |
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| which of the following is a privileged motion? |
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point of order
ADJOURN
postpone definitely |
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| after a member makes a point of order, the chair should always... |
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| try to make a ruling on it |
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| a parliamentary inquiry is a request directed through the |
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| in a society that holds regular business meetings on the same day of each month , a question cannot be postponed for longer than a |
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| when a main motion is postponed while a motion to amend is pending, the amendment |
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| is postponed with the main motion |
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| the motion to lay on the table .... |
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| sets the pending question aside temporarily |
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| a motion to adjourn is always privileged when ..... |
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| no set time for adjournment has been set |
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| if a point of order is raised while an amendment is immediately pending .... |
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| point of order is disposed of 1st |
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| the incidental motion to appeal .... |
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| the chairs reply to a parliamentary inquiry is not subject to appeal b/c.... |
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| the reply is an opinion not a ruling |
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| a member can move to adjourn a meeting while business is pending provided .... |
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| the time for the next meeting has been established |
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