Parliamentary Procedure Quiz

Main motions are used to introduce _______ ideas to the meeting.

Subsidiary motions are used to _______ a main motion.

Postpone indefinitely is a type of _______ motion.

Postpone is used to _______ the motion on the floor to a different time.

Refer to Committee allows a pending question to be sent to a small group for _______ investigation.

Amend is used to modify or change a main motion. The amendment must be closely _______ to the original topic.

To limit or extend debate, a motion requires a _______ and can only be amended in terms of time or number of speakers.

To limit or extend debate, a motion requires a ______ and can only be amended in terms of time or number of speakers.

Postpone is used to ______ the motion on the floor to a different time.

Subsidiary motions are used to ______ a main motion.

Refer to Committee allows a pending question to be sent to a small group for ______ investigation.

Amend is used to modify or change a main motion. The amendment must be closely ______ to the original topic.

Main motions are used to introduce ______ ideas to the meeting.

Postpone indefinitely is a type of ______ motion.

To suspend the rules, a member must stand and say

Suspend the Rules allows the chapter to break the rules of parliamentary procedure, or the current constitution for a short period of time. This motion requires

A motion to suspend the rules is _________ debatable.

A motion to suspend the rules requires a

A motion to suspend the rules cannot

To withdraw a motion, the maker of the motion must state

A motion to withdraw a motion does not require

If a motion to withdraw is made before the president first states the motion, it is automatically withdrawn with no

If a motion to withdraw is made after the president first states the motion, and someone objects, it must be

If a motion to withdraw is made after the president first states the motion, and no one objects,

A motion to withdraw cannot be made after

Which type of motion is used to kill a main motion?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a main motion?

Which type of motion allows a pending question to be sent to a small group for further investigation?

Which type of motion allows for the motion on the floor to be deferred to a different time, such as a specific day or meeting?

Which type of motion is used to send a pending question to a small group for careful investigation?

Which type of motion is used to modify or change a main motion, and can be amended in four different ways?

Which of the following is true about a motion to suspend the rules?

What is required for a motion to withdraw a motion?

What happens if a motion to withdraw a motion is made after the president first states the motion and no one objects?

What is the purpose of referring a pending question to a committee?