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Featherston 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The phrase "to dispense with the reading of the minutes" means that: | the reading of the minutes for approval is nto carried out at the regular time. |
| The generally accepted distinction between a small board and a large is that a small board is: | not more than about a dozen. |
| When an ex-officio member of an executive board is a member of the society: | there is no distinction between him and other board members. |
| A standing committee of the assembly, established in the bylaws: | may make recommendations for action to the assembly. |
| While members are speaking in debate, the presiding officer should: | be seated unless the view between him and the members would be obstructed. |
| If a candidate is absent and has consented to be a candidate, an election to office becomes final: | immediately upon the chair's announcement of the result of the election. |
| The secretary enters the name of the seconder of a motion in the minutes when: | the assembly orders the secretary to do so. |
| A nominating ballot, when made the electing ballot, is in effect the same as: | an electing ballot without any nominations. |
| In an assembly that has no rule or established custom prescribing the methods of voting in election, a motion to determin the method is: | an incidental main motion if made before the election is pending. |
| Standing committees of a society are created by: | a specific provision of the bylaws. |
| In a conention or a large meeting, that is not a public or legislative body, a sergeant-at-arms: | handles certain physical arrangements in the hall. |
| A member has the right to change his vote: | up to the time the result is announced. |
| A member who voted by ballot may: | move to reconsider ther ballot vote, if he is willing to waive the secrecy of his ballot. |
| In an election of memebers of a board or committee, if more than the prescribed number recieve a majority vote: | the places are filled by the proper number recieving the largest number of votes. |
| If a board has subcommittees for each branch of work, the subcommittees will report to: | the board. |
| When reports are recieved from committees, the secretary should not: | move that the committee report be "placed on file." |
| During the proceedings in a committee of the whole: | an appeal from the decision of the chair is in order. |
| The tellers' report should not include: | the number of members eligible to vote. |
| If a resolution is referred to a committee while a motion to postpone indefinitely is pending, the committee's report should: | state the committee's recommendation only on the resolution. |
| If a society's bylaws provide for a president-elect, having no other provisions for that office, a vacated office of president is filled by the: | first vice president. |
| When the secretary is absent: | a scretary pro tem should be elected. |
| Correspondence of an official nature is normally read by the: | redording secretary. |
| The record of proceedings of a deliberative assembly should: | contain a record of what was done at the meeting. |
| In sessions lasting longer than one day, the minutes of each meeting: | are read and approved at athe beginning of each day's business. |
| Even years agter being approved, the minutes of a meetins: | may be corrected by the motion to amend something previously adopted. |
| Any recommendation contained in an officer's report is moved: | from the floor by a member other than the reporting officer. |
| At each general meeting of a society, the report of the treasurer: | may consist simply of a verbal statement of the cash balance on hand. |
| Reports of other officers (e.g., Librarian) are adopted if: | they are to be a permanent official document of the society. |
| The bylaws provide that the president shall appoint all committees. This power, in the absence of the president: | does not transfer to anyone. |
| Minutes must contain: | all main motions with their disposition except normally those withdrawn. |
| The number of votes on each side should be entered in the minutes: | when the vote is by ballot. |
| Immediately after recieving a committee or board report, an assembly normally considers whatever action arises from it, unless: | it contains no recommendations. |
| As an ex-officio member of a committee, the president: | is not counted in determining that a quorum is present. |
| A special committee appointed for deliberation or investigation should be: | a large committee representing many points of view in the organization. |
| On a ballot with votes for more than one question or office: | Count the number of votes cast for each segment. |
| An ex-officio member of a board who is not under the authority of the society: | can make motions, debate and vote but has nonw of the obligations of membership. |
| Interruptions during the taking of a vote, such as point of order or parliamentary inquiry, are permitted: | only before any member has actually voted. |
| A motion to "rise" in a special committee is equivalent to: | a motion to adjourn sine die. |
| After a division is called for , the vote must be taken by: | rising vote. |
| Minutes of an executive board: | are read to members of the society's assembly if ordered by a two-thirds vote. |
| If a committee chairman fails to call a meeting of the committee: | the committee must meet on the call of any two of its members. |
| During meetings, the parliamentarian should: | be assigned a seat next to the chair. |
| If a formal installation ceremony is prescribed in the bylaws: | failure to hold the installation does not aggect the time the new officers take office. |
| An executive board: | must be provided for in the bylaws. |
| With the respect to matters the bylaws do not put under its exclusive control, an executive board: | must carry out any instructions given to it by the assembly. |
| An executive board can transact business: | only in a regular or properly called meeting or at an adjournment thereof, of which every board member has been notified and a quorum is present. |
| When a motion is presented in the form of a resolution, the mover may use all of the following expressions, except: | "Resolved, That..." |
| In a quasi committee of the whole, the presiding officer: | remains in the chair himself. |
| Immediately after stating the question, the chair should: | turn toward the maker of the motion to see if he wishes to be assign the floor. |
| In which case is it improper for the president to remain in the chair? | When a motion is made that commends or censures him with others. |
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