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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Delegates to a convention are usually chosen for: | each session. |
| A convention is: | an assembly of delegates. |
| After the first report of a convention credentials committee is adopted, the vote required to adopt a revised roll of the voting members is: | a majority vote |
| Resolutions committees: | are sometimes required to prepare and report a platform |
| If there is no convention rule about whether the resolutions committee must report every resolution referred to it, then the resolutions committee: | is required to report every resolution referred to it, but the committee is not required to make any recommendations |
| In a convention called for the purpose of organizing a society, committees not appointed in advance should be appointed by: | the chair. |
| The call of a meeting is a written notice of its time and place, which: | is mailed or distributed to all members of the organization a reasonable time in advance. |
| Business that the bylaws require to be considered at a particular meeting is: | considered under the heading of Special Orders in the order of business. |
| The motions to adopt the reports of the credentials, standing rules and program committees at a convention are: | debatable and amendable |
| The first business in order after a mass meeting is called to order is: | election of a chairman |
| The official organization of a convention is brought about by: | adoption of the reports from the credentials, rules and program committees. |
| Which of the following statements is incorrect in regard to adopting initial bylaws when forming a new society? | Each article or section is adopted separately. |
| Which of the following statements is incorrect when Society A and Society B consolidate? | Society A and Society B both vote to dissolve |
| When dissolving a society, which of the following is not required? | Adoption of a motion rescinding the bylaws. |
| A mass meeting is: | a meeting of an unorganized group called to take appropriate action of a particular problem. |
| In a stock corporation, although the board of directors is elected by stockholders who hold an annual meeting: | the board of directors constitutes the highest authoiry in the management of the corporation. |
| When a convention rule which is in the nature of a rule of order had been suspended by a majority vote: | applicable rules in the parliamentary authority immediately go into effect. |
| If the pending question composed of a series of sections relating to the same subject is being considered seriatim: | a member can debate twice on each section. |
| Unless the rules state otherwise, what are the rules for speaking in debate? | All of the above are correct. |
| A question is pending and the meeting is adjourned. At the next meeting, where on the agenda will that question be placed? | Unfinished business. |
| In the absence of a quorm, a quasi committee of the whole or a meeting in informal consideration of a question: | can recess |
| In the absence of a quorum, which of the following actions cannot be taken? | Waive the prohibition against transacting business with a unanimous vote. |
| If a convention is called to form a new organization, permanent officers are elected: | after adoption of the bylaws. |
| Executive session refers to: | any meeting or portion thereof at which proceedings are secret. |
| Special meetings: | may be called only if the bylaws provide for special meetings. |
| An agenda sent to members in advance of a meeting: | is provided for information only. |
| After a convention program has adopted, the committee may make changes by: | bringing them before the assembly for a vote. |
| If it is desired to retain the usual limit on the length of speeches, but remove restrictions on the total number of times members can speak, the assembly can: | vote to go into any of the above. |
| Business transacted at a special meeting which was not mentioned in the call of the meeting: | must be ratified at another meeting to become legal. |
| If a standing rule of a conventin is voted on individually, the vote necessary for its adoption is: | in some cases a majority and in some cases two-thirds, depending on the nature of the rule. |
| The special order for the meeting as distinguished from a special order for the meeting: | is taken up immediately after the minutes have been approved. |
| Appeal from the decision of the chair is applicable to the: | assignment of the floor. |
| Unless a time has been set for another meeting, an adjournment of a mass meeting: | dissolves the assembly |
| One session cannot tie the hands of the majority at any later session or place a question beyond the reach of such a majority except by: | adopting a special rule of order or amending the bylaws |
| The only motions in order prior to the adoption of the report of the credentials committee of a convention are motions: | that are in order in the absence of a quorum. |
| A consent calendar: | is called over periodically at a point established in the agenda by a special rule of order |
| In a mass meeting, rules governing the assignment of floor are: | generally applicable except there is no appeal form the decision of the chair. |
| When the assigned time for taking up a topic in an agenda arrives, the chair announces that fact. Then he puts to a vote any pending questions without allowing further debate unless: | someone immediately moves to lay the question on the table. |
| A mass meeting in limiting the right of attendance differs from: | a town meeting, a public forum, and an open hearing. |
| Motions to obtain a quorum are treated as: | privileged motions |
| Motions to obtain a quorum take precedence over a motion to: | recess |
| Which of the following postponed questions would be the first to be considered? | Unfinished special order. |
| A meeting is said to stand at ease when: | the chair permits a brief pause without declaring a recess. |
| Which of the following is false with regard to a special meeting? | It is set by a motion at the previous regular meeting. |
| In most organizations which of the following are customarily held in executive session: | board of committee meetings. |
| Most voluntary societies with an enrolled membership should establish a quorum: | that is relatively small, less than a majority of the membership. |
| With no rules to the contrary, the resolutions committee at a convention: | reports to the assembly all resolutions submitted. |
| Ascertaining that a quorum is present is the duty of the: | presiding officer |
| When the assembly further considers a question after it has been considered informally: | a member's speeches made under thse procedures do not count against his right to debate on the same day under the regular rules. |
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