Question | Answer |
Instead of referring a matter to a committee, a number of break out groups with every member urged to participate is one method of debate. The groups' conclusions are reported: | All of the above are correct. |
A member who is in arrears in payment of his dues retains the full rights of a voting member and is legally entitled to vote, unless: | he is under disciplinary suspension. |
When a vote by ballot is not required by the bylwas, for which of the following would a ballot vote not be prescribed? | Non-contested elections. |
The text of a report that is to be published which has been amended by the assembly: | is published showing the reported version and the changes made. |
If a committee is appointed for different sections of the counrty with the expectaion that its work will be done by correspondance, its report: | can contain only what is agreed to by a majority of its members. |
If the committee chairman is not present: | the reporting member is chosen by the committee. |
The reporting member of the committee: | may announce he is submitting the report and passes it to the president or secretary to be read by a reading clerk. |
The adoption of an entire committee report by the assemby: | has the effect of endorsing every word of the report. |
A motion to implement the recommendations in a committee report: | may be assumed by the chair id not made by the reporting member. |
In parliamentary procedure, the term "the chair" refers to: | the presiding officer's station in the hall fom which he or she presides. |
A question arising out of a committee report on a matter referred to it is: | an incidental main motion. |
In choosing the members of a committee: | All of the above are correct. |
Who should call a meeting of the committee? | The committee chairman. |
If certain standing committees are enumerated in the bylaws: | no other standing committees may be created unless the bylaws are amended. |
If the bylaws are silent on standing committees, a standing committee that has the power to act for a society may be established: | by a two-thirds vote with previous notice. |
The regular presiding officer leaces the chair and a new chairman is appointed: | in a committee of the whole. |
When the assembly goes into the committee of the whole, the presiding officer: | calls another member to the chair. |
For a vote by mail, if the vote is to be secret, the following procedure should be follewed when counting the ballots: | All of the above are correct. |
A committee of the whole is allowed to: | rise and report. |
A committee of the whole, lacking a quorum, can: | do nothing but rise and report to the assembly. |
The quorum of a committee of the whole is: | the same as that of the assembly. |
When the bylaws provide that the president shall appoint all committees: | the nominating committee should be excluded. |
If a motion to create a committee names the members: | nonmembers of the society may be appointed. |
Which of the following results could the presiding officer's vote affect? | 25 in favor, 24 opposed; majority required to adopt. |
If a motion to create a committee to be named by the president is adopted: | the appointment of the committee may be made after the meeting is adjourned if the delay is authorized by the assembly. |
Which of the following forms of voting may be used only when expressly stated in the bylaws or if the laws of the statw require it? | Proxy voting. |
If nominations for all offices have been completed, select the voting procedure to be used: | Voting for all offices is commonly done in a single ballot. |
A committee report is generally submitted in writing, unless it is brief enough to be recorded in its entirety. A written report: | begins with the identification of the committee. |
The resignation of a member of a committee should be adrressed: | to the appointing power. |
Who presides at a meeting when the presiding officer temporarilu vacates the chair and the only vice president declines to preside? | The president appoints a chairman pro tem, unless members nominate other persons. |
It is a fundamental principle of parliamentary law that the right to vote: | is limited to the members of the society who are actually present at the time the vote is taken in a legal meeting. |
Nominations by the chair: | can be amended by a member moving to strike out one or more names and if adopted, the chair must insert other names. |
Appointment of members of a committee by the president: | cannot be assumed unless provided for in the bylaws or by action of the assembly. |
If the bylaws do nto establish a time for the term of office to begin, it begins: | immediately if the candidate is present and does not decline. |
The minutes of a special meeting should be approved: | at the next regular meeting. |
If an amendment was pending when a resolution was referred to a committee and the recommendation of the committee is for postponement to a certain time, the chair states the question first on the: | postponement. |
In meetings of small boards with less than twelve members: | all proposed actions must be approved by vote under the same rules as in other assemblies. |
During the proceedings of a committee: | motions to close or limit debate are generally not allowed. |
Committee procedure: | allows only committee members during actual deliberations of the committee. |
Except for interrupting consideration of the main motion, a motion that has no effect on the disposition of the main motion is the motion to: | rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly. |
What device enables a large assembly to give detailed consideration to a matter under conditions of freedom approximating those of a committee? | Committee of the whole. |
When the parliamentarian is a member of the society: | he does not vote on any question, except when the vote is by ballot. |
If a committee reports back a resolution with a substitute that it recommends for adoption, the chair states the question on: | any primary and secondary amendment referred, then the substitute. |
Strictly speaking, nominations are not necessary: | when an election is by ballot or roll call. |
If a parliamentarian is needed by an organization: | the president should be free to appoint someone in whom he has confidence. |
A committee of the whole: | rises and reports when it wishes to bring the meeting to an end. |
A right of the president is to: | vote either to break or to cause a tie. |
In an election of committee members: | if no more than the prescribed number are nominated, the chair declares them elected. |
A committee that ceases to exist when the assembly recieves its final report is: | a special committee. |
A committee report includes recommendations at the end of the report. The reporting member, at the conclusion of the committee report, should: | move the adoption of the recommendations. |