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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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If the committee chairman is not present:

the reporting member is chosen by the committee.

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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.

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The adoption of an entire committee report by the assemby:

has the effect of endorsing every word of the report.

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A motion to implement the recommendations in a committee report:

may be assumed by the chair id not made by the reporting member.

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In parliamentary procedure, the term "the chair" refers to:

the presiding officer's station in the hall fom which he or she presides.

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A question arising out of a committee report on a matter referred to it is:

an incidental main motion.

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In choosing the members of a committee:

All of the above are correct.

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Who should call a meeting of the committee?

The committee chairman.

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If certain standing committees are enumerated in the bylaws:

no other standing committees may be created unless the bylaws are amended.

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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.

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The regular presiding officer leaces the chair and a new chairman is appointed:

in a committee of the whole.

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When the assembly goes into the committee of the whole, the presiding officer:

calls another member to the chair.

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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.

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A committee of the whole is allowed to:

rise and report.

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A committee of the whole, lacking a quorum, can:

do nothing but rise and report to the assembly.

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The quorum of a committee of the whole is:

the same as that of the assembly.

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When the bylaws provide that the president shall appoint all committees:

the nominating committee should be excluded.

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If a motion to create a committee names the members:

nonmembers of the society may be appointed.

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Which of the following results could the presiding officer's vote affect?

25 in favor, 24 opposed; majority required to adopt.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The resignation of a member of a committee should be adrressed:

to the appointing power.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Appointment of members of a committee by the president:

cannot be assumed unless provided for in the bylaws or by action of the assembly.

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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.

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The minutes of a special meeting should be approved:

at the next regular meeting.

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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.

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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.

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During the proceedings of a committee:

motions to close or limit debate are generally not allowed.

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Committee procedure:

allows only committee members during actual deliberations of the committee.

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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.

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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.

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When the parliamentarian is a member of the society:

he does not vote on any question, except when the vote is by ballot.

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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.

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Strictly speaking, nominations are not necessary:

when an election is by ballot or roll call.

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If a parliamentarian is needed by an organization:

the president should be free to appoint someone in whom he has confidence.

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A committee of the whole:

rises and reports when it wishes to bring the meeting to an end.

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A right of the president is to:

vote either to break or to cause a tie.

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In an election of committee members:

if no more than the prescribed number are nominated, the chair declares them elected.

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A committee that ceases to exist when the assembly recieves its final report is:

a special committee.

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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.

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