Which of the following is not a technique or rule for presiding?

1.   ?    Stay out of the business at hand.
2.   ?    If unsure how to proceed, ask the members.
3.   ?    Use the gavel to open and close the meeting.
4.   ?    All of the other answers are good techniques or rules.

Which of the following is not a technique or rule for presiding?

1.   ?    Be pleasant, patient, and helpful.
2.   ?    If discussion is repetitious, ask if the members are ready to vote.
3.   ?    If the members are chatting while another is debating, ask the member to stop until the chatting stops.
4.   ?    All of the other answers are good techniques or rules.

Which of the following is not a technique or rule for presiding?

1.   ?    Avoid debate before a motion is on the floor.
2.   ?    If you are unsure on how to rule on a point of order, ask the assembly for help.
3.   ?    If you make a mistake, stop procedures, state your mistake, correct it, and move on.
4.   ?    All of the other answers are good techniques or rules.

Which of the following is not a technique or rule for presiding?

1.   ?    Do not turn the meeting to a committee. Maintain control yourself.
2.   ?    Vote only when your vote makes a difference.
3.   ?    If people continue talking when another has the floor, call them to order.
4.   ?    All of the other answers are good techniques or rules.

The chair can vote ____.

1. if the vote will create a tie and defeat a motion.
2. if the vote will lead to the passage of the motion
3. not at all if the chair is not a member
4. not at all no matter what

What is the primary duty of the secretary at a meeting?

1.   ?    To record all acts of the assembly and produce the minutes of that meeting.
2.   ?    To support the chair in all matters.
3.   ?    To act as the chair if the chair is absent.
4.   ?    To advise the chair on all points of order.

Which of the following are duties of the secretary?

1. To provide committees with necessary documents.
2. To make sure those who are assigned duties receive necessary instructions
3. To remain impartial and not take part in debate.
4. To sit on all committees and keep their records.

Where should the secretary sit during meetings?

1.   ?    Next to the chair so as to assist the chair easily.
2.   ?    In the audience as no particular seat is needed.
3.   ?    At the end of the head table so he can easily pass out documents.
4.   ?    In the front row so she can hear everything that is being said.

Which of the following is not a duty of the secretary?

1.   ?    Keeping the financial records.
2.   ?    Recording incoming and outgoing correspondence.
3.   ?    Maintaining the documents of authority.
4.   ?    Making sure necessary legal papers are filed.

What are minutes?

1.   ?    The official and legal record of the acts of the assembled members.
2.   ?    Notes about what happened and what was said at a meeting.
3.   ?    A detailed transcript of what was said at a meeting.
4.   ?    Commentary by the secretary about the meeting.

Which of the following is not true about minutes?

1.   ?    They should contain the details of what was said.
2.   ?    They should be concise.
3.   ?    They should be clear about what was done at the meeting.
4.   ?    They are the history of the organization.

Which of the following is included in the minutes?

1.   ?    The wording of the resolution.
2.   ?    The maker of the resolution.
3.   ?    The seconder of the resolution.
4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

Which of the following is/are included in the minutes?

1. The name of the group meeting.
2. The type of meeting.
3. The time and date of the meeting.
4. The location of the meeting.

Which of the following is/are included in the minutes?

1. The name of the presiding officer.
2. The name of the secretary.
3. The time the meeting started.
4. The roll call if the roll was called.

Which of the following is/are included in the minutes?

1. A statement that a quorum was present.
2. The disposition of the minutes and corrections made.
3. Reports of officers.
4. Reports of standing committees.

Which of the following is/are included in the minutes?

1. Reports of special committees.
2. The exact text of substantive main motions voted on.
3. The disposition of motions.
4. Points of order but not the rulings on them.

Which of the following is/are included in the minutes?

1. Appeals from rulings of the chair and their disposition.
2. All counted votes along with the actual count.
3. For a roll call vote, all who responded and how they responded.
4. In elections, the names of all who accept nomination.

Which of the following is/are included in the minutes?

1. In an election, only the list of those who win.
2. In an election, the results as announced by the chair.
3. All advanced notices.
4. The names of all appointees to committees.

Which of the following is/are included in the minutes?

1. All actions assigned to individuals.
2. All actions assigned to committees.
3. The time the meeting adjourned.
4. The secretary's signature.

Which of the following is included in the minutes?

1.   ?    The maker of a motion.
2.   ?    The points made in a debate.
3.   ?    The person who seconded a motion.
4.   ?    None of the other answers are included in the minutes.