Which is the highest ranking documents of the authority of the ones listed?

1.   ?    Bylaws
2.   ?    Special Rules of Order
3.   ?    Parliamentary Authority
4.   ?    Custom

Which of the is the lowest ranking document of authority?

1.   ?    Parliamentary Authority
2.   ?    Special Rules of Order
3.   ?    Statue
4.   ?    Constitution

What is the detailed rules of parliamentary procedure that govern the operation of the organization's meetings?

1.   ?    Rules of Order
2.   ?    Special Rules of Order
3.   ?    Fundamental Rules of Order
4.   ?    Policy

What are rules of order adopted by an organization that replace certain rules of order in the parliamentary authority?

1.   ?    Special Rules of Order
2.   ?    Rules of Order
3.   ?    Parliamentary Authority
4.   ?    Fundamental Rules of Order

What is the written text containing an extensive set of rules of order that the organization has adopted?

1.   ?    Parliamentary Authority
2.   ?    Special Rules of Order
3.   ?    Fundamental Rules of Order
4.   ?    Policy

What is a subset of rules of order that is so fundamental to democratic principles that they may not suspended under any circumstances?

1.   ?    Fundamental Rules of Order
2.   ?    Special Rules of Order
3.   ?    Rules of Order
4.   ?    Policy

What is one of the most important provisions in a charter?

1.   ?    The statement of objectives for the organization.
2.   ?    The name of the founder.
3.   ?    The date the organization started.
4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

What vote is necessary to consider business outside the objective of the organization?

1.   ?    Two-thirds
2.   ?    Majority
3.   ?    Plurality
4.   ?    None as business outside of the objectives can be considered.

Currently, it is recommended that an organization have _____.

1.   ?    only bylaws
2.   ?    only a constitution
3.   ?    both a constitution and bylaws
4.   ?    There is no recommendation in this area.

If authority is not given to another body in the bylaws, it is retained by ____.

1.   ?    the membership
2.   ?    the board
3.   ?    the Executive Committee
4.   ?    the officers

Where may bylaws be changed unless the bylaws say otherwise?

1.   ?    At a meeting of the general membership.
2.   ?    At a board meeting.
3.   ?    At an Executive Committee meeting.
4.   ?    They can't be changed.

The bylaws should say _____.

1.   ?    what is to be done
2.   ?    how things are to be done
3.   ?    why things are to be done
4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

How many articles should a standard set of bylaws contain?

1.   ?    13
2.   ?    12
3.   ?    14
4.   ?    16

What is contained in the first standard article?

1. The official name of the organization.
2. The name of the organization as found in the articles of incorporation
3. The common nicknames of the organization.
4. None of the other answers is correct.

What is contained in the second article of a standard set of bylaws?

1.   ?    The objectives and scope of the organization.
2.   ?    The legal address of the organization.
3.   ?    The officers of the organization.
4.   ?    The rules for membership

The objectives of an organization, as listed in the bylaws, should be _____.

1.   ?    concise
2.   ?    detailed as to how they are to be carried out
3.   ?    different from what is listed in the corporate charter
4.   ?    considered as unimportant

What should be in the third article of a standard set of bylaws?

1.   ?    The definition of terms that have a special meaning in the organization.
2.   ?    The definition of standard terms as found in the Parliamentary Authority.
3.   ?    The definition of terms as found under the laws that apply to the organization.
4.   ?    The list of terms that the organization uses but not their definitions.

Definitions can be found _____.

1.   ?    in many places in the bylaws
2.   ?    only in article two
3.   ?    only where the word or expression is first used
4.   ?    only once for each term

What is found in article four of a standard set of bylaws?

1. Classes of Membership
2. Dues and how they are changed
3. Membership year
4. Procedures for joining the organization

Where do you find the criteria for membership?

1. Article 4
2. Supporting documents
3. Standing rules
4. Charter of Incorporation