Meeting Procedures 16
An exercise to study Meeting Procedures by James Lochrie
"An organization always knows what policies have been adopted in the past."
- That is not a reasonable assumption.
- That is true for all organizations.
- That is assumed to be true about organizations so changing policies should be difficult.
- That is true for all properly organized societies.
Substantive motions that affect policy should be recorded _____.
- in a policy manual
- in the bylaws
- in the standing rules
- in the parliamentary authority
Motions that have a one time effect should be recorded _____.
- only in the minutes
- in the policy manual
- in the bylaws
- in the standing rules
Where should the rules for amending the bylaws be?
- In the bylaws
- In the standing rules
- In the parliamentary authority
- In the policy manual
If the bylaws are silent, what vote is needed to amend the bylaws?
- Majority if notice has been given
- Majority
- Two-thirds
- The bylaws cannot be amended.
The motion to rescind a previous decision _____.
- is the same as amending something previously adopted
- takes a two-thirds vote
- is a very special motion that should be rarely used
- has many characteristics different from amending something previously adopted
Rescinding a previous motion ____.
- does not affect anything that has already been done
- is limited to the meeting after the original motion was adopted
- requires that action already done be undone
- has special voting requirements
The motion to reconsider a vote _____.
- can only be done at the same meeting as the original vote
- can be done at any time
- can be done until the close of the meeting following the one at which the original vote was taken
- can not be done
The motion to reconsider a vote applies ____.
- only to main motions
- to all motions
- to main and subsidiary motions
- to main motions from the floor
If the motion to reconsider is _____.
Who may make a motion to reconsider?
- Any member
- Any member on the winning side
- Any member on the losing side
- Only the maker of the original motion
If the chair doubts the sincerity of the mover of the motion to reconsider, he may _____.
- rule it out of order
- do nothing as it is a proper motion
- call this to the attention of the members
- take a straw vote on the issue
Which of the following are requirements for a motion to reconsider?
Which of the following are characteristics of a motion to reconsider?
- May interrupt a speaker
- May be renewed
- May be reconsidered
- Takes a super majority vote
When discussing a motion to reconsider, discussion focuses on ____.
- reconsideration and the reasons for reconsidering
- reconsideration and the original motion
- the original motion
- None of the other answers is correct.
The motion to reconsider is often found to be _____ to the general membership.
- confusing
- enjoyable
- simple
- fundamental
If the assembly is not able to take up reconsideration when it is made, ____.
- the chair announces that it will be taken up later
- the chair announces that it cannot be taken up at all
- the chair announces that the immediate business will be set aside until the reconsideration is finished
- the chair announces that the society will have to decide what to do next
Who can call up a motion to reconsider?
Who has discretion as to when reconsideration can be considered?
- The chair
- The assembly
- The parliamentarian
- The secretary
When needed, the chair can call up reconsideration _____.
- as needed
- only at the discretion of the assembly
- as needed subject to appeal
- when the current business is finished