Under a motion to reconsider, ____.

1. broad changes can be made in what was previously passed
2. the chair has to be careful of abuse
3. only the chair has authority to order it up
4. only minor changes can be made in the original motion

What is the purpose of the motion to remove a decision from a committee?

1. To bring before the assembly a matter that a committee is working on.
2. To bring before the assembly a motion that a committee is working on.
3. To send a matter or motion to a committee.
4. To make sure that the wishes of the assembly are carried out.

When can the motion to remove a decision from a committee be used?

1. When the committee fails to report.
2. When an emergency or urgency arises concerning a matter.
3. When it is in the best interest of the society that the higher body consider the matter.
4. When the assembly feels that the committee is the best place for the matter.

When the motion to remove a decision from a committee is _____.

1. adopted, the mater immediately comes before the assembly.
2. defeated, the committee continues with its work on the matter
3. accepted, both the committee and the assembly consider the matter
4. defeated, both the committee and the assembly no longer deal with the matter

If a subject is removed from a committee, _____.

1.   ?    informal discussion ensues until a motion is made
2.   ?    the chair makes a motion on the subject
3.   ?    the chair asks that a motion be made on the subject
4.   ?    the maker of the motion to remove makes a motion on the subject

Which of the following are characteristics of a motion to remove a decision from a committee?

1. Requires a second
2. Is debatable
3. Is amendable
4. Takes a majority vote.

Which of the following are characteristics of a motion to remove a decision from a committee?

1. May interrupt a speaker
2. May be renewed
3. May be reconsidered
4. Requires a two-thirds vote

What may not be removed from a committee?

1. A power granted to it in the bylaws.
2. An item before a standing committee.
3. An item before a special committee.
4. An item before an ad hoc committee.

It is _____ practice to allocate certain organizational needs to standing committees.

1.   ?    good organizational
2.   ?    poor organizational
3.   ?    good bureaucratic
4.   ?    poor bureaucratic

What are special committees used for?

1.   ?    Business that does not readily fit under a standing committee
2.   ?    Controversial business that people want to avoid
3.   ?    Items of business that the chair supports strongly
4.   ?    Business that must be concluded quickly

The board usually _____.

1.   ?    has the final power to dispose of a matter
2.   ?    yields to the expertise of a committee and grants it power
3.   ?    shares power equally with committees
4.   ?    There is no relationship between the board and committees.

What is the motion to ratify used for?

1. To approve the actions of a board that did not have the power to do such an action
2. To approve the actions of a committee that acted in an emergency without authorization.
3. To approve actions taken at an inquorate meeting.
4. To reaffirm actions taken at a regular meeting.

What is a motion to confirm used for?

1. For a superior body to support the actions of a lower body
2. For a lower body to support the actions of a superior body
3. For any body to support the actions of another body
4. To show that some action was done in the proper way.

Which of the following is characteristic of a motion to confirm or ratify?

1. It is debatable
2. It is amendable
3. It needs a second
4. It takes a majority vote

Which of the following is characteristic of a motion to confirm or ratify?

1. It may interrupt a speaker.
2. It may be renewed.
3. It may be reconsidered.
4. It yields to all other motions.

What is the major difference between ratify and confirm?

1. Under confirm, the action has not been carried out yet.
2. Under ratify, the action has already been carried out.
3. Under confirm, the action has already been carried out.
4. Under ratify, the action has not yet been carried out.

When the motion to confirm is used, the other body _____.

1.   ?    has the authority to do the action no matter what
2.   ?    has the authority to do the action with the concurrence of the first body
3.   ?    has no authority to carry out an action
4.   ?    is not related in any way to the first body

When a committee makes a recommendation, _____.

1.   ?    the full motion needs to be made
2.   ?    a motion to confirm is proper
3.   ?    a motion to ratify is proper
4.   ?    a motion to either ratify or confirm is proper

The motion to ratify or confirm should ______.

1.   ?    be in the call for the meeting
2.   ?    be announced only at the beginning of the meeting
3.   ?    only be announced when new business is reached
4.   ?    be disposed of as the first item of business

The motion to confirm can be made _____.

1.   ?    when no other business is pending
2.   ?    when only a main motion is pending
3.   ?    at any time during a meeting as it is privileged
4.   ?    only if notice has been given