The Standard Code #2

The minority has ______.
1. Certain basic rights that must be upheld
2. No right to be heard before a vote is taken
3. The right to go against the will of the majority
4. No right to any respect from the majority.
What should be the concern of all members?
1. Protection of the majority rights
2. Protection of the minority rights
3. Protection of absentee rights
4. All of the other answers are correct
In a meeting, _____.
1. all members have the right to discuss issues
2. only those in the majority have the right to discuss issues
3. those in a minority have less of a right to discuss issues than those in the majority
4. only the officers have the right to discuss issues
Members have ______.
1. the right to understand what a motion means
2. the duty to discover without the help of the chair what a motion means
3. no right to ask for an explanation of a motion.
4. All of the other answers are correct
Which of the following is NOT allowed in a meeting?
1. Trickery
2. Debate
3. Motions
4. Amendments
_____. is the art of using legitimately the parliamentary principles, rules, and motions to support or defeat a proposal.
1. Parliamentary strategy
2. Parliamentary procedure
3. Parliamentary authority
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Strategy is constructive if _____.
1. ethically used
2. fraudulently used
3. misrepresented
4. railroaded
According to the courts, what is more important?
1. Intent and overall good faith
2. Detail of procedure
3. Neither intent, overall good faith, nor detail of procedure
4. Intent, overall good faith, and detail of procedure
What is the formal statement of a proposal or question to an assembly for consideration and action?
1. A motion
2. An amendment
3. A committee
4. A board
Presenting a motion requires how many steps?
1. 5
2. 6
3. 4
4. 7
How does a member obtain the floor?
1. By rising and addressing the chair.
2. By saying his motion.
3. By waving his hand.
4. By talking to his neighbor.
The chair recognizes a person by ______.
1. calling on her by name
2. sitting down
3. ordering her to sit down
4. continuing with business
Members are usually addressed by their ______.
1. family name
2. first name
3. nickname
4. full name with all of their titles
The chair should not _______.
1. call some members by their first name and others by their last
2. call all members in the same way
3. be informal in a social group that likes informality
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Once a member is recognized by the chair, _____.
1. he has the floor
2. he must sit down
3. he has to rise
4. the next person can speak
To introduce a motion, a member says “_____.”
1. I move that …..
2. I suggest that ….
3. I demand that ….
4. I urge that …..
Discussion is allowed ______.
1. after the chair states the motion
2. once the member has made the motion
3. once a member has seconded a motion
4. None of the others are correct.
The chair can require that _____.
1. the motion be submitted in writing
2. the mover talk about the motion
3. the mover not talk about the motion
4. the motion not be written down.
Seconding a motion indicates that _____.
1. you want to discuss it
2. you support it
3. you endorse it
4. you promise to vote for it
If the motion is not clear, the chair should _____.
1. restate it clearly
2. rule it out of order
3. go to the next item of business
4. ignore the motion

The Standard Code #2

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