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The Standard Code #3
Exercise to help with using The Standard Code
Choose the best answer for each question.
If there is no second and the chair does not ask for one, _____.
- any member can demand one
- no member can demand one
- only the mover can demand one
- the motion always dies for the lack of a second.
No second is required if _____.
- the motion is made by a committee
- the motion is made in a committee
- the motion is made in a small board.
- All of the other answers are correct.
The motion is stated by _____.
- the chair
- the secretary
- the member making the motion
- the seconder
When is a motion open for debate?
- After it is stated by the chair
- As soon as the mover moves it.
- After it has been voted on
- Never
What is the most frequently used motion?
- Main motion
- Restorative main motion
- Privileged Motion
- Incidental Motion
What is the purpose of a main motion?
- To bring business before an assembly
- To renew business previously taken up
- To keep business for coming up
- To take care of administrative matters
How many Restorative Main Motions are there?
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
Which of the following is not a Restorative Main Motion?
- Adjourn
- Amend something previously adopted
- Ratify
- Reconsider
Which of the following is not a Subsidiary Motion?
- Amend something previously adopted
- Postpone temporarily
- Refer to a committee
- Close debate
Privileged motions _____.
- have no connection with the main motion before the assembly
- are of such urgency that they need to be considered immediately
- relate to the members and to the organization
- All the other answers are correct.
How many privileged motions are there?
- 3
- 4
- 2
- 1
Which of the following is not a privileged motion?
- Limit or extend debate
- Adjourn
- Recess
- Question of privilege
Incidental motions ____.
- relate to matter concerning the conduct of the meeting
- have an order of precedence
- can only be made when no business is on the floor
- should be delayed as long as possible
Which of the following is not an Incidental Motion?
- Suspend the rules
- Point of order
- Division of a question
- All the others are Incidental Motions
Motions are classified based on _____.
- the purposes and characteristics
- the desires of the chair
- a fixed chart
- the commonness of the motion
Whose duty is it to understand the classification of motions?
- The chair’s.
- The secretary’s
- The mover’s
- None of the others is correct.
The classification of a motion may change according to the _______.
- situation
- chair’s ideas
- length of the meeting
- None of the other answers is correct.
Which of the following may become main motions?
- Subsidiary Motions
- Privileged Motions
- Incidental Motions
- All of the others are correct.
Limit Debate ______.
- can be a main motion
- is only a subsidiary motion
- can only be a main motion
- None of the other answers is correct.
Postpone to a Certain Time _____.
- can be a main motion
- is only a subsidiary motion
- is always a privileged motion
- may not be used