The Standard Code #4

An appeal is a main motion when _____.
1. made when no other motion is pending
2. made from a ruling of a temporary chair
3. made while the meeting is in recess
4. Never
The purpose of precedence is _____.
1. to avoid confusion
2. to speed up a meeting
3. to allow more business to happen
4. All of the other answers are correct.
The highest ranking of the following motions is ______.
1. Recess
2. Question of Privilege
3. Close debate
4. Postpone Indefinitely
The lowest ranking motion is _____.
1. Main Motion
2. Postpone Temporarily
3. Amend
4. Suspend the Rules
Which motions do not have a place in the order of precedence?
1. Incidental Motions
2. Subsidiary Motions
3. Restorative Motions
4. All of the other answers are correct
How many basic rules of precedence are there?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 1
Which of the following is true?
1. A higher ranked motion can be proposed when a lower ranked motion is pending.
2. A lower ranked motion can be proposed when a higher ranked motion is pending.
3. A motion of the same rank as that pending can be proposed
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Motions are voted on _______.
1. in the reverse order of their being proposed
2. in the order in which they were proposed
3. in an order determined by the chair
4. in no particular order
When the motion to Limit Debate is pending, a motion to Amend the Main Motion is _____
1. out of order
2. in order at all times
3. in order if the mover of the Main Motion agrees
4. None of the other answers is correct.
The number of motions that may be pending is _____.
1. almost unlimited
2. limited to 5
3. only 1
4. None of the other answers is correct.
The motion that will be voted on next is called ______.
1. the immediately pending question
2. the Main Motion
3. a pending question
4. the immediate Main Motion
How many rules or facts do you need to know about each motion?
1. 8
2. 6
3. 4
4. 2
Which of the following do you not need to know about a motion?
1. The time that a motion is made.
2. The rank of the motion.
3. The amendability of a motion.
4. What motions can be applied to the motion.
What two types of motions can interrupt a speaker?
1. Motions that have a specific time limit and those dealing with the rights and privileges of a member or the society.
2. Motions that relate to rights and privileges of the society and those dealing with modifying the immediately pending question
3. Motions that have a specific time limit and those dealing with the comfort of a member
4. Motions that deal with the comfort of all the members and those dealing with voting.
A parliamentary inquiry, to interrupt a speaker, must deal with _____.
1. the speaker
2. the speech
3. some matter that cannot be delayed
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Where is a second not required?
1. In Board
2. In Committees
3. In Governmental Bodies
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Some motions do not require a second because _____.
1. they are a request or a demand the chair must grant
2. they are too important not to be considered
3. they can be disposed of quickly so time is not wasted on a second
4. None of the other answers is correct.
How many motions are fully debatable?
1. 5
2. 6
3. 4
4. 2
Main motions are debatable because ______.
1. they present important matters which the meeting must talk about and then decide
2. they are the lowest ranking motion
3. they only apply to things of minor importance
4. when they are introduced, the maker has the right to claim the floor and speak about it
Appeals are debatable because ______.
1. the chair needs to give reasons for his ruling
2. the member appealing needs to give reasons for his objection to the chairs ruling
3. the matter needs to be discussed
4. All the other answers are correct.

The Standard Code #4

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