The Standard Code #6

_____ motions can be renewed at the discretion of the chair.
1. Procedural
2. Substantive
3. Main
4. Restorative
A motion that was adopted at a previous session cannot be _____.
1. Reconsidered
2. Repealed
3. Restored
4. All of the other answers are correct
If a motion was adopted at a previous session, it can be _____.
1. Repealed
2. Reconsidered
3. Rejected
4. All of the other answers are correct.
If a motion was rejected at a previous session, it may be ______.
1. Reintroduced
2. Repealed
3. Rescinded
4. Reconsidered
If a motion that conflicts with a previously passed motion is passed, the original motion is _______.
1. repealed by implication for the areas in conflict
2. still in force in full
3. void in all meanings and in all areas
4. subject to a revote by a 2/3rds vote
A member who plans to introduce a motion _____.
1. should check to see if it conflicts with anything previously adopted
2. has no right to check the motion against previous motions
3. needs to present proof that the motion does not conflict with previously passed motions
4. None of the other answers is correct.
The purpose of Repeal by Implication is to _____.
1. correct inadvertent conflicts
2. prevent any conflict from ever happening
3. allow members to avoid doing research on their motions
4. force members to vote on repealing motions
Repeal by Implication does not work if _____.
1. the original provision is in a higher document
2. the original provision is in a lower document
3. the original provision was passed recently
4. the original provision came from a committee
The motion to Amend a Previous Action applies to ______.
1. any Main Motion that was adopted
2. any Main Motion that was adopted at a previous meeting
3. only a Main Motion that was passed the annual meeting
4. None of the other answers is correct
The motion to Reconsider applies to ______.
1. Main Motions passed at the current meeting
2. Main Motions passed at a previous meeting
3. Main and Subsidiary Motions passed at the current meeting
4. Main and Subsidiary Motions passed at a previous meeting
The purpose of a Main Motion is to bring a proposal _____.
1. before an assembly
2. for discussion
3. for decision
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A Main Motion begins, “____ ….”
1. I move
2. I suggest
3. We need to
4. All of the other answers are correct.
The presiding officer states the question by saying, “_____….”
1. It has been moved and seconded that
2. It has been moved that
3. It has been proposed and seconded that
4. It has been proposed that
What is the basic motion for the transaction of business?
1. The Main Motion
2. The Restorative Motion
3. The Privileged Motion
4. The Incidental Motion
When can a Main Motion be proposed?
1. When no other business is pending.
2. When no one else has had the floor.
3. When the chair decides to let one be introduced.
4. None of the other answers is correct.
A motion should be _____.
1. concise and clear
2. long and clear
3. involved and confusing
4. concise and confusing
The presiding officer should _____.
1. help the mover with the wording
2. demand perfect wording when a motion is first introduced
3. reword the motion in the way the chair wants
4. remain silent no matter what the mover says
Who can insist that a motion be submitted in writing?
1. The chair
2. The secretary
3. The seconder
4. The assembly
A motion is owned by the mover _____.
1. until the chair states it
2. until it is seconded
3. at all times
4. None of the others answers is correct.
Who can give permission to Withdraw a Motion after it has been stated?
1. The assembly
2. The chair
3. The seconder
4. The mover

The Standard Code #6

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