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The Standard Code #10
Exercise to help with using The Standard Code
Choose the best answer for each question.
The motion to Resume Consideration ______.
- needs to be seconded
- never needs a second
- needs a second if the item is from a previous meeting
- needs a second only in a convention
The motion to Resume Consideration applies to motions ______.
- temporarily set aside at the current meeting
- temporarily set aside at any meeting in the last quarter
- temporarily set aside at any meeting
- None of the other answers is correct.
The motion to Resume Consideration can be introduced ______.
- when no other business is pending
- by interrupting a speaker
- when the chair calls for it
- when the original motion is of an important nature
The motion to Resume Consideration takes precedence over _____.
- a new Main Motion not yet stated by the mover
- any Main Motion
- Questions of Privilege
- over no other motion
A motion that depends upon another motion is called _______.
- an adhering motion
- a temporary motion
- a privileged motion
- None of the other answers is correct.
Adhering motions _______.
- still apply when a motion to Resume Consideration is adopted
- are lost when a motion is Temporarily Postponed
- still apply only if they are subsidiary motions
- still apply if the chair rules that they do
The motion to Resume Consideration _______.
- returns the original motion in the same condition as when it was temporarily disposed
- returns the original motion in the same condition as when it was proposed
- returns the original motion with only subsidiary motions attached to it
- returns the original motion in the condition agreed to by the chair
Which of the following is not true of the motion to Resume Consideration?
- Requires a 2/3rds vote
- Takes precedence over other new main motions
- Cannot interrupt a speaker
- Requires a second
Which of the following is not true of the motion to Resume Consideration?
- Can be amended
- Is not debatable
- Applies to any motion that has been postponed temporarily
- Can only have the motion to withdraw applied to it.
The motion to Amend is a ________.
- Subsidiary Motion
- Restorative Motion
- Privileged Motion
- Incidental Motion
The purpose of the motion to Amend is to ______.
- modify a motion so that it expresses better what the assembly wants
- modify a motion so that the language is clearer
- modify a motion so that the mover is satisfied
- change a motion into another type of motion
If you want to add words to a motion, you do it by _____.
- insertion
- deletion
- substitution
- rejection
If you want to remove words from a motion, you do it by _____.
- deletion
- insertion
- substitution
- rejection
To change one word for another, you use _____.
- striking out and inserting
- substituting
- deleting and rejecting
- striking out and substituting
If you want to change everything in a motion, you use _____.
- substituting
- inserting
- deleting
- rejecting
How many forms of amending are there?
- 4
- 5
- 3
- 6
What motions may be amended without restriction?
- Main Motions
- Motions to Amend
- Resolutions
- All the other answers are correct.
How many motions are open to restricted amending?
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
The motion to Limit Debate can be amended as to _____.
- time
- names
- instructions
- None of the other answers is correct.
The motion to Refer can not be amended as to _____.
- time to report back
- members on the committee
- the name of the committee
- None of the other answers is correct.