Choose the best answer for each question.

1. If the amendment is to a bylaw, the vote needed is _____.

   1.   ?    a 2/3rds vote
   2.   ?    a majority vote
   3.   ?    a majority of the entire membership
   4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct

2. If the amendment is to a proposed amendment to a bylaw, the vote needed is _____.

   1.   ?    a majority vote
   2.   ?    a 2/3rds vote
   3.   ?    a majority of the entire membership
   4.   ?    Such an amendment is not proper.

3. A motion that has been passed previously can be amended by _____.

   1.   ?    a new main motion
   2.   ?    a motion to rescind
   3.   ?    a motion to reconsider
   4.   ?    It cannot be amended.

4. Notice is required ______.

   1.   ?    for the bylaws if the current bylaws require notice
   2.   ?    for previously adopted rules if they require it
   3.   ?    for acts that the bylaws say require notice
   4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

5. If a motion fails to mention that it is changing a previous motion, _____.

   1.   ?    the more recent motion is the policy
   2.   ?    the earlier motion is the policy
   3.   ?    the chair decides the policy
   4.   ?    the assembly must vote again on this issue

6. Which of the following is not true about a motion to amend?

   1.   ?    It requires the same vote as the motion to be amended
   2.   ?    It cannot interrupt a speaker
   3.   ?    It is debatable if the main motion is debatable
   4.   ?    Can be itself amended

7. Which of the following is not true about the motion to amend?

   1.   ?    It can be applied to motion that cannot be stated differently
   2.   ?    It requires a second
   3.   ?    It is not debatable if the main motion cannot be debated
   4.   ?    It can be withdrawn

8. A motion to refer _____.

   1.   ?    sends a pending motion to a committee
   2.   ?    amends a motion
   3.   ?    insures that a motion will not come before an assembly again
   4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

9. How many purposes for the motion to defer are listed?

   1.   ?    5
   2.   ?    4
   3.   ?    6
   4.   ?    3

10. A motion may be referred to a committee to ______.

    1.   ?    to investigate the background or reason for it
    2.   ?    to delay a vote on it
    3.   ?    to ensure privacy on a delicate matter
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

11. A motion to refer should contain _____.

    1.   ?    what is referred
    2.   ?    which committee is to receive the item
    3.   ?    who is to be on the committee if it does not already exist
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

12. A motion to refer can contain ______.

    1.   ?    when the item should be reported back
    2.   ?    special instructions as to what to do
    3.   ?    an order to meet in executive session only
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

13. Which of the following would not usually be included in a motion to refer?

    1.   ?    The time of the first meeting of the committee.
    2.   ?    The chair of the committee.
    3.   ?    The powers of the committee in this matter.
    4.   ?    The number of members on the committee.

14. The method of appointing members to a committee is best done _____.

    1.   ?    in the motion to commit
    2.   ?    by allowing the chair of the committee to decide it
    3.   ?    by letting the secretary appoint members
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

15. If the motion to refer is lacking some details, after passage ______.

    1.   ?    the chair can fill in the details
    2.   ?    the chair can ask the assembly to fill in the details
    3.   ?    the chair can decide on the membership
    4.   ?    All the other answers are correct.

16. If a motion to refer is lacking some details when proposed, ______.

    1.   ?    the chair may get the mover’s agreement to include them
    2.   ?    the chair may order the mover to include them
    3.   ?    other members may not propose amendments to include them
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

17. A motion to fill in details proposed after a motion to refer has been accepted ____.

    1.   ?    is proper
       
    2.   ?    is out of order as it is too late
    3.   ?    can be proposed if the mover of the original motion to refer agrees
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

18. If a motion is in the realm of a standing committee, it usually sent there by _____.

    1.   ?    a majority vote
       
    2.   ?    a 2/3rds vote
    3.   ?    a majority of the entire membership
    4.   ?    None of the other answers is correct.

19. If a motion to refer does not say how to appoint members, ____.

    1.   ?    the chair can appoint them immediately
    2.   ?    the chair can appoint them later after thinking about it
    3.   ?    the chair can ask the assembly for help
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.

20. Debate on a motion to refer is limited to ______.

    1.   ?    matters related to referral
    2.   ?    the motion that is being referred
    3.   ?    other motions attached to the motion being referred
    4.   ?    All of the other answers are correct.