The Standard Code #14

Instructions to committee may be given ______.
1. in the motion to refer
2. in a separate motion
3. in a memorandum from the secretary
4. All the other answers are correct.
Instructions may be given _______.
1. at any time until the report is submitted
2. only at the time of referral
3. only as directed by the assembly
4. None of the other answers is correct.
When a motion is sent back to the same committee, ____.
1. it is not necessary to give new instructions
2. new instructions cannot be given
3. new instructions must be given
4. new instructions are only given if requested by the committee
Once a motion has been sent to a committee, _____.
1. the assembly can decide to withdraw it
2. the assembly can decide to send it to a different committee
3. the assembly can decide the question itself
4. All the other answers are correct.
An idea can be referred to a committee _____.
1. at any time, even before it is a motion
2. only when it is a main motion
3. only when it is a main motion with amendments
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Which of the following is not true about the motion to refer?
1. It does not need to be seconded.
2. It cannot interrupt a speaker.
3. It requires a majority vote.
4. It takes precedence over the motion to amend.
Which of the following is not true about the motion to refer?
1. Debate cannot be closed on it.
2. Debate is limited to items concerned with refer.
3. It can be amended
4. It applies to main motions only.
If you want to delay consideration of a motion, you can move to ______.
1. postpone to a certain time
2. postpone indefinitely
3. amend by substitution
4. None of the other answers is correct.
The correct form of the motion to postpone to a certain time is ______.
1. I move to postpone … until …
2. I move to delay … until ….
3. I move to delay … after ….
4. I move to postpone … after ….
Postpone to a certain time differs from postpone temporarily in _____.
1. it sets a definite time to take up the motion
2. it can set a time to take up the motion
3. the vote is more difficult to achieve
4. the debatability is different
Postpone to a certain time cannot set up _____.
1. a general order
2. a special order
3. a special time reserved for this motion
4. None of the other answers is correct.
The motion to postpone to a certain time may set up _____ when the item will be considered.
1. an hour
2. a day
3. the occurrence of an event
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Debate on Postpone to a Certain Time is limited to _____.
1. time and reason
2. the motion to be postponed
3. time, reason, and the motion to be postponed
4. time
What can Postpone to a Certain Time not be used for?
1. To a meeting that is not already set up.
2. To a meeting over a month away.
3. To a special meeting called for next week.
4. All the other answers are correct.
When a motion is postponed to a certain time, it becomes _____.
1. a general order
2. a special order
3. a generic order
4. a global order
If no business is pending at the time a motion was postponed to, _____.
1. the postponed motion becomes the pending motion
2. someone must ask that the postponed motion become the pending motion
3. the chair asks if the assembly wants to consider the postponed motion
4. the original mover of the motion to postpone needs to move the consideration of the postponed motion
For a postponed motion to become a special order, _____.
1. the assembly must vote to make it so
2. the chair needs to declare it so
3. the mover of the original motion must request it
4. A postponed motion cannot become a special order.
When the time comes for a special order, _____.
1. it is immediately considered
2. the immediate pending motion is laid aside
3. any business that is interrupted by the special is considered after the disposal of the special order
4. All the other answers are correct.
The vote needed to make something a special order is ____.
1. a 2/3rds vote
2. a majority
3. a plurality
4. a majority of the entire membership
A special order may be delayed by _____.
1. a 2/3rds vote
2. a majority
3. a plurality
4. a majority of the entire membership

The Standard Code #14

Exercise to help with using The Standard Code