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The Standard Code #15
Exercise to help with using The Standard Code
Choose the best answer for each question.
A motion postponed as a general order may be delayed again by _____.
- a majority vote
- a 2/3rds vote
- a plurality vote
- a majority of the entire membership
A main motion may be postponed to _____.
- a later time in the same meeting
- a later time in the same session
- a later meeting that has been scheduled
- All the other answers are correct.
A motion ______.
- cannot be delayed to another convention or annual meeting because the membership will be different
- can be delayed to another convention or annual meeting because the organization is the same
- cannot be delayed to another convention or annual meeting because the rules will not be the same
- can be delayed to another convention or annual meeting because the rules will not change much
A main motion can be deferred to a future convention ______.
- by passing a main motion putting it on the agenda for the next convention
- by passing a resolution putting it on the agenda for the next convention
- by referring it to a committee with orders to report at the next convention
- All of the other answers are correct.
A main motion can be deferred to a future convention by _____.
- postponing it to the next convention
- laying it on the table until the next convention
- postponing it and making it a special order for the next convention
- None of the other answers is correct.
A motion that was postponed to a certain time but not taken up _____.
- comes up under unfinished business at the next meeting
- comes up as a special order at the next meeting
- is lost and needs to be renewed to come up
- comes up as the special order for the next meeting
If no motion is on the floor and a motion to postpone is made on an item that has been postponed to later in the same meeting, it is a ______.
- main motion
- subsidiary motion
- incidental motion
- privileged motion
Which of the following cannot be an effect of adopting a motion to postpone to a certain time?
- Postponing to a certain date.
- Postponing to a certain meeting.
- Postponing to a certain position in the order of business.
- All the others can be the effect of adopting a motion to postpone to a certain time.
Which pending motion does not adhere when a main motion is deferred?
- All pending motions adhere.
- Any amendment does not adhere
- A motion to refer to committee does not adhere.
- A motion to withdraw does not adhere.
Which of the following is not a rule for a motion to Postpone to a Certain Time?
- Amendments are unrestricted.
- Requires a second.
- Requires a majority vote.
- Applies to main motions only.
Which of the following is not a rule for a motion to Postpone to a Certain Time?
- Cannot have its debate limited
- Cannot interrupt a speaker
- Debate is restricted to issues about postponement
- Takes precedence over refer and amend
A motion to Limit or Extend Debate may _____.
- extend debate
- limit debate
- remove a limitation already imposed
- All of the other answers are correct.
A motion to Limit or Extend Debate may _____.
- extend the time of a current speaker
- limit the number of speakers to be allowed
- limit the amount of time for debate on a motion
- All of the other answers are correct.
What is the most common use of extend debate?
- Extend the time of a particular speaker
- Increase the number of allowed speakers
- Extend the time allowed for debate
- All of the other answers are correct.
What is allowed for the motion to Extend or Limit Debate?
- The making of a motion that affects another aspect of debate while a version of the motion is pending.
- The making of a motion that affects the same aspect of debate as a version that is pending.
- The making of a motion that reverses the affects of a version of the motion that is pending.
- None of the other answers is correct.
A motion to limit or extend debate may apply to _____.
- all pending motions
- to some of the pending motions
- to only one of the pending motions
- All of the other answers are correct.
The motion to extend or limit debate is in effect _____.
- only at the current meeting
- until such meeting that the motion is decided
- only until the current motion is decided no matter how the motion was worded
- until the committee reports on the motion
A motion to limit or extend debate can be made ______.
- for a current motion
- for one that will come up next at the meeting
- for one that will come up later in the meeting
- All of the other answers are correct.
Which of the following is not true about Limit or Extend Debate?
- Takes precedence over nothing.
- Cannot interrupt a speaker.
- Applies to debatable motions only.
- Requires a second.
Which of the following is not true about Limit of Extend Debate?
- No amendments are allowed.
- Debate restricted to type and time.
- Requires a 2/3rds vote.
- Can be withdrawn.