The Standard Code #18

Who decides a question of privilege?
1. The chair
2. The assembly by a 2/3rds vote
3. The secretary
4. The assembly by unanimous consent
It is the member’s _____ to have a question of privilege decided.
1. right
2. duty
3. request
4. permission
Who decides if a question of privilege is a proper question?
1. The chair
2. The parliamentarian
3. The assembly
4. The maker of the motion
A member may make a question of privilege about something affecting ______.
1. the assembly
2. himself
3. another member
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A request for a question of privilege may be made _____.
1. at any time even if somebody is speaking
2. at any time before a member begins to speak
3. only when nobody else has the floor
4. only at the beginning of a meeting
If you are speaking and somebody requests a question of privilege, you _____.
1. should sit down until it is decided
2. should keep on speaking
3. should object to the chair
4. should remain standing until it is decided
A question of privilege needs to be decided _____.
1. immediately
2. after debate about the issue
3. at some time during the meeting
4. never
If a person does not like the chair’s ruling on a question of privilege, he should _____.
1. appeal
2. make a point of order
3. not do anything
4. get up and argue with the chair
The chair can decide to _____.
1. grant a question of privilege immediately
2. grant a question of privilege after the current speaker is done
3. not grant a question of privilege
4. All of the other answers are correct.
What is the correct order of preference for questions of privilege?
1. Assembly, members, motions
2. Assembly, motions, members
3. Members, assembly, motions
4. Motions, assembly, members
Which of the following is question of privilege of the assembly?
1. Individual rights.
2. Reputation.
3. Safety of a member.
4. None of the other answers is a question of privilege of the assembly.
Which of the following is a question of privilege of the assembly?
1. The heating of the hall.
2. The conduct of a member
3. The convenience of a member
4. None of the other answers is a question of privilege of the assembly.
Which of the following is a question of privilege of a member?
1. The safety of a member
2. The reputation of a member
3. The conduct of a member
4. All of the other answers are correct.
For a motion to be a question of privilege, _____.
1. another motion must be pending
2. it must deal with an emergency
3. the chair must rule it is appropriate
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A question of privilege presented as a motion differs from a regular main motion in that _____.
1. it may interrupt
2. it takes a 2/3rds vote
3. it does not need a second
4. it cannot be amended
A question of privilege as a motion is usually passed by _____.
1. general consent
2. majority vote
3. majority of the entire membership
4. 2/3rds vote
Which of the following does not apply to question of privilege as a request?
1. Requires a second.
2. Can interrupt a speaker.
3. Requires no vote.
4. Can only have withdraw applied to it.
Which of the following does not apply to question of privilege as a request?
1. Applies to the pending motion.
2. Is not debatable.
3. Cannot be amended.
4. Takes precedence over most other motions.
What is the purpose of a motion to recess?
1. To provide a break in a meeting with a time to restart.
2. To end one meeting and set up another one.
3. To provide a break in a meeting with no time to restart.
4. To end one meeting with no other meeting planned.
The correct form for a Motion to Recess is ______.
1. I move to recess until _____
2. I move to recess
3. I move to recess until our next meeting
4. I move to stop this meeting until tomorrow morning.

The Standard Code #18

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