The Standard Code #19

Recess differs from Adjourn as it _____.
1. does not end the meeting
2. ends the current meeting
3. stops the current agenda and requires a new one
4. halts all business
A Convention _____.
1. recesses between meetings and adjourns at the end
2. adjourns between meetings
3. recesses between meetings and at the end
4. adjourns between meetings and at the end
A recess is limited ______.
1. to the time before the next scheduled meeting
2. to the day it is made
3. to a very brief time
4. to the current quarter
If you do not want to put a time limit in the motion to recess, you put _____.
1. at the call of the chair
2. no indication at all
3. at the orders of the secretary
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Debate on a recess is limited to _____.
1. time
2. duration
3. need
4. All the other answers are correct.
Recess is privileged if _____.
1. another main motion is pending
2. it is the only main motion pending
3. the agenda calls for the motion to recess
4. It is never privileged.
Which of the following is not true about the motion to recess?
1. Cannot interrupt a speaker.
2. Requires a second.
3. Debate is restricted.
4. All of the other answers are true about the motion to recess.
Which of the following is not true about the motion to recess?
1. Requires a majority vote.
2. Takes precedence over nothing.
3. Applies to no other motion.
4. Can be amended or withdrawn.
The proper motion to end a meeting is _____.
1. Adjourn
2. Recess
3. Amend
4. Ratify
The correct form for adjourn is _____.
1. I move that we adjourn
2. I move that we adjourn after the program committee report
3. I move that we adjourn at 9 pm
4. All the other answers are correct.
When adjourn is privileged and passes, ______.
1. the meeting is immediately adjourned
2. the meeting can end after a scheduled event
3. the meeting can end at a certain time
4. None of the other answers is correct.
When adjourn is not privileged, it ____.
1. cannot be debated
2. cannot be amended
3. cannot set a later time for adjournment
4. None of the other answers is correct.
As a privileged motion, adjourn _____.
1. out ranks all other motions
2. is the lowest ranking motion
3. ranks just higher than the subsidiary motions
4. has no rank
When a motion to adjourn is made, _____.
1. the chair can request a delay in voting until all important business is handled
2. it must be voted on immediately
3. the maker can request a delay in voting on it
4. no vote is taken on it
If a motion to adjourn is made, ______.
1. any member can point out business that must be handled
2. no member can obtain the floor
3. only the secretary can point out necessary business
4. the mover is responsible for pointing out necessary business
If the mover of the motion to adjourn does not want to delay the motion, _____.
1. it must be voted on
2. the chair can delay it
3. a point of order can be made
4. None of the other answers is correct.
If the assembly cannot finish its business, it can ______.
1. continue at a later date
2. set the time for a meeting to finish at
3. set the date for a meeting to finish at
4. All the other answers are correct.
For a continued meeting, _____.
1. notice is not usually required
2. notice must be given if the bylaws say so
3. the break is treated as a recess
4. All the other answers are correct.
If there is no provision for a further meeting, adjournment _____.
1. dissolves the body
2. means that the body meets at the call of the chair
3. means that anybody can call the body into session
4. None of the other answers is correct.
When a body adjourns without provision for an additional meeting, ____.
1. it adjourns sine die
2. the body will meet at the call of the chair
3. the motion is a privileged motion
4. All of the other answers are correct.

The Standard Code #19

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