The Standard Code #20

The body is adjourned once ______.
1. the chair announces the result of the vote
2. when the assembly votes
3. whenever the chair declares the adjournment
4. a quorum is lost
If the chair is not sure what type of adjournment is being asked for, he should ____.
1. ask the maker of the motion
2. decide for himself what is meant
3. ask the assembly what is meant
4. ignore the motion
In announcing the results on a motion to adjourn, the chair _____.
1. can state when the next meeting is
2. must state when the next meeting is
3. cannot state when the next meeting is
4. should not mention anything about future meetings
If a time set for adjournment is reached, the chair _____.
1. informs the membership of that
2. adjourns the meeting immediately
3. states a motion to adjourn
4. allows the current business to be finished
If a time set for adjournment is reached, a member can _____.
1. move to adjourn
2. move to suspend the rule requiring adjournment
3. move to set a new time for adjournment
4. All the other answers are correct.
If an item of business is interrupted by adjournment of a regular meeting, _____.
1. it is the first item of unfinished business at the next meeting
2. it is the first item of new business at the next meeting
3. it is lost but can be renewed at the next meeting
4. it is the first item of business at the next meeting
If an item of business is interrupted by adjournment at a convention, ____.
1. it is lost unless a committee has been instructed to report at the next meeting
2. it is lost
3. it is the first item of unfinished business at the next convention
4. it is the first item of business at the next convention
Which of the following is a rule governing a motion to adjourn?
1. Is not debatable when privileged
2. Needs no second
3. Applies to most motions
4. Cannot be amended
Which of the following is not a rule governing a motion to adjourn?
1. Takes no precedence when privileged.
2. Cannot interrupt a speaker.
3. Requires a majority vote.
4. Can be withdrawn.
If a member thinks the chair made a mistake in a ruling, he may ____.
1. appeal
2. ratify
3. amend
4. adjourn
The correct form for making an appeal is ____.
1. "I appeal from the decision of the chair"
2. "The chair was wrong in that decision"
3. "The chair did not treat me fairly"
4. "I ask the assembly to overthrow the chair"
When an appeal is made, the vote is _____.
1. taken on sustaining the chair
2. taken on overruling the chair
3. taken on the motion to appeal
4. taken on overruling the appeal
When an appeal is made, _____.
1. the chair speaks first, then the person appealing
2. the person appealing speaks first, then the chair
3. the chair speaks first, then whoever gets the floor
4. the person appealing speaks first, then whoever gets the floor speaks
An appeal can be made from a ruling of the chair involving ____.
1. judgment
2. anything
3. opinion
4. the bylaws
What cannot be appealed?
1. Items of fact.
2. Items related to the bylaws
3. Items related to standing rules.
4. Items related to the Parliamentary Authority.
When stating the question on the appeal, the chair ____.
1. states it as sustaining the decision of the chair
2. states it without bias
3. states it clearly
4. All of the other answers are correct.
When speaking during an appeal, the chair _____.
1. speaks without stepping down from the chair
2. turns the chair over the vice president and speaks
3. turns the chair over to the secretary and speaks
4. does not give any reasons for his ruling
After the chair gives the reasons for the ruling, _____.
1. the member appealing may give his reasons for disagreeing
2. the member appealing may withdraw his appeal
3. other members may debate the appeal
4. All the other answers are correct.
After the member gives his reasons for appealing, _____.
1. the chair may change the ruling
2. the members must vote immediately
3. the chair may dispute the reasoning
4. All the other answers are correct.
On an appeal to overturn the decision of the chair, the vote must be _____.
1. a majority against sustaining the chair
2. a tie for sustaining the chair
3. a majority sustaining the chair
4. a 2/3rds vote against sustaining the chair

The Standard Code #20

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