The Standard Code #24

A member who is not the mover of a motion may _____.
1. request it be withdrawn
2. move to have it withdrawn
3. order it withdrawn
4. None of the other answers is correct.
A motion can be withdrawn until ____.
1. it has been voted on
2. it has been amended
3. it has been debated
4. it has been seconded
When a motion is withdrawn, ____.
1. the mover must agree
2. the assembly must agree if the chair has stated the motion
3. the seconder does not have to agree
4. All the other answers are correct.
A motion that was stated and then withdrawn is _____.
1. mentioned in the minutes
2. not mentioned in the minutes
3. mentioned in the minutes if the chair so orders
4. mentioned in the minutes if the assembly so orders
A motion that was not stated and withdrawn is ____.
1. not mentioned in the minutes
2. mentioned in the minutes
3. mentioned in the minutes if the chair so orders
4. mentioned in the minutes if the secretary wants to
Which of the following is not true about a request to withdraw a motion?
1. It is debatable.
2. It cannot be amended.
3. It requires no second.
4. It can interrupt a speaker.
Which of the following is not true about a request to withdraw a motion?
1. It requires a 2/3rds vote.
2. It takes precedence and must be decided immediately.
3. It applies to all motions.
4. It can have no motion applied to it.
Divide a question ______.
1. separates two or more independent parts
2. sets up more than one vote
3. sets up more than one discussion
4. All of the other answers are correct.
A request to divide a question _____.
1. needs to tell how to divide the question
2. can only divide a question into two parts
3. needs the approval of the mover
4. None of the other answers is correct.
If the chair agrees that a question can be divided, ____.
1. it is automatically divided
2. it still needs to be voted on
3. it is not important
4. None of the other answers is correct.
For a motion to be divided, ____.
1. it must have two or more independent section
2. each section must be independent of the other sections
3. each section could have been offered by itself.
4. All the other answers are correct.
If the chair does not agree to divide a question, _____.
1. a motion can be made to divide it
2. the motion cannot be divided
3. the only way to divide the motion is by appeal
4. the motion must go to committee to be divided
A complicated motion that needs to be divided is _____.
1. often referred to committee to be rewritten
2. divided by the chair
3. rewritten by the assembly at that time
4. divided by the person who first submitted the proposal
A long motion that cannot be divided can be _____ to make it easier to handle.
1. considered by paragraph
2. considered by sentence
3. passed in a temporary wording
4. passed for a temporary time
When discussing a motion seriatim, _____.
1. each paragraph is discussed individually
2. each paragraph is amended by itself
3. the entire motion is voted on
4. All the other answers are correct.
Instead of consideration by paragraph, consideration by ______ may be used.
1. each section
2. each sentence
3. each phrase
4. each word
A bylaw revision is usually considered _______.
1. seriatim
2. by paragraph
3. by section
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Consideration by paragraph may be ____.
1. proposed by the chair
2. proposed by a motion
3. approved by general consent
4. All the other answers are correct.
The most effective time to move for division of a question is _____.
1. when a motion is first introduced
2. when it has been proposed to close debate
3. when a vote has been taken
4. All the other answers are correct.
If more than one proposal for dividing a question is received, ____.
1. they are voted on in the order in which they were proposed
2. they are considered to be substitutions
3. they are sent to committee automatically
4. the second one is not allowed

The Standard Code #24

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