The Standard Code #29

A special program such as a speech often comes _____.
1. after adjournment
2. under a category called Good of the Order
3. under a category called General Good and Welfare
4. All of the other answers are correct.
With an order of business, it is often important to be _____.
1. flexible
2. rigid
3. unyielding
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Which of the following is not found in the order of business for a special meeting?
1. Reading of the minutes.
2. Call to order.
3. Business stated in the notice.
4. Adjournment.
If an item has been set for a particular time in a convention, it takes _____ to change it.
1. a majority vote
2. a 2/3rds vote
3. a majority of the entire membership
4. It cannot be changed.
If item is postponed to a later time in the same meeting, _____.
1. no notice needs to be given
2. notice needs to be given to the members present
3. notice needs to be given to all members
4. An item cannot be postponed to a later time in the same meeting.
A list of the specific items under each category in an order of business is called ____.
1. an agenda
2. a bylaw
3. an order of business
4. a notice
Who usually prepares the agenda?
1. The president and the secretary together.
2. The president by himself.
3. The secretary by himself.
4. The parliamentarian and the president..
If an agenda is adopted, _____.
1. other items of business can be considered unless there is a rule against it
2. other items of business can be considered even if there is a rule against it.
3. No other items of business can be considered.
4. Agendas are never adopted.
Items on an agenda may be added or dropped by _____.
1. general consent or a majority vote
2. general consent or a 2/3rds vote
3. general consent only
4. a 2/3rds vote only
Routine matters are often taken care of by way of ______.
1. a consent agenda
2. a consent calendar
3. a unanimous consent agenda
4. All the other answers are correct.
Matters on the consent agenda are ______.
1. noncontroversial
2. items people want to debate
3. complex
4. questionable
Who may remove items from the consent agenda?
1. any member
2. any member with a second
3. only the chair
4. nobody
If a committee report contains several non-controversial proposals, _____.
1. they can be treated as a consent agenda
2. they can be passed en bloc
3. they can be passed by unanimous consent
4. All the other answers are correct.
An important item may be put on the _____ to make sure it is considered at the current meeting.
1. priority agenda
2. consent agenda
3. regular agenda
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Any agenda can be modified by ______.
1. majority vote of the assembly
2. majority vote of the officers
3. majority vote of the board
4. Agendas cannot be modified.
Who calls the meeting to order?
1. The chair.
2. The secretary.
3. The parliamentarian.
4. Nobody does.
What is the order of business immediately after the call to order?
1. The reading of the minutes
2. The reports of officers
3. The reports of committees
4. Adjournment
Who reads the minutes?
1. The secretary
2. The president
3. The parliamentarian
4. The minutes are never read.
Must the minutes be voted on?
1. No, if nobody objects.
2. Yes, if there has been change.
3. Yes.
4. No, they are never voted on.
After the minutes have been read, _____.
1. corrections are asked for
2. the vote automatically takes place
3. no alterations can be made
4. the next item of business is called for

The Standard Code #29

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