The Standard Code #31

The right of a member to partake in debate _____.
1. is fundamental of parliamentary law
2. is a special privilege
3. is something granted by the board
4. is not important
Why is debate regulated?
1. To make sure that members have a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
2. To ensure that every member will always be heard.
3. To make sure that members have no opportunity to be heard.
4. To ensure that the ranking members are heard.
If a member wants to exercise the right to debate, she must _____.
1. know the rules
2. be a practiced speaker
3. be eloquent
4. be demanding that she must speak
A motion may be _____.
1. fully debatable
2. debatable with restrictions
3. undebatable
4. All of the other answers are correct.
Which of the following is not fully debatable?
1. A main motion
2. A motion to rescind
3. A motion to ratify
4. All the other answers are fully debatable.
Which of the following is not debatable with restrictions?
1. To amend
2. To refer to a committee
3. To limit debate
4. To reconsider
Which of the following is not debatable?
1. To postpone temporarily
2. To rescind
3. To postpone to a certain time
4. To appeal
To gain access to the floor for debate, ____.
1. a member must rise and address the chair
2. a member must rise and begin speaking
3. a member remains seated and addresses the chair
4. a member begins speaking from his seat
A member can gain the floor when ____.
1. nobody else is speaking
2. when a member is near finishing
3. when the chair has recognized another
4. None of the other answers is correct.
A member who has been recognized may speak _____.
1. as long as the rules are followed
2. for as long as she likes
3. until the chair recognizes another
4. until another member wants to speak
The floor is usually given to ____.
1. the first person to rise
2. a member who favors the motion
3. a member who is against the motion
4. a member who the chair likes
Which of the following rules help the chair decide who has the floor?
1. The maker of a motion should be allowed to speak first to explain the motion.
2. A member who has not spoken has priority over a person who has spoken.
3. The maker of a motion is usually allowed to speak last.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
If a motion is controversial, the chair _____.
1. should alternate between pro and con
2. should not be influenced by it
3. should have one side speak fully and then the other
4. should only allow those in favor of it speak
A member can be recognized a second time ____.
1. if nobody who has not spoken wants to speak
2. if they are the next person to rise first
3. if they are the opposite of the person who just finished speaking
4. A person may not speak a second time.
If a few members are well informed on a topic, _____.
1. they may each speak several times provided those who have not spoken get preference
2. they may each speak several times instead of those who have not spoken
3. they may not speak more than once
4. None of the other answers is correct.
Which of the following is not debate?
1. Brief remarks made by the maker of the motion before stating the motion.
2. A brief remark or question about an undebatable motion.
3. An inquiry, explanation, or a suggestion.
4. All of the other answers are correct.
If a member answers a question sent through the chair, ____.
1. it is not debate and no time is used up
2. it is not debate and time is used up
3. it is debate but time is not used up
4. it is debate and time is used up
Before a question is voted on, a member is entitled to know ____.
1. what the question is
2. what the effects of it will be
3. a reasonable explanation of things
4. All of the other answers are correct.
When debating, a speaker _____.
1. must stick to the item being debated
2. may talk about related items that interest him
3. may talk about anything
4. may wander from topic to topic
If a speaker is not being germane, _____.
1. the chair may not say anything
2. other members may not interrupt
3. the speaker is not doing anything wrong
4. None of the other answers is correct.

The Standard Code #31

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