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Point of Privilege - Answer✔Pertains to noise, personal comfort, etc. - may interrupt only if
necessary!
Parliamentary Inquiry - Answer✔Inquire as to the correct motion - to accomplish a desired
result, or raise a point of order
Point of Information - Answer✔Generally applies to information desired from the speaker: "I
should like to ask the (speaker) a question."
Orders of the Day (Agenda) - Answer✔A call to adhere to the agenda (a deviation from the
agenda requires Suspending the Rules)
Point of Order - Answer✔Infraction of the rules, or improper decorum in speaking. Must be
raised immediately after the error is made
Main Motion - Answer✔Brings new business (the next item on the agenda) before the assembly
Divide the Question - Answer✔Divides a motion into two or more separate motions (must be
able to stand on their own)
Consider by Paragraph - Answer✔Adoption of paper is held until all paragraphs are debated and
amended and entire paper is satisfactory; after all paragraphs are considered, the entire paper is
then open to amendment, and paragraphs may be further amended. Any Preamble can not be
considered until debate on the body of the paper has ceased.
Amend - Answer✔Inserting or striking out words or paragraphs, or substituting whole
paragraphs or resolutions
Withdraw/Modify Motion - Answer✔Applies only after question is stated; mover can accept an
amendment without obtaining the floor
Commit /Refer/Recommit to Committee - Answer✔State the committee to receive the question
or resolution; if no committee exists include size of committee desired and method of selecting
the members (election or appointment)
Extend Debate - Answer✔Applies only to the immediately pending question; extends until a
certain time or for a certain period of time
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Limit Debate - Answer✔Closing debate at a certain time, or limiting to a certain period of time
Postpone to a Certain Time - Answer✔State the time the motion or agenda item will be resumed
Object to Consideration - Answer✔Objection must be stated before discussion or another motion
is stated
Lay on the Table - Answer✔Temporarily suspends further consideration/action on pending
question; may be made after motion to close debate has carried or is pending
Take from the Table - Answer✔Resumes consideration of item previously "laid on the table" -
state the motion to take from the table
Reconsider - Answer✔Can be made only by one on the prevailing side who has changed position
or view
Postpone Indefinitely - Answer✔Kills the question/resolution for this session - exception: the
motion to reconsider can be made this session
Previous Question - Answer✔Closes debate if successful - may be moved to "Close Debate" if
preferred
Informal Consideration - Answer✔Move that the assembly go into "Committee of the Whole" -
informal debate as if in committee; this committee may limit number or length of speeches or
close debate by other means by a 2/3 vote. All votes, however, are formal.
Appeal Decision of the Chair - Answer✔Appeal for the assembly to decide - must be made
before other business is resumed; NOT debatable if relates to decorum, violation of rules or order
of business
Suspend the Rules - Answer✔Allows a violation of the assembly's own rules (except
Constitution); the object of the suspension must be specified
What is parliamentary procedure? - Answer✔A set of rules for running a successful meeting.
What are the three goals of parliamentary procedure? - Answer✔Make meetings run smoothly,
assure everyone gets to voice their oppinion, and maintain order.
Who began parliamentary procedure? - Answer✔Sir Thomas Smyth, in England in 1562.
What is the bible of Parliamentary Procedure? - Answer✔Robert's Rules of Order, which was
written by Henry M. Robert in 1876.
When was Robert's Rules of Order revised? - Answer✔First revised in 1915. Last revised in
1990.
What is the floor? - Answer✔A point where the attention of the meeting should be focused.
What does germane mean? - Answer✔Related to the original topic.
What is a quorum? - Answer✔The amount of members present required to conduct a meeting.
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Answers 100% Guaranteed Pass.
Point of Privilege - Answer✔Pertains to noise, personal comfort, etc. - may interrupt only if
necessary!
Parliamentary Inquiry - Answer✔Inquire as to the correct motion - to accomplish a desired
result, or raise a point of order
Point of Information - Answer✔Generally applies to information desired from the speaker: "I
should like to ask the (speaker) a question."
Orders of the Day (Agenda) - Answer✔A call to adhere to the agenda (a deviation from the
agenda requires Suspending the Rules)
Point of Order - Answer✔Infraction of the rules, or improper decorum in speaking. Must be
raised immediately after the error is made
Main Motion - Answer✔Brings new business (the next item on the agenda) before the assembly
Divide the Question - Answer✔Divides a motion into two or more separate motions (must be
able to stand on their own)
Consider by Paragraph - Answer✔Adoption of paper is held until all paragraphs are debated and
amended and entire paper is satisfactory; after all paragraphs are considered, the entire paper is
then open to amendment, and paragraphs may be further amended. Any Preamble can not be
considered until debate on the body of the paper has ceased.
Amend - Answer✔Inserting or striking out words or paragraphs, or substituting whole
paragraphs or resolutions
Withdraw/Modify Motion - Answer✔Applies only after question is stated; mover can accept an
amendment without obtaining the floor
Commit /Refer/Recommit to Committee - Answer✔State the committee to receive the question
or resolution; if no committee exists include size of committee desired and method of selecting
the members (election or appointment)
Extend Debate - Answer✔Applies only to the immediately pending question; extends until a
certain time or for a certain period of time
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Limit Debate - Answer✔Closing debate at a certain time, or limiting to a certain period of time
Postpone to a Certain Time - Answer✔State the time the motion or agenda item will be resumed
Object to Consideration - Answer✔Objection must be stated before discussion or another motion
is stated
Lay on the Table - Answer✔Temporarily suspends further consideration/action on pending
question; may be made after motion to close debate has carried or is pending
Take from the Table - Answer✔Resumes consideration of item previously "laid on the table" -
state the motion to take from the table
Reconsider - Answer✔Can be made only by one on the prevailing side who has changed position
or view
Postpone Indefinitely - Answer✔Kills the question/resolution for this session - exception: the
motion to reconsider can be made this session
Previous Question - Answer✔Closes debate if successful - may be moved to "Close Debate" if
preferred
Informal Consideration - Answer✔Move that the assembly go into "Committee of the Whole" -
informal debate as if in committee; this committee may limit number or length of speeches or
close debate by other means by a 2/3 vote. All votes, however, are formal.
Appeal Decision of the Chair - Answer✔Appeal for the assembly to decide - must be made
before other business is resumed; NOT debatable if relates to decorum, violation of rules or order
of business
Suspend the Rules - Answer✔Allows a violation of the assembly's own rules (except
Constitution); the object of the suspension must be specified
What is parliamentary procedure? - Answer✔A set of rules for running a successful meeting.
What are the three goals of parliamentary procedure? - Answer✔Make meetings run smoothly,
assure everyone gets to voice their oppinion, and maintain order.
Who began parliamentary procedure? - Answer✔Sir Thomas Smyth, in England in 1562.
What is the bible of Parliamentary Procedure? - Answer✔Robert's Rules of Order, which was
written by Henry M. Robert in 1876.
When was Robert's Rules of Order revised? - Answer✔First revised in 1915. Last revised in
1990.
What is the floor? - Answer✔A point where the attention of the meeting should be focused.
What does germane mean? - Answer✔Related to the original topic.
What is a quorum? - Answer✔The amount of members present required to conduct a meeting.
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