DFW YOUTH PARLIAMENTARIANS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the name given to the tradition of rules and customs formed by centuries of trial
and error to deal with meeting problems?
Parliamentary procedure
Groups that meet to decide on action to be taken are known as
Deliberative assemblies
The person chosen to preside over a meeting
Keeps order in the meeting
The minimum number of members who must be present for a meeting is called
The quorum
Which items may be found in the standard order of business?
Approval of minutes, reports, and new business
What does the chair say after the secretary reads the minutes?
"Are there any corrections to the minutes?"
When the draft minutes are sent to everyone before the meeting
They do not have to be read unless a member insists
What does the chair say when there are no (or no more) corrections to the minutes?
If there are no (further) corrections, the minutes are approved
When a report is given in the meeting
Any recommendations are considered at the end of the report
Unfinished business on the agenda is
Items on the agenda at the last meeting that were not reached before adjourning
, How can a group use an agenda that is different from the standard order of business?
The agenda must be adopted at the start of the meeting
What does the chair say when the meeting is done?
"Is there any further business? Since there is no further business, the meeting is adjourned."
How is an item of business proposed in a meeting?
Make a motion
In order to speak in a meeting, you should
After the previous speaker finishes, stand and say, "Mr. or Madam President"
What do you say to properly make a motion
I move that...
A second means
The seconder wants the motion to be considered
What is the next step after a motion is moved and seconded?
The chair states the motion
What are the two duties of the chair related to stating a motion?
Determining that the motion is in order and that it is clearly phrased
What does debate mean?
Discussion on the merits if the motion
What does the chair say when it appears no one else seeks recognition to speak?
"Are you ready for the question?" or "Is there any further debate"
If there is no further debate, what does the chair say?
"The question is on the adoption of the motion that..."
Which of the following is the correct form to announce the result of a vote?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
What is the name given to the tradition of rules and customs formed by centuries of trial
and error to deal with meeting problems?
Parliamentary procedure
Groups that meet to decide on action to be taken are known as
Deliberative assemblies
The person chosen to preside over a meeting
Keeps order in the meeting
The minimum number of members who must be present for a meeting is called
The quorum
Which items may be found in the standard order of business?
Approval of minutes, reports, and new business
What does the chair say after the secretary reads the minutes?
"Are there any corrections to the minutes?"
When the draft minutes are sent to everyone before the meeting
They do not have to be read unless a member insists
What does the chair say when there are no (or no more) corrections to the minutes?
If there are no (further) corrections, the minutes are approved
When a report is given in the meeting
Any recommendations are considered at the end of the report
Unfinished business on the agenda is
Items on the agenda at the last meeting that were not reached before adjourning
, How can a group use an agenda that is different from the standard order of business?
The agenda must be adopted at the start of the meeting
What does the chair say when the meeting is done?
"Is there any further business? Since there is no further business, the meeting is adjourned."
How is an item of business proposed in a meeting?
Make a motion
In order to speak in a meeting, you should
After the previous speaker finishes, stand and say, "Mr. or Madam President"
What do you say to properly make a motion
I move that...
A second means
The seconder wants the motion to be considered
What is the next step after a motion is moved and seconded?
The chair states the motion
What are the two duties of the chair related to stating a motion?
Determining that the motion is in order and that it is clearly phrased
What does debate mean?
Discussion on the merits if the motion
What does the chair say when it appears no one else seeks recognition to speak?
"Are you ready for the question?" or "Is there any further debate"
If there is no further debate, what does the chair say?
"The question is on the adoption of the motion that..."
Which of the following is the correct form to announce the result of a vote?
