CMCA EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
abstention
Ans: when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on Election Day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present
during the vote, but does not cast a ballot; may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the
measure or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition they do not count in tallying the vote;
when practiced members are in effect only attending the meeting to
aid in constituting a quorum
Quiz: action item list
Ans: a documented event, task, activity, or action that needs to take place usually documented in the meeting minutes
and are recorded in the task list of the group— at the next meeting it is reviewed by the group and at that meeting
the facilitator will check the status of these
items
Quiz: agenda
Ans: a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken
up, beginning with the call to order and ending with the adjournment
Quiz: amend a motion
Ans: used to modify another motion; takes three basic forms: 1) inserting or
adding words or paragraphs; 2) striking out words or paragraphs, and;
3) striking out words and inserting or adding others, or substituting an
entire paragraph or complete resolution for another
, CMCA EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Quiz: ballot
Ans: a device used to record choices made by voters; each voter uses
one and are not shared
Quiz: committee report
Ans: highlight matters to be decided and recommendations to the board; the actions suggested to the board are clearly
stated and should follow a standard format
Quiz: debate
Ans: during an election, a formal discussion involving opposing candidates vying for the same position
Quiz: executive session
Ans: when a board must hold a discussion or make decisions of a sensitive nature; the topics that commonly discussed and
are allowable by law usually include personnel issues, contract negotiations and discussions, lawsuits and other legal
matters, and governing document
violations
Quiz: financial report
, CMCA EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Ans: a report on the association's income and expense activities including a general ledger, variance, accounts payable,
income statement and
balance sheet
Quiz: majority
Ans: over 50% of the votes needed to win an election (can come from those owners who attend the meeting, in person or
by proxy) to decide
all matters except special issues
Quiz: management report
Ans: a report on the association's current projects and administrative
activities
Quiz: minutes
Ans: document the decisions made during a meeting, providing a
permanent public record of positions and actions taken by the board
Quiz: motion
Ans: a formal proposal stating that the association took a certain action
Quiz: notice of meeting
Ans: an official announcement, which should be sent in writing to board
members at least a week in advance
Quiz: parliamentary procedure
, CMCA EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Ans: the body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other
operations
Quiz: plurality
Ans: awards the election to the candidate with the most votes, regardless
of whether or not they received the majority
Quiz: proxy
Ans: the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act or vote
in place of another resident who could not be present
Quiz: quorum
Ans: the number of residents required to be present to transact business
legally established in the association's by-laws
Quiz: Robert's Rules of Order
Ans: common rules and procedures for deliberation and debate in order to
place the whole membership on the same footing and speaking the same language
Quiz: second a motion
Ans: needed immediately after a proposal by another member of the
body for consideration by the assembly
Quiz: table a motion
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
abstention
Ans: when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on Election Day) or, in parliamentary procedure, is present
during the vote, but does not cast a ballot; may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the
measure or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition they do not count in tallying the vote;
when practiced members are in effect only attending the meeting to
aid in constituting a quorum
Quiz: action item list
Ans: a documented event, task, activity, or action that needs to take place usually documented in the meeting minutes
and are recorded in the task list of the group— at the next meeting it is reviewed by the group and at that meeting
the facilitator will check the status of these
items
Quiz: agenda
Ans: a list of meeting activities in the order in which they are to be taken
up, beginning with the call to order and ending with the adjournment
Quiz: amend a motion
Ans: used to modify another motion; takes three basic forms: 1) inserting or
adding words or paragraphs; 2) striking out words or paragraphs, and;
3) striking out words and inserting or adding others, or substituting an
entire paragraph or complete resolution for another
, CMCA EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Quiz: ballot
Ans: a device used to record choices made by voters; each voter uses
one and are not shared
Quiz: committee report
Ans: highlight matters to be decided and recommendations to the board; the actions suggested to the board are clearly
stated and should follow a standard format
Quiz: debate
Ans: during an election, a formal discussion involving opposing candidates vying for the same position
Quiz: executive session
Ans: when a board must hold a discussion or make decisions of a sensitive nature; the topics that commonly discussed and
are allowable by law usually include personnel issues, contract negotiations and discussions, lawsuits and other legal
matters, and governing document
violations
Quiz: financial report
, CMCA EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Ans: a report on the association's income and expense activities including a general ledger, variance, accounts payable,
income statement and
balance sheet
Quiz: majority
Ans: over 50% of the votes needed to win an election (can come from those owners who attend the meeting, in person or
by proxy) to decide
all matters except special issues
Quiz: management report
Ans: a report on the association's current projects and administrative
activities
Quiz: minutes
Ans: document the decisions made during a meeting, providing a
permanent public record of positions and actions taken by the board
Quiz: motion
Ans: a formal proposal stating that the association took a certain action
Quiz: notice of meeting
Ans: an official announcement, which should be sent in writing to board
members at least a week in advance
Quiz: parliamentary procedure
, CMCA EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
Ans: the body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other
operations
Quiz: plurality
Ans: awards the election to the candidate with the most votes, regardless
of whether or not they received the majority
Quiz: proxy
Ans: the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act or vote
in place of another resident who could not be present
Quiz: quorum
Ans: the number of residents required to be present to transact business
legally established in the association's by-laws
Quiz: Robert's Rules of Order
Ans: common rules and procedures for deliberation and debate in order to
place the whole membership on the same footing and speaking the same language
Quiz: second a motion
Ans: needed immediately after a proposal by another member of the
body for consideration by the assembly
Quiz: table a motion
