Order of Business
This phrase officially starts the meeting.
What is “The meeting will come to order”?
This is the phrase you say when you want the group to do something.
What is “I move that…”?
This word means changing a motion.
What is amend?
This is the number of members needed to make decisions.
What is a quorum?
You must do this before speaking.
What is raise your hand?
These are the official notes of what happened at the last meeting.
What are minutes?
This shows someone else wants to talk about the motion.
What is a second?
This type of change adds something to the motion.
What is an amendment to add?
This vote uses “aye” or “no.”
What is a voice vote?
You should never do this while someone else is talking.
What is interrupt?
This part of the meeting includes the pledge and roll call.
What is opening ceremonies?
This is the time when members talk about the motion.
What is debate?
This type of change removes something from the motion.
What is an amendment to strike?
This vote uses secret papers.
What is a ballot vote?
This is what you should do after finishing your turn.
What is sit down?
This section is where small groups share what they worked on.
What are committee reports?
This is how the group decides yes or no.
What is voting?
This type of change replaces part of the motion with something new.
What is an amendment to substitute?
Without this, the club cannot vote on anything.
What is a quorum?
This is the rule that helps meetings stay polite and fair.
What is parliamentary courtesy?
This is the part of the meeting where new ideas or decisions are introduced.
What is new business?
This is the final announcement of whether a motion passed or failed.
What is the result (or decision) of the vote?
This must be voted on before the main motion.
What is the amendment?
This is the rule that the side with the most votes wins.
What is majority rule?
This is what members should do to stay on topic and respectful.
What is listen and wait your turn?