What am I?
What is the purpose of the motion to amend?
What is to modify the motion that is under consideration
Is a parliamentary inquiry amendable? Debatable?
What is the proper terminology to use in stating a main motion?
What is the proper terminology to use in stating a main motion is "I move that..."?
What is the purpose of presenting a motion?
What is the purpose of presenting a motion is to bring an item of business before the chapter for consideration and action?
Is the previous question debatable? Amendable?
What is the previous question is undebatable and unamendable?
What vote does previous question require for adoption?
What is the proper terminology to use in stating an amendment?
What is the proper terminology to use in stating an amendment is: I move to amend the main motion by.... Or, I move to amend the amendment by....?
Is it proper for the president to call a member out of order?
What is the president is duty bound to enforce correct rules of procedure and should call members out of order when they are in error?
What is the purpose of referring a motion to a committee?
What is the purpose of referring a motion to a committee is to place the question temporarily in a committee?
Is the motion to lay on the table debatable? Amendable?
What is the motion to lay on the table is undebatable and unamendable?
What vote is required to suspend the rules?
What is a majority vote is required to suspend the rules?
What is the correct terminology to use when appealing from the decision of the chair?
What is "Mr./Madam president, I appeal from the decision of the chair?
When does a vote go into effect?
What is a vote goes into effect following the announcement of the results of the voting. A tap of the gavel should follow the announcement of the results?
What is the purpose of an appeal?
What is the purpose of an appeal is to obtain a decision from the chapter to a question on which the presiding officer has made a decision?
Is the motion to refer debatable? Amendable?
What is the motion to refer is debatable and amendable?
What is a vote is not required to call for the division of the assembly?
What is the proper terminology to use when putting the question?
What is "Those supporting the motion that...say aye. Those opposed say no" OR "Those in favor of the motion raise your hand. Those opposed raise your hand."?
What happens to a motion if the vote results in a tie?
What is a tie vote means the motion is lost unless the presiding officer cares to vote?
What is the purpose of suspending the rules?
What is the purpose of suspending the rules is to permit the chapter to do something that cannot be done without violating its standing rules?
Is an appeal debatable? Amendable?
What is an appeal is debatable except in cases where it relates to indecorum (improper conduct), priority of business, or deviation from the rules of speaking. An appeal is unamendable?
What vote is required to not return to the regular orders of the day?
What is a two-thirds negative vote is required to not return to the regular orders of the day?
What is the correct terminology to use in asking that a motion be reconsidered?
What is "I move to reconsider the vote on the motion that... I voted on the prevailing side."?
Must one receive recognition from the chair to make a parliamentary inquiry?
What is recognition is not necessary to make a parliamentary inquiry, and the parliamentary inquiry may interrupt a speaker?