That's My Job
What is the Secretary?
This is the person who takes notes during a meeting and then reports a summary of the meeting to the membership.
What is The meeting is called to order?
This is the first thing a President says when he/she begins a meeting.
What is a majority voice vote?
This is the type of vote needed for a motion to recess to pass.
What is Old Business?
During this time in the agenda, members continue to discuss topics they have discussed in previous meetings.
What is Majority?
This is the term for the number who must vote for a main motion for it to pass.
What is the Vice President?
This is the person who takes over in the president's absence.
What is I Move?
This is the first thing a President says when he/she begins a meeting.
What is the Majority?
This is the number of yes votes needed to pass a main motion.
What is Roll Call?
This is the item on the agenda during which the secretary calls the names of all the members to determine if each is present.
What is the Agenda?
This is the name of a written list of the order of business to be conducted at a meeting.
What is the Treasurer?
This is the person who keeps the financial records for the club.
What is I second that motion?
These are the words one would say immediately after another member has made a motion.
This is the number of taps of the gavel needed to call a meeting to order.
What is New Business?
This is the item on the agenda during which it is time in the meeting to discuss items never brought before the club previously.
What is a Motion?
This action introduces business for the group to act on.
What is the President?
This is the person who plans the agenda.
What is I move the meeting be adjourned?
This is the sentence that a member would say if he/she wanted to end the business portion of the meeting.
What is One?
This is the number of taps of the gavel used to announce a vote, gain attention, signal to sit, and adjourn meeting.
What is Inserting a word or phrase, adding a word or phrase, and substituting a word or phrase?
These are the three general ways a main motion may be amended.
What is the Flow?
This what a member has if he/she is recognized by the President (given permission to speak).
What is Member?
This is the person who can make a motion.
What is It has been moved and seconded to conduct a food drive next Saturday at Webber's grocery store at noon. Is there any discussion?
These are two sentences a president would say immediately after a member has seconded a motion to conduct a food drive at Webber's grocery store next Saturday at noon.
What is Three?
This is the number of taps of the gavel needed to signal for members to stand during opening or closing ceremonies.
What is "To call for Previous Question"?
This is used to end debate on a motion and call for an immediate vote.
What is voice vote, standing, roll call, paper ballot, and show of hands?
These are five voting methods that the president may use.