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What are the 10 steps of the agenda in Parliamentary Procedure?
1. Call to order
2. Roll call
3. Reading of Previous meeting minutes
4. Officer's reports
5. Standing committee reports
6. Special committee reports
7. Unfinished business
8. New business
9. Announcements
10. Adjournment
What type of vote is required to move to limit debate?
A 2/3s vote
What kind of motion is used when someone questions the result of a voice vote and requires a revote using a more precise method of voting?
Division of assembly
The chair should remain strictly _______
Impartial
What challenges an error in procedure and requires a ruling by the chair?
Point of Order
When was Robert's Rules of Orders first published and by who?
1876 by Henry Martin Robert
In Parliamentary Procedure, during a meeting what should you do if you are confused about a procedure being used and want clarification?
Make a parliamentary inquiry
What does it mean to call for a previous question?
Bring the assembly to an immediate vote
What permits a request or main motion relating to the rights of the assembly or any of its members to be brought up for immediate consideration because of its urgency?
Raise a question of privilege
what are the four basic types of voting?
Voice vote, Rising vote (standing or raising hands), secret ballot vote, and roll call vote
In Parliamentary procedure, what is it called when someone asks for the assembly to stick to the agenda
Call for Orders of the Day
What does it mean when a member "has the floor"
They have the right to speak without being interrupted
What type of motion directs or changes how a main motion is handled?
Subsidiary
Why might someone refer a motion to a committee?
Gives a motion more detailed attention or permits it to be handled privately
For what motions is a 2/3s majority required?
Motions which limit rights
What does a motion require in order to be considered?
A second
What is the motion called that takes precedence over all other motions and must be disposed of before resuming discussion of the main motion?
Privileged motion
What kind of motion does tabling and extending debate fall under?
Subsidiary
What type of motion takes a matter out of a committee's hands and places it back before the assembly as a whole?
Discharge a committee
What is a typical quorum?
One member over half
How many main motions can an assembly consider at a time?
1
What kind of motion do adjournment and recess fall under?
Privileged
What does it mean to rescind a motion?
Cancels the previous decision and brings the matter back before the assembly
What permits a member to remove his/her question from consideration?
Withdraw a motion
Why does a motion to adjourn have the highest precedence?
Because it will end considerations of all other business