This is the person who takes notes during a meeting and then reports a summary of the meeting to the membership.
What is the Secretary?
This is the first thing a President says when he/she begins a meeting.
What is The meeting is called to order?
This is what a member says when he/she is opposed to approving the motion.
What is "Nay"
During this time in the agenda, members continue to discuss topics they have discussed in previous meetings.
What is Old Business?
This is the term for the number of members who must vote for a motion for it to pass.
What is Majority.
This is the person who takes over in the president's absence.
What is the Vice President?
These are the first two words that one would use to start a motion.
What is I move?
This is what a member says when he/she is in favor of approving a motion during a vote.
What is "Aye".
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 Roll Call.
This is the name of a written list of the order of business to be conducted at a meeting.
What is the Agenda?
This is the person who keeps the financial records for the club.
What is the Treasurer?
These are the words one would say immediately after another member has made a motion.
What is I second that motion?
This is the number of taps of the gavel needed to call a meeting to order.
What is a one?
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 New Business
This action introduces business for the group to act on.
What is a motion?
This is the person who plans the agenda.
What is the President?
This is the sentence that a member would say if he/she wanted to end the business portion of the meeting.
What is I move the meeting be adjourned?
This is the number of taps of the gavel used to announce a vote, gain attention, signal to sit, and adjourn meeting.
What is one.
These are reports of temporary committees that are assigned a specific/special task.
What is Report from Special Committees
This what a member has if he/she is recognized by the President (given permission to speak).
What is The Floor.
This is the person who can make a motion.
What is Member?
This is what the president would say immediately after a member has seconded a motion.
What is Is there any further discussion?
This is the number of yes votes needed to pass a main motion.
What is the Majority?
These are reports from permanent committees. (usually listed in the Constitution)
What is Report from Standing Committees
These are five voting methods that the president may use.
What is voice vote, standing, roll call, paper ballot, and show of hands.