Parliamentary Law
This set of rules and guidelines is used to conduct effective meetings. It is the preferred method of conducting business by the United States Government.
What is Parliamentary Procedure?
This Parliamentary term is used for ranking subsidiary motions.
What is order of Precedence?
These motions are granted precedence over ordinary business being conducted.
What is Privileged Motions?
This is limited to a motion under consideration and is done to persuade others to vote one way or another.
What is discussion/debate?
This is the term for important matters that are brought before the group.
What is business?
This book is often looked upon as the guidelines for Parliamentary Law.
What is Robert's Rules of Order?
This subsidiary motion is used to assign the main motion to a group of people to gain more information.
What is Refer to a Committee?
This motion is used when a member feels it is time to close a meeting.
What is Adjornment?
This is the assembly's way of allowing members to decide on issues.
What is voting?
This is the listing of business to be conducted at a meeting.
What is an agenda?
This is the signal for all members to stand in unison at a meeting.
What is three taps of the gavel?
What is the main motion?
This Incidental motion is used when a member believes a Parliamentary error has been committed.
What is Point of Order?
If the motion Recess fails to receive this, then the motion fails.
What is a second?
This is the plan that lists the events or items in a meeting.
What is the order of business?
This is the listing of business to be conducted at a meeting.
What is an agenda.
This subsidiary motion has the highest precedence.
What is Lay on the Table?
Division of the Assembly often turns to this type of voting.
What is a rising vote?
This is the number of members required to pass the main motion with 100 members present.
What is 51 votes?
This is discussions or motions that are related to the business being considered.
What is Germane?
This is the item that must be completed after a Call to Order and Opening Ceremonies.
What is meeting minutes?
This motion has higher precedence than Postpone Definitely, but lower than Lay on the table.
What is Previous Question
Members can do this if they disagree with the decision of the chair.
What is an appeal?
This is why some motions require a 2/3 vote.
What is limit the rights of the members?
This is the number of members required to conduct business.
What is a quorum?