Motions of the Ocean
Some one said multiple questions within one statement
What is "Point of Order"
A list of things to be discussed in a meeting
What is Agenda?
You want a meeting to end
What is "I move that we adjourn (motion to adjourn)"
A normal motion vote only requires how many votes
What is 1/2
You have to go to the bathroom and much of the senate needs to stretch their legs
What is "I move that we recess until __"
The presiding officer at a meeting
What is the chair?
The queue is empty and you want the debate to end
What is "I would like to call the question"
The type of vote usually conducted by a show of hands.
What is a voice vote
You have no clue what we're talking about
What is "Point of Information"
The rules of an organization
What are the by-laws?
You want to move on from a motion temporarily
What is "I move to lay the question on the table (motion to lay the question on the table)"
This many votes are required to close a queue
What is 2/3
Too many names are being added to a queue
What is "I move to close the queue (or motion to close the queue)"
The number of people present to vote on business
What is quorum?
You want people to say their vote and for how they vote to be recorded
What is "I call for division of the house"
This many votes are required to amend bylaws
What is 2/3
You can't hear a speaker over the window's being open or there is a bomb under the desk
What is "Point of Privilege (called to complain about conditions, or safety)"
A written record of the business covered at a meeting
What is the minutes?
Senator Bob won't stop talking, and talking, and talking.
What is "I move that debate be limited to one speech of 2 minutes for bob"
A division of the house is called before a vote, this occurs
What is everyone will vote one by one, and their votes shall be individually recorded.
(answer should be something to the affect of that)