GENERAL
The recording officer and custodian of records
Who is the Secretary?
In order to be adopted, the priviledged motion to adjourn must obtain a minimum affirmative vote of this.
What is Majority?
This can be proposed when more time or consideration is needed
What is the motion to Commit or Refer?
Used when the chair fails to enforce the rules
What is Point of Order?
Army General that led the study of parliamentary law over a number of years by experiences in civic and church organizations.
Who is Henry M. Robert?
To be recognized by the chair as having the exclusive right to be heard at that time.
What is obtaining the floor?
Unlike subsidiary motions, these do not relate to pending business
What is a Privileged Motion?
Interrupts pending business to permit doing something else immediately and is often confused with Postpone Indefinetly.
What is the motion, lay on the table?
Allows business to be taken up in a different order than the agenda
What are Suspend the Rules?
The number of editions of Robert's Rules of Order?
What is 12?
Relevant to the correct motion at hand
What is germaine?
The 3 aspects of the motion, "fix a time to adjourn", an assembly can make
What is time, place, date?
To reject or kill a main motion without permitting it to come to a direct vote
What is the motion to Postpone Indefinitely?
A question to obtain information on rules and procedures.
What is a parliamentary inquiry?
A group of people having freedom to act and take action in the name of the entire group
What is a Deliberative Assembly?
A debatable and amendable motion that is lowest in precedence.
What is the "main motion"?
This is how a member can propose to end a meeting entirely, even while business is pending
What is moving to adjourn?
Two subsidiary motions that require a two-thirds vote
What is Previous Question and Limit or Extend Limits of debate?
This incidental motion is debatable
What is an appeal to the Chair's decision?
The year the 12th edition of RONR newly revised was published
What is September 2020?
A person who has the right to speak first on a motion made.
Who is the maker of the motion maker?
This motion relates to the rights and privileges of members. It can can be made when another has the floor, if it's urgent, such as lack of ventilation in a room
What is "Raise a Question of Privilege"?
Immediately closes debate and amendments, except for Lay on the Table.
What is Previous Question?
Incidental motions are arranged in this order
What is no order?
The Chair uses this for serious and repeated breaches of order
What is Calling a Member to Order?