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Terms or Phrases beginning with
"P"
100
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?
100
This is the first thing a President says when he/she begins a meeting.
What is The meeting is called to order?
100

Just Because I said it, doesn't mean I support it.

What is Second

100

An assembly of delegates who are usually chosen specially for each session as representatives of the constituent units...

What is a Convention.

100

In most circles this term is pronounced the same as President, but in parliamentary law it pronounced differently.

What is Precedence.

200
This person presides in the absence of the president, or when for any reason the president vacates the chair.

What is the Vice President?

200
These are the first two words that one would use to start a motion.
What is I move?
200

I want it done "now" because it is the...

Orders of the Day

200

Prior to or during a convention, members of a delegation may need to meet as a group to decide how the will act on certain matters.  A meeting of this kind is called a...

What is a Caucus.

200

This is the name of the business session of a convention. 

"Correct pronunciation counts"

What is the Plenary Session.

300

This is the person who keeps the financial records for the organization.

What is the Treasurer?

300

These are the words one would say immediately after another member has made a motion.

What is I second that motion? or What is second?

300

The entire motion was at bat... but the pitcher wanted to strike it out.

What is Rescind?

300

The official organization of the convention is brought about by the separate consideration and adoption of the reports of these three committees.

What are the:

A. Credentials Committee
B. Committee on Standing Rules
C. Program Committee

300

Its adoption kills the main motion (for the duration of the session) and avoids a direct vote on the question.

What is Postpone Indefinitely

400

This person should be chosen principally for his or her ability to preside, especially in a large assembly.

Who is the President?

400
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?
400

We may be related, but we want separate consideration.

What is Division of the Question?

400

This convention committee has as its basic purpose the screening of all original main motions that have not been screened by another committee...

What is the Resolutions Committee.

400

This is a question directed to the presiding officer to obtain information on a matter of parliamentary law or the rules of the organization bearing on the business at hand.

What is a Parliamentary Inquiry.

500
This is the person who can make a motion.
What is Member?
500
These are two sentences a president would say immediately after a member has seconded a motion to conduct a food drive at Webber's grocery store next Saturday at noon.
What is It has been moved and seconded to conduct a food drive next Saturday at Webber's grocery store at noon. Is there any discussion?
500

At school we take it after lunch, but in a meeting it's not quite the same.

What is Recess.

500

Until the report of this committee is adopted, the only motions that are in order at a convention, are those related to its consideration or to the conduct of the meeting before its adoption...

What is Credentials Committee

500

A motion used to bring the assembly to an immediate vote on one or more pending questions.

What is the Previous Question.