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Terminology
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Voting
Main Motions
Origins of Parliamentary Procedure
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Where the attention of the meeting should be focused
What is The Floor
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Why do we debate motions?
To raise concerns about the motion, To persuade others to vote one way or another, and To provide info about motion.
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This means one more than half the votes cast
What is simple majority
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What are main motions?
Means of introducing business to a meeting
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Where was parliamentary procedure started?
The United Kingdom
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A word that means "to close a meeting"
What is to adjourn
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This amount of tap(s) of the gavel indicates for everyone to sit down and to start the meeting
What is 1 tap
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The most votes received but not always a simple majority
What is Plurality
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What are the three reasons we debate main motions?
To Raise concerns about the motion, To Persuade others to vote one way or another, and To Provide information about the motion
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Describe what is the Division of the Assembley
It is a method of vote where people get up and move to certain parts of the chamber
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Other words to describe this person is the Presiding Officer, Chairman, or President
What is the Chair
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What do incidental motions do?
To correct ill-advised actions or To correct improper use of parliamentary procedure
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This requires majorities that are greater than a simple majority
What is Supermajority
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How many different types of main motions are there?
4 different kinds: Subsidiary, Incidental, Unclassified, Privilaged
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Who wrote “Robert’s Rules of Order”?
Henry M. Robert
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This word means that the discussion or motion should pertain to main motion being considered
What is Germane
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What type of motion is laying a bill on the table?
A subsidiary motion
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Give an example of a Roll Call vote
The Chair calls on each of the members of the meeting and they say what they vote for
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If I second a motion what does that mean I'm doing?
I'm supporting the motion and putting it to vote
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How many times was the book "Robert's Rule of Order" revised?
Twice, It was revised in 1915 and again in 1990
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The amount of people present in the meeting or the amount of people needed to conduct the meeting
What is Quorum
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What type of motion creates a recess or allows the meeting to adjourn?
A privileged motion
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Name all 5 ways that a vote could be conducted
What is Voice, Visual, Ballot, Roll Call, and Mechanical Device
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What are the five things required or that you need to say for a motion?
What is Second, Is debatable, Is amendable, Majority Vote, and Always start with “I move…”
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What are the four main reasons why we use parliamentary procedure?
Majority Rules, Minority is Heard, Handling one item at a time, and Maintains Order