PSLA Parliamentary Jeopardy

That's My Job

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?

200

This is the person who takes over in the president's absence.

What is the Vice President?

300

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

What is the Treasurer?

400

This is the person who plans the agenda.

What is the President?

500

This is the person who can make a motion.

What is Member?

Say What

100

This is the first thing a President says when he/she begins a meeting.

What is The meeting is called to order?

200

These are the first two words that one would use to start a motion.

What is I move?

300

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

What is I second that motion?

400

This is a special right, advantage, or benefit.

What is a privilege?

500

This is to not vote either way.

What is an abstention?

By the Book

100

This is the book that parliamentarians refer to for information of procedures.

What is Robert's Rule of Order?

200

This is the number of yes votes needed to pass a main motion.

What is the Majority?

300

This is the minimum number of people of an organization or group required to conduct an official meeting.

What is a Quorum?

400

This is the organization Parliamentarians belong to.

What is National Association of Parliamentarians of NAP®?

500

This is a firm decision to do, or not do something.

What is a resolution?

Meeting Time

100

During this time in the agenda, members continue to discuss topics they have discussed in previous meetings.

What is Old Business?

200

This is the item on the agenda during which the secretary calls the names of all the members to determine if each is present.

What is Roll Call?

300

This is the item on the agenda during which it is time in the meeting to discuss items never brought before the club previously.

What is New Business?

400

These are the three general ways a main motion may be amended.

What is Inserting a word or phrase, adding a word or phrase, and substituting a word or phrase?

500

This is used to end debate on a motion and call for an immediate vote.

What is "To call for Previous Question"?

Terms

100

This is the term for the number who must vote for a main motion for it to pass.

What is Majority?

200

This is a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.

What is the Agenda?

300

This action introduces a proposal to do or act upon a certain thing.

What is a motion?

400

This what a member has if he/she is recognized by the President (given permission to speak).

What is The Floor?

500

This is a formal discussion on a topic where opposite views are put forward.

What is Debate?