All Things Robert
This is the main topic discussed in Robert's Rules
What is parliamentary procedure?
The minimum amount of people needed to be at a meeting for it to be official is known as this.
What is a quorum?
This motion is used to bring up something in front of a organization.
What is a main motion?
These types of committees are necessary in order for a organization to run and are often outlined in the bylaws of the orgainzation.
What is a standing committee?
These types of motions assist with the main motion and must be resolved before the main motion can be voted on.
What are subsidiary motions?
This is the name of the current edition of Robert's Rules
What is Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised 12th Edition?
A person appointed to vote for someone else during a meeting is known as this.
What is a proxy?
Name two uses for main motions.
What are authorizing a purchase, expressing an opinion, creating a policy/rule, or adopting a recommendation.
This position in Robert's Rules is also known as the Doorkeeper for a meeting.
What is the Sentinel?
This type of privileged motion is used when someone is uncomfortable or a distraction is present in a meeting.
What is raising a question of privilege?
This is the year that Robert's Rules was first published.
What is 1876?
A group that makes decisions is known as this.
What is a deliberative assembly?
Name two types of special motions.
What are privileged motions, incidental motions, and subsidiary motions?
Name three ways of nominating for a position.
What is nominating from the chair, the floor, a committee, by ballot, by mail, or by petition.
This subsidiary motion calls for forming a committee to put more research into a motion and reporting their findings to the organization.
What is committing or reffering?
This is what Robert considers the role of a Parliamentarian to be in meetings.
What is a consultant?
This is the allotted time that Robert's Rules says you can speak for on a motion.
What is 20 minutes?
This type of motion helps decide if something is being done correctly, to get more information, or how to handle an aspect of pending business.
What are incidental motions?
Name the two ways the Nu Gamma chapter states officers can be removed.
What is through 3/4th the Chapter submitting a formal complaints or a 3/4th majority Eboard vote.
This type of privileged motion is used when you need to set another meeting to finish up business.
What is Fix the Time to which to Adjourn?
This is the full name of "Robert"
Who is Henry Martyn Robert?
These types of motions come up in debate and are meant to disrupt the order. They are considered absurd in substance and are unwanted.
What are dilatory motions.
This is the name of the motion when you want to contribute to a conversation but are not recognized by the chair.
What is putting a question from your place?
This is the number of different ways a vote can be conducted according to Robert's Rules.
What is six?
For 200 bonus points: Name all six without looking at your laptop.
This subsidiary motion is used in order to end the debate on a main motion.
What is moving the previous question?