National Association of Parliamentarians - NAP
Membership Examination
adjourn
close the meeting
adopt
accept/agree
agenda
order of business
amend
modify wording or meaning
appeal
members question chair's ruling
aye
affirmative voice vote
board
administrative body
bylaws
basic rules of a society
commit or refer
send to a committee
convention
assembly of delegates
debate
discussion of the merits of pending question
executive session
proceedings are secret
incidental motion
deal with questions of procedure
lay on the table
set main motion aside temporarily
main motion
introduces business to the assembly
majority vote
more than half the votes cast
mass meeting
unorganized group
meeting
single official gathering
minutes
written record of the proceedings
motion
formal proposal to take action
request for information
inquiry as to facts
,point of order
call for enforcement of rules
postpone definitely
postpone to a certain time
postpone indefinitely
dispose of the question without a direct vote
precedence
rank
previous question
close debate
pro ten
temporary
quorum
members requires to transact business
ratify
make valid action already taken
recess
short intermission
regular meeting
periodic business meeting
rescind
repeal
second
agreement that motion be considered
secretary
recording officer of an assembly
state the question
place the motion before the assembly
standing committee
constituted to perform a continuing function
take from the table
resume consideration of a main motion
the chair
person presiding
unanimous consent
no opposition
viva voce
voice vote
1
corporate charter/Crazy Cats
2
constitution/bylaws/Climb Big
3
rules of order/Round Orange
4
standing rules/Stair Railings
, 5
custom/Carefully
Members of an assembly
may attend meetings, make motions, debate, and vote
The actions of any deliberative assembly are subject to
the bylaws & other rules of its organization plus all applicable procedural laws
The basic principle of decision in a deliberative assembly is that
a motion must be adopted by a majority vote
When a decision is to be based on more than a majority vote, a common
requirement is a
two-thirds vote and/or previous notice
Two forms of a deliberative assembly are
convention and board
According to RONR and most state statutes, electronic meetings
may be conducted if provided for in the bylaws, everyone can hear each other at the
same time and additional rules are advisable
Admittance to a mass meeting
may be limited to the invited category
The local assembly of an organized society is limited to persons who
are recorded on the rolls as voting members in good standing
The bylaws of an organized local society usually provide that it shall hold
regular meetings at stated intervals
Large boards
generally follow parliamentary procedure the same as any assembly
The corporate charter should contain only
what is necessary to obtain it and to obtain the desired status under the law
The constitution or bylaws of a society should contain
its own basic rules relating principally to itself as an organization
Except for the corporate charter, the highest body of rules in a society is the
bylaws
The term rules of order refers to
the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by an assembly or organization
Standing rules, except in the case of conventions, are
related to the details of the administration of a society
A custom of an organization
falls to the ground if a conflict with a written rule is raised by a Point of Order
A two-thirds vote means two-thirds of those present and voting (T/F)
T
A series of meetings leading up to the organization of a society are in the nature
of Mass meetings (T/F)
T
The bylaws of a local organized society should establish a procedure for calling
special meetings (T/F)
T
Membership Examination
adjourn
close the meeting
adopt
accept/agree
agenda
order of business
amend
modify wording or meaning
appeal
members question chair's ruling
aye
affirmative voice vote
board
administrative body
bylaws
basic rules of a society
commit or refer
send to a committee
convention
assembly of delegates
debate
discussion of the merits of pending question
executive session
proceedings are secret
incidental motion
deal with questions of procedure
lay on the table
set main motion aside temporarily
main motion
introduces business to the assembly
majority vote
more than half the votes cast
mass meeting
unorganized group
meeting
single official gathering
minutes
written record of the proceedings
motion
formal proposal to take action
request for information
inquiry as to facts
,point of order
call for enforcement of rules
postpone definitely
postpone to a certain time
postpone indefinitely
dispose of the question without a direct vote
precedence
rank
previous question
close debate
pro ten
temporary
quorum
members requires to transact business
ratify
make valid action already taken
recess
short intermission
regular meeting
periodic business meeting
rescind
repeal
second
agreement that motion be considered
secretary
recording officer of an assembly
state the question
place the motion before the assembly
standing committee
constituted to perform a continuing function
take from the table
resume consideration of a main motion
the chair
person presiding
unanimous consent
no opposition
viva voce
voice vote
1
corporate charter/Crazy Cats
2
constitution/bylaws/Climb Big
3
rules of order/Round Orange
4
standing rules/Stair Railings
, 5
custom/Carefully
Members of an assembly
may attend meetings, make motions, debate, and vote
The actions of any deliberative assembly are subject to
the bylaws & other rules of its organization plus all applicable procedural laws
The basic principle of decision in a deliberative assembly is that
a motion must be adopted by a majority vote
When a decision is to be based on more than a majority vote, a common
requirement is a
two-thirds vote and/or previous notice
Two forms of a deliberative assembly are
convention and board
According to RONR and most state statutes, electronic meetings
may be conducted if provided for in the bylaws, everyone can hear each other at the
same time and additional rules are advisable
Admittance to a mass meeting
may be limited to the invited category
The local assembly of an organized society is limited to persons who
are recorded on the rolls as voting members in good standing
The bylaws of an organized local society usually provide that it shall hold
regular meetings at stated intervals
Large boards
generally follow parliamentary procedure the same as any assembly
The corporate charter should contain only
what is necessary to obtain it and to obtain the desired status under the law
The constitution or bylaws of a society should contain
its own basic rules relating principally to itself as an organization
Except for the corporate charter, the highest body of rules in a society is the
bylaws
The term rules of order refers to
the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by an assembly or organization
Standing rules, except in the case of conventions, are
related to the details of the administration of a society
A custom of an organization
falls to the ground if a conflict with a written rule is raised by a Point of Order
A two-thirds vote means two-thirds of those present and voting (T/F)
T
A series of meetings leading up to the organization of a society are in the nature
of Mass meetings (T/F)
T
The bylaws of a local organized society should establish a procedure for calling
special meetings (T/F)
T
