CMCA EXAM 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|
AGRADE
When a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on Election Day) or, in
parliamentary procedure, is preset during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. An
abstention may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the
measure or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition.
Abstentions do not count in tallying the vote; when members abstain they are in
effect only attending the meeting to aid in constituting a quorum.
Abstention
An action item is a documented event, task, activity or action that needs to take
place. Action items are usually documented in the meeting minutes and are
recorded in the task list of the group. At the next meeting the action item list is
reviewed by the group and at that meeting the facilitator will check the status of
these items.
Action Item List
An agenda is a list of meting activities in the order in which they are to be taken
up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment.
Agenda
Amend a motion is used to modify another motion. The motion to amend takes
three basic forms:
- Inserting or adding words or paragraphs
- Striking out words or paragraphs
- Striking out words and inserting or adding others, or substituting an entire
paragraph or complete resolution for another
Amend a motion
A ballot is a device used to record choices made by voters. Each voter uses one
ballot, which are not shared.
Ballot
These reports should highlight matters to be decided and recommendations by
the committee.
Supporting research should be included in the reports. Committees need to
clearly state the actions they are asking the Board to take and you should provide
your committees with a suggested format for their reports and a sample.
Committee Report
During an election, a formal discussion involving opposing candidates vying for
the same position.
Debate
When a Board must hold a discussion or make decisions of a sensitive nature.
The topics that commonly require an executive session and are allowable by law
usually include personnel issues, contract negotiations and discussions,
lawsuits and other legal matters, and governing document violations.
Executive Session
, This is a report on the community's financial condition and activities, including a
general ledger, variance, accounts payable, income statement, and balance sheet
Financial Report
Over 50% of the votes needed to win an election. The majority vote can come
from those owners who attend the meeting, in person or by proxy, to decide all
matters except special issues.
Majority
This is the manager's report on the association's current management and
administrative activities. .
Management Report
The minutes of a meeting document the decisions made during the meeting. This
provides a permanent public record of positions and actions taken by the Board.
Minutes
A formal proposal stating that the association took certain action
Motion
An official announcement that a meeting will take place, which should be sent in
writing to Board members at least a week before a meeting.
Notice of Meeting
The body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other operations
Parliamentary Procedure
Awards the election to the candidate with the most votes, regardless of whether
or not they received the majority.
Plurality
Proxy is the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to at or vote in
place of another resident who could not be present.
Proxy
Quorum is the number of residents required to be present to transact business
legally. That number is established in the Association's by-laws.
Quorum
A book that provides common rules and procedures for deliberation and debate
in order to place the whole membership on the same footing and speaking the
same language.
Robert's Rules of Order
Generally, once the motion has been proposed, consideration by the assembly
occurs only if another member of the body immediately seconds the motion.
Second a Motnion
Incomplete items on the agenda should be rescheduled, or tabled, for another
meeting
Table a Motion
A more specific agenda that limits the amount of time focused on specific areas,
so as to move the meeting along at a more thorough and prompt pace.
Timed Agenda
Bring the corporation into existence, define its basic purposes and powers
indicate whether stock will be issues, and indicate whether there will be a board
of directors.
Articles of Incorporation
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|
AGRADE
When a participant in a vote either does not go to vote (on Election Day) or, in
parliamentary procedure, is preset during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. An
abstention may be used to indicate the voting individual's ambivalence about the
measure or mild disapproval that does not rise to the level of active opposition.
Abstentions do not count in tallying the vote; when members abstain they are in
effect only attending the meeting to aid in constituting a quorum.
Abstention
An action item is a documented event, task, activity or action that needs to take
place. Action items are usually documented in the meeting minutes and are
recorded in the task list of the group. At the next meeting the action item list is
reviewed by the group and at that meeting the facilitator will check the status of
these items.
Action Item List
An agenda is a list of meting activities in the order in which they are to be taken
up, beginning with the call to order and ending with adjournment.
Agenda
Amend a motion is used to modify another motion. The motion to amend takes
three basic forms:
- Inserting or adding words or paragraphs
- Striking out words or paragraphs
- Striking out words and inserting or adding others, or substituting an entire
paragraph or complete resolution for another
Amend a motion
A ballot is a device used to record choices made by voters. Each voter uses one
ballot, which are not shared.
Ballot
These reports should highlight matters to be decided and recommendations by
the committee.
Supporting research should be included in the reports. Committees need to
clearly state the actions they are asking the Board to take and you should provide
your committees with a suggested format for their reports and a sample.
Committee Report
During an election, a formal discussion involving opposing candidates vying for
the same position.
Debate
When a Board must hold a discussion or make decisions of a sensitive nature.
The topics that commonly require an executive session and are allowable by law
usually include personnel issues, contract negotiations and discussions,
lawsuits and other legal matters, and governing document violations.
Executive Session
, This is a report on the community's financial condition and activities, including a
general ledger, variance, accounts payable, income statement, and balance sheet
Financial Report
Over 50% of the votes needed to win an election. The majority vote can come
from those owners who attend the meeting, in person or by proxy, to decide all
matters except special issues.
Majority
This is the manager's report on the association's current management and
administrative activities. .
Management Report
The minutes of a meeting document the decisions made during the meeting. This
provides a permanent public record of positions and actions taken by the Board.
Minutes
A formal proposal stating that the association took certain action
Motion
An official announcement that a meeting will take place, which should be sent in
writing to Board members at least a week before a meeting.
Notice of Meeting
The body of rules, ethics, and customs governing meetings and other operations
Parliamentary Procedure
Awards the election to the candidate with the most votes, regardless of whether
or not they received the majority.
Plurality
Proxy is the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to at or vote in
place of another resident who could not be present.
Proxy
Quorum is the number of residents required to be present to transact business
legally. That number is established in the Association's by-laws.
Quorum
A book that provides common rules and procedures for deliberation and debate
in order to place the whole membership on the same footing and speaking the
same language.
Robert's Rules of Order
Generally, once the motion has been proposed, consideration by the assembly
occurs only if another member of the body immediately seconds the motion.
Second a Motnion
Incomplete items on the agenda should be rescheduled, or tabled, for another
meeting
Table a Motion
A more specific agenda that limits the amount of time focused on specific areas,
so as to move the meeting along at a more thorough and prompt pace.
Timed Agenda
Bring the corporation into existence, define its basic purposes and powers
indicate whether stock will be issues, and indicate whether there will be a board
of directors.
Articles of Incorporation
