CMCA EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
EXPLANATIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION
LATEST| GUARANTEED A+
abstention 1) when a participant in a vote either
does not go to vote (on Election Day)
or, in parliamentary procedure, is
present during the vote, but does not
cast a ballot; 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 they do not count in tallying
the vote; when practiced members are
in effect only attending the meeting to
aid in constituting a quorum
action item list 2) a documented event, task, activity, or
action that needs to take place usually
documented in the meeting minutes
, and are recorded in the task list of the
group—at the next meeting it is
reviewed by the group and at that
meeting the facilitator will check the
status of these items
agenda 3) a list of meeting activities in the order
in which they are to be taken up,
beginning with the call to order and
ending with the adjournment
amend a motion 4) used to modify another motion; takes
three basic forms: 1) inserting or
adding words or paragraphs; 2)
striking out words or paragraphs, and;
3) striking out words and inserting or
adding others, or substituting an entire
paragraph or complete resolution for
another
ballot 5) a device used to record choices made
by voters; each voter uses one and
are not shared
committee report 6) highlight matters to be decided and
recommendations to the board; the
actions suggested to the board are
, clearly stated and should follow a
standard format
debate 7) during an election, a formal discussion
involving opposing candidates vying
for the same position
executive session 8) when a board must hold a discussion
or make decisions of a sensitive
nature; the topics that commonly
discussed and are allowable by law
usually include personnel issues,
contract negotiations and discussions,
lawsuits and other legal matters, and
governing document violations
financial report 9) a report on the association's income
and expense activities including a
general ledger, variance, accounts
payable, income statement and
balance sheet
majority 10) over 50% of the votes needed to win
an election (can come from those
owners who attend the meeting, in
person or by proxy) to decide all
matters except special issues
, management report 11) a report on the association's current
projects and administrative activities
minutes 12) document the decisions made during a
meeting, providing a permanent public
record of positions and actions taken
by the board
motion 13) a formal proposal stating that the
association took a certain action
notice of meeting 14) an official announcement, which
should be sent in writing to board
members at least a week in advance
parliamentary procedure 15) the body of rules, ethics, and customs
governing meetings and other
operations
plurality 16) awards the election to the candidate
with the most votes, regardless of
whether or not they received the
majority
proxy 17) the agency, function, or power of a
person authorized to act or vote in
place of another resident who could
not be present
quorum 18) the number of residents required to be
EXPLANATIONS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION
LATEST| GUARANTEED A+
abstention 1) when a participant in a vote either
does not go to vote (on Election Day)
or, in parliamentary procedure, is
present during the vote, but does not
cast a ballot; 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 they do not count in tallying
the vote; when practiced members are
in effect only attending the meeting to
aid in constituting a quorum
action item list 2) a documented event, task, activity, or
action that needs to take place usually
documented in the meeting minutes
, and are recorded in the task list of the
group—at the next meeting it is
reviewed by the group and at that
meeting the facilitator will check the
status of these items
agenda 3) a list of meeting activities in the order
in which they are to be taken up,
beginning with the call to order and
ending with the adjournment
amend a motion 4) used to modify another motion; takes
three basic forms: 1) inserting or
adding words or paragraphs; 2)
striking out words or paragraphs, and;
3) striking out words and inserting or
adding others, or substituting an entire
paragraph or complete resolution for
another
ballot 5) a device used to record choices made
by voters; each voter uses one and
are not shared
committee report 6) highlight matters to be decided and
recommendations to the board; the
actions suggested to the board are
, clearly stated and should follow a
standard format
debate 7) during an election, a formal discussion
involving opposing candidates vying
for the same position
executive session 8) when a board must hold a discussion
or make decisions of a sensitive
nature; the topics that commonly
discussed and are allowable by law
usually include personnel issues,
contract negotiations and discussions,
lawsuits and other legal matters, and
governing document violations
financial report 9) a report on the association's income
and expense activities including a
general ledger, variance, accounts
payable, income statement and
balance sheet
majority 10) over 50% of the votes needed to win
an election (can come from those
owners who attend the meeting, in
person or by proxy) to decide all
matters except special issues
, management report 11) a report on the association's current
projects and administrative activities
minutes 12) document the decisions made during a
meeting, providing a permanent public
record of positions and actions taken
by the board
motion 13) a formal proposal stating that the
association took a certain action
notice of meeting 14) an official announcement, which
should be sent in writing to board
members at least a week in advance
parliamentary procedure 15) the body of rules, ethics, and customs
governing meetings and other
operations
plurality 16) awards the election to the candidate
with the most votes, regardless of
whether or not they received the
majority
proxy 17) the agency, function, or power of a
person authorized to act or vote in
place of another resident who could
not be present
quorum 18) the number of residents required to be
