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To Gavel or Not to Gavel

To Gavel or Not to Gavel. To Gavel or Not to Gavel. Question 1: True or False: Robert's Rules of Order is the short title of a book, written by Brig. Gen. Henry Martyn Robert in 1876. To Gavel or Not to Gavel. Answer: True

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To Gavel or Not to Gavel

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  1. To Gavel or Not to Gavel iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  2. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 1: True or False: Robert's Rules of Order is the short title of a book, written by Brig. Gen. Henry Martyn Robert in 1876. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  3. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: True Henry Martyn Robert was the author of ‘Robert's Rules of Order’, which became the most widely used manual of parliamentary procedure and, to this day, remains the most common parliamentary authority in the U.S. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  4. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 2: The main purpose of Robert’s Rules of Order is to: a) Determine who gets control of the gavel. b) Establish parliamentary procedure. c) Provide another document for Zontians to read. d) All of the above. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  5. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: b) Establish parliamentary procedure. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  6. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 3: The original Robert’s Rules of Order booklet cost $0.75 in 1876. Today, it would cost: a) $16.17 b) $15.88 on Amazon c) Free if you become the Parliamentarian for District 15 d) Priceless iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  7. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: c) Free if you become the Parliamentarian for District 15 iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  8. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 4: True or False: a 51% vote is necessary whenever you are limiting or taking away the rights of members or whenever you are changing something that has already been decided. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  9. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: False Generally speaking, a 2/3 vote is required for adoption of any motion which suspends or modifies a rule of order already adopted. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  10. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 5: True or False: A non-member may make a motion. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  11. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: False A non-member cannot make a motion. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  12. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 6: A motion is: a) An obscene gesture made by pedestrians when you accidentally cut them off at a cross walk. b) Made when you put up your hand and say: “I move that…”. c) Going to make you more sea-sick on a smaller cruise ship. d) A secret signal known only between you and your best friend. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  13. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: b) Made when you put up your hand and say: “I move that…”. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  14. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 7: A call to order is made: a) At the start of a meeting. b) At the Wendy’s drive-thru. c) When you put your hand up to flag an attendant. d) When you pick up your cell phone. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  15. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: a) At the start of a meeting, the chair will say “The meeting will come to order”, and hit the gavel. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  16. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 8: True or False: The rights of the individual members supersede the rights of the organization. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  17. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: False Though individual members have the right to make a motion, they cannot make a decision. Only the organization makes decision through its voting members. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  18. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 9: True or False: The President gets to vote on every motion or issue. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  19. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: False To maintain impartiality, the president should not make motions or speak in debate while presiding. Also should refrain from voting except when the vote is by ballot or when their vote will affect the result. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  20. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Question 10: A quorum is: a) A glass container that holds water and fish. b) To prevent a small group from taking over the organization. c) Usually stated in the bylaws. d) The number of members who must be present to legally transact business. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

  21. To Gavel or Not to Gavel Answer: b + c + d) In a committee or a small board, Robert's Rules sets your quorum at a majority of the members, but it is usually state in the bylaws. The purpose is to prevent an unrepresentative group from taking action in the name of the organization. iZontaiCommunicateiConnect

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