Notes 4.02
Parliamentary Procedure
TEEN LIVING
MRS. WILSON
What is Parliamentary Procedure?
 A set of rules for conduct at a meeting.
 Allows everyone to be heard and to make decisions
without confusion.
Purpose of Parliamentary Procedure
 To transact business
 To maintain order
 To give fair chance to all members
 To keep the spirit of group harmony
Rules/Principles
 Democratic and fair to all members
 Courtesy and justice for all members
 Only 1 item of business can be addressed at a time
 Minority must be heard
 Majority wins
 Members must be recognized by the chair before they
can speak
Voting
 Used to make decisions within the group
 Types
 Voice: say “Aye” or “No”

Show of Hands: raise hands and count

Ballot: pass out a paper ballot, have members write their vote
and count
Parliamentary Vocabulary
 Majority
 The largest number of votes; must win by more than half of
total votes (100 people = 51 votes)
 Minority
 The group with fewest votes
 Motion
 A suggested plan that can be approved or rejected by members
Parliamentary Vocabulary
 Amend
 To change or modify a motion
 Division of the House
 To ask for and take a revote
 Gavel
 Small wooden hammer used to start and end a meeting
 Audit
 A formal check of money coming in and going out
Agenda
 Call to order

Chair begins meeting by banging gavel
 Invocation

Opening of a meeting with prayer, reading, song, etc
 Roll Call

Checking for presence of members
 Minutes

A written record of everything that happens in the meeting; must be
read and approved
Agenda
 Treasurer’s Report

Money report
 Committee Reports
 Unfinished Business

Business is addressed that was not completed at last meeting
 New Business

New motions and suggestions are made and discussed
 Adjournment

The closing of a meeting
Roles of Group Members
 Blocker
 Shuts out all ideas that are not their own.
 Compromiser
 Is willing to give in a little to make the group work well
together.
 Distracter
 Tries to get everyone off task by blurting out off the wall
subjects.
Roles of Group Members
 Dominator
 Always wants to be in control and thinks they have the best
ideas.
 Encourager
 Motivates the group and is excited about suggestions.
 Follower
 Goes along with the group no matter what their own opinion
might be.
Roles of Group Members
 Initiator/Contributor
 The one who gets the meeting started.
 Integrator
 The one who brings more that one idea together and notices
similarities and differences.
 Recognition Seeker
 The one who tries to claim the prize.
 Summarizer
 The one who sums up the meeting and makes sure everyone is
clear on the details.