Part 4: In A Nutshell
- The U.S. Bill of Rights and the North Dakota Declaration of Rights both list rights, or freedoms, of the people.
- All citizens of every age need to work for the common good, or the good of everyone.
- Some responsibilities, such as obeying the law and paying taxes, are mandatory, or required by law.
- Citizens of any age may contact government officials.
- Basic qualities of citizenship are civility, or politeness, and caring.
- The Golden Rule says that we should treat others the way we would want to be treated.
- Kindness is the highest act of caring.
- Parliamentary procedure is a set of rules used to conduct a meeting.
- Most groups that hold meetings follow some form of Robert’s Rules of Order, a handbook on parliamentary procedure.
- The presiding officer of a meeting is called a “chair” or a “president.”
- Members who want to speak at a meeting must be recognized, or called on, by the chair.
- The vice-chair presides when the chair is absent.
- The secretary is the official record keeper of the organization.
- The secretary takes notes at the meeting and writes a report called the “minutes.”
- The treasurer is in charge of the organization’s money.
- A meeting is a group of members gathered to conduct business.
- The person with permission to speak has the floor.
- A motion is a formal proposal or suggestion that will be voted on.
- A person making a motion starts by saying, “I move.”
- A motion must have a second before a vote may be taken.
- A meeting is over when it is adjourned.
