Which term describes a Yes or No vote that is commonly used in roll call voting and is sometimes used interchangeably with roll call vote?

Which term describes a Yes or No vote that is commonly used in roll call voting and is sometimes used interchangeably with roll call vote?

• A. Voice vote
• B. Ballot vote
• C. yea or nay vote
• D. Show of hands

Answer: (C)

In parliamentary practice, a Yes or No decision is captured by a yea or nay vote. This wording highlights the binary choice at the heart of the motion and is commonly used when votes are taken by roll call, where each member’s response—yea or nay—is recorded. People often refer to such votes as yeas and nays, and the phrase can be used interchangeably with a roll call vote in everyday discussion. The other methods describe how the vote is conducted rather than the content of the vote itself: a voice vote relies on general agreement without naming individuals; a show of hands is a visual tally; a ballot vote is secret. None of these centers on the explicit yes/no phrasing that the term yeA or nay vote conveys.

In parliamentary practice, a Yes or No decision is captured by a yea or nay vote. This wording highlights the binary choice at the heart of the motion and is commonly used when votes are taken by roll call, where each member’s response—yea or nay—is recorded. People often refer to such votes as yeas and nays, and the phrase can be used interchangeably with a roll call vote in everyday discussion.

The other methods describe how the vote is conducted rather than the content of the vote itself: a voice vote relies on general agreement without naming individuals; a show of hands is a visual tally; a ballot vote is secret. None of these centers on the explicit yes/no phrasing that the term yeA or nay vote conveys.