Which term describes the informal arrangement where the entire assembly acts as a committee to discuss a motion, with the presiding officer remaining in the chair?

Which term describes the informal arrangement where the entire assembly acts as a committee to discuss a motion, with the presiding officer remaining in the chair?

• A. Quasi committee of the whole
• B. Raise a Question of Privilege
• C. Recess
• D. Question

Answer: (A)

The term describes an informal setup where the whole assembly acts like a committee to discuss a motion, while the presiding officer stays in the chair. This allows broader, more flexible debate and amendments without moving to a formal separate committee. The chair remains to keep order and rules governing the proceedings, but the group discusses the motion as one body, rather than in a formal committee structure. This fits the scenario because it emphasizes the full assembly behaving as a committee for discussion, with the chair still in charge. The other options relate to different procedures: addressing a time-sensitive privilege or personal matter, taking a recess to pause business, or referring to a pending matter, none of which describe the assembly convening as a committee for informal discussion with the chair remaining in place.

The term describes an informal setup where the whole assembly acts like a committee to discuss a motion, while the presiding officer stays in the chair. This allows broader, more flexible debate and amendments without moving to a formal separate committee. The chair remains to keep order and rules governing the proceedings, but the group discusses the motion as one body, rather than in a formal committee structure.

This fits the scenario because it emphasizes the full assembly behaving as a committee for discussion, with the chair still in charge. The other options relate to different procedures: addressing a time-sensitive privilege or personal matter, taking a recess to pause business, or referring to a pending matter, none of which describe the assembly convening as a committee for informal discussion with the chair remaining in place.