| A | B |
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| Goal | The purpose of any plan or action |
| Short Term Goal | One of a series of accomplishemts that add up to a specific achievement. |
| Long Term Goal | A specific achievement that will take the accomplishments of certain steps to obtain. |
| Strategy | The decission of how to accomplish an objective |
| Balance Sheets | Used to allow members to study the postive and negative aspects of an idea. |
| Parliamentary Procedure | A set of rules for conduct at meetings which keeps assemblies orderly and guarantees that all people have equal opportunity to express themselves. |
| Item of Business | A single matter to be discussed or acted on by an organization. |
| Assembly | A group of persons gathered for any purpose. |
| Debate | Any discussion of opposing ideas relating to a motion being considered. |
| Minutes | The official written record of what was said and done in a meeting. |
| Ad Hoc Committee | A special committee formed to consider a single matter. |
| Standing Committee | A regualr standing committee which usually servers for a one year period to plan and carry out activities that fall within a certain subject area. |
| Unfinished Business | Any business previously discussed and held over from a previous meeting |
| Majority Vote | More than half the votes cast. |
| Two-thirds Vote | Two-thirds or more of the legal votes cast |
| Second | An indication by a member that he or she wants to consider the motin just proposed by another member. |
| Pending Motion | The immediate motion before the assembly |
| Meeting | An official gathering of the members in order to transact business |
| Minority | Less than half. |
| Majority | More than half. |
| Quorum | The number of members needed to be present to legally transact business. |
| Aye | Used in a voice vote to signify approval. |
