I Want To Be A Delegate to General Conference

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I Want To Be A Delegate to General Conference
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Question Numbers
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Question 1
The first lay women were elected and seated as
delegates to General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in

• 1872
• 1878
• 1888
• 1904

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Question 2
The first lay women delegates in the Methodist
Protestant Church were seated in

• 1878
• 1882
• 1888
• 1892

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Question 3
The maximum number of delegates to General
Conference is

• 500
• 800
• 1000
• 1200

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Question 4
The number of delegates to be elected in each
annual conference is determined by a formula
established by the

• Jurisdictions
• Council of Bishops
• General Conference Sessions
• General Conference

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Question 5
The book of law of the United Methodist Church is

• Bible
• Book of Order
• Discipline
• Book of Resolutions

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Question 6
General Conference has the following power

• Executive
• Administrative
• Legislative
• All of the above

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Question 7
Delegates to General Conference are elected by

• National election
• Annual conferences
• Districts
• Local churches

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Question 8
The following have delegates with rights for full
participation

• Missionary conference
• Churches with Concordat
• Agreements
• Central conferences
• All of the above

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Question 9
The following may petition General Conference?

• Any organization of the UMC
• Clergy member of the UMC
• Lay member of the UMC
• All the above

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Question 10
Petitions must be postmarked by a national postal
service no later than how many days prior to the
opening session of the General Conference?

• 90 days
• 120 days
• 180 days
• Six months

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Question 11
Who presides at the General Conference sessions?

• General Secretary of the General Conference
• Bishop
• Chairperson Judicial Council
• Lay person chose by the General Conference
  Committee

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Question 12
Who speaks officially for the UMC?

• Judicial council
• Council of Bishops
• General Conference
• Majority vote of the membership
• of The United Methodist Church

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Question 13
Unless specified otherwise, Legislation of
General Conference becomes effective

• January 1 following the session of General
  Conference becomes effective
• Immediately upon being voted
• At the conclusion of the General Conference when
  it is enacted
• When approved by two-thirds of the annual
  conferences

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Question 14
Amendments to the Constitution shall be made
after

• Affirmative vote by two-thirds of the General
  Conference delegates voting
• Affirmative vote by two-thirds of the annual
  conferences
• Announcement by the council of
  Bishops that requirements have been met
• All the above

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Question 15
Travel expenses and a per diem is paid to each
delegate by

• The local church of the delegate
• The district of the delegate
• The annual conference of the delegate
• The General Administration Fund

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Question 16
The number of lay women delegates to the 2004
General Conference was

• 2006
• 212
• 221
• 222

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Question 17
The percentage of Racial and ethnic delegates
from the United States to the 2004 General
Conference was

• 10
• 14
• 20
• 28

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Question 18
The number of delegates from Central Conferences
to the 2004 General Conference

• 125
• 152
• 180
• 195

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Question 19
The person who heads the delegation is USUALLY

• First elected clergy
• First elected lay person
• Determined by vote of the delegation
• Alternated between first elected lay
• and first elected clergy

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Question 20
Membership of annual conference delegates on
Legislative committees is USUALLY

• Assigned by General Conference Sessions Committee
• Choice of delegates in order of election in
  annual conference
• Determined by each delegation
• By lot

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Question 21
Seating of delegates in each annual conference
delegation is by

• Alphabetical order
• Clergy seated first and then laity
• Alternate clergy and lay in order of election
• Assigned by General Conference of election

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