CP Ethics & Professional Standards 5

Question 1

A CP is presiding as a parliamentarian-of-record when a motion is introduced that would personally benefit the presiding officer financially. The CP's ethical duty is to:

Accepted Answer

Advise the chair to step down from the chair during consideration of that motion

Answer

When the presiding officer has a financial conflict, the parliamentarian should advise the chair to temporarily yield the chair to avoid the appearance of impropriety.

Question 2

Which best describes the difference between a parliamentarian's ethical duty of confidentiality and a lawyer's attorney-client privilege?

Accepted Answer

Parliamentarian confidentiality is an ethical professional obligation, not a legal privilege protecting against compelled disclosure

Answer

Unlike attorney-client privilege, parliamentarian confidentiality is an ethical standard, not a legally recognized privilege shielding disclosures in court.

Question 3

A CP is hired to conduct a parliamentary procedure training workshop and realizes the client expects the training to be biased toward the majority faction's positions. The CP should:

Accepted Answer

Clarify that training will present parliamentary law impartially and decline if the client insists on biased content

Answer

Training must present parliamentary law accurately and impartially; agreeing to deliver biased training undermines professional integrity.

Question 4

Under the AIP Standards of Professional Conduct, which factor is most relevant when determining if a parliamentarian's fee is ethical?

Accepted Answer

Whether the fee is reasonable in relation to the services provided, the parliamentarian's experience, and the complexity of the engagement

Answer

Ethical fees are evaluated on reasonableness relative to services rendered, professional experience, and engagement complexity rather than rigid formulas.

Question 5

A CP advises an organization that a proposed bylaw amendment is procedurally valid. The amendment later proves to have an unintended harmful effect. The CP's ethical exposure depends primarily on:

Accepted Answer

Whether the CP's advice was accurate as to procedure and given in good faith based on available information

Answer

A parliamentarian's ethical responsibility is to give honest, competent procedural advice in good faith; they are not guarantors of outcomes.

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CP Ethics & Professional Standards 5