This category of the agenda has the effect of setting a certain time when a specified subject will be considered, and of giving it an absolute priority for that time.

• A. Unfinished business
• B. Special orders
• C. New business
• D. Routine business

Answer: (B)

Special orders are items placed on the agenda to be considered at a specific time and given absolute priority during that time. This means the body must address that subject when the designated time arrives, ahead of other business. It’s the mechanism used for time‑sensitive or urgent matters so they aren’t crowded out by routine items. The other categories don’t carry this built‑in time trigger and priority: unfinished business picks up items from before, new business introduces items to be considered in due course, and routine business covers standard reports and motions handled in the normal flow.