Which formal type of motion typically includes whereas clauses and ends with resolved clauses?

• A. Resolution
• B. Motion
• C. Ordinance
• D. Proclamation

Answer: (A)

In parliamentary procedure, the form that uses whereas clauses and ends with resolved clauses is a resolution. The whereas sections serve as preambles that lay out facts or reasons for the action, and the resolved sections state the specific action the body adopts or the position it expresses. This structure—preamble statements followed by action-oriented be-it-resolved statements—is what marks a resolution as the formal instrument of the assembly’s will.

This is why it’s the best answer: a motion on its own is merely a proposal to act and doesn’t inherently carry the formal preamble-and-resolution language. An ordinance is a local law and typically uses language like be it enacted or be it ordained, with a different legal framing. A proclamation is a formal public announcement, not a deliberative document adopted to express the body’s decision.