In the hierarchy, lower documents cannot change the terms of higher-level documents.

• A. False
• B. Not sure
• C. True
• D. Not specified

Answer: (C)

In governance documents, higher-level terms establish the essential rules and framework, and lower-level documents carry out or detail those rules without altering them. This means lower-level documents cannot change what higher-level documents say; they can only implement, interpret, or add compliant specifics. If a lower document would conflict with a higher one, the higher-level terms prevail, and any change to those terms must go through the formal amendment process laid out in the higher-level document (often requiring member approval). For example, if the declaration restricts uses of the property, a policy cannot override or relax that restriction; to change it, the declaration itself must be amended. Therefore, the statement is true.