Parliamentary Procedure Test

A motion is open for debate:

• A. after it has been moved by a member.

• B. after it has been moved by one member and seconded by another member.

• C. after it has been stated by the chair.

• D. after it has been stated by and read by the secretary.

A quorum should be established as:

• A. 2/3 of all the members of an organization.

• B. the number of members, usually listed in the bylaws that can be depended on to be present at a meeting.

• C. the number of members present at any regular meeting.

• D. half the number of dues paying members.

An FFA Chapter represents what type of deliberative assembly?

• A. A convention of a youth organization

• B. The assembly of an organized society

• C. A legislative body

• D. A mass meeting of agricultural education students

A motion that is taken from the table:

• A. cannot be amended.

• B. requires a 2/3 vote to be adopted.

• C. can be laid on the table again.

• D. must be debated by the member who proposed the motion that was tabled.

Until the chair states the motion, the maker of the motion:

• A. has the right to modify or withdraw the motion.

• B. has the right to modify the motion with the consent of the person who seconded the motion.

• C. has the right to withdraw the motion with the consent of the assembly.

• D. can not modify or withdraw the motion because it belongs to the assembly.

Which statement below about a Main motion is FALSE?

• A. They bring business before the assembly.

• B. They can only be made when no other motion is pending.

• C. They should not contain a negative statement.

• D. They may propose the same question that was previously rejected earlier in the same meeting.

If neither the FFA Chapter President or Vice President is present at a chapter meeting, the meeting should be called to order by the:

• A. Secretary.

• B. Parliamentarian.

• C. Sentinel.

• D. Advisor.

The usual method of appointing assembly members to a special committee is:

• A. to conduct a ballot vote.

• B. to select a committee chairman who then chooses the committee members.

• C. by opening nominations from the floor.

• D. usually specified in the motion that establishes the committee.

Which of the following motions is not a motion that brings a question again before the assembly?

• A. Withdraw a Motion

• B. Rescind

• C. Take from the Table

• D. Reconsider

Which statement is TRUE regarding a Point of Order?

• A. A parliamentary inquiry has the same purpose as a point of order.

• B. A member must rise and be recognized by the chair before raising a point of order.

• C. Points of order should be called on all parliamentary errors, no matter how minor.

• D. A point of order must be raised at the time the breach of order occurs.