FFA Parliamentary Procedure LDE Written Exam - 2019-2024 Questions

The Chair’s response to a Parliamentary Inquiry…

a) Is an opinion

b) Must immediately follow the inquiry by the member

c) Is a ruling

d) Can be subject to an Appeal

a) Is an opinion

Which phrase below applies both to the presiding officer and to the station in the place where he/she presides? 

a) The President

b) The Podium 

c) The Moderator

d) The Chair

d) The Chair

A Main Motion and a Postpone Indefinitely are pending when the main motion is referred to a committee. What happens to the motion to postpone indefinitely? 

a) It goes to the committee with the main motion

b) The committee can consider the postpone indefinitely when it debates the main motion

c) It is ignored and does not go to the committee with the main motion

d) It is automatically adopted

c) It is ignored and does not go to the committee with the main motion

What is the legal document that gives the name and object of a society and also other information as required by law? 

a) Parliamentary Authority

b) Constitution 

c) Bylaws

d) Corporate Charter

d) Corporate Charter

During a regular FFA chapter meeting, each member has what maximum rights of debate? 

a) To speak once on main motions and once on subsidiary motions

b) To speak twice on main motions and once on subsidiary motions

c) To speak once on any debatable motion during the meeting

d) To speak twice on any debatable motion during the meeting

d) To speak twice on any debatable motion during the meeting

Which of the following is NOT a Request or Inquiry?

a) Withdraw a motion

b) Object to the Consideration of a Question

c) Request for Information 

d) Parliamentary Inquiry

b) Object to the Consideration of a Question

Which motion below allows the assembly to bring back a motion for additional consideration after it was disposed of? 

a) Amend

b) Postpone Indefinitely

c) Reconsider

d) Previous Question

c) Reconsider

The subsidiary motion to “Amend” can be

a) Referred to a committee

b) Applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable factor

c) Postponed indefinitely 

d) Laid on the table

b) Applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable factor

The purpose of the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to establish a(an)

a) Adjourned meeting

b) Annual meeting

c) Regular meeting

d) Special meeting

a) Adjourned meeting

A Parliamentary Inquiry is a question to obtain information on a matter of Parliamentary law directed to the 

a) Recording Secretary

b) Parliamentarians 

c) Advisor

d) Chair

d) Chair

An amendment to a primary amendment is called a

a) Confronting amendment 

b) Secondary amendment

c) Third degree amendment 

d) First degree amendment

b) Secondary amendment

A chapter has a roll of 80 members and a quorum is present at a regular meeting. A total of 58 members vote on a motion to Extend the Limits of Debate. Assuming that there are no fractional votes, how many must vote in the affirmative for the motion to Extend the Limits of Debate to be adopted?

a) 30

b) 36

c) 39

d) 41

c) 39

A motion is dilatory if it

a) is closely related to or has bearing on the subject

b) Obstructs or thwarts the will of the assembly

c) Is taken out of the normal sequence of order

d) Suspends the rights of the minority to speak

b) Obstructs or thwarts the will of the assembly

The term “Rules of Order” refers to the

a) Rules of Parliamentary Procedure 

b) Agenda

c) Adopted bylaws

d) General orders of business

a) Rules of Parliamentary Procedure 

If it is desired, to reconsider a vote on a primary amendment after the main motion to which it adhered has been disposed of

a) Only the vote on the amendment is reconsidered

b) The amendment may not be reconsidered

c) The vote on the main question must also be reconsidered

d) The vote on the main question need not be reconsidered

c) The vote on the main question must also be reconsidered

An assembly is a

a) Session of an executive board of a larger organization

b) Special meeting of the members of an organization

c) Body of people who come together to form a group

d) Series of meetings

c) Body of people who come together to form a group

The Chair’s ruling can be appealed

a) At any time

b) At the time of the ruling

c) After the motion to adjourn has been seconded

d) Before the time of the ruling

b) At the time of the ruling

A main motion, an amendment, and a motion to commit are all pending. A member moves the Previous Question on all pending motions. When all the motions on which the Previous Question was ordered have been disposed of, the Previous Question is said to be

a) Completed

b) Adopted

c) Exhausted

d) Finished

c) Exhausted

A single member has the power to require a 

a) Roll call vote

b) Ballot vote

c) Counted vote

d) Standing vote

c) Counted vote

Which of the following motions CANNOT be reconsidered?

a) Postpone Definitely

b) Suspend the Rules

c) Main Motion

d) Limit or Extend the Limits of Debate

b) Suspend the Rules

Which motion below is used to make a pending main motion an Order of the Day at the next meeting?

a) Postpone Definitely

b) Lay on the Table

c) Amend

d) Reconsider

a) Postpone Definitely

The minimum affirmative vote to adopt a standing rule at any business meeting is a

a) Two-thirds (2/3) with previous notice

b) Two-thirds (2/3) without previous notice

c) A majority without previous notice

d) A majority and mandatory previous notice

c) A majority without previous notice

A general rule when wording a main motion is

a) To offer statements such as, “I so move” after informal consultation

b) Not to propose a motion that the assembly refrain from doing something 

c) To include negative statements

d) Never begin a motion with the words, “I move that…”

b) Not to propose a motion that the assembly refrain from doing something 

The initial voice on a main motion is usually taken “Viva voce”, which means by

a) Rising

b) Show of hands

c) Ballot

d) Voice

d) Voice

A motion to amend the Bylaws should require at LEAST

a) Previous notice and a two-thirds (2/3) vote

b) Two-thirds (2/3) vote 

c) A majority vote of the entire membership

d) Two-thirds (2/3) of the entire membership

a) Previous notice and a two-thirds (2/3) vote

An Objection to the Consideration of a Question can ONLY be raised 

a) Before the result of the vote has been announced

b) Before there has been any debate or subsidiary motion stated by the chair 

c) Before the vote has been taken on the main motion

d) On an incidental main motion

b) Before there has been any debate or subsidiary motion stated by the chair 

If a member votes in favor of an amendment and the amendment Is adopted, when the vote is taken on the main motion, the member

a) Is not obligated to vote in favor of the amended motion

b) Is obligated to vote in favor of the amended motion

c) May abstain but may not vote against the motion 

d) Should not vote on the main motion

a) Is not obligated to vote in favor of the amended motion

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn?

a) It can be reconsidered

b) It is out of order when another member has the floor

c) It is amendable 

d) It sets the time when the present meeting will adjourn

a) It can be reconsidered

The largest number of votes cast for a motion or candidate when three or more choices are possible is called a

a) Plurality vote

b) Majority vote

c) Unanimous vote

d) Two-thirds (2/3) vote

a) Plurality vote

When a secondary motion has been made and has been admitted by the chair as in order

a) It must be acted upon and disposed of before the main motion can be considered 

b) It should be voted on immediately without debate

c) The main motion is then the immediate pending question

d) Only secondary amendments may be applied to it

a) It must be acted upon and disposed of before the main motion can be considered 

Which of the following motions is NOT used to delay action on a question?

a) Postpone Indefinitely 

b) Postpone to a Certain Time (Postpone Definitely)

c) Commit (Refer to Committee) 

d) Lay on the Table

a) Postpone Indefinitely 

The lowest ranking privileged motion is

a) Rise a Question of Privilege

b) Recess

c) Call for the Orders of the Day

d) Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

c) Call for the Orders of the Day

A meeting of a deliberative assembly, or a portion of a meeting, at which the proceedings are secret, is called a(an) 

a) Executive session

b) Private meeting

c) Special meeting

d) Confidential session

a) Executive session

If the chair says, “Are you ready for the question?” it means the

a) Assembly has exhausted the limits of debate

b) Members may debate the pending question

c) Assembly seems they want to postpone indefinitely 

d) The maker of the motion must yield to any point of information asked as a question 

b) Members may debate the pending question

You are in a meeting at 7:00 pm. A main motion and an amendment are on the floor. Which of the following is NOT a privileged motion? 

a) I move to adjourn

b) I rise to a question of privilege affecting the assembly 

c) I move to recess for 15 minutes 

d) I move to adjourn at 7:30 pm

d) I move to adjourn at 7:30 pm

Which of the following is NOT a subdivision of a “Standard” order of business? 

a) Reading and Approval of Minutes

b) Roll Call

c) New Business

d) Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees

b) Roll Call

When a main motion is postponed while a motion to amend is pending, the amendment is

a) Automatically adopted

b) Lost

c) Postponed with the main motion

d) Tabled also

c) Postponed with the main motion

If a motion to close debate in 10 minutes (Limit Debate) is adopted, it is then out of order to 

a) Move to lay the motion on the table

b) Move to refer the matter to a committee

c) Move the previous question

d) Raise a point of order

b) Move to refer the matter to a committee

A motion to recess that is made when no business is pending is a

a) Privileged motion

b) Main motion

c) Incidental motion

d) Unclassified motion

b) Main motion

One of the rules concerning the subsidiary motion to Commit (or Refer) is that

a) Debate can extend only to the desirability of committing the main question

b) It is in order when another member has the floor

c) Is doesn’t need to be seconded

d) A two-thirds (2/3) vote is required for it to be adopted

a) Debate can extend only to the desirability of committing the main question

The call of a meeting is a 

a) Notice of a special meeting

b) Demand by the presiding officer for the meeting to begin

c) Written notice of the time and place of the meeting which is mailed or distributed to members 

d) Verbal notice of the time and place of the meeting at least one year prior to the date of the meeting

c) Written notice of the time and place of the meeting which is mailed or distributed to members 

If all of the following motions are pending, which one would be voted on first?

a) Refer to committee

b) Adjourn

c) An amendment to the refer to committee

d) Postpone Definitely

b) Adjourn

Who has the duty to determine if a quorum is present before a meeting is called to order? 

a) Secretary

b) Parliamentarian

c) Presiding officer

d) Vice President

c) Presiding officer

The Orders of the Day can be set aside by

a) Any member who objects

b) A two-thirds (2/3) vote in the negative

c) The chair if there is an important item being debated

d) A motion to Reconsider

b) A two-thirds (2/3) vote in the negative

If the chair is in doubt as to which member is entitled to the floor

a) It should automatically be assigned to the member who addressed the chair

b) The parliamentarian should decide

c) The assembly can decide by a vote

d) All the officers should confer and make the decision

c) The assembly can decide by a vote

If the chair does not obtain a vote count at his own instance, and a member thinks one is desirable, that member should 

a) Call for a Division

b) Move that the vote be counted

c) Ask the chair for the vote to be counted

d) Move the Previous Question

b) Move that the vote be counted

Assume that the Main Motion and an amendment are pending. While the amendment is pending, a member moves to limit debate to one debate per member. (The motion to limit debate is adopted.) If while the amendment is pending, a member moves to refer pending business to a committee, is the Limit of Debate in effect while debate on the motion to refer occurs? 

a) Yes, the limit of debate applies to subsequent subsidiary motions

b) No, the limit of debate applies only to the motion to amend

c) Yes, the limit of debate is in effect until the meeting is adjourned

d) No, the limit of debate never applies to referrals

a) Yes, the limit of debate applies to subsequent subsidiary motions

If an embarrassing main motion has been brought before the assembly, a member can propose to dispose of this question without bringing it to a direct vote…

a) By moving to Amend

b) By moving to Lay on the Table

c) By moving to Postpone Indefinitely 

d) By moving the Previous Question

c) By moving to Postpone Indefinitely 

If two business sessions are separated by more than a quarterly time interval - then business can go over from the earlier session to the later one only by means of…

a) The motion to Lay on the Table

b) The motion to Postpone to a Certain Time

c) The Call for the Orders of the Day

d) Referral to a Committee

d) Referral to a Committee

If a main motion is referred to a committee while Postpone Indefinitely is pending…

a) The motion to Postpone Indefinitely goes to the committee with the main motion

b) The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is ignored and does not go to the committee

c) The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is put to a vote before the referral is considered

d) The motion to Refer to a Committee can only be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote

b) The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is ignored and does not go to the committee

If a member moves to refer the main question to a committee that would have the effect of defeating the purpose of the main question, what should the chairperson do?

a) Ask for a second and restate the referral to make it pending

b) Point out the member who made the motion to commit and try to convince the member to withdraw their motion

c) Rule the motion to commit out of order as dilatory

d) Request a member move to Postpone the Motion Indefinitely to kill the motion to commit

c) Rule the motion to commit out of order as dilatory

If a motion to Limit Debate is made while no question is pending, such a motion is the subsidiary motion to Limit Debate, but is an Incidental Main Motion. The vote required to adopt the Incidental Main Motion to Limit debate requires what vote for adoption? 

a) A majority vote for adoption

b) A two-thirds (2/3) vote for adoption

c) A majority vote for adoption provide notice was given

d) A majority vote of the entire membership

b) A two-thirds (2/3) vote for adoption

It is out of order to move to lay a pending question on the table if…

a) The motion on the previous question is pending

b) The motion to be laid on the table has an amendment already applied to it

c) Another member has already moved to lay the matter on the table during the same meeting

d) There is evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention

d) There is evidently no other matter urgently requiring immediate attention

If an assembly holding regularly scheduled business meetings adjourns to meet at the “Call of the chair,” when does the chair’s authority to call an Adjourned meeting expire?

a) Seven days after the adjourned regular meeting

b) Thirty days from the date of the adjourned regular meeting

c) Ninety days

d) Until the next regular meeting

d) Until the next regular meeting

What statement is TRUE relating to a motion to recess?

a) The motion to Recess is always a privileged motion

b) If the motion to Recess is adopted, the Recess begins as soon as there is no business pending

c) If a motion to Recess is made when no business is pending, it is a Main Motion

d) The motion to Recess does not require a second

c) If a motion to Recess is made when no business is pending, it is a Main Motion

When the adjournment closes a session in a body that will have members terms of membership expire any pending matters temporarily, but not finally disposed of, except those that remain in the hands, fall to the ground except…

a) All pending matters fall to the ground or are lost

b) Matters that are in the hands of a committee to which they have been referred

c) Pending Appeals

d) Motions that require a two-thirds (2/3) vote

b) Matters that are in the hands of a committee to which they have been referred

If a member moves to Suspend the Rules…

a) The member must state the entire specific rule that is being proposed to Suspend

b) The motion is amendable as to which rule is Suspended

c) May interrupt a speaker

d) The rules to be suspended are not mentioned; but the motion must state its specific purpose

d) The rules to be suspended are not mentioned; but the motion must state its specific purpose

If an Objection to the Consideration of the question is sustained, the main question is dismissed for that session and cannot be renewed during the same session, unless…

a) Demanded by a majority

b) Until after another matter of business is dispensed with

c) Unanimous consent is granted

d) Requested by a standing committee

c) Unanimous consent is granted

A motion can be taken from the table…

a) Can be Taken from the Table at the next session of the same convention

b) At a special meeting called for a different matter before the quarterly time interval has elapsed

c) At next year’s convention

d) A motion can’t be taken from the table after the session in which is was tabled has adjourned

a) Can be Taken from the Table at the next session of the same convention

In the case of a motion that was lost or failed, who can move to Reconsider the motion?

a) Any member who voted in favor of the motion being reconsidered

b) Any member who voted against the motion being reconsidered

c) Any member who was in attendance at the time the motion being reconsidered was voted on

d) Any member who changed their mind on how to vote on the motion being reconsidered

b) Any member who voted against the motion being reconsidered

In the absence of a Quorum, the members present at the meeting could…

a) Move to Recess

b) Approve the minutes

c) Approve the treasurer’s report

d) Move to Lay all business on the Table

a) Move to Recess

The standard order of business includes items being taken up in the following order:

a) Reports of Special Committees, Reports of Officers, Special Orders, General Orders

b) Reports of Officers, Reports of Special Committees, Special Orders, General Orders

c) General Orders, Special Orders, Reports of Special Committees, Officer Reports

d) Special Orders, General Orders, Reports of Special Committees, Officer Reports

b) Reports of Officers, Reports of Special Committees, Special Orders, General Orders

If the chair wishes to relinquish the chair so they can debate the pending question, the person who assumes the chair will be…

a) The oldest member of the Executive Committee

b) The Advisor

c) The Secretary assumes the chair

d) The highest-ranking Vice President present who has not spoken on the Question

d) The highest-ranking Vice President present who has not spoken on the Question

During a meeting with 120 members in attendance, a standing vote was taken on the Previous Question. If all 120 members vote, how many must vote in the affirmative for the Previous Question to be adopted?

a) 60 votes

b) 80 votes

c) 100 votes

d) 120 votes

b) 80 votes

Following the Treasurers report at a chapter meeting…

a) The report should be adopted by a majority vote

b) The report should be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote

c) The report should be adopted by unanimous consent

d) The monthly treasurer’s report requires no action by the assembly

d) The monthly treasurer’s report requires no action by the assembly

When certain conditions apply, a standing committee must be approved by a specific provision of the bylaws of by a resolution which is in effect a special rule of order and there requires for its adoption either previous notice and a two-thirds (2/3) vote or a vote of a majority of the entire membership. Which response is NOT one of those conditions?

a) Members of the committee serve for a term corresponding to that of the officers

b) If the committee is to have standing authority to act for the society on matters of a certain class without specific instructions from the assembly

c) If all business of a certain call is to be automatically referred t the committee

d) If some other rule of Parliamentary procedure is affected by the committee’s assigned function

a) Member of the committee serve for a term corresponding to that of the officers

The quorum in a committee is, unless otherwise prescribed…

a) All members of the committee

b) A majority of the committee membership

c) Two-thirds (2/3) of the committee membership

d) Determined by the chairperson

b) A majority of the committee membership

Which of the following is true about the Amendment of Bylaws?

a) A motion to amend the bylaws is a privileged motion

b) Adoption of a bylaw change requires previous notice and a majority vote

c) An affirmative vote on the motion to amend the bylaws cannot be reconsidered

d) A negative vote on the motion to amend the bylaws can be reconsidered

c) An affirmative vote on the motion to amend the bylaws cannot be reconsidered

A member can demand a division…

a) From the time that the chair announces the vote until the next topic is introduced

b) From the moment the negative votes have been cast until the result of the vote has been announced or immediately thereafter

c) From the moment the chair asks for the votes in the affirmative until the vote is announced

d) From the time the results of the vote are announced until the next motion is pending

b) From the moment the negative votes have been cast until the result for the vote has been announced or immediately thereafter

If you are the chairperson at a meeting and a member moved that “No response be made to the request by the principal that the FFA donate to the school beautification fund,” what should you do?

a) Ask for a second and restate the motion to make it pending

b) Ask for a debate

c) Restate the motion and ask for amendments

d) It is preferable to avoid a motion containing a negative statement

d) It is preferable to avoid a motion containing a negative statement

In addition to their annual reports, the president and vice president may need to report on their activities. These reports may sometimes contain recommendations calling for action by the assembly. Motions to adopt or implement any recommendations should be…

a) Made by the officer after making their report and the motion carriers with it an implied second

b) Made by the officer after making their report and the motion must be seconded

c) Made from the floor by a member other than the reporting officer

d) Referred to a committee for further review and a recommendation

c) Made from the floor by a member other than the reporting officer

If at a regular meeting, members dispense with the reading of the minutes…

a) The minutes are approved as written

b) They may dispense with the reading of the minutes by majority vote without debate

c) They may dispense with the reading of the minutes by majority vote following debate

d) The minutes must be read at the time scheduled on the agenda

b) They may dispense with the reading of the minutes by majority vote without debate

If a member objects to an Incidental Main Motion, they may…

a) Object to the Consideration of the Question

b) Move to postpone the motion indefinitely to allow them a vote to kill the motion without risking adoption of the motion

c) Move to lay the motion on the table which kills an Incidental Main Motion

d) Call for a Recess to kill the motion

b) Move to postpone the motion indefinitely to allow them a vote to kill the motion without risking adoption of the motion

Assume you are the chairperson of a meeting and a member moves to Suspend the Rules in the bylaws that states, “Greenhands are not allowed to vote during the election of officer,” What should you do?

a) Ask for a second

b) Ask if there is an objection to suspending the rule

c) Refer the matter to the Bylaws Committee

d) Rule the motion out of order because rules of this type contained in the bylaws cannot be suspended

d) Rule the motion out of order because rules of this type contained in the bylaws cannot be suspended

The minimum affirmative vote necessary to suspend Standing Rules is…

a) A majority without notice

b) A majority with notice

c) Two-thirds (2/3) without notice

d) Two-thirds (2/3) with notice

a) A majority without notice

You are the chairperson at a meeting. A member moves a debatable motion. Once the motion is pending, you call for debate. The member who made the motion did not request the floor. You recognize a member for debate. Another member rises to a Point of Order that the maker of the motion is entitled to the first right to debate. What do you do?

a) Say, “Point well taken. Maker of the motion, you have the floor”.

b) Poll the members to determine how to proceed

c) Say, “The maker of the motion did not request the floor. Will the member please continue with their debate?”

d) Announce a Recess for informal consultation to decide how to proceed

c) Say, “The maker of the motion did not request the floor. Will the member please continue with their debate?”

If the maker of the motion changes their mind while the motion is pending and wants to alert the members, they can…

a) Debate against their own motion

b) Ask permission to withdraw the motion

c) Rise to a Point of Order

d) Move a new original Main Motion

b) Ask permission to withdraw the motion

If a member moves to Lay a matter on the Table until the next meeting, what should the chair do?

a) Ask for a second on the motion to Lay on the Table

b) Call for an immediate vote

c) There is no set time for bringing the matter up again

d) It can be admitted only as a motion to Postpone. Make that statement and ask for a second on the motion to Postpone

d) It can be admitted only as a motion to Postpone. Make that statement and ask for a second on the motion to Postpone

If at a meeting, a member moves to refer a matter to a standing committee, which amendment below would be in order?

a) No amendment would be in order

b) As to the committee’s composition

c) As to the committee’s manner of selection

d) As to the committee to which the main question is to be referred

d) As to the committee to which the main question is to be referred

Which statement is TRUE as it relates to the privileged motion to recess?

a) It is applied to the main motion

b) Only the affirmative vote on the motion to Recess can be Reconsidered

c) It requires a majority vote for adoption

d) It requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote for adoption

c) It requires a majority vote for adoption

If a motion to Take from the Table is lost, can the motion be reconsidered?

a) Yes, the negative vote on the motion to Take from the Table may be reconsidered

b) If the motion to Take from the Table is rejected, it can be renewed each time that any business has been transacted

c) Only the positive vote on the motion to Take from the Table may be reconsidered

d) You may only attempt to Take from the Table once per session

b) If the motion to Take from the Table is rejected, it can be renewed each time that any business has been transacted

In the absence of a quorum, any business is null and void, except…

a) Recess

b) Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

c) Adjourn

d) All of the above

d) All of the above

The motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate yield to which motion below?

a) Previous Question

b) Main Motion

c) Refer to a Committee

d) Postpone Indefinitely

a) Previous Question

The motion, Previous Question…

a) Is debatable 

b) Requires no second

c) Is not amendable

d) Requires a majority vote

c) Is not amendable

The privileged device “Raise a Question of Privilege”, takes precedence over all other motions except…

a) Take from the Table, Rescind, and Reconsider

b) Division of the Assembly, Division of a Question, and Suspend the Rules

c) Question of Privilege, Reconsider, and Call for the Order of the Day

d) Recess, Adjourn, Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

d) Recess, Adjourn, Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

An Appeal is undebatable…

a) Always

b) Never

c) If it is made after the Previous Question has been moved or ordered and before the order is exhausted

d) If it is made after the Previous Question has been moved or ordered and after the order is exhausted

c) If it is made after the Previous Question has been moved or ordered and before the order is exhausted

If the bylaws contain no provision relating to amendment, a motion to rescind applied to a Constitution or bylaws is subject to the same voting requirement as rescind or amend special rules of order. What vote is required?

a) With previous notice, a majority cote

b) Without previous notice, a two-thirds (2/3) vote

c) Two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire membership

d) Previous notice and two-thirds (2/3) vote or a vote of a majority of the entire membership

d) Previous notice and two-thirds (2/3) vote or a vote of a majority of the entire membership

A motion to Postpone Indefinitely…

a) Can be renewed in connection with the same main question during the same session

b) Cannot be renewed in connection with the same main question during the same session

c) Can be renewed in connection with the same main question subject to a two-thirds (2/3) vote

d) Can be renewed in connection with the same main question if a majority of the entire membership votes in

b) Cannot be renewed in connection with the same main question during the same session

What vote is required for the assembly to set aside the orders of the day when they are called for?

a) A two-thirds (2/3) vote in the affirmative

b) A two-thirds (2/3) vote in the negative

c) A three-fourths (3/4) affirmative vote

d) The approval of the chairperson

b) A two-thirds (2/3) vote in the negative

Following the adoption of a motion to divide a question, during debate, a member rises and moves to Reconsider the motion to divide the question. What should the chair do?

a) Ask the member if they voted on the prevailing side

b) Ask for a second to the motion to reconsider

c) Ask for Debate

d) Rule the motion out of order because the motion cannot be reconsidered

d) Rule the motion out of order because the motion cannot be reconsidered

The quorum of an assembly is…

a) Two-thirds (2/3) of the members present at a meeting

b) The largest member that can be depended on to attend any meeting

c) The number of members who must be present for business to be legally transacted

d) The number of members who always vote on motions brought before the assembly

c) The number of members who must be present for business to be legally transacted

If the motion to Postpone Indefinitely is adopted, what happens to the pending Main Motion?

a) An ad hoc committee studies it and reports back at the next regular meeting

b) It is brought back under the heading of Unfinished Business at the next regular meeting

c) It is killed for the duration of the session

d) It is automatically passed without debate

c) It is killed for the duration of the session

The motion to Lay on the Table is commonly misused in meetings in the place of the motion to…

a) Adjourn

b) Postpone to a Certain Time

c) Reconsider

d) Commit (or Refer)

b) Postpone to a Certain Time

If a motion to adjourn is qualified in any way (Example: “I move we adjourn in 10 minutes”), it is classified as a(an)…

a) Main Motion

b) Privileged Motion

c) Subsidiary Motion

d) Incidental Motion

a) Main Motion

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all of the motions below except the motion to…

a) Amend

b) Commit (or Refer)

c) Limit Debate

d) Recess

d) Recess

Which motion below would you use to obtain the chair’s opinion on a matter related to Parliamentary Procedure as it relates to the pending business?

a) Parliamentary Question of Privilege

b) Point of Parliamentary Information

c) Parliamentary Inquiry

d) Parliamentary Authority Opinion

c) Parliamentary Inquiry

Which one of the following motions is debatable?

a) Raise a Question of Privilege

b) Previous Question

c) The privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

d) Postpone Indefinitely

d) Postpone Indefinitely

The privileged motion to Call for the Orders of the Day is used primarily to…

a) Order the chair to take an immediate recess

b) Require that a meeting conform to its agenda

c) Indicate to members when a point of order may be called

d) Write orders for all committees to complete their tasks by a specific time

b) Require that a meeting conform to its agenda

Motions that assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion are called…

a) Main Motions

b) Subsidiary Motions

c) Incidental Motions

d) Refer to a Committee

b) Subsidiary Motions

With a main motion and an amendment pending, which of the following motions would be out of order?

a) Lay on the Table

b) Recess

c) Postpone Indefinitely

d) Refer to a Committee

c) Postpone Indefinitely