FBLA Intro to Parliamentary Procedure

Who can serve on the National Board of Directors?

National FBLA President

When can a national officer candidate apply at the National Leadership Conference?

when no candidate applies by the second deadline

How much are FBLA dues until changed by a bylaw amendment?

from 1994 forward, national FBLA dues are $6

The term rules of order refers to?

the written rules of parliamentary procedure adopted by an assembly or organization

When a count has been ordered on a motion, the secretary records in the minutes

The number of votes on each side

Viva voice is:

A voice vote

An organized society requires certain rules to:

establish its basic structure and manner of operation

Pro tem means:

serving in a temporary position

persons admitted to a mass meeting:

may be limited

A main motion is one that:

brings business before the assembly

a second to a motion indicates that the seconder:

agrees that the motion should come before the meeting

when the chair rules a motion out of order, the:

decision may be appealed

if the chair, without objection, simply permits a brief pause, without a declaration of recess, a meeting is said:

to stand at ease

an affirmative vote by a member is expressed as:

aye

A quorum is defined as the number of members:

required to transact business

Article IX of bylaws gives:

the process to amend the bylaws

The local assembly of an organized society is limited to persons who:

are recorded on the rolls as voting members in good standing

Before a member can speak in a debate, he must:

obtain the floor

a person who is not the first to rise and address the chair may be given preference in being recognized if

he is the maker of the motion and has not spoken to the question

If there is a tie vote on a main motion, the result is:

the motion is lost

all questions of parliamentary procedure affecting the assembly's proceedings are ruled on by:

the chair

A Point of Information is:

is not appropriate during a debate

The motion to Commit or Refer:

sends the main motion to a committee for study

Proposed amendments to the bylaws must be submitted in writing to the.

Association President

The secretary must supply at least__copies of the minutes to the necessary authorities