FFA

T/F 1. The award winner of the Chapter Star in Agriscience can have an entrepreneurship or placement type program.

True

T/F 2. Equine evaluation is one of the National FFA CDEs.

False

T/F 3. The WLC program is designed for those members who are ready to take their leadership skills to a higher level.

True

T/F 4. Observing parliamentary procedure will ensure that courtesy is extended to everyone.

True

T/F 5. The American flag should be displayed at all official FFA meetings and functions.

True

T/F 6. A specific duty and responsibility of the Parliamentarian is to serve as a participant or an ex-officio member of the parliamentary procedure team.

True

T/F 7. The basic requirement for the Agriscience Research SAE is that you own the enterprise, make management decisions and take financial risks, with the ultimate goal of earning a profit.

False

T/F 8. Donnell Brown was the National NFA President in 1989–1990.

False

T/F 9. The subsidiary motion to lay on the table can be reconsidered.

False

T/F 10. The incidental motion to appeal the decision of the chair requires a second.

True

T/F 11. The subsidiary motion to reopen the nominations requires a second.

False

T/F 12. The motion to take from the table is debatable.

False

T/F 13. The motion to rescind is amendable.

True

T/F 14. The motion to postpone definitely is an incidental motion.

False

T/F 15. It is suggested that the study of parliamentary procedure should begin with the first chapter and continue through the book, spending only enough time on each chapter for students to obtain a “working” knowledge of principles involved.

True

T/F 16. Calmness and self-confidence is a characteristic of an effective leader that a presiding officer should possess.

True

T/F 17. The Statewide CTE Coordinator is a member of the Coordinating Committee that oversees the Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas.

False

T/F 18. There are fifteen Career Clusters offered in Texas that provide an organizing tool for schools, small learning communities, academies, and magnet schools.

False

T/F 19. One of the Career and Technical Education Career Clusters is Information Technology.

True

T/F 20. One of the endorsements of the Texas High School Foundation Program Endorsements is Business and Industry.

True

T/F 21. Crafting a personal financial management plan is the focus of the Personal Financial Management and Planning component.

True

T/F 22. School Based Learning Enterprise is one of the types of Immersion SAEs.

True

T/F 23. Fred McClure served as the National FFA Secretary in 1973–74.

True

T/F 24. Jennifer Jackson is the Texas FFA Executive Director.

True (answer for this quiz; time-sensitive position)

MC 1. FFA is the premier _____ organization for school-based agricultural education students that provides life-changing experiences for its members.

c. Youth development

MC 2. _____ is described as a collection of virtues by which to live your life.

b. Character

MC 3. How is FFA structured?

d. Local, State, and National

MC 4. Forming an LLC or a cooperative may be the structure to get the _____ SAE rolling.

d. School-Based Enterprise

MC 5. In _____, a national FFA camp was founded on the ground of the original national center in Alexandria, Virginia.

a. 1939

MC 6. When FFA and NFA merged in 1965, NFA lost its name, charter, constitution, bylaws, _____, emblem, jacket, Creed, flag, banner, colors, financial assets and adult leadership.

a. Awards

MC 7. The Smith-Hughes National Vocational Education Act (both Senator Hoke Smith and Representative _____ Hughes were from Georgia) establishes vocational agriculture courses.

c. Dudley

MC 8. Which item of historical significance occurred in 1965?

b. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated the end of segregation

MC 9. A motion that is _____ should be brought back before the assembly as soon as possible.

b. Temporarily delayed

MC 10. Which of the following motions is debatable: Make Nominations, Take from the Table, Lay on the Table, Discharge a Committee, or Parliamentary Inquiry?

d. Discharge a Committee

MC 11. What is indecorum?

e. Improper conduct

MC 12. Which of the following is not a method of making nominations: ballot, petition, committee, mail, or email?

e. Email

MC 13. Which motion is amendable to time only: Close Nominations, Open Nominations, Reopen Nominations, Make Nominations, or Discharge a Committee?

c. Reopen Nominations

MC 14. Which of the following are the characteristics of parliamentary inquiry?

b. Recognition is necessary; it is undebatable; it is unamendable; a vote is not required; it cannot be reconsidered

MC 15. Which motion is a privileged motion when unqualified but becomes a main motion if qualified?

b. Adjourn

MC 16. Which motion requires a second: Point of Order, Make Nominations, Parliamentary Inquiry, Reconsider, or Withdraw / Modify a Motion?

d. Reconsider

MC 17. How many days each year are designated every February for the “Day at the Capitol”?

b. Two

MC 18. Which of the following was approved in September of 2009 by the Texas FFA Board of Directors?

b. Ford Leadership Scholars

MC 19. What does FFA value?

c. A hands-on leadership development philosophy and strategy

MC 20. How many voting delegates does Texas have at the National FFA Convention?

d. 71 (answer for this quiz; delegate counts can change)

MC 21. Who was the first Texan to serve as national president?

c. Bobby Tucker

MC 22. Active chapters in good standing may establish junior FFA programs for students enrolled in the local chapter’s school district who are in the third grade and _____ years old.

b. Eight

MC 23. Who was the acting president of the FFT until the state association met again in October?

b. E. J. Hughes

MC 24. Which decision upheld state segregation laws?

b. Plessy v. Ferguson