parli pro practice 2

Members of an assembly?

may make motions, debate, and vote

The basic principle of decision in a deliberative assembly is that?

propositions must be adopted by a majority vote.

Admittance to a mass meeting?

may be limited.

The bylaws of an organized local society usually provide that it shall hold?

regular meetings at stated intervals.

Large boards and large committees?

generally follow parliamentary procedure the same as any assembly.

An organized society requires certain rules to?

stablish its basic structure and manner of operation

The constitution or bylaws of a society should contain?

its own basic rules relating principally to itself as an organization.

The term "rules of order" refers to?

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

Standing rules, except in the case of conventions, are?

related to the details of the administration of a society.

Motions are brought before the assembly by these three steps: a member?

makes a motion, another member seconds it, and the chair states the question.

A member makes a motion, in simple cases, by saying?

"I move that..."

As soon as a member has made a motion, they?

resume their seat.

When a member is unsure of the proper wording of a motion, they?

may seek assistance from the chair.

The person who seconds a motion?

need not obtain the floor.

A second implies that the seconder?

agrees that the motion should come before the meeting.

The lack of a second has become immaterial?

after the chair has stated the question.

Subsidiary motions?

assist the assembly in disposing of a main motion

In a series of motions where all are pending and in order, which of the following would be voted on first?

previous question

Most incidental motions?

are not debatable

The motion to amend?

modifies or clarifies the meaning of the main motions.

To delay consideration of the main motion until the next regular meeting a member would move to?

postpone definitely.

To reduce the time for a debate, a member would move to?

limit debate.

To consider a motion later in the same meeting, a member may move to?

postpone the matter to a certain time

When a member wishes to bring a pending question to an immediate vote, the member should?

move the Previous Question

A subsidiary motion can be applied to any?

main motion

A motion to lay on the table takes precedence over?

all subsidiary motions.

When the privileged motion to adjourn is pending, the motion to?

fix the time to which to adjourn is in order.

When a motion to recess is made while another motion is pending, it?

is a privileged motion.

Incidental motions?

usually deal with questions of procedure arising out of another pending motion.

A single member can require a?

standing vote.

A request to be excused from a duty is?

an incidental motion

A short intermission which does not end a meeting is?

a recess

All subsidiary motions can be applied to an?

original or incidental main motion.

To be in order an amendment must be?

germane

Professional members of FBLA-PBL may include?

both local chapter advisers and businesspersons.

If the FBLA National President resigns before her term is completed, the new president will be the?

vice president from the president's home region.

A local chapter with 29 members is entitled to ______ voting delegates at the National Leadership Conference?

2.

FBLA national competitive events include which of the following?

Business Procedures.

Which of the following is not an official goal of FBLA-PBL?

Encourage growth and development through social activities.