2023 Semi-Final Oral Questions

Explain the use of the gavel in the FFA Manual and

Robert's Rules of Order. How are they different?

"In FFA, 3 taps to rise, 2 taps to call a meeting to order,

one tap to be seated, at the conclusion of a motion, and for

announcement of an adjournment.

RONR One tap to adjourn or recess.

Light raps for a breach in decorum (61:10)

Based on the Official FFA Manual, name three duties

of the vice-president.

● Assume all duties of the president, if necessary.

● Develop the POA and serve as an ex-officio member

of the POA committees.

● Coordinate all committee work.

● Work closely with the president and advisor to assess

progress toward meeting chapter goals.

Can a Parliamentary Inquiry be used to ask how

many students are enrolled in the high school? Please

Explain?

Can it be used to ask about a clause in the bylaws of

the chapter? Please explain?

No, a Parliamentary Inquiry may be used to inquire about

the rules of the organization but not factual information

outside of parliamentary rules.

Yes, the rules of the organization may be questioned under

a Parliamentary Inquiry. However, RONR requires that a

Parliamentary Inquiry must be "relevant to the business at

hand" (33:6) or "bearing on the business at hand" (33:3).

Assume an FFA chapter meeting is being conducted

and 32 of the 40 members are present and the quorum

requirement is a majority of the members.

1. If 32 members cast a vote on an amendment,

what is the minimum number of members who must

vote in the affirmative to adopt it?

2. If the vote is 16-16, how can the chairman affect

the outcome if they are a member?

1. 17

2. The chair could vote in favor making it be adopted.

1. There are 6 types of improper amendments, please

name 3 of them

1) One that changes one form of amendment to another

2) One that would have the effect of converting one

parliamentary motion into another. 12:22(5)

3) One that makes it the negation of the main motion

4) One that strikes enacting words.

5) One that makes the motion as amended out of order.

6) One that is not germane to the underlying motion.

What is a friendly amendment and how is it handled?

A friendly amendment is one that is in sympathy with the

main motion and hopefully improves the chance of the

main motion being adopted. It is handled like any other

motion once the main motion has been stated by the chair.

Before the motion maker can accept the alteration without

permission of the assembly.

According to Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised,

there are only 3 processes with regards to amending

words in a motion. Please name them.

To insert

To strike

To strike and insert