FBLA Parliamentarian Procedure

Members of an assembly …….

may attend meetings, make motions, debate, and vote.

The actions of any deliberate assembly are subject to …….

the bylaws & other rules of its organization plus all applicable procedure laws.

The basic principle of decision in a deliberate assembly is that …..

a motion must be adopted by a majority vote.

When a decision is to be based on more than a majority vote, a common requirement is a …….

two-thirds vote and/or previous notice.

Two forms of a deliberate assembly are ……

Convention and board.

According to RONR and most state statutes, electronic meetings …….

May be conducted if provided for in the bylaws, everyone can hear each other at the same time and additional rules are advisable.

Admittance to a mass meeting …..

may be limited to the invited category.

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

are recorded on the rolls as voting members in good standing.

The bylaws of an organized local society usually provided that it shall hold …..

regular meetings at stated intervals.

Large Boards

Generally follow parliamentary procedure the same as any assembly.

The corporate charter should contain only….

what is necessary to obtain it and to obtain the desire status under the law.

The constitution or bylaws of a society should contain….

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

Except for the corporate charter, the highest body of rules in a society is the….

bylaws

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

A custom of an organization…

falls to the ground if a conflict with a written rule is raised by a Point of Order

The quorum of an assembly….

is the minimum number of members who must be present for business to be validly transacted.

In the absence of a provision in the bylaws,, the quorum of an organized society is…..

a majority of the entire membership.

The minimum essential officers for the conduct of business are….

a presiding officer and secretary or clerk.

The chair's announcement of the result of the vote should include….

the ayes (or noes) have it, the motion is adopted (or lost) and the effect of the vote -.

A "friendly amendment….

must be adopted by the body, either by vote or unanimous consent.

A proper way to begin the debate process is for the chair to say….

"Is there any debate?"

Sessions of permanently organized bodies usually follow….

an established order of business.

Calling a meeting to order is….

not a part of the order of business.

In the standard order of business the reports of officers are presented….

immediately after approval of the minutes.

Reports of officers are commonly presented ….

in the order in which the officers are listed inn the bylaws.

The man motion is one that….

brings business before the assembly.

Before a member in an assembly can speak in debate he must….

obtain the floor.

A person who is no the first to rise and address the chair may be given preference being recognized if….

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

If the chair makes a mistake in assigning the floor, a member may….

raise a Point of Order.

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 proper way to present a simple main motion is to say…

"I move that…""

As soon as a member has made a motion, he…

resumes his seat.

When a member is unsure of the proper wording of a motion he…

may seek assistance from the chair.

The seconder of a motion…

need not obtain the floor.

The purpose of a seconder is…

for the chair's guidance as to whether the chair should state the question on the motion, thus placing it before the assembly.

The lack of a second has become immaterial…

after,debate has begun.

A motion is open to debate when…

the motion has been stated by the chair.

When a proper motion has been made and seconded, the chair places it before the assembly by….

stating the question.

A proper way to state the question on a main motion is to say…t is moved and seconded that (or 'to')

"It is moved and seconded that (or 'to')….. (repeated the motion)

If a member makes a motion that is not in order….

the chair may suggest an alternative motion which would be in order.

A motion is recorded in the minutes as….

it was put by the chair finally before being voted on by the assembly.

The maker of a motion….

has the right to speak first in debate on the motion.

Debate on a question must….

be confined to the merits of the pending question.

Unless there is a rule to the contrary, a member may speak….

twice on the same question on the same day.

In putting a question to a vote, the chair should usually call for …

the affirmative and negative votes and then for any abstentions.

Any member has the right to…

Require that a voice vote be retaken as a rising vote when there is some doubt as to which side prevailed.

The chair exercises his right to vote…

only when the vote is by secret ballot or when his vote would affect the outcome.

The classes of motions that together are called secondary motions are the….

subsidiary motions, the privileged motions, and the incidental motions

The secondary motion must be acted or disposed of before…

direct consideration of the main motion can be continued.

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 be voted on first?

-Previous Question

-Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

-Postpone Indefinitely

Previous Question

A motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used when a member wishes to…..

Kill the main motion and avoid a direct vote on the question.

The motion Amend….

modifies or classifies the meaning of a pending motion itself is acted upon.

The three basic processes of amendment are….

Insert or add, strike out, strike out and insert.

The motion to Commit or Refer…..

sends the main motion to a committee for study.

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

Postpone to a Certain Time

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

Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

With a main motion pending and a motion to Amend being debated, which of the following motions would be out of order.

-Lay on the Table

-Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

-Postpone Indefinetly

Postpone Indefinetly

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 have the pending matter given special study, what does the member do?

Move to Refer to a committe

If a member wishes to propose a change in a pending question, which motion is used?

Amend

when a member wishes to bring a pending question to an immediate vote, what does he should….

move the Previous Questoin

To put a motion aside temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen a member should….

move to Lay on the Table

A subsidiary motion can be applied to any…..

main motion

A motion to Lay on the Table takes precedence over….

other subsidiary motions

When a 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

The effect of the adoption of the motion to Fix the Time to Adjourn is to establish….

an adjourned meeting

Incidental motions….

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

Most incidental motions….

are not debatable

If a member does not want an original main motion even discussed at a meeting, he can ….

raise an Objection to the Consideration of the Question

When a motion is made up of two parts of a single capable of standing as separate questions, a member may request that the part be considered and voted on as if they were distinct questions by making the motion:

for Division of the Question

A single member can require a ….

standing vote

A request to be Excused from a Duty is….

an incidental motion

To change that the assembly has adopted requires…..

something more than was necessary to adopt it in the first place.

A short intermission in a meeting is….

a recess

an Incidental main motion……

relates to the business of the assembly, or its past or future action,

All subsidiary motions can be applied to an…

original or incidental main motion.

A main motion is still within the control of teh assembly after…..

it has been laid on the table.

If it appears that a motion will require time or study to prefect, it would be appropriate for a member to make a motion to….

Commit

When a main motion, an amendment and a motion to postpone the pending question to a certain time are pending, the first vote is taken on…..

the motion to Postpone to a Certain TIme

The motion Amend takes precedence over the motion to which it is applied.

Whenever a vote is to be taken by ballot, it is in order to move the one person

Proposed amendments to the FBLA national bylaws shall be submitted in writing by:

April 1

Each state chapter will be sent copies of the approved amendments to the National FBLA Bylaws by:

May 15

The vote required to amend the National FBLA Bylaws is:

Two thirds

The proposed amendments to the National FBLA Bylaws are voted on at the National Leadership Conference by the:

State voting delegates

A national officer screening committee is composed of:

National officers and board members

Voting by mail of the National FBLA Executive Council requires the following for adoption:

three fourths vote

Meetings of the National FBLA Executive Council may be called by the president or upon the written request of:

Three voting members

The following is an ex-offcio, nonvoting member of the National FBLA Executive Council:

Chairman of the Board of directors

At the FBLA National Leadership Conference a local chapter with a membership of 100 may have

Three voting delegates

If the office of National FBLA President becomes vacant, the position is filled by the

Vice president from the president's region

The maximum number of FBLA national officers who may be elected from the same state chapter

1