Parli. Pro. FFA ND Written Test 2016 & 2015

The motion to "Rescind":

Is an incidental main motion

Which motion is Amendable?

Division of a Question

If you were chairman, what would you do after the motion for the Previous Question was adopted on a primary amendment?

Call for a vote on the amendment

The incidental motion to Suspend the Rules

Usually is adopted by a two-thirds vote

A motion becomes the property of the assembly and is open for debate after:

It is restated by the chair

Which motion could a member make to dispense with a frivolous motion?

Object to Consideration

A member who has the floor may be interrupted by:

An appeal

If two secondary motions and a main motion are pending at a time, which motion is the immediately pending question?

The motion most recently states by the chair

An Amendment to an Amendment

May not be Amended

A recess should not be called

When another member has the floor

An Amendment

May be debated

The privileged motion, Raise a Question of Privilege, is not

Amendable, Debatable, Seconded (all of the above)

The member who seconds a motion must:

None of the above (Rise and be recognized by the chair, Be in favor of the motion, Debate for the motion)

When using the form "I move the previous question," It applies to

Only the immediately pending question

The initial vote on a main motion is usually taken "viva voce," which means by

voice

Which of the following is not included in the minutes

Debate of members

If a motion is made to approve the minutes,

it is adopted by majority vote

If 74 votes are cast, a majority is?

38 votes

Which of the following motions is in order when another member has been assigned the floor and is speaking in a debate?

Point of Order

Motions that assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion

Subsidiary motions

Members have the right to change their vote:

Up to the time the result is announced

In the absence of a quorum, which of the following is out of order

Move into committee of the whole

A main motion must be

Seconded

If the maker of the motion to Reconsider does not declare which side he/she voted on, the chair

Immediately notifies the member to do so

After a motion has passed, a request to Withdraw it may be granted to anyone by the presiding officer without voting.

False

How can a member propose to have a the pending matter given special study?

Move to refer it to a committee

One characteristic of subsidiary motions is that they are

applied to any main motion

Which motion below is used to make a pending question an order of the day for a future time?

Postpone

Which of the following is a rule that members should obey during debate?

Address all remarks through the chairman

Which vote is always taken first by the chairman?

Affirmative

Which of the following does not belong with the other three?

Suspend the Rules

On the motion to Appeal, a tie vote means:

The decision of the chair is sustained

An Amendment to an Amendment:

May not be amended

A member who has been assigned the floor and has begun to speak may be interrupted by

A call for the Orders of the day, A Point of Order, The raising of a Question of Privilege (all of the above)

Which of the following is not included in the minutes?

Debate of members

Which statement below is true regarding the subsidiary motion to Move the Previous Question?

It does not prevent the making of privileged or incidental motions

Which motion could a member make to dispense with a frivolous motion?

Object to Consideration

When must a Point of Order be made?

At the time of infraction

A recess may be taken for:

Eating, Counting Ballots, Taking a time out (all of the above)

A member who seconds a motion must:

None of the above (Rise and be recognized by the chair, Be in favor of the motion, Debate for the motion)

When using the form "I move the previous question," it applies to

Only the immediately pending question

Which motion is amendable?

Recess

The motion to "Suspend the Rules":

Requires a second

The primary purpose of an amendment is to:

Modify the original motion or Improve the wording of the main motion

If a motion to Lay on the Table is passed, a member can bring that motion up again, even at the same meeting by;

moving to take from the table

IN the series of motions listed below, where they are all pending and in order, which one of the following would be voted on first?

Previous Question

Motions to divide amendments

Are Permissible