Committees, Voting, and Parliamentary Procedures Practice Test

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• If a main motion is considered and adopted without a second, what is the effect?
• What two privileged motions take precedence over the Previous Question?
• Which statement best differentiates "stating the question" from "putting the question"?
• Which committee plans and posts the agenda?
• What is the purpose of the POA?
• When the subsidiary motion to amend is applied to itself, what is the name of the resulting amendment?
• Can the privileged motion to Recess be applied to any motion?
• What is a key difference between a committee of the Whole and a Quasi Committee of the Whole?
• What is a special committee?
• Which description correctly defines unanimous consent?
• When can Division of the Assembly be called?
• What are the three processes of an amendment?
• Which document outlines the goals and activities for the year in a chapter?
• Which appointment method involves the chair making nominations with confirmation by voice vote?
• Which statement best describes a friendly amendment?
• Which of the following describes proper application of preference in recognition?
• A two-thirds vote requires which of the following?
• Name the two main types of committees.
• What does two taps of the gavel signify?
• Which officer is described as serving as chair of the POA public relations or related committee?
• Name three variations of the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer.
• In a roll call vote, what happens to each member's vote?
• From whom is the question from a parliamentary inquiry directed?
• Which scenario best illustrates a point of order when a main motion conflicts with bylaws?
• How many reasons are listed to take a Recess?
• Use proper parliamentary procedure protects the rights of who?
• Which description best defines "stating the question"?
• Which statement best describes the requirement for a second on committee recommendations?
• Which of the following is a duty of the President?
• Which item is 3rd in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• Which subsidiary motion ranks lowest?
• Which item is an example of assembly privilege related to the published materials of the meeting?
• Which is the 12th item in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• A member may debate a Main Motion and conclude their debate by offering a secondary motion.
• In which voting method do members stand to indicate their vote?
• How long can a motion be postponed if the club meets weekly on the same day?
• Twenty votes are cast. How many are needed for a majority?
• What action should the chair take when a member calls for a Division when it is obvious which side has a majority?
• Which item is listed after Special Orders in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• What is the minimum number of members required to conduct business?
• In parliamentary procedure, which action is generally considered the lowest-ranking among subsidiary motions?
• What is the effect of applying the subsidiary motion Amend to the privileged motion to Recess?
• Which group is responsible for planning and posting the agenda?
• Is a member able to close debate by calling out 'Question'?
• Which item follows Unfinished Business in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• Is an amendment applied to the privileged motion to Recess debatable? Why?
• What is an amendment in the second degree?
• What is the symbol at the Vice President's station?
• What is a committee with power?
• What are the three forms for making a point of order?
• Can a secondary amendment be amended?
• What unique feature regarding debate does the motion to Postpone Indefinitely have?
• Which officer is primarily responsible for supervising chapter activities year-round?
• In parliamentary procedure, when is an amendment out of order?
• Who is the maker of the Main Motion?
• What is the primary goal of parliamentary law?
• Which statements describe amendments that are not in order?
• Which is the correct sequence for presenting a Main Motion in the assembly?
• The motion to Postpone Indefinitely belongs to which category of motions?
• When should Point of Order be raised?
• What does POA stand for?
• When must a point of order be made?
• If a main motion and a motion to Postpone Indefinitely are pending, and the main motion is referred to a committee, does the Postpone Indefinitely also go to the committee?
• Which voting method is used when secrecy is desired?
• Which motion is not among the four listed as debatable subsidiary motions?
• When the Previous Question is applied to multiple pending motions, what is the immediate effect?
• Which officer ensures room and equipment are prepared?
• Which of the following is a correct enumeration of common voting methods?
• Which term describes choosing the option with the largest number of votes when more than two options exist, without requiring a majority?
• What degree follows Discovery Degree?
• The privileged motion to Recess takes precedence over which undebatable motion?
• What happens when Division of the Assembly is called?
• Which phrase signals that no formal vote is required because there are no objections?
• What does germane mean in the context of amendments?
• Which combination of programs is open for participation to all FFA members and chapters, including middle school members?
• Which symbol is associated with the President's station?
• What is the primary purpose of the motion to Postpone Indefinitely?
• Which method uses written ballots?
• The Previous Question can be applied to which type of motion?
• Give one example of preference in recognition that should be allowed by the chair.
• What is the difference between an Original Main Motion and an Incidental Main Motion?
• If the presiding officer cannot determine the germaneness of an amendment, what should they do?
• How should a flag in poor condition be disposed of?
• When can a point of order be called on the chair?
• What is the purpose of the subsidiary motion to amend?
• What is the difference between a primary and secondary amendment?
• Which of the following best describes a dilatory motion?
• NOT a responsibility of the Reporter?
• Which officer develops the POA?
• The statement 'I call the Previous Question on all pending motions' corresponds to which form?
• Which motion would you use to send consideration to a committee for study?
• The subsidiary motion to amend may be applied to which undebatable, privileged motion?
• What is a roll call vote?
• What are the two degrees of amendment preferably called?
• Which is the lowest ranking subsidiary motion?
• Which statement is true about friendly amendments, in relation to the main motion?
• How many steps are used to bring a Main Motion before the assembly?
• What are the two types of Questions of Privilege?
• What is the highest degree in the National FFA Organization?
• Which form describes a Committee of the Whole scenario?
• Which statement correctly compares majority and two-thirds votes?
• Who coordinates committee work in a chapter?
• What is the effect of applying the Previous Question to a main motion?
• When are standing committee reports presented?
• For what size of assembly is the Committee of the Whole best suited?
• Which statement about standing committees is true?
• How long may a member speak each time on a Main Motion?
• Who answers a Parliamentary Inquiry?
• What is the symbol at the President's station?
• Which item is identified as the Secretary's File to have on hand at meetings?
• What does the term 'preference in recognition' mean?
• What voting method involves members saying aye or no?
• Can a committee take final action?
• Which privilege deals with issues like the conduct of visitors?
• Debate on a Commit or Refer motion is permissible to discuss the merits of the main motion only to what extent?
• Which motion is used to delay action indefinitely and effectively kill the motion?
• What is a committee?
• Which option describes how a committee gains the authority to take final action?
• What happens if a motion lacking a second is adopted?
• What happens after a motion is seconded according to the three-step process?
• If there is a tie vote what happens?
• Which describes a two-thirds vote?
• A plurality vote is defined as?
• Which of the following statements about the motion to Recess is true?
• Who should be involved in developing the POA?
• Which of the following is a function of the Sentinel?
• When a committee chairman makes a report to an assembly and ends with a motion, does the motion require a second? What is the exception?
• What is the symbol at the Treasurer's station?
• A member notices a quorum is no longer present but correctly waits for another member to finish speaking. Is a Point of Order still timely?
• Which motion postpones action indefinitely?
• If 30 votes are cast, how many votes are required to achieve a two-thirds majority?
• What voting method is generally used for approval of minutes?
• What is the purpose of a main motion?
• What is the first FFA degree a member may earn?
• Which trio of officers may a chapter elect as additional officers?
• What are three methods of appointing committees?
• Can debate on Postpone Definitely go into the merits of the Main Motion?
• Which is the lowest ranking motion?
• What distinguishes a standing committee from a special committee?
• How long does a special committee exist?
• What is a standing committee?
• Which standard descriptive characteristics could you state about the given motion?
• If a member moves to postpone all committee reports, what ruling would you issue?
• Which of the following is true about the main motion as related to ranking among motions in the legislative procedure?
• How many times may a member speak on a Main Motion?
• Which form of the Previous Question applies to all pending motions?
• If the main motion is postponed definitely, what happens to the motion to Postpone Indefinitely?
• What is the function of the Parliamentarian in relation to the chair's ruling on a point of order?
• Which of the following is a debatable subsidiary motion?
• Who is typically responsible for appointing committees in a parliamentary context?
• Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Sentinel?
• Which officer is primarily responsible for preparing members for career development events?
• Assume a member debates a Main Motion and then tells the chair that the portion of her unexpired time is to be yielded to another member. What would the chair's ruling?
• Can the subsidiary motion to amend be applied to itself?
• Which of the following is a valid example of a subsidiary motion that the Previous Question can affect?
• What does recommit mean?
• In what situations may the presiding officer vote?
• Division of the Assembly results in a revote.
• Who normally makes the ruling on a Point of Order?
• Which of the following statements about the Recess motion is accurate?
• If three motions are pending and you want to stop debate on all of them, what form would you use?
• What is the purpose of a second?
• Which statement correctly describes germane amendments?
• Which motion is used to postpone consideration to a definite time?
• When are special committee reports presented?
• If the chairman appoints a committee, who determines its chairman?
• Which of the following is NOT an Advisor responsibility?
• What is the purpose of Refer to Committee?
• What is the second item in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• What are the three steps used to bring a Main Motion before the assembly?
• Which of the following is a valid amendment to Postpone Definitely?
• Which item is a personal privilege example?
• May a member conclude their debate on a Main Motion by moving the Previous Question?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a general duty of all officers?
• There are only four actions permissible in the absence of a quorum. Which of the following is one of them?
• Are motions such as 'I call for the question' or 'I move we vote now' proper forms for making the Previous Question when one debatable motion is pending?
• What vote is required to adopt most motions?
• Which subsidiary motion can be applied to the privileged motion to Recess?
• Which statement describes the Recess motion’s relation to privilege?
• If a postponed main motion is taken up on a different day, how many times can each member debate it again?
• Which order is correct when the Previous Question is ordered on a Main Motion, Postpone Definitely, and an Amendment?
• Which scenario describes a special committee's existence?
• Three taps of the gavel indicate that what action should occur?
• When a motion to Recess is made with no other motions pending, what class of motions does it belong to?
• What are the parts in the chair's announcement on the results of a vote on a main motion?
• Which statement about the presiding officer's participation in debating a main motion is true?
• Which statement best describes the Treasurer's duties?
• If an amendment is pending and Refer to Committee is moved, which motion is voted on first?
• How can a Postpone Definitely motion be amended?
• Which statement accurately describes the division procedure when a division is demanded?
• What distinguishes a secondary amendment from a secondary motion?
• What are the three divisions of the POA?
• Which officer serves as an ex officio member of the POA committees?
• What is the 9th item in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• What is the purpose of parliamentary procedure?
• In Division of the Assembly, a revote is usually taken by which method?
• What is a committee without power?
• Can debate on Postpone Indefinitely go into the merits of the Main Motion?
• Which voting method requires members to stand to indicate their vote?
• Which sequence correctly lists the six steps in handling a main motion?
• What is the purpose of a committee?
• Who appoints committees?
• If the Previous Question is ordered on a Main Motion, Postpone Definitely, and an Amendment, what order are the motions voted on?
• The motion to Recess takes precedence over which privileged motion?
• Which item is 10th in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• Which motion would you use to change the wording of a motion?
• What vote is required to adopt the motion to postpone a question to the next meeting and make it a special order?
• Is the subsidiary motion to amend out of order when another member has the floor?
• What is the highest degree a state association can bestow?
• When should the presiding officer return to the chair?
• Who decides Point of Order?
• Who becomes committee chair if none is named?
• Does the motion to Recess require a second?
• If there is no further business, how can the chair adjourn without a motion?
• What is an amendment in the first degree?
• Can Postpone Definitely be used to kill a motion?
• What is the latest that a member can change their vote on a motion?
• Does a committee recommendation require a second?
• Which voting method is commonly used to approve the minutes without a formal roll-call vote?
• Which statement correctly describes the unqualified form of the Previous Question?
• Which duty is listed for the President?
• What is true about the timing of voting on a group of motions when a Previous Question is ordered on them?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the official FFA degrees listed in the material?
• In a scenario where there are no motions pending, which classification best describes the motion to Recess?
• Can a chairman who notices a breach of the rules call a point of order?
• Which motion is typically used to kill a motion?
• If the Previous Question is ordered on two motions, which motion is voted on first?
• Which option correctly describes the scope of the unqualified Previous Question?
• Explain the procedure for the chairman when a division is demanded by a member.
• How many taps signal members to stand?
• Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and a member briefly explains reasons for making a main motion before moving it. Explain any action you would take.
• What is the highest degree a chapter can bestow?
• What form would you use to ensure that a question will come up at the next meeting and not be crowded out by other matters?
• If no committee chair is named, who takes the lead?
• Which of the following is among the debatable subsidiary motions listed in the material?
• Which officer prepares students for CDEs and leadership programs?
• Name one example of personal privilege.
• If a member is uncertain as to whether there is a breach of order, which motion can he/she make?
• Name the six steps in handling a main motion.
• What is the purpose of the subsidiary motion called the Previous Question?
• After the chair states the question on a main motion, what happens next?
• Name two main motions that a point of order can be raised on any time during the continuance of a breach.
• Which description best defines "putting the question"?
• What is an example of incidental main motion?
• Name two subclasses of main motions.
• Which statement best describes ex officio membership in this context?
• What is a quorum?
• Which statement correctly describes the qualified form of the Previous Question?
• Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of the Reporter?
• Is the Previous Question allowed in committees?
• What officer could the chairman consult before ruling on the Point of Order?
• In a Quasi Committee of the Whole, who remains in the chair?
• In relation to the POA, what is the vice president's role?
• What is the 11th item in the Official FFA Manual's Order of Business?
• Which of the following is NOT a reason to take a Recess?
• Which motion ends debate on the pending motion and restricts the discussion of other subsidiary motions except lay on the table?
• What is the symbol at the sentinel's station?
• Which phrase is commonly used for unanimous consent?
• Which motion would be used to end debate and require a vote on a main motion?
• Which term describes the largest number of votes when more than two choices exist?
• Who must second a Main Motion?
• When is a ballot vote commonly used?
• Which duty is listed for the Secretary?
• Is the Previous Question out of order when another member has the floor?
• Can a member speak a second time before everyone has spoken once?
• How may Recess be amended?
• What does POA stand for in this context?
• Which statement is true about debating a Commit or Refer motion?
• Which statement about the second on a motion is accurate?
• Which item is not part of the chair's standard announcement of a main motion's vote result?
• Which voting method involves recording each member's vote by name?
• Which description best captures the purpose of the POA for a chapter?
• Which of the following is NOT an example of an instruction that could be included for the committee in the motion to Commit or Refer?
• What is the symbol at the Secretary's station?
• Which motion generally initiates formal business discussions in a meeting?
• When should a Point of Order be raised?
• Which motion would you use to refer the pending matter to a committee for study?
• Where are standing committees listed?
• Which of the following is a duty of the Vice President?
• When describing friendly amendments, which statement is true?
• Can the Previous Question be applied to a Main Motion?
• As the presiding officer at a meeting, explain the ruling you would make if a point of order was raised because a main motion was considered and adopted without a second.