Parliamentary Procedures

What is last item in the FFA order of business?

• New Business

• Officer Reports

• Closing Ceremony

• Entertainment, Recreation, and/or Refreshments

The Official FFA Manual states that new business is taken up immediately after

• Officer Reports

• Committee Reports

• Minutes of the Previous Meeting

• Unfinished Business

Which one of the following is one duty of the FFA Vice President?

• Collect dues and special assessments

• Coordinate all committee work

• Prepare and maintain a chapter scrapbook

• Welcome guests and visitors

The main motion is a motion that

• takes precedence over everything.

• Can be applied to no other motion.

• Can be moved at any time.

• Always requires a majority vote.

Main motions are not in order which

• Conflict with national laws.

• Conflict with or present the same question as one which has been temporarily but not finally disposed of.

• Propose action outside the scope of the organization’s bylaws or charter unless authorized by a two-thirds vote

• All of the above

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be

• Applied to all subsidiary motions.

• Referred to a committee.

• Laid on the table.

• Applied only to the main question.

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be reconsidered when it has received a(n)

• plurality vote.

• negative vote.

• affirmative vote.

• tie vote.

The motion to amend can be

• postponed indefinitely.

• adopted without a formal vote (by unanimous consent).

• referred to a committee.

• laid on the table.

The process used to amend a motion by placing words at the end of a sentence is

• insertion.

• striking out.

• adding.

• substitution.

The chief advantage of committees is that they allow greater freedom of debate on motions. This means that members can speak

• three times on each topic.

• only two times, but as long as they wish.

• on motions even after they are adopted.

• as many times as they wish.