CCM-2017 Test

The purpose of making a Point of Order at an FFA chapter meeting is to:

• provide a brief meeting break

• kill a main motion

• require that the chair make a ruling to enforce rules

• direct a question to the chair concerning parliamentary law

Which subsidiary motion below cannot be amended?

• postpone indefinitely

• amend

• commit or refer

• postpone to a certain time (or definitely)

A Parliamentary Inquiry may interrupt a speaker and:

• requires a second

• is not amendable

• is debatable

• requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted

The main purpose of a Main Motion is to:

• refer a motion to a committee

• demand a vote to decide a point of order

• kill a privileged motion

• bring new business before the assembly

Which two motions below are NEITHER debatable OR amendable?

• main motion and amend

• postpone to a certain time (or definitely) and parliamentary inquiry

• point of order and division of the assembly

• recess and raise a question of privilege

The purpose of the subsidiary motion to amend is to:

• ask an urgent question regarding the privileges of the assembly

• modify a motion that is pending before it is voted on

• refer a pending motion to a committee

• require a standing vote after a voice vote is taken

Which motion below requires a second AND is debatable?

• commit or refer

• previous question

• privileged motion to recess

• point of order

An example of a motion that opens the Main Motion to debate is:

• parliamentary inquiry

• postpone to a certain time (or definitely)

• previous question

• postpone indefinitely

Which motion below requires a second and can be amended and debated?

• postpone indefinitely

• privileged motion for a recess

• postpone to a certain time (or definitely)

• incidental motion to call for a division of the assembly

Assume there are 30 FFA members at a chapter meeting. If 21 members cast a vote on the Previous Question, what is the minimum number of votes it would take to adopt it?

• 14

• 16

• 11

• none. A vote is not taken because the chair makes a ruling