CCM Test #3

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

• A. provide a brief meeting break.
• B. kill a Main Motion.
• C. require that the chair make a ruling to enforce rules.
• D. direct a question to the chair concerning parliamentary law.

Which subsidiary motion below cannot be amended?

• A. Postpone Indefinitely
• B. Amend
• C. Commit or Refer
• D. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)

A Parliamentary Inquiry may interrupt a speaker and:

• A. requires a second.
• B. is not amendable.
• C. is debatable.
• D. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

The main purpose of a Main Motion is to:

• A. refer a motion to a committee.
• B. demand a vote to decide a Point of Order.
• C. kill a privileged motion.
• D. bring new business before the assembly.

Which two motions below are neither debatable or amendable?

• A. Main Motion and Amend
• B. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely) and Parliamentary Inquiry
• C. Point of Order and Division of the Assembly
• D. Recess and Raise a Question of Privilege

The purpose of the subsidiary motion to Amend is to:

• A. ask an urgent question regarding the privileges of the assembly.
• B. modify a motion that is pending before it is voted on.
• C. refer a pending motion to a committee.
• D. require a standing vote after a voice vote is taken.

Which motion below requires a second AND is debatable?

• A. Commit or Refer
• B. Previous Question
• C. Privileged motion to Recess
• D. Point of Order

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

• A. Parliamentary Inquiry
• B. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)
• C. Previous Question
• D. Postpone Indefinitely

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

• A. Postpone Indefinitely
• B. Privileged motion for a Recess
• C. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)
• D. 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?

• A. 14
• B. 16
• C. 11
• D. None. A vote is not taken because the chair makes a ruling.