Parliamentary Procedure Basics Quiz

What is the official manual for parliamentary procedure?

• The Parliamentary Procedure Guide
• The FFA Student Manual
• Robert’s Rules of Order
• Coudersport High School Student Handbook

What is NOT a purpose of parliamentary procedure?

• focus on one item at a time
• ensure the rule of the Chair
• extend courtesy to everyone
• protect the rights of the minority

What is the proper way to state a main motion?

• I make a motion…
• I motion to…
• I think that…
• I move to...

When a motion is open for discussion it is said to be...

• “off the floor”
• “off the table”
• “on the floor”
• “laid on the table”

Two taps of the gavel, tells the members...

• the meeting is called to order
• to stand
• to be seated
• the meeting is adjourned

Tapping the gavel three times is a signal to the members...

• to call the meeting to order
• that they are out of order
• to be seated
• to stand

A single tap of the gavel means...

• the meeting is adjourned
• an item of business is complete
• to be seated
• all of the above

When a member has gained the right to speak, they are said to have...

• “become the Chair”
• “gained the floor”
• “recognized the gavel”
• “laid on the table”

Before a member may speak, they must first be __________ by the Chair.

• informed
• recognized
• dismissed
• sustained

What is the most common method of voting?

• voice
• standing
• secret ballot
• roll call