CCM Practice Test 2018

An FFA member at a regular chapter meeting who wishes to second a Main Motion must:

• Make the second before debate begins.

• Have their name recorded in the minutes of the meeting as the seconder of the Main Motion.

• Be in favor of the motion he/she seconds.

• Be recognized by the president before offering a second.

The motion to Postpone Indefinitely can be used to:

• Test the strength or support of a motion.

• Avoid a direct vote on a motion.

• Allow extra debates on the merits of the main motion without extending the limits of debate.

• All of the above are correct.

Which motion below may interrupt a speaker and does not require a second?

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Previous Question

• Amend

• Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)

Immediately after a Main Motion 'that our chapter have a picnic' is made and seconded, the president says:

• 'It has been properly moved and seconded that our chapter have a picnic. Is there any debate?'

• 'Is there any debate on our chapter having a picnic?'

• 'It is moved that our chapter have a picnic. Are there any amendments?'

• 'It is moved and seconded that our chapter have a picnic. Is there any debate?'

Which motion below requires a second, is debatable but not amendable, and can only be applied to a Main Motion?

• Postpone to a Certain Time or Definitely.

• Postpone Indefinitely.

• Amend.

• Recess (Privileged).

The motion that allows a member to ask an urgent question regarding the rights and privileges of the assembly is:

• Raise a Point of Privilege Question.

• Raise a Parliamentary Privilege Question.

• Raise a Question of Privilege.

• Raise a Privileged Previous Question.

The motion to __________, when moved when business is pending, is classified as a privileged motion and is not debatable.

• Recess

• Amend

• Postpone Indefinitely

• Call for a Division of the Assembly

Assume there are 45 FFA members attending a chapter meeting. If 33 members cast a vote, what is the minimum vote required to adopt the Previous Question?

• 17

• 22

• 23

• 30

Which of the following statements is true regarding the subsidiary motion to Amend?

• A two-thirds vote is required to adopt it.

• It may be amended.

• It can be classified as an incidental motion.

• It may be applied to the subsidiary motion, Postpone Indefinitely.

A Division of the Assembly is a demand of a single member and requires a:

• Voice vote.

• Vote by a show of hands.

• Rising counted vote.

• Rising vote.