FFA Parliamentary Procedure Exam 2

The correct form to use in proposing the ordinary motion to adjourn is

• Adjourn

• I declare to adjourn

• I move to adjourn

• To yell out without rising 'Adjourn'

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

If the chair appoints a committee, who determines its chairman?

• The assembly votes

• The committee votes

• The chairman who appointed the committee

• The vice-president who it the administrator for committees

Which of the following is an incidental motion?

• Recess

• Extend debate

• Appeal

• Postpone

When the Previous Question is ordered on a series of pending motions, they are voted on in the

• Same order in which they were proposed

• Reverse order in which they were made

• Order as determined by the chairman

• Order that the proposer of each motion demands

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

When an amendment is pending,

• Debate on the amendment is limited to one speech from each member

• The motion to be amended may not be discussed

• Debate can extend into the merits of the motion to be amended

• Another primary amendment may be applied to the motion to be amended

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The subsidiary motion to Postpone Indefinitely

• Is in order when another member has the floor

• Does not require a second

• Is not a secondary motion

• Is debatable and debate can go fully into the merits of the main question

After debate seems to have ended on a main motion, the chairman makes sure that no one else wishes to speak by asking

• 'Are there any questions?'

• 'Are you ready for the question?' or 'Is there any further debate?'

• 'Are there any questions that members wish to ask the maker of the motion?'

• The maker of the motion for permission to take a voice vote

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

The chair's reply to a parliamentary inquiry is not subject to an appeal because

• The reply is an opinion and not a ruling

• An appeal is used only when the chair refuses a member's request for a Division

• An appeal must be made by a member who voted with the side that did not prevail

• The reply is always voted on by the assembly

Both a Point of Order and a Parliamentary Inquiry are

• Decided by the chair

• Amendable

• Required to be seconded to be considered

• Privileged motions