Parliamentary Inquiry Quiz

The chair’s response to a Parliamentary Inquiry:

• Is an opinion.

• Must immediately follow the inquiry by the member.

• Is a ruling.

• Can be subject to an Appeal.

Which phrase below applies both to the presiding officer and to the station in the place where he/she presides?

• The president.

• The podium.

• The moderator.

• The chair.

A main motion and postpone indefinitely are pending when the main motion is referred to a committee. What happens to the motion to postpone indefinitely?

• It goes to the committee with the main motion.

• The committee can consider the postpone indefinitely when it debates the main motion.

• It is ignored and does not go to the committee with the main motion.

• It is automatically adopted.

What is the legal document that gives the name and object of a society and also other information as required by law?

• Parliamentary Authority

• Constitution

• Bylaws

• Corporate Charter

During a regular FFA chapter meeting each member has what maximum rights of debate?

• To speak once on main motions and once on subsidiary motions.

• To speak twice on main motions and once on subsidiary motions.

• To speak once on any debatable motion during the meeting.

• To speak twice on any debatable motion during the meeting.

Which of the following is NOT a Request or Inquiry?

• Withdraw a motion.

• Object to the Consideration of a Question.

• Request for Information.

• Parliamentary Inquiry

Which motion below allows the assembly to bring back a motion for additional consideration after it was disposed of?

• Amend.

• Postpone Indefinitely.

• Reconsider.

• Previous Question.

The subsidiary motion to Amend can be:

• Referred to a committee.

• Applied to any main motion or any motion with a variable factor.

• Postponed indefinitely.

• Laid on the table.

The purpose of the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to establish a(an):

• Adjourned meeting.

• Annual meeting.

• Regular meeting.

• Special meeting.

A Parliamentary Inquiry is a question to obtain information on a matter of parliamentary law directed to the:

• Recording Secretary.

• Parliamentarians.

• Advisor.

• Chair.