Conduct of Chapter Mtg 2023 State

If the presiding officer does not want to make a ruling on a Point of Order:

• a. a ruling is not made.

• b. the vice-president makes the ruling.

• c. the assembly decides the ruling by a majority vote.

• d. the decision is automatically Postponed Indefinitely without a vote of the assembly.

Which two motions below are neither debatable or amendable?

• Main Motion and Amend

• Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely) and Parliamentary Inquiry

• Point of Order and Division of the Assembly

• Recess and Raise a Question of Privilege

If all the motions below are pending, which must be voted on first?

• Commit or Refer

• To take a Recess

• To Postpone Indefinitely

• An amendment to the motion to Recess

Which one of the following motions requires a second and is amendable?

• Point of Order

• Recess

• Raise a Question of Privilege

• Division of the Assembly

Which motion is used to change the wording of a Main Motion at an FFA meeting?

• Commit or Refer

• Point of Order

• Previous Question

• Amend

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)

If a Main Motion is pending and a motion to amend it is being debated, which one of the following motions would be out of order?

• Point of Order

• Parliamentary Inquiry

• Postpone Indefinitely

• Adjourn

Which statement below is false regarding a motion for a Division of the Assembly?

• The chair can take a rising vote without permission from the assembly.

• No subsidiary motion can be applied to it.

• Debate is allowed if the vote is to be counted and entered in the minutes.

• The chair can order that a vote be counted.

An FFA member at a regular chapter meeting who wishes to second a Main Motion must: a. Make the second before debate begins. b. Have their name recorded in the minutes of the meeting as the seconder of the Main Motion. c. Be in favor of the motion he/she seconds. d. Be recognized by the president before offering a second.

• 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.

Which motion below has the highest precedence?

• Main Motion

• Previous Question

• Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)

• Commit or Refer