WorksheetsFFA Parliamentary Procedure Exam 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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'
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
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
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
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
The primary purpose of using the subsidiary motion to Amend is to
eliminate the main purpose of the main motion.
alter the original main motion.
lengthen the debate time on the main motion.
call for an immediate vote on the original main motion.
A motion to postpone indefinitely can be used when a member wishes to
avoid an embarrassing matter.
postpone the motion to a later time.
postpone the motion to the next meeting.
change the motion to make it more germane.
The incidental motion to call for a Division of the Assembly does not allow
debate.
amendments.
a second.
All of the above
Members have the right to change their vote
anytime.
up to the time the result is announced.
if permission is given by the chairman.
when the minutes are read at the next regular meeting.
The word majority means
"exactly half."
"less than half."
"more than half."
51%.
The motion to amend can be
Postponed indefinitely
Adopted without a formal vote
Referred to a committee
Laid on the table
A recess may be taken to
Count ballots
Secure information
Allow for informal consultation
All of the above
One feature of main motions is that they
Can be moved when other main motions are pending
Rank the highest in the order of precedence of motions
Are classified as one of the secondary motions
Bring business before the assembly
Assume a main motion is not seconded. What should the chairmen say?
"The chair seconds the motion"
Repeat the following three times "will a member please second the motion?"
"since there is not second, the motion is not before this meeting"
"since there is not second, will the maker of the motion withdraw it?"
Which motion below can be used to require a chairman's ruling to be submitted to a vote?
Repeal
Appeal
Reconsider
Annul
Motions that seek to obstruct or thwart the will of the assembly are called
Incidental motions
Secondary motions
Dilatory motions
Privilege motions
If 40 votes are cast, a majority is
20
21
19
18
Which of the following is an example of a standing rule?
Naming the organization's parliamentary authority
Defining a quorum for the organization
The maintenance of a guest register
Listing the duties of the chairman of all the Standing Committees
The quorum of an assembly is:
two-thirds of the members present at a meeting
the largest number that can be depended on to attend any meeting
the number of members who must be present for business to be legally transacted
the number of members who always vote on motions brought before the assembly
A member must make a Point of Order
immediately after debate concludes if it is called on a Main Motion
immediately after another member makes a Parliamentary Inquiry
as soon as the breach occurs
only after the parliamentarian notifies the assembly that a breach of order has occurred
