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2024 CCM Knowledge Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following cannot be amended?

a)

Commit or Refer

b)

Postpone Indefinitely

c)

Postpone to a certain time (definitely)

d)

Amend

e)

Recess

2.

When is the latest that a division of the assembly can be called?

a)

Until the chair opens the floor for the next item of business.

b)

Until the chair states the next motion for the assembly.

c)

Until a member has been assigned the floor and started speaking.

d)

Until the chair states the direction the group will take as a result of the vote.

e)

Until a vote on the next pending motion has been called for.

3.

A recess can be taken for which of the following reasons?

a)

To count ballots

b)

To repair the AV equipment

c)

For informal consultation

d)

A & C

e)

Any of these reasons

4.

Which of the following motions may be both debatable or undebatable depending on its application?

a)

Postpone Indefinitely

b)

Amend

c)

Previous Question

d)

Commit or Refer

e)

Postpone Definitely

5.

Assume two officers (president and secretary) and six members are in attendance at a regularly scheduled chapter meeting. Member A makes a main motion. It is seconded and stated by the chair. The Chair asks the assembly if they are ready for the question? Members B, C, & D rise to obtain the floor and the chair calls on member B to debate, who speaks in favor of the motion. Following their debate, the floor is once again open to debate, members C & D rise to obtain the floor, and member D is called on. Member D speaks against the immediately pending question. When the chair opens the floor, Members A, B, C, E & F all rise to obtain the floor. Who should the chair recognize?

a)

Member A

b)

Member B

c)

Member C

d)

Member E

e)

Member F

6.

The following motions are all pending. Which is the immediately pending motion?

a)

Main motion

b)

Refer to a committee

c)

Postpone Indefinitely

d)

Postpone Definitely

e)

Amend

7.

The quorum for a committee is defined as eight members in the bylaws. The president is an ex-officio member of all chapter committees. There are 5 members and the president at a committee meeting. How many more members (if any) need to arrive to be able to conduct business?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

8.

Which of the following governing documents would be superseded by all the others?

a)

Charter

b)

Constitution & Bylaws

c)

Procedural Federal Law

d)

Parliamentary Authority

e)

Special Rules of Order

9.

Which of the following motions can only be made while a motion which is debatable or amendable is the immediately pending question?

a)

Amend

b)

Previous Question

c)

Commit or Refer

d)

Postpone Definitely

e)

Parliamentary Inquiry

10.

A meeting is held on April 15th. At that meeting a motion is postponed to the next regularly scheduled meeting. What is the last day that the next regularly scheduled meeting can be held for this motion to be taken up?

a)

June 15th

b)

June 30th

c)

July 15th

d)

July 1st

e)

July 31st

11.

At the June chapter FFA meeting, the president and vice-president are not able to attend. Who calls the June meeting to order in their absence?

a)

The Secretary

b)

The Treasurer

c)

The Sentinel

d)

The assembly elects a Chairman Pro tem to run the meeting

e)

The Advisor

12.

When can a motion which has been postponed indefinitely be made again?

a)

At the next session

b)

At the next meeting in the current session

c)

Never

d)

After a vote of a majority of the members present to allow its renewal

e)

After the current president’s term of office has expired

13.

When a main motion has been postponed and made a special order of the day for a specific time, when that time arrives it can:

a)

Be postponed to another meeting

b)

Interrupt the pending business when the designated time arrives

c)

Be amended

d)

Have the previous question applied immediately upon being called up.

e)

All of these

14.

Which of the following motions has an order of precedence that changes based on what it is applied to?

a)

Postpone Definitely

b)

Commit or Refer

c)

Amend

d)

Recess

e)

Previous Question

15.

A main motion, an amendment, and a postpone definitely are all pending. Previous Question on the immediately pending motion has been made and seconded. Before the chair states the question, which of the following motions can be made?

a)

Previous Question on all pending business

b)

Recess

c)

Previous Question on the Postponement and the Amendment

d)

None of these

e)

All of these

16.

A request related to the rules of the organization having bearing on the pending business is made by the motion:

a)

Request for Information

b)

Parliamentary Inquiry

c)

Point of Order

d)

Raise a Question of Privilege Affecting the Assembly

e)

Raise a Question of Personal Privilege

17.

Which of the following motions cannot be amended?

a)

A primary amendment

b)

Commit or Refer

c)

Postpone Indefinitely

d)

Postpone Definitely

e)

Recess

18.

An amendment to a main motion cannot:

a)

Add a date

b)

Be hostile to the original intent of the main motion

c)

Limit the scope of the original main motion

d)

Add an unrelated subject to the main motion

e)

Substitute a completely new main motion on the same topic as the original main motion

19.

A main motion ‘that the chapter hold a spring planting dance’ is pending, an amendment to add ‘in the gym on May 1st’ is the immediately pending question. Which of the following motions is not in order?

a)

To strike ‘dance in the gym on May 1st’ and insert ‘potluck social on October 21st’

b)

To add ‘or May 22’ after ‘May 1st’

c)

To postpone all pending business to the next regularly scheduled meeting if the next meeting is within a quarterly interval.

d)

To refer the pending business to the activities committee to report back in two months

e)

To recess for 10 minutes to check the school activities calendar

20.

Which privileged motion cannot be amended?

a)

Parliamentary Inquiry

b)

Question of Privilege

c)

Recess

d)

Postpone Indefinitely

e)

Division of the Assembly

21.

Which of the following types of amendments is not used for changing words in a motion?

a)

Insert

b)

Strike out

c)

Substitute

d)

Strike out and Insert

e)

Add

22.

The motion “I move to go into executive session” is a form of what motion?

a)

Commit or Refer

b)

Question of Privilege

c)

Incidental Main Motion

d)

Original Main Motion

e)

Recess

23.

The FFA Official Manual states that the President and Vice-President shall be ex-officio members of all chapter committees. Which of the following actions does this not allow while they are in the committee meeting?

a)

To make motions

b)

To vote

c)

To debate

d)

To be counted in determining a quorum

e)

To call for a recess

24.

Which FFA officer is responsible for submitting the chapter membership roster?

a)

President

b)

Vice-President

c)

Secretary

d)

Treasurer

e)

Advisor

25.

Which officer is responsible for encouraging the involvement of all chapter members?

a)

President

b)

Vice-President

c)

Secretary

d)

Treasurer

e)

Advisor