2021 National FFA Parliamentary Procedure Exam

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over all the motions below except the motion to:
A. Amend
B. Commit (or Refer)
C. Limit Debate
D. Recess
ANS: D

2. Usually the article on members in the bylaws covers all of the following except:
A. The names of the members.
B. Classes of members.
C. Qualifications or eligibility of members.
D. The required fees and dues and the payable due dates.
ANS: A

3. What method of voting should the chair use in a large assembly to determine if a question has obtained two-thirds of the votes cast?
A. Voice.
B. Rising.
C. Show of hands.
D. Ballot.
ANS: B

4. The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by:
A. The chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting.
B. A member to send a main motion to a standing committee.
C. Members who wish to change the pending main motion.
D. The assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion.
ANS: D

5. The minimum affirmative vote necessary to adopt a motion to Reconsider is:
A. A majority.
B. Two-thirds.
C. One-third.
D. Answer not given. It doesn't require a vote since the chair makes the decision.
ANS: A

6. If you were chairman and were unsure on how to rule on a Point of Order, what would you do?
A. Ignore it and make a ruling after the meeting and include it in the minutes.
B. Submit it to a vote of the assembly.
C. Notify the assembly that a ruling would be made after they debate the point of order.
D. Consult with all the officers immediately and then make a ruling.
ANS: B

7. If a motion for the Previous Question fails to gain the necessary votes:
A. Debate is stopped on it.
B. The motion to which it was applied is lost.
C. Debate continues on the pending motion as if this motion had not been made.
D. Members may not ask the maker of the motion questions directly for the duration of the meeting.
ANS: C

8. If a main motion and a primary amendment are pending, and a motion to lay the main motion on the table is adopted, the amendment itself:
A. Can be brought up by any member as a new motion.
B. Becomes the immediately pending question.
C. Dies and is taken up under unfinished business at the next regular meeting.
D. Adheres to the main motion and goes to the table with it.
ANS: D

9. If it appears that a motion will require time or study to perfect, it would be appropriate for a member to make a motion to:
A. Postpone to a Ce1tain Time
B. Postpone Definitely
C. Commit
D. Amend
ANS: C

10. One characteristic of subsidiary motions is that they are:
A. Always applied to another motion after they are voted on.
B. The highest ranking of all motions.
C. Applied to any main motion.
D. Only applied to a main motion after it has been amended.
ANS: C

11. Which statement below is FALSE regarding main motions?
A. They bring business before the assembly.
B. They can be made only while no other motion is pending.
C. It is preferable to avoid a main motion containing a negative statement.
D. They may be proposed even if they present the same question that was previously rejected at the same session.
ANS: D

12. The questions acted upon in a deliberative assembly are normally decided by the: 
A. Officers of the organization.
B. Members who are present at a regular meeting.
C. Members who vote by mail.
D. Entire membership of the organization.
ANS: B

13. The object of the motion to Take from the Table is to make pending again a motion that was: 
A. Postponed to a certain time at the last meeting.
B. Postponed indefinitely.
C. Rescinded.
D. Laid on the table.
ANS: D

14.   An amendment to an amendment:
A. May be amended with the consent of the maker of the secondary amendment.
B. May not be amended.
C. May never be debated.
D. Requires a two-thirds (2/3) vote to be adopted.
ANS: B

15.   Which article below is generally not included in an organization 's bylaws?
A. Committees.
B. Parliamentary Authority.
C. Officers.
D. A listing of all the members'  legal names and addresses.
ANS: D

16. A member of an assembly, in a parliamentary sense, is a person having the right to:
A. Examine all the records of the organization.
B. Attend the executive sessions.
C. Participate fully in its proceedings.
D. Debate a motion in detail before it is proposed.
ANS: C

17. The basic principle of decision is a deliberative assembly is that:
A. Propositions must be adopted by a majority vote.
B. It takes two Members to demand a rising vote.
C. A 213 vote is required for all amendments.
D. All the decisions of the presiding officer may be reversed by a 2/3 vote. 
ANS: A

18.  If 40 votes are cast, a majority is:
A. 20
B. 21
C. 19
D. 18
ANS: B
 
19. MEMBER: (After obtaining the floor) "I move that when this meeting adjourns, it adjourns to meet at 9:00 a.m. next Wednesday." The adoption of this motion establishes a (an):
A. Postponed meeting.
B. Adjourned meeting.
C. Recessed meeting.
D. Special meeting.
ANS: B

20. The chief advantage of committees is that they allow greater freedom of debate on motions. This means that Members can speak:
A. Three times on each topic.
B. Only two times, but as long as they wish.
C. on motions even after they are adopted.
D. as many times as they wish.
ANS: D

21. The main motion is a motion that:
A. Takes precedence over everything.
B. Cannot be applied to any other motion.
C. Can be moved at any time.
D. Always requires a majority vote.
ANS: B

22. Which one of the following is usually made by the chairman?
A. Primary amendments to a main motion.
B. Reconsidering motions.
C. Referring a motion to a special committee. 
D. Declaring that nominations are closed.
ANS: D

23. Which motion listed below has the lowest precedence or rank?
A. Amend
B. Main
C. Adjourn 
D. Commit (or Refer)
ANS: B

24. Which of the following terms or phrases deal with the order in which business is taken up in a session?
A. Agenda.
B. Order of Business.
C. Orders of the Day.
D. All of the above.
ANS: D

25. The agenda for a regular business meeting calls for unfinished business to be taken up:
A. Before committee reports.
B. Before new business.
C. Immediately after the call to order.
D. Immediately after the reading of the minutes.
ANS: B

26. After a member makes a Point of Order, the chair should always:
A. Ask for a second.
B. Determine if the maker wishes to debate it first.
C. Make certain that amendments that are applied to it are germane.
D. Try to make a ruling on it.
ANS: D

27. Who has the duty to determine if a quorum is present before a meeting is called to order?
A. Secretary.
B. Parliamentarian.
C. Presiding officer.
D. Vice President.
ANS: C

28. Which of the following must be ordered after a demand by only one member?
A. Object to the Consideration of a Question.
B. Division of the Assembly.
C. Withdrawal of a Motion (during debate).
D. Previous Question.
ANS: B

29. Motions that do not relate to the pending business, but are so important that they may interrupt anything else are called:
A. Main motions.
B. Privileged motions.
C. Subsidiary motions.
D. Incidental motions.
ANS: B

30. The motion to Rescind can be applied to a:
A. Main motion which has been adopted.
B. Contract when the party has been informed.
C. Resignation which has been acted upon.
D. Negative result of an appeal.
ANS: A

31. If you wanted to propose a time limit in the discussion of a main motion, what would you say after obtaining the floor?
A. "I move to limit debate to twelve more minutes." 
B. "I move we vote on this motion immediately."
C. "I move to limit the previous question."
D. "I move to close debate."
ANS: A

32. The only action that can legally be taken in the absence of a quorum is:
A. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.
B. Recess or Adjourn.
C. Take measures to obtain a quorum.
D. All of the above.
ANS: D

33. If you were the presiding officer and several members addressed the chair at about the same time after a motion was made, you should call on the member who:
A. Has already debated twice.
B. Has the same opinions as all the other previous speakers.
C. Has debated once.
D. Made the motion and has not debated.
ANS: D

34. Which motion would you propose if you wanted to close debate and vote immediately on a pending motion?
A. Postpone Definitely.
B. Previous Question.
C. Lay on the Table.
D. Amend.
ANS: B

35. The privileged motion to Call for the Orders of the Day is used primarily to:
A. Order the chairman to take an immediate recess.
B. Require that a meeting conform to its agenda.
C. Indicate to members when a point of order may be called.
D. Write orders for all committees to complete their tasks by a specific time.
ANS: B

36. In order that business can be legally transacted in an assembly, a quorum is necessary. A quorum in an assembly is the number of Members entitled to vote who:
A. Are present.
B. Must vote.
C. Must be present.
D. May be present.
ANS: C

37. The first article in an unincorporated society’s bylaws lists the society's:
A. Members. 
B. Name.
C. Officers.
D. Meeting times.
 ANS: B

38. To consider a motion later in the same meeting, a member may:
A. Postpone the motion definitely.
B. Lay the motion on the table.
C. Refer the motion to a committee.
D. Call for the orders of the day on the motion.
ANS: A

39. Before Members can make a motion or debate, they must rise and address the chair and:
A. Then must be recognized by the chair.
B. Ask the chair if they may speak.
C. Then speak in favor of the proposed motion.
D. Ask the assembly for recognition and then speak.
ANS: A

40. Which motion below enables a majority of the assembly to bring back for further consideration a motion that has already been voted on?
A. Amend
B. Postpone Indefinitely
C. Reconsider
D. Previous Question
ANS: C

41. Which one of the following subsidiary motions should be proposed  if you want to change the wording of a main motion?
A. Postpone Indefinitely.
B. Commit (or Refer).
C. Amend.
D. Previous Question.
ANS: C

42. Main motions should start with the words:
A. "I move that..."
B. "I so move ..."
C. "I wish to move ..."
D. "I motion that..."
ANS: A

43. All subsidiary motions can be applied to:
A. An original main motion.
B. A Point of Order.
C. Themselves.
D. Third degree amendments.
ANS: A

44. Before a member of an assembly is allowed to speak or propose a motion, he or she must "obtain the floor." This means that the member must:
A. Rise and come before the assembly before speaking.
B. Obtain permission from the assembly before addressing the chairman and speaking.
C. Rise, address the chair, and wait to be recognized before speaking.
D. Address the chair and then speak.
ANS: C

45. The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used when a member of the assembly wishes to avoid:
A. An undesirable consequence.
B. A direct vote on the question.
C. An embarrassing matter.
D. The motion by postponing it to the next meeting.
ANS: B