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1 Intro to Parliamentary Procedure 1. How many motions can be discussed at one time? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d What is a quorum? a. A committee of top members who make decisions b. The minimum number of people needed to hold a meeting c. The minority d. One of the procedures used to conclude a meeting 3. Proposed amendments to the bylaws must be submitted in writing to the a. Board of directors. b. National Executive Council. c. FBLA president. d. Association President. 4. How many copies of the minutes should the secretary supply to the necessary people? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d A tie vote a. adopts the motion. b. can be considered a majority vote. c. permits the chair to break the tie. d. requires the chair to break the tie. 6. The person presiding at a meeting and the station in the hall from which he or she presides is called? a. the center b. the head c. the chair d. the front 7. The lowest ranking type of motion is: a. side b. lower c. minimum d. main 8. In the FBLA officer's installation ceremony, what color candle represents parliamentarian? a. White b. Red c. Gray d. Blue 9. To close the meeting when no motion is pending there is no further business is called: a. Adjourn b. End c. Finish

2 d. Close 10. To bring back for further consideration a motion that has already been voted on a. Recall b. Reconsider c. Return d. Resume 11. To call attention to a violation of parliamentary procedure is called a. Point of Violation b. Point of Focus c. Point of Parliament d. Point of Order 12. What happens when a member abstains from voting? a. They consent to the decision of the group b. They relinquish any opposition they might have c. They choose to vote later d. Their vote is diminished 13. What happens when a member is absent from a meeting? a. They relinquish their rights b. Their rights are protected c. They lose the right to vote d. There is a penalty 14. When are secondary motions made? a. When the main motion is passed b. When the main motion is rejected c. When another similar issue to the main motion reaches consideration d. When the main motion is pending 15. What do privileged motions deal with? a. The main motion b. The members and the organization c. The primary motion d. The members only 16. What do subsidiary motions do? a. Aid in treating a main motion b. Aid in ending a main motion c. Aid in prolonging a main motion d. Both A and B 17. The emblem and insignia item designs are protected by the U.S. Patent Office under the Trademark Act of: a b c d The chief difference in the rules governing original and incidental main motions is: a. only incidental main motions can be reconsidered b. only incidental main motions carry with them pending subsidiary motions when laid on the table

3 c. objection to consideration of a question can be applied only to an original main motion d. incidental main motions require only a majority vote 19. Three voting delegates represent a chapter membership of: a. over 100 members b members c members d members 20. All of these are subsidiary motions except: a. Commit b. Amend c. Postpone indefinitely d. Adjourn 21. All of these are privileged motions except: a. Adjourn b. Recess c. Question of privilege d. Question of voting 22. What is: Fix the time to adjourn? 23. What is a penalty? 24. What is a: Lay on the table? 25. What is a Previous question? 26. What is a Limit or extend limits of debate? 27. What is: Postpone to a certain time?

4 28. What is a secondary motion? 29. What is a Call for the orders of the day? 30. What is: Adjourn? 31. What is: Violation? 32. What is: Recess 33. What is: Question of privilege 34. Which goes first in FBLA s agenda? a.. Reading and approval of minutes. b. Reports of officers, boards, and committees c. Special orders d. Unfinished business and general orders 35. Which goes first in FBLA s agenda? a. New Business b. Adjournment c. Special orders d. Unfinished business and general orders 36. Which is last in FBLA s agenda?

5 a. Reading and approval of minutes b. New Business c. Special orders d. Reports of officers, boards, and committees 37. If you are a presiding officer who is running a meeting and can t remember what procedures to follow, what questions should you ask yourself? a. What do I do next? b. What is the fairest thing to do in this situation? c. What is the next part of the meeting? d. What is the easiest thing to do in this situation? 38. What is an agenda? a. an outlined plan of an entire business session b. a list of topics to cover in a session c. an order of business d. Both A and C 39. What is a recess? a. an intermission taken by the assembly b. a voting session c. a pause from debate only d. an intermission taken by the presiding officers 40. In most ordinary societies having executive boards: a. is it customary for the board to elect its own officers b. it is customary for the president and secretary of the society to serve in the same capacity within the board c. the bylaws must make provision for filling the position of president and secretary of the board d. it is customary for the president of the society to serve as chairman of the board, and the secretary to be appointed by the president 41. What does Germane mean in parliamentary procedures? a. Foreign b. Closely related c. Adjacent to d. Opposite of 42. Another name for the minutes of a meeting is: a. Journal b. Recording c. Agenda d. Notes 43. What is the official parliamentary authority for FBLA-PBL? a. Modern Parliamentary Procedure b. Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure c. Robert s Rules of Order, Newly Revised d. A Popular Handbook of Parliamentary Procedure 44.Another name for an Executive Board is. a. Executive Committee b. Board of Directors c. House of Delegates

6 d. Officers 45. How many classifications for motions are there? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d In making and adopting a main motion, there are basic steps. a. 6 b. 7 c. 8 d A Mass Meeting is a: a. Meeting of an unorganized group b. Meeting of all members c. Meeting of the majority d. Meeting of an organized group 48. In a legislative or public body that has the power to penalize or compel the attendance of its members, the sergeant-at-arms may have the duty of a. serving warrants signed by the clerk. b. arresting absent members in the event of a call of the house. c. serving notices of fines. d. calling the roll to see what members are present. 49. Any recommendation contained in an officer's report is moved a. by the secretary of the organization. b. from the floor by a member other than the reporting officer. c. by the officer making the report. d. by a member, seconded by the reporting officer. 50. What is an Executive Session? a. a meeting of executive members only b. a meeting where members vote c. a meeting that decides new executive board members d. a meeting where proceedings are secret 51. Commit or Refer is: a. Used to refer a pending question to a committee for further research or study b. Used to modify the main motion by adding, striking out and inserting, or striking out. c. Used to kill a motion without taking a direct vote on it d. Used to postpone a motion to another definite time, such as after another item of business or to next week s meeting 52. Amend is: a. Used to refer a pending question to a committee for further research or study b. Used to modify the main motion by adding, striking out and inserting, or striking out. c. Used to kill a motion without taking a direct vote on it d. Used to postpone a motion to another definite time, such as after another item of business or to next week s meeting

7 53. Postpone Indefinitely is: a. Used to refer a pending question to a committee for further research or study b. Used to modify the main motion by adding, striking out and inserting, or striking out. c. Used to kill a motion without taking a direct vote on it d. Used to postpone a motion to another definite time, such as after another item of business or to next week s meeting 54. When a member allows another member to vote for them, it is called a. proxy voting b. preferential voting c. roll call voting d. ballot voting without a quorum 55. Which of these are incidental motions? a. Point of Information b. Point of Order c. Appeal d. All of the above 56. Which of these are Bring Back Motions? a. Divide a Question b. Amend Something Previously Adopted c. Take from the Table d. All of the above 57. Which of these are Subsidiary Motions? a. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn b. Point of Information c. Lay on the Table d. Parliamentary Inquiry 58. Which of these motions are not debatable? a. Appeal b. Recess c. Adjourn d. Postpone Definitely 59. Which of these motions can be interrupted? a. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn b. Suspend Rules c. Amend d. Division of the Assembly 60. The motion to recess when no question is pending a. requires a two-thirds vote. b. is not debatable. c. is not amendable. d. sets the time for the recess 61. Which of these motions require a two-thirds vote? a. Postpone Definitely b. Previous Question

8 c. Commit or Refer d. Postpone Indefinitely 62. Which of these are amendable? a. Take from the Table b. Rescind c. Reconsider d. Previous Question 63. Action of the National Executive Council must be included in the minutes of the a. adjourned meeting. b. special meeting. c. regular meeting. d. next regular meeting. 64. Which of these require a majority vote? a. Division of the Assembly b. Point of Order c. Lay on the Table d. Reconsider 65. In the standard order of business, new business comes: a. immediately after reports of officers b. after unfinished business and general orders c. immediately following the reading of the minutes d. at the discretion of the president 66. Which of these can be reconsidered? a. Divide a Question b. Postpone Definitely c. Parliamentary Inquiry d. Point of Information 67. A motion that was considered and adopted without having been seconded a. is out of order. b. is valid. c. must be seconded by unanimous consent, the chair stating, "If there is no objection, the motion just adopted without being seconded will be considered seconded." d. must be seconded after adoption to make it legal 68. Which of these does not require a second? a. Point of Order b. Suspend Rules c. Adjourn d. Amend 69. Which of these is both amendable and debatable? a. Point of Order b. Adjourn c. Postpone Definitely d. Recess Name the motion that has the greatest ranking of the choices.

9 70. a. Commit or Refer b. Amend c. Postpone Indefinitely d. Main Motion 71. a. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn b. Call for the Orders of the Day c. Previous Question d. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate 72. a. Main Motion b. Commit or Refer c. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn d. Recess 73. a. Lay on the Table b. Previous Question c. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate d. Postpone Definitely 74. a. Lay on the Table b. Recess c. Main Motion d. Adjourn 75. a. Call for the Orders of the Day b. Amend c. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn d. Adjourn 76. a. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate b. Call for the Orders of the Day c. Adjourn d. Postpone Definitely 77. a. Previous Question b. Amend c. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate d. Adjourn 78. a. Previous Question b. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn c. Postpone Definitely d. Call for the Orders of the Day

10 79. a. Adjourn b. Amend c. Previous Question d. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate True or False? 80. A member can t move to adjourn or the chair can declare the meeting adjourned if there is no further new business. 81. The chair can make an announcement at any time during the meeting 82. The Chair alone can t call the meeting to order after determining that a quorum is present 83. The precedence of motions is the order of rank or priority 84. If a main motion and a higher ranking motion are both pending, a lower ranking motion cannot be applied to the main motion 85. Incidental motions have an order of precedence and can be considered while ranking motions are pending 86. Viva Voce means voice vote 87. Caucus means a meeting in continuation of the session of the immediately preceding regular or special meeting 88. Adjourned Meeting is a meeting to plan strategy 89. Previous Question is used to temporary set aside a pending main motion in order to bring up something of dire importance 90. A Recess is the end of a meeting

11 91. A Session is a meeting or series of meetings with a multiple orders of business, agenda, or program. 92. In parliamentary procedure, pending means before the assembly 93. Ex Officio means from the office 94. A Motion can be an informal proposal 95. It requires one gavel tap for the presiding officer to quiet everyone. 96. A corporate charter is drafted by the parliamentarian 97. The order of business in a convention is called a program. 98. Incidental motions relate to the conduct of a meeting 99. The NAP stands for the National Assembly of Parliamentarians 100. The NAP was established 1940 with FBLA-PBL

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