FFA
Opening Ceremony and Gavel
Votes and Voting
Abilities
Motions
100
Where is the secretary stationed?
By the ear of corn.
100
What is the purpose of two taps of the gavel?
Call the meeting to order
100
In a group of 30, how many members make up a majority?
16
100
What is the purpose of an amendment?
To change the original motion
100

What motion allows for a break in the meeting?

recess

200

Where is the advisor stationed?

by the owl

200
What do a series of taps do?
Restore order
200
If a vote is close, what ability does a member use to call for a revote?
Call for a division of the house
200
What are the first two words of a main motion?
"I move..."
200

What kind of motion ends the meeting?

adjourn

300

Where is the reporter stationed?

by the flag

300
What does the gavel symbolize?
The chair's authority
300
What type of vote does refer to a committee require?
Majority
300
Can you amend to lay on the table?
No
300

What kind of motion introduces a new item of business to the group?

main motion

400
Where is the Vice President stationed?
By the Plow
400
How many times do you tap the gavel to announce the result of a vote?
One
400
Name two ways to vote.
Two of the following: hands or stand, roll call, ballot, voice
400
What does a parliamentary inquiry do?
Asks a question about parliamentary procedure for clarification of rules
400

What allows the floor to vote to overturn the chair's decision?

appeal

500

Where is the president stationed?

by the rising sun

500
What is the FFA salute, which is completed in the closing ceremony?
Pledge of Allegiance
500

What type of vote requires the chair to call each member by name and ask for his or her vote one at a time?

role call vote

500
Does a division of the house require recognition?
No
500

What do you say if somebody breaks the rules of parliamentary procedure?

POINT OF ORDER!

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