Motions 1
What vote is required ont he motion to amend?
Majority
Can a point of order be amended?
No. It is an interruptible incidental that calls out a mistake.
This is the maximum number of team members allowed in a Conduct of Chapter Meetings team.
What is seven members?
What must the chair do before taking a vote on a debatable motion?
The chair must ask for discussion/debate (e.g., “Are there any discussions?”) and allow members the opportunity to speak.
What is the purpose of the motion to refer (commit)?
To send a main motion to a committee for further study or investigation before the assembly makes a final decision.
Can the motion to Commit/Refer be debated on?
Yes
What is the vote on a Division?
No vote
After opening ceremonies, this part of the order of business is the ONLY one considered during the demonstration.
What is new business?
If the chair makes a mistake and assigns the floor to the wrong member, how can it be corrected?
A member can call a Point of Order
What is the name of the class of motions that aid the assembly in handling or disposing of a MAIN MOTION?
Subsidiary
What does the motion to postpone indefinitely do?
It kills the motion completely.
What motion requires a 2/3 vote?
This is the maximum amount of time allowed for the entire demonstration, including opening and closing ceremonies, before penalties begin.
What is 13 minutes?
Who must the chair give preference to in debate if they seek recognition after a motion is stated?
The maker of the motion
Under what condition is the motion to amend debatable?
It is debatable only when it is applied to a debatable motion.
Is recess a priveleged, subsidiary, or incidental motion?
Priveleged
It ends debate, prevents amendments, and goes straight to a vote
If a team uses a motion not listed on their motion card (excluding point of order, division of the assembly, or parliamentary inquiry), this is the point penalty per instance.
What is a 50-point deduction?
Repeat the stated amend on this main motion:
I move that our chapter buy more ffa jackets.
Amendment: ... to add and scarfs.
-assume seconds were made
"It has been moved and seconded to amend the main motion by adding 'and scarfs' so that the new motion would read that our chapter buy more ffa jackets and scarfs"
Name two debatable subsidiary motions that the motion Raise a Question of Privilege takes precedence over
1. Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely). 2. Commit or Refer. 3. Amend. 4. Postpone Indefinitely
What is the definition of an incidental motion?
extra 100 pts: list 2 incidental motions
An incidental motion is a motion that deals with the rules, procedures, or asks questions about what's happening right now.
extra: point of order, parliamentary inquiry, division
If 20 votes are cast on the motion to Recess, what is the minimum number of votes required to adopt it?
11
During the one-minute preparation time and the demonstration, members are prohibited from doing this action unless recognized by the chair.
What is conferring or signaling to each other?
The content in the chair's announcement of the result of vote on a MAIN MOTION has three parts. What are the first two parts in order?
(1) Report of the voting (which side has it). (2) A declaration that the motion is adopted or lost.
In the absence of a quorum, a motion to Recess is pending. A member rises, addresses the chair, is recognized and makes the motion “that absent members be contacted during the recess.”
1. As the chairman, would your allow this motion?
2. Explain your answer.
1. Yes.
2. It should be allowed because motions to take steps to obtain a quorum take precedence over a motion to Recess.