Previous Question
Is the subsidiary motion, Previous Question in order when another member has the floor?
No.
Assume a main motion is pending that you feel should be put off until the next meeting. What would you do?
Obtain the floor and say, "I move to postpone the main motion to our next regular meeting."
Name the two subsidiary motions Commit or Refer takes precedence over.
Postpone Indefinitely
Amend
What is the purpose of the subsidiary motion to Amend?
To modify the wording of a pending question.
Concerning the motion Postpone Indefinitely, what is the effect of postponing a question indefinitely?
To suppress the pending motion throughout the current session.
Is the use of the subsidiary motion, Previous Question, allowed in committees?
No.
What class of motions does the motion to Postpone to a Certain Time belong to if it is made when an amendment is pending?
Main motion
what are the two types of committees?
Standing and Special
If a member votes in favor of an amendment, does that obligate that member to vote in favor of the main motion?
No
What is the purpose of the motion to Postpone Indefinitely?
To drop a main motion without a direct vote on it. To kill a motion.
What method of voting does Robert's Rules of Order recommend on motions requiring a two-thirds vote?
Rising vote
Can a vote on the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain Time be reconsidered?
Yes, an affirmative vote can be reconsidered.
What is the purpose of the motion to Commit or Refer?
To send a pending question to a relatively small group of selected persons so that the question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider.
1.Is the subsidiary motion to Amend always debatable?
2. Explain your answer
1. No
2. It is debatable whenever the motion to which it is applied to is debatable.
The motion Postpone Indefinitely has a feature regarding debate that no other subsidiary motion has. What is it?
Debate can go fully into the merits of the main question.
Can the Previous Question be used to bring the assembly to an immediate vote on more than one pending question?
yes
If a postponed main motion is taken up on a different day, how many times can a member debate it again?
Two times
Name two of the subsidiary motions which Commit of Refer yields to.
1) Postpone Definitely
2) Limit of Extend the Limits of Debate
3) Previous Question
4) Lay on the Table
What is the difference between a secondary amendment and a secondary motion?
A secondary amendment is an amendment to an amendment. Secondary motions are all the subsidiary, incidental, and privileged motions.
What are the special uses of the motion Postpone Indefinitely?
1) to test the strength of a motion
2) gives people another debate on the motion
What vote is required to adopt the Previous Question?
Two-thirds
Can the subsidiary motion to Postpone to a Certain time be laid on the table alone?
no
An FFA chapter has 60 members in attendance at a regular FFA meeting. If 41 members cast a vote on the subsidiary motion to Commit or Refer, what would the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt it?
Twenty-one
Name one subsidiary motion that the subsidiary motion to amend takes precedence over.
Postpone Indefinitely
Assume there are fifty members at a meeting and thirty members cast a vote on the motion to Postpone Indefinitely. What would be the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt it?
Sixteen