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FBLA Parliamentarian Procedures Quiz 1
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1Proposed amendments to the bylaws must be submitted in writing to the
- AAssociation President
- BNational Executive Council.
- CFBLA president.
- DBoard of directors.
2The secretary must supply at least _____ copies of the minutes to the necessary authorities.
- Afour
- Btwo
- Cthree
- Done
3Action of the National Executive Council must be included in the minutes of the
- Aadjourned meeting.
- Bspecial meeting.
- Cregular meeting.
- Dnext regular meeting.
4A tie vote
- Aadopts the motion
- Bcan be considered a majority vote.
- Cpermits the chair to break the tie.
- Drequires the chair to break the tie.
5A motion that was considered and adopted without having been seconded
- Ais out of order.
- Bis valid.
- Cmust be seconded by unanimous consent, the chair stating, "If there is no objection, the
motion just adopted without being seconded will be considered seconded." - Dmust be seconded after adoption to make it legal
6The motion to recess when no question is pending
- Arequires a two-thirds vote.
- Bis not debatable
- Cis not amendable
- Dsets the time for the recess.
7Any recommendation contained in an officer's report is moved
- Aby the secretary of the organization
- Bfrom the floor by a member other than the reporting officer
- Cby the officer making the report.
- Dby a member, seconded by the reporting officer.
8The chief difference in the rules governing original and incidental main motions is:
- Aonly incidental main motions can be reconsidered
- Bonly incidental main motions carry with them pending subsidiary motions when laid on
the table - Cobjection to consideration of a question can be applied only to an original main motion
- Dincidental main motions require only a majority vote
9In most ordinary societies having executive boards:
- Ais it customary for the board to elect its own officers
- Bit is customary for the president and secretary of the society to serve in the same capacity
within the board - Cthe bylaws must make provision for filling the position of president and secretary of the
board - Dit is customary for the president of the society to serve as chairman of the board, and the
secretary to be appointed by the president
10In 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- Aserving warrants signed by the clerk.
- Barresting absent members in the event of a call of the house.
- Cserving notices of fines.
- Dcalling the roll to see what members are present.
11The five administrative regions of FBLA include all but which of the following?
- AWestern
- BCentral
- CEastern
- DSouthern
12No two national officers can be elected from the same _________.
- Acity.
- Bregion.
- Cnone are correct
- Dstate
13The tellers' report should not include
- Athe number of votes against.
- Bthe number of votes cast.
- Cthe number of members eligible to vote
- Dthe number necessary for adoption.
14When a committee is named by the assembly without designating a chairman,
- Athe body that elected the committee members names the chairman.
- Bthe chairman is the first-named member of the committee.
- Cthe chair names the chairman
- Dthe committee elects its own chairman
15If previous notice is to be given at a meeting,
- Ait must be in writing
- Bthe full text of the motion or resolution must be submitted.
- Cit is in order to do so even after it has been voted to adjourn.
- Dthe notice is in order when another person has been assigned the floor and has begun to
speak.
16The amendment to add or insert a paragraph may
- Ahave a primary and secondary amendment.
- Bbe amended after adoption by INSERTING words not in a conflict
- Cbe made only by the maker of the primary amendment
- Dbe amended after adoption by ADDING words not in conflict
17Which of the following statements, concerning a member's right to speak and vote, is correct?
- AA speaker is required to speak for his motion.
- BA member may vote for or against his motion.
- CA member may not speak against his own motion unless through amendment it becomes
a different question - DA member may vote and speak as he chooses so long as his debate is germane.
18Which article in the FBLA bylaws describes the information about FBLA dues?
- AArticle III
- BArticle VI
- CArticle IV
- DArticle V
19A board has the character of a deliberative assembly, except
- Aboards have no minimum size and are frequently smaller than most other assemblies.
- Bits powers are delegated to it by an authority outside itself.
- CAll answers are correct.
- Dit may or may not function autonomously.
20In case of a tie vote on an ORDINARY main motion
- Aanother vote must be taken
- Bthe presiding officer, who is a member, must vote to break the tie.
- Cthe vote can be reconsidered if moved by one who voted in the affirmative.
- Dthe motion is lost.
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- FLBA Parliamentarian Test without the Vocabulary
- Author
- A.B.M. Asim
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- English
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- Created on 12 Oct 2015 · updated on 19 Feb 2016
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