PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TESTS DESIGNED FOR PREPARING

TEAMS FOR COMPETITIVE EVENT EXAMINATIONS

Test questions are taken from Dunbar¡¯s Manual of Parliamentary Procedure Test

Questions (the competitive event test question manual recommended by the

FFA, BPA, TSA, and SkillsUSA), which is based on the current edition

of Robert¡¯s Rules of Order Newly Revised

By

SHANE D. DUNBAR (M.Ed., PRP, PAP)

Professional Registered Parliamentarian

Professional Accredited Parliamentarian

The Parliamentary Procedure Instructional Materials Center

Post Office Box 13753 Mill Creek, WA 98082-1753

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Phone: 425.337.9307

Fax: 425.337.7051

Email: dunbar@

Second Edition¡ªVersion 2

? Copyright 2005 (Version 1). Revised, 2008 (Version 2) by Shane D. Dunbar.

All rights reserved. The tests may be printed from the compact disc (CD) for

instructional use only by the purchaser. Copies of this CD may not be made.

CONTENTS

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All of the multiple-choice questions for the tests were taken from

DUNBAR¡¯S MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TEST QUESTIONS,

which is a recommended test question reference for the FFA, BPA,

SkillsUSA, and TSA parliamentary procedure competitive events.

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TEST

NUMBERS

TOPICS

NUMBER OF

QUESTIONS

1-40

Basic parliamentary law and motions

Each of the 40 tests

has 25 questions

(randomly selected from the reference)

Basic parliamentary law and motions

41-45

(taken from the even-numbered

questions in the reference)

Basic parliamentary law and motions

46-50

51-65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

(taken from the odd-numbered

questions in the reference)

Motions

(randomly selected from the reference)

Minutes

Main Motions-1

Main Motions-2

Postpone Indefinitely

Amend-1

Amend-2

Commit or Refer

Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely)

Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

Previous Question

Lay on the Table

Call for the Orders of the Day

Raise a Question of Privilege

Recess

Adjourn

Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

Appeal

Division of the Assembly

CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE

Each of the 5 tests

has 25 questions

Each of the 5 tests

Has 25 questions

Each of the 15 tests

has 25 questions

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

TEST

NUMBERS

TOPICS

NUMBER OF

QUESTIONS

CONTINUED

84

Division of a Question

20

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

Objection to the Consideration of a Question

Parliamentary Inquiry

Point of Order

Suspend the Rules

Withdraw a Motion

Reconsider

Rescind

Take from the Table

Rules Governing Debate

Handling a Motion-1

Handling a Motion-2

Quorum

Majority and Two-Thirds Vote

Committees-1

Committees-2

Committees-3

Assembly and Deliberative Assembly

Meetings

15

10

25

25

10

25

10

20

25

25

25

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20

25

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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TEST

Basic parliamentary law and motions (randomly selected from the reference)

NUMBER 1

NAME:______________________________________NUMBER CORRECT:__________SCORE:_____________

DIRECTIONS: READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY AND PLACE THE ONE, BEST ANSWER IN THE BLANK

TO THE LEFT OF EACH QUESTION NUMBER. QUESTIONS ARE FROM DUNBAR¡¯S MANUAL OF

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE TEST QUESTIONS.

___ 1. An assembly is a

A. session of an executive board of a larger organization.

B. special meeting of the members of an organization.

C. body of people who come together as a group.

D. series of meetings.

___2.

The minimum size of a board is

A. 4.

B. 8.

C. 12.

D. None of the above. Boards have no minimum size and are usually smaller than assemblies.

___3.

Which of the following is an example of a standing rule?

A. Naming the organization's parliamentary authority

B. Defining a quorum for the organization

C. The maintenance of a guest register

D. Listing the duties of the chairman of all the Standing Committees

___ 4. The minimum affirmative vote to adopt a standing rule at any business meeting is a

A. two-thirds with previous notice.

B. two-thirds without previous notice.

C. a majority without previous notice.

D. a majority and mandatory previous notice.

___ 5. During a regular meeting, the presiding officer refers to himself/herself as

A. "I."

B. "your presiding officer."

C. "the chair."

D. "the president."

___ 6. The seconder of a motion

A. should always raise a hand.

B. should always stand and give his/her name.

C. must be recognized by the chair.

D. does not need to obtain the floor.

___ 7. The correction and approval of the minutes is normally handled by

A. a privileged motion.

B. unanimous (general) consent.

C. the secretary.

D. a main motion.

___ 8. Which motion listed below has the lowest precedence or rank?

A. Amend

B. Main

C. Adjourn

D. Commit (or Refer)

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___ 9. Which statement below is true regarding incidental motions?

A. Incidental motions have no rank among themselves.

B. All incidental motions yield to the privileged motions.

C. When there is a main motion and an amendment pending, a Point of Order can only be applied to one

of the pending motions.

D. None of the above

___10. An original main motion is a main motion that

A. amends another motion.

B. introduces a substantive question as a new subject.

C. is related to the business of the assembly or its past or future action.

D. allows the maker of the motion to serve as chairman if it is referred to a committee.

___11. The motion to Postpone Indefinitely is used by

A. the chair to place a main motion on the agenda at the next regular meeting.

B. member to send a main motion to a standing committee.

C. members who wish to change the pending main motion.

D. the assembly to show that it does not wish to take a position on the main motion.

___12. The purpose of the motion to Commit or Refer is to send a pending question to a committee so that

A. it may be delayed.

B. they can amend it and take action without permission from the assembly.

C. the question may be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider.

D. they can Lay it on the Table during informal discussions at a committee meeting.

___13. Unless the motion to Limit or Extend Limits of Debate is adopted by unanimous consent, the chair

puts it to a vote by

A. rising.

B. a ballot.

C. raising of hands.

D. voice.

___14. A Recess may be taken to

A. count ballots.

B. secure information.

C. allow for informal consultation.

D. All of the above

___15. The privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

A. may be applied to any motion.

B. is not debatable

C. does not require a second.

D. cannot be amended as to the date.

___16. Which motion below would be the most appropriate to be divided?

A. "I move we form a recreation committee and give it instructions."

B. "I move we go to Disneyland next weekend."

C. "I move we buy our secretary a new personal computer and a new laser printer."

D. "I move we buy our president a new podium."

___17. The object of the motion to Take From the Table is to make pending again a motion that was

A. postponed to a certain time at the last meeting.

B. postponed indefinitely.

C. rescinded.

D. laid on the table.

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