CDE Handbook - Florida FFA Association

Chart of Permissible Motions
Motion
Second
Required
Debatable Amendable
Vote
Required
Parliamentary Procedure CDE
Reconsider
Privileged Motions
Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn Yes No Yes Majority Yes
Adjourn Yes No No Majority No
Recess Yes No Yes Majority No
Raise a Question of Privilege
Subsidiary Motions
No No No Chair Grants No
Lay on the Table Yes No No Majority Neg only (3)
Postpone to a Certain Time (or Definitely) Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes
Commit or Refer Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes
Amend Yes Yes (1) Yes Majority Yes
Postpone Indefinitely Yes Yes No Majority Affirm. Only
Main Motion
Incidental Motions
Yes Yes Yes Majority Yes
Appeal Yes Yes (1) No Majority Yes
Division of the Assembly No No No No vote, demand No
Parliamentary Inquiry No No No Chair answers No
Point of Order No No No Chair rules No
Suspend the Rules Yes No No (2) No
(1) If applied to a debatable motion, (2) Rules of Order – 2/3 vote, standing rules - majority vote, (3) Refer to Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised (10th edition) for rule(s), (4) Refer to CDE rule #9 before using
these motions in the demonstration
Scoring
Phase
1. Written Test (average of 6 members scores) .............................................................. 150
Breakdown
of Points
2. Presentation .............................................................. 670
A. Total of 5 members on the floor ....................450 pts.
1. Required motion ...................20/motion = 100 pts.
2. Additional motion .................10/member = 50 pts.
3. Debates (max. of 4 debates @ 15 pts. each) 60/member = 300 pts.
4. Chair .........................................................100 pts.
a. Ability to preside ....................................80 pts.
b. Leadership ..............................................20 pts.
C. Teams’ General Effect ....................................120 pts.
1. Conclusions Reached by Team ........................... 40
(Main motion was well analyzed, What, When, Where, Who, How was answered)
2. Team Effect ....................................................... 40
(Convincing, logical, realistic, orderly and efficient, germane and free from repetition)
3. Team’s voice, poise, expression ......................... 40
(Voice: Volume, enunciation, pitch, pace, grammar; Poise: Confidence, professional, eye contact;
Expression: Conviction, gestures)
3. Oral Questions ........................................90 (135 at State)
1. Total for members’ questions (6 x 15 pts) ................ 90
2. Additional clarification questions (4 min.) (STATE ONLY) 45
4. Minutes of Presentation .............................................. 45
1. Completeness and Accuracy .................................... 15
2. Format 15
3. Grammar, style, legibility ........................................ 15
5. Deductions
1. Deductions for parliamentary mistakes .................... 5-20 pts/minor mistake
2. Deductions for omitting assigned motion ................. 50
3. Deductions for going overtime ................................. 2 pts for every second over 10:30
TOTAL ........................................................................... SUB-DISTRICT AND DISTRICT TOTAL 955
TOTAL .............................................................................................................. STATE TOTAL 1,000
Section
Points
Total
Points
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