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Parliamentary Procedure

Team event on Robert's Rules. Test + live demo.

About this event

Parliamentary Procedure tests a team's mastery of Robert's Rules of Order. The event has two parts: a written objective test covering motions, voting requirements, and procedural rules; and a live demonstration where teams conduct a mock meeting, handling motions, amendments, and points of order in real time. The chair role is the hardest - practice announcing each motion class by name.

Test day

What to expect

Two-part event: written test + live demonstration

The written test (30 questions) covers parliamentary procedure knowledge. The live demonstration requires your team to conduct a mock meeting using proper Robert's Rules of Order procedure.

Computer-graded, instant results

Tests are machine-scored. Questions are drawn from the official FBLA topic outline for this event, distributed proportionally across all topic areas. Expect a mix of recall (definitions, formulas), application (scenario-based), and analysis questions.

Top scorers advance

The highest-scoring competitors at each regional advance to the state competition. State winners compete at the National Leadership Conference (NLC). Study the official FBLA topic outline -- it lists the exact subject areas and their approximate weight on the test.

What's on the test

Main motionsSubsidiary motions (amend, postpone, table, previous question, refer)Privileged motions (adjourn, recess, point of privilege)Incidental motions (point of order, appeal, suspend rules)Voting thresholds (majority vs. two-thirds)Quorum requirementsAgenda orderAmending motionsOfficer roles (president, secretary, parliamentarian)

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