About this event
The written exam comes first. Part I is 5 open-book research questions in 30 minutes, answered with RONR section and paragraph citations. Part II is 50 closed-book multiple choice questions in 60 minutes, with at least 5 on minutes. The exam is worth 225 points, and the team gets the average of all six members. Next, after 1 minute to read the event card, the team runs an 11-minute meeting worth 500: a chair and five members handle an assigned main motion and the motions on the card, and any other original main motion costs 50 points. Oral questions follow, worth 125: a planned question for each member (16) and the chair (20), then 3 minutes of clarifying questions (25). In the preliminary and semifinal rounds the team also has 30 minutes to answer a written problem on a team laptop, worth 150. The total is 1,000. Going past 11:00 costs 2 points per second. Teams have six members from one chapter, and all six take part in every practicum. The exam counts as the six-member average. No event-specific grade limits are printed. FFA Official Dress is highly recommended. Each member brings two No. 2 pencils and their own RONR 12th edition; tabs and highlighting are fine, added notes are not. Part II allows no references. Each team brings one laptop for problem solving; other devices can mean disqualification, and AI tools may not be used. Nationals run preliminary, semifinal and final rounds, with 4 teams in the final. State winners go on to the national event, held with the 100th National FFA Convention and Expo, Oct 27 to 30, 2027, in Indianapolis.
FormatTest + Presentation
DurationExam 30 min (Part I) plus 60 min (Part II); meeting demonstration 11 min plus 1 min card review; clarifying questions 3 min; team problem solving 30 min (prelims and semis); individual questions not stated
Solo or teamTeam of 6
CategoryLeadership
Your plan
How to study
Built from the official handbook. Take the check and read every lesson here with no account; a free account keeps your progress and opens flashcards, practice and full exams.
Find your weakest area
Take the 8-question check below: one question from each of the 8 areas. It tells you where to start.
Start the checkLearn every area
Every area of the official handbook is below. Each has a short lesson, flashcards and practice, plus free reading.
See the areasPractice until every bar is full
Practice gives you one question at a time and leans toward the areas you miss. Your readiness meter fills as you get them right in every area.
PracticeTake a full exam at the real pace
50 questions in 60 minutes, the official length. Your readiness meter counts your last 3 full exams from the past 30 days, and 90% fills each one.
Take a practice examRehearse the meeting
Type or say your meeting. The judge scores it on the official scorecard and times you against the 11-minute limit.
Get judged on your meeting
The areas of the exam
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition
Minutes
Chart of Permissible Motions
Main motions and debate
Ability to preside (chair)
Research citations by RONR section and paragraph
Team problem solving: bylaws, minutes and society business
NAP Body of Knowledge (members and leaders)
Start here
Find your weakest area
8 questions, one from each of the areas of the Parliamentary Procedure exam. Each one is graded the moment you answer, with the reason, and the last screen tells you which area to study first. No account needed.
Judging
What judges score
Presentation, each of 5 members
- Required motion10
- Discussion, at most 20 per debate60
- Additional motion10
Oral questions, each of 5 members
- Individual questions16
Chair
- Ability to preside65
- Leadership15
- Questions20
Team effect
- Conclusions, discussion and team voice20
Clarifying questions
- Team answers to judges' clarifying questions25
Team problem solving, each of 3 questions
- Reference20
- Solution to the problem25
- Grammar, style and clarity5
Exam day
What to expect
50-question written exam in 60 minutes
Official format: Exam 30 min (Part I) plus 60 min (Part II); meeting demonstration 11 min plus 1 min card review; clarifying questions 3 min; team problem solving 30 min (prelims and semis); individual questions not stated.
Written from the handbook
The exam covers the areas the event's handbook lists, from the references it names. Practice questions here are drawn from the same areas.
How you advance
How many advance from districts to states and on to the National FFA Convention & Expo (National Convention) depends on your association's rules. Study the official handbook: it lists every part of the event and how each is scored.
Exam format
- Time limit60 minutes
- Questions50 questions
- TeamTeam of 6
Competition levels: District Career Development Events, then State Career Development Events, then National FFA Convention & Expo
Official reference books
Listed in the official FFA handbook. Your school or public library may have them.
- Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition (paid book)
- Here is the Answer! What is the question?, American Institute of Parliamentarians (paid book)
- Presiding: You Can Do It, American Institute of Parliamentarians (paid book)
- Complete Minutes Manual, listed with the American Institute of Parliamentarians titles (paid book)
- FFA New Horizons magazine
- Official FFA Manual, with a Spanish version
- FFA Student Handbook, with a Spanish version
Guidelines and resources
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