VA DECA STATE OFFICER TEST UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the DECA Mission Statement? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DECA prepares
emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and
management in high schools and colleges around the globe
How many Districts are there in Virginia DECA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅33
What is/what does the Virginia DECA Foundation do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The
DECA Foundation was created to provide community support, fund, and award scholarships to
deserving marketing students who are members of VA DECA. The Foundation provides support
and assistance for the improvement of VA DECA and its ongoing programs.
What are the Virginia DECA Membership Policies? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Either
have to be a high school student that takes a marketing or finance class, an alumni, or a
professional member (someone that was in DECA or a business partner)
What is the POL? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Program of Leadership, a well-rounded
plan of student activities and budget developed by the local, chartered association, and
organization officers and members
brings together leadershpi team, DECA goals/action items for year into one strategic leadership
plan (goals aligned with mission areas, assigned reseponsibilities, key intiatives, success criteria,
time frame, and project leaders)
When and where was the first interstate conference? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅In 1947
and in Memphis Tennessee (also where the first executive officer team was elected)
How many states and what states adopted the national constitution and official name in 1948? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅17, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, and Washington
, How many members globally join DECA on an annual basis? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅More than 175000 members
Who are advisors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Adults charged with the responsibility of
giving guidance to the chapter and chartered associations
Who are delegates? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Any DECA member, including advisors,
attending DECA approved activities
What are the major categories of the DECA Inc. Constitution? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅I.Name and Purpose
II.Organization
III.Membership
IV.Voting
V.Meetings
VI.National Officers
VII.Advisors
VIII.Finances
IX.Emblem and Colors
X.Amendments
What are DECA bylaws? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Rules for internal governance that
complement the DECA Inc. Constitution
What's the first set of DECA's guiding principles (Inside the DECA diamond)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅DECA's comprehensive learning program
-Integrates into Classroom Instruction
-Applies Learning
-Connects to Business
-Promotes Competition
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the DECA Mission Statement? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DECA prepares
emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and
management in high schools and colleges around the globe
How many Districts are there in Virginia DECA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅33
What is/what does the Virginia DECA Foundation do? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The
DECA Foundation was created to provide community support, fund, and award scholarships to
deserving marketing students who are members of VA DECA. The Foundation provides support
and assistance for the improvement of VA DECA and its ongoing programs.
What are the Virginia DECA Membership Policies? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Either
have to be a high school student that takes a marketing or finance class, an alumni, or a
professional member (someone that was in DECA or a business partner)
What is the POL? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The Program of Leadership, a well-rounded
plan of student activities and budget developed by the local, chartered association, and
organization officers and members
brings together leadershpi team, DECA goals/action items for year into one strategic leadership
plan (goals aligned with mission areas, assigned reseponsibilities, key intiatives, success criteria,
time frame, and project leaders)
When and where was the first interstate conference? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅In 1947
and in Memphis Tennessee (also where the first executive officer team was elected)
How many states and what states adopted the national constitution and official name in 1948? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅17, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, and Washington
, How many members globally join DECA on an annual basis? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅More than 175000 members
Who are advisors? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Adults charged with the responsibility of
giving guidance to the chapter and chartered associations
Who are delegates? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Any DECA member, including advisors,
attending DECA approved activities
What are the major categories of the DECA Inc. Constitution? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅I.Name and Purpose
II.Organization
III.Membership
IV.Voting
V.Meetings
VI.National Officers
VII.Advisors
VIII.Finances
IX.Emblem and Colors
X.Amendments
What are DECA bylaws? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Rules for internal governance that
complement the DECA Inc. Constitution
What's the first set of DECA's guiding principles (Inside the DECA diamond)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅DECA's comprehensive learning program
-Integrates into Classroom Instruction
-Applies Learning
-Connects to Business
-Promotes Competition
