2022 area CCM

The motion to Raise a Question of Privilege is a device which

• a. is ruled upon by the chair, and the ruling can be reconsidered.

• b. has a higher precedence than any incidental motion.

• c. requires a second and is debatable.

• d. may permit action otherwise not in order.

Raising a question of privilege while business is pending

• a. cannot usually interrupt a member speaking.

• b. requires recognition from the chairman to state the request.

• c. cannot be made while an amendment is pending.

• d. requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted.

The privileged motion to Recess

• a. requires a two-thirds vote in order to be adopted.

• b. is amendable as to the length of the recess.

• c. is debatable.

• d. need not be seconded.

An amendment to the privileged motion to Recess

• a. must relate to which members may take the recess.

• b. is never allowed.

• c. is not debatable.

• d. requires a two-thirds vote to be adopted.

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.

The main motion is a main motion that:

• takes precedence over everything.

• can be applied to no other motion.

• can be moved at any time.

• always requires a majority vote.

To properly call for the Previous Question, members should:

• call out “Question” from their seats without being recognized.

• say “I demand the question” without obtaining the floor.

• say “I move the previous question” after obtaining the floor.

• raise a question of privilege without being recognized by the chair.

If you were chairman, what would you do after the motion for the Previous Question was adopted on a primary amendment?

• Declare that the amendment is adopted.

• Vote on the motion that the amendment was applied to.

• Call for a vote on the amendment.

• Ask for more debate on the amendment.

What type of motion is the motion to Postpone Definitely?

• Main

• Incidental

• Privileged

• Subsidiary

One rule for the motion to Postpone Definitely is that:

• a second is not required

• it is out of order when another member has the floor.

• debate may go into the merits of the main question.

• a two-thirds vote is required to adopt it.