Parli Pro Oral Question - Previous Question

Assume three motions are pending and you want to stop debate on all of them. What form would you use to move the Previous Question if you wanted to stop debate on all three pending motions?

"I move the previous question on all pending questions." OR "I move the previous question on the motions to..(Specify motions)."

Name three privileged motions that take precedence over the Previous Question.

1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn 2. Adjourn 3. Recess 4. Raise a Question of Privilege 5. Call for the Orders of the Day

Name three undebatable privileged or subsidiary motions that the Previous Question can be applied to.

1. Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn 2. Recess 3. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate

Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised lists eight standard descriptive characteristics or rules for every motions. Explain the rules for the subsidiary motion Previous Question that relate to: 1. Proposing when another member has the floor. 2. Debating 3. Amending

1. Is out of order when another member has the floor 2. Not debatable 3. Not amendable.

Name three subsidiary motions that the Previous Question takes precedence over.

1. Limit or Extend Debate 2. Postpone Definitely 3. Commit or Refer 4. Amend 5. Postpone Indefinitely

Name three subsidiary motions that the Previous Question can be applied to.

1. Limit or Extend Limits of Debate 2. Postpone Definitely 3. Commit or Refer 4. Amend 5. Postpone Indefinitely

Name three debatable subsidiary motions that the Previous Question takes precedence over.

1. Postpone Definitely 2. Commit or Refer 3. Amend 4. Postpone Indefinitely

What vote is required to adopt the Previous Question?

2/3

If thirty members at a meeting cast a vote on the Previous Question, what would be the minimum number that would have to vote in the affirmative to adopt it?

20

Name two privileged motions that the motions Previous Question can be applied to.

Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn and Recess

IS the Previous Question debatable?

No

Is the Previous Question allowed in committees?

No

Is the Previous Question amendable?

No

May a member move to close debate by calling out "Question"?

No

What class of motions does the Previous Question belong to?

Subsidiary

Assume you are the chairman at a meeting and the Previous Question is ordered on a Main Motion, Postpone Indefinitely, and an Amendment. What order are the three motions voted on?

They are voted on in order of rank beginning with the Amendment, then Postpone Indefinitely, and then the Main Motion. They are voted on in the reverse order that they were made.

What is the purpose of the Previous Question?

To immediately close debate and the making of subsidiary motions except the motion to Lay on the Table.

What is the latest that a member can change his/her vote on a motion?

Up to the time the result is announced.

Are motions such as "I call for the question" or "I move we vote now" proper forms for making the Previous Question when one debatable motion is pending?

Yes

Can the Previous Question be applied to a Main Motion?

Yes

Can the Previous Question be used to bring the assembly to an immediate vote on more than one pending question?

Yes

Is the Previous Question out of order when another member has the floor?

Yes

Must the Previous Question be seconded before it can be considered?

Yes

May a member conclude his/her debate on a Main Motion by moving the Previous Question? Explain your answer.

Yes. A member can speak in debate and conclude by offering a secondary motion such as the Previous Question.

Can a vote adopting the Previous Question be reconsidered? Explain your answer.

Yes. An affirmative vote on the motion for the Previous Question can be reconsidered before any vote has been taken under the order of the Previous Question.