America's Legislators Back to School Week Return to: High School Lesson Plan IV: The Importance of Compromise in Representative Democracy Download Word File Parliamentary Procedure Rules for Student Mock Legislature Principal Parliamentary Rules Regarding Motions Order of Precedence | You say: | May Interrupt Speaker? | Requires Second? | May Debate? | May Amend? | Required Vote | Privileged Motions | | | | | | | Adjourn | I move that we adjourn | No | Yes | No | No | Majority | Recess | I move that we take a ______ recess | No | Yes | No | Yes | Majority | Question of Privilege | I rise to a question of privilege | Yes | No | No | No | No Vote | Subsidiary Motions | | | | | | | Postpone Temporarily | I move to lay the question on the table | No | Yes | No | No | Majority | Vote Immediately | I move the previous question... | No | Yes | No | No | 2/3 | Modify Debate | I move to limit/extend debate to... | No | Yes | No | Yes | 2/3 | Postpone Definitely | I move to postpone the question until... | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | Amend | I move to amend by... | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | Postpone Indefinitely | I move to postpone the question indefinitely. | No | Yes | Yes | No | Majority | Main Motions | | | | | | | General Main Motion | I move that... | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority | Reconsider | I move to reconsider the vote on... | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Majority | Rescind | I move to rescind the action taken... | No | Yes | Yes | No | Majority | Resume Consideration | I move to take the question from the table... | No | Yes | No | No | Majority | Incidental Motions (no order of precedence among themselves) | | | | | | | Appeal | I appeal from the decision of the chair. | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Majority | Point of Order | I rise to a point of order. | Yes | No | No | No | No Vote | Withdraw a Motion | I request permission to withdraw the... | No | No | No | No | No Vote | Suspend Rules | I move to suspend the rule... | No | Yes | No | No | 2/3 | Object to Consideration | I object to the consideration of the question. | Yes | No | No | No | 2/3 neg. | Division of Question | I move to divide the question. | No | No | No | No | No Vote | Division of Assembly | I call for a division. | Yes | No | No | No | No Vote | Posted 9/10/01 Updated 9/19/02  Visitor counts for this page. |