Division of a Question - PPTQ Sec 27

The incidental motion calling for a Division of the Question:

• A. is in order when another member has the floor.

• B. cannot be made on the main question while an amendment to the main question is pending.

• C. allows one speech per member to divide the debate on the question equally.

• D. is not amendable.

Which motion below would be the most appropriate to be divided?

• A. "I move we form a recreation committee and give it instructions."

• B. "I move we go to Disneyland next weekend."

• C. "I move we buy our secretary a new personal computer and a new laser printer."

• D. "I move we buy our president a new podium."

If a member is not in agreement with a portion of a main motion that is indivisible, the member can:

• A. demand that the chair take a vote on the opposed part first.

• B. move to strike out the part that is unfavorable.

• C. make a direct request to the maker of the motion to withdraw it without a vote.

• D. None of the above

When a series of main motions that deal with different subjects is offered in one motion:

• A. they should all be referred to a committee.

• B. the member who makes the motion should propose all the motions, and the chair should ask for a second after each one is proposed.

• C. the chair should declare them out of order.

• D. a single member can demand that each motion receive separate consideration.

Assume a member has proposed a motion "that we send our president and all the other officers to Hawaii." You want to discuss "sending our president to Hawaii" and "sending all the other officers to Hawaii" separately. What could you do?

• A. Propose an amendment that will divide the question into two separate parts.

• B. From your seat, and without obtaining the floor say, "I call for a division."

• C. Rise to a point of order because there are two different topics pending.

• D. Obtain the floor and say, "I move to divide the motion so as to consider separately the question of 'sending our president to Hawaii' and 'sending all the other officers to Hawaii.'"

The motion calling for a Division of a Question is used to:

• A. obtain a standing vote on the pending question.

• B. divide the pending question into parts and assign the parts to ad hoc committees.

• C. separate, debate, and vote on different, distinct parts of a motion.

• D. determine if debate should be divided equally between members.

MEMBER: "(After obtaining the floor) 'I move that we buy our president a new lectern and a new gavel.'" Which motion below would you use in order to make the motion above two separate motions?

• A. Second Degree Amendment

• B. Reconsider and Amendment by Separation

• C. Division of the Assembly

• D. Division of the Question