The privileged motion to Recess takes precedence over which undebatable motion?

• A. Amend
• B. Postpone Definitely
• C. Commit or Refer
• D. Previous Question

Answer: (D)

The key idea is how motions are ranked by priority. Privileged motions, like the motion to Recess, have the highest standing and take precedence over all other motions. That means a chair must consider or act on a privileged motion before addressing anything else that’s on the floor, even if that other item is undebatable.

The Previous Question is described as an undebatable (or highly limited-debate) motion that ends debate on the current matter. Because a privileged motion outranks other categories of motions, the Recess moves ahead of the Previous Question. In other words, the assembly can grant a recess even when there’s a pending Previous Question, since the Recess has higher authority.

The other options—Amend, Postpone Definitely, Commit or Refer—are subsidiary motions, which do not outrank a privileged motion. They would be considered only after the privileged motion has been settled, so they don’t override the privilege of Recess.