The motion to reconsider is:

• A. Debatable if the motion to be reconsidered is debatable
• B. Not debatable
• C. Requires a two-thirds vote
• D. Requires a majority vote

Answer: (A)

The main concept here is how a motion to reconsider is treated in terms of debate. A motion to reconsider is a procedural move that lets the group revisit a decision that was already made. Whether that reconsideration can be debated depends on the original motion being reconsidered. If the original motion was debatable, then the reconsideration is also debatable, since you’re reopening the same issue and its merits could be argued again. If the original motion was not debatable, then the reconsideration isn’t either, because there isn’t an opportunity to argue the merits anew. That’s why the correct understanding is that the motion to reconsider is debatable only if the motion being reconsidered is debatable. For context, the mover must have voted with the prevailing side, and the reconsideration is generally decided by a majority vote, but those details pertain to eligibility and voting rather than the debatable nature being tested here.