11 Questions
What is the primary purpose of revenue bills?
raising revenue
What is the purpose of tariff bills?
impose customs duties for the revenue purpose
Which type of bills authorize the increase of public debt?
Private bills
Steps in passing a bill into law involved in the context of the Phil legislation include First reading, Second reading, Third reading, and Submission to the ________.
president
All main motions are resolutions.
False
Match the following types of resolutions with their descriptions:
Simple resolution = Passed by either house for its exclusive use or purpose Concurrent resolution = Passed independently in one house and ratified by the other in the same manner as a bill Joint resolution = Approved by both houses meeting in joint session but voting separately
What is the main purpose of parliamentary law?
To facilitate the transaction of business and promote harmony within an assembly
Who is widely known as 'Robert's of Order'?
Henry Martyn Robert
A motion is a formal proposal to prevent discussion on a specific topic.
False
______ motions are designed to assist the assembly in treating or disposing of a main motion.
Subsidiary
Match the following types of motions with their descriptions:
Privileged motions = Deal with special matters of immediate importance Subsidiary motions = Assist in treating or disposing of a main motion Incidental motions = Directly related to the business discussed on the floor
Study Notes
Basics of Parliamentary Law and Deliberative Assembly
Chapter 1: Basic Principles and Origin of Parliamentary Law
- Parliamentary law refers to rules governing the orderly and efficient transaction of business in meetings and conventions.
- Widely called "Robert's Rules of Order" as it was first organized and consolidated by Henry Martyn Robert in 1876.
- Principles of parliamentary law:
- Right of the majority
- Right of minority (especially a strong minority > one-third)
- Right of individual members
- Right of absentees
- Right of all these together
- Ensures cooperation and harmony by observing:
- Quorum must be present for the group to act
- Full and free discussion of every motion considered is a basic right
- Only one question at a time can be considered
- Member has the right to know the immediately pending question
- Voting and delegation duties should be observed
- The chair should be strictly impartial
- Applicable to various meetings, including professional associations, civic associations, and more.
Chapter 8: Voting, Nominations, and Elections
- Voting: a process of indicating choice, opinion, or will on a question in a meeting or gathering.
- Includes:
- Voting rights of a member in arrears
- One person-one vote principle
- Rights of abstention
- Interruption of votes
- Changing one's votes
- Regular methods of voting:
- By voice (viva voce)
- By rising
- By a show of hands
- Nomination: a process of proposing a person to an elected position.
- Ways to nominate a candidate:
- Open nominations from the floor
- Nominations by the chair
- Nominations by a committee
- Nominations by ballot
- Nomination by petition
- Nominations by mail
- Election: a process in which members vote to choose nominated members to an elected position.
- Election methods:
- Acclamation
- Balloting
- Cumulative vote
- Proxy
- Rising vote
- Roll call
- Classification of votes:
- Majority vote
- Two-thirds vote
- Plurality vote
Chapter 9: Discipline and Decorum in an Assembly
- General rules of decorum according to Robert's Rules of Order:
- Address the chair as "Chair"
- Refrain from speaking until recognized
- Speak to the subject under debate
- Refer to other members respectfully
- Address remarks through the chair
- Refrain from speaking adversely on prior action not pending
- Refrain from speaking against one's own motion
- Members can only speak twice on a pending question
- Avoid using members' names
Chapter 10: Bills and Resolutions
- Bills: general measures that, if passed, may become laws.
- Types of bills:
- Appropriation bills
- Revenue bills
- Tariff bills
- Bills authorizing the increase of the public debt
- Bills of local application
- Private bills
- Steps in passing a bill into law:
- First reading
- Second reading
- Third reading
- Submission to the president
- Resolutions: written proposals for action made by a group.
- Used to:
- Express an opinion or sentiment
- Take action
- Declare a policy or principle
- Kinds of resolutions:
- Simple resolutions
- Concurrent resolutions
- Joint resolutions
Learn about the basic principles and origin of parliamentary law, also known as Robert's Rules of Order, including the rights of the majority and minority in meetings and conventions.
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