POL 201 Tasks for Groups 3 - 6

For submission on Friday October 24, 2014.

Each group will hold a parliamentary session.
In each group, 1 member will function as chair, 1 as secretary, the rest as regular members.  Your group must accomplish specific parliamentary actions.
The session will be recorded as an mp4 video by the secretary.  A camera phone, tablet or better camera may be used.  The entire session should be 8-12 minutes.  Secretary will make a minutes of the meeting which will be uploaded.  The Video will be burned on a CD, with a cover or label:
Parliamentary Practice Simulation
Olympia or Argos or Corinth (number)
Members in alphabetical list, surnames 1st.


For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 3: each of these groups will meet separately as a new political party in the Philippines with strong liberal-right (idealogy):

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what platforms should your government offer the people for the next national elections?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss the main motion.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. There will be 2 Main motions.  The 1st must be objected to succesfully,
5. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
6. There must be a successful motion to limit debate.
7. 2nd motion must be successfully referred to committee.
8. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 4: each of these groups will meet separately as an NGO with authoritarian-left ideology:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what steps should be taken for the successful lobbying in support of a plastic bags regulation act?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss motion that need such procedure.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. The main motion must be objected to and replaced by a new motion.
5. There will be a motion that is already on the table that can address the question.
6. The motion on the table must be successfully taken from it.
7. There must be a motion for recess during which opposing members discuss plans with their allies.
8. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 5: each of these groups will meet separately as the United Nations Security Council:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of:  what actions can be done to stabilize secutirty around the West Philippine Sea / South China Sea?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
3. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
4. China will not object to deliberation but will participate in the debate.
5. There must be a failed motion to suppress debate.
6. An ally of China must successfully suppress the vote by a motion to postpone indefinitely.  
7. There must be a question of privilege.

For Olympia, Argos, and Corinth 6: each of these groups will meet separately as a war council composed of members with a majority of high tenderness political attitudes:

Your agenda is to discuss the question of: what conditions should the body demand of an allied state which calls us to help in a war?

Parliamentary actions:

1. Main motion must be debated on.
2. The body must vote to approve or dismiss motion that need such procedure.
3. Each member must discuss/debate at least once (2 minutes following standards).
4. Main motion must be amended as necessary.
5. There must be a successful motion for a division of the assembly.
6. There must be a motion for recess during which opposing members discuss plans with their allies.
7. The groups decision along with justifications must be in the form of a resolution.