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Friday, November 30, 2018

Parliamentary Procedure

Here’s the summary notes for parliamentary procedure.















The materials cme from the following sources:



They are pdf files. Some of you may want to read them in preparation for the activity.

I also include a link here to a decently made video if a parliamentary simulation.



Scenario goals and guidelines for the simulation:

Body should elect it’s own officers.  Remember, officers are members of the bureaucracy, they will not participate in debates, and they will also have no voting rights.  They have their own official duties.

1 Chair
1 Secretary
2 Secretariat Members (1as sub secretary, 1 to design and create the official seal to be displayed above the seat of the Chair, and to be used along with letterhead on the official documents)
1 Sergeant-at-Arms 

Each student should’ve spoken at leadt 2x for the duration of the 2 sessions.  Once to speak for oragainst a motion.  Once to query a motion proponent or one of the speakers. (45 pts)

(15 pts)

There will be several sessions in 1 meeting.  Each begins w a call yo order and ends in adjournmeny.
1st session is election of officers and plotting if agendas for the next few sessions.


At least  3 motions discussed in the realm of local Philippine Politics.
Only 2 motions passed.
At least 2 Resolutions discussed in the realm of Philippine International Politics.
Only 1 resolution passed.
1 of the motions referred to a committee with instructions to report for the body to decide.
1 of the motions referred to a committee with powers to act.
1 of the motions should be unfinished business for the next session to finish.
1 of the motions should be log-rolled.
No motion should pass without being amended.
At least 1 amendment should be amended.
There should be at least 2 caucuses.
1 vote result should be recounted.
Rules should be suspended once for an important readon in the house.







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