simulated parliamentary rules of order and order of business

PARLIAMENTARY

RULES OF ORDER &

ORDER OF BUSINESS

Simulated Parliamentary Session PoS100 – ADI Intersession 2015

PARLIAMENTARY RULES OF ORDER & ORDER OF BUSINESS


SIMULATION RULES:

1. The goal of the simulation is for you to learn the art of building consensus in a context of varying and competing interests.

2. During the simulation you will be accumulating points corresponding to the activity that you will engage in.

3. Points will also be deducted from you depending on the outcomes of how you simulate the role.



SIMULATION RULES: 4. These are the following points:

35 points – if you are elected into a parliament official or you oust an elected official

25 points – if you introduce legislation 15 points – if you succeed in passing legislation 10 points – when you interpellate a fellow minister

5 points – each time you raise a motion on the floor-15 points – if you are removed from your position



SIMULATION RULES: 5. You get bonus points given upon discretion by the professor who shall preside over parliament as Speaker of the House each time you act in a way that is faithful to the manner expected of the character you are simulating (i.e. interpellate a known political rival, vote for a known political ally). However, you also get a 5 point deduction each time you act in a way that the politician you are supposed to simulate would never or not expected to act



SIMULATION RULES: 6. Your grade will depend on the points you accumulate:

100 – 90 points – 4.089 – 80 points – 3.75 79 – 60 points – 3.5 59 – 50 points – 3.35 49 – 40 points – 3 39 – 30 points – 2.5



RULE No. 1: The following shall be the officers of parliament:

Prime Minister Deputy Prime MinisterMinister of Defense Minister of Foreign AffairsMinister of Trade Minister of the BudgetMinister of Education Minister of Economic PlanningMinister of Housing Minister of LaborMinister of Local Government Minister of Social WelfareMinister of Health Minister of Public WorksMinister of Energy Minister of AgricultureMinister of the Press Minister of Justice



RULE No. 2: The Prime Minister shall be elected by a majority vote of all ministers of parliament during the first session of parliament and shall continue to hold the office for the entire duration of the parliamentary session unless before the end of such session, a majority of all ministers present shall declare their loss of confidence in the Prime Minister and his government and elect a new Prime Minister and/or install a new government



RULE No. 3: The seating Prime Minister shall have full discretion over the appointment of his government’s cabinet. However, ministers who do not belong to the ruling government may form their own shadow cabinet which may be tasked by their own shadow prime minister to directly respond to the government’s proposed legislations, hold the government’s actions into account, or build consensus to support or withdraw support from the ruling government



RULE No. 4: Two (2) days after the formation of a government, such government shall furnish the parliament with a Government Plan detailing the programs and plans of such government corresponding to each official. Any subsequent government formed or new minister appointed to any ministerial post shall also do so within the next 24 hours of that subsequent government’s formation and/or subsequent appointment to any ministerial post amending or overhauling any existing plan



RULE No. 5: Any member of parliament shall have the right to introduce new legislation or amend existing legislation. Provided that such legislation be circulated to the parliament two (2) days before its introduction into the floor. Proposed legislation shall follow this prescribed format:



TITLE OF LEGISLATION: INTRODUCED BY:

WHEREAS, State the existing conditions that motivated the proposal

RESOLVED, State another major provision of the proposal (if any)

WHEREAS, State a general principle/value that motivated the proposal

RESOLVED, State another major provision of the proposal (if any)

RESOLVED, State a major provision of the proposal

RESOLVED, State how the proposal shall be carried out



RULE No. 6: Any member of parliament shall also have the right to interpellate any other member of parliament for any of the following purposes: a) to clarify provisions of a proposed legislation; b) to oppose provisions of a proposed legislation; c) to clarify existing programs of the government; d) to oppose existing programs of the government; provided that such interpellation be limited to 10 minutes per interpellating member of parliament



RULE No. 7: Any member of parliament shall have the right to raise any of the following motions while parliament is in session, provided the movant address the floor by saying “Mr. Speaker, I move to…” AMEND DIVIDE THE ASSEMBLY STATE(or RESTATE) THE QUESTION CONSOLIDATE RECONSIDER OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DEBATEDEFER DEBATE OR DISCUSSION REOPEN DEBATE OR DISCUSSION SUSPEND THE RULES ADJOURN All of these motions to be carried out shall be seconded by any one agreeing to its being carried out during the session. No motion to reconsider, however, shall be raised again after it has been twice defeated in the floor when such motion was not carried out and NO succeeding debate ensues OR after it has been defeated after it has been carried out and the subsequent debate and votation has defeated it.



RULE No. 8: The following motions do not need to be seconded and may be directly addressed by the chair and resolved upon the chair’s discretion without any need for the Assembly to vote on the matter and may be properly raised by any movant saying, “Mr. Speaker, I move to”:

WITHDRAW A MOTION RAISE A MATTER OF PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRYCALL THE ASSEMBLY INTO ORDER SUSPEND THE ASSEMBLY FOR A ONE(to FIVE) MINUTE RECESS



ORDER OF BUSINESS JUNE 15

SUBMISSION OF INDIVIDUAL PROFILES OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT


INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT & ELECTION OF OFFICERS


SUBMISSION OF GOVERNMENT PLANS


PRIME MINISTER QUESTION HOUR ON MATTERS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, FOREIGN RELATIONS, JUSTICE and LOCAL GOVERNMENT



ORDER OF BUSINESS JULY 1

PRIME MINISTER QUESTION HOUR ON MATTERS OF THE BUDGET, PUBLIC WORKS, ENERGY, HOUSING, ECONOMIC PLANNING, TRADE, and AGRICULTURE


PRIME MINISTER QUESTION HOUR ON MATTERS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, HOUSING, LABOR, EDUCATION, HEALTH, and PRESS RELATIONS


OPEN SESSION



LET THE GAMES BEGIN

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