Discipline of Members

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1. Under Article VI, Section 16(3), which institution may punish a Member of the House of Representatives for disorderly b…
2. What concurrence does Article VI, Section 16(3) require for a House to suspend or expel a Member?
3. What is the constitutional maximum duration of a suspension imposed by a House as punishment under Article VI, Section …
4. Assume all twenty-four Senate seats are occupied. Fifteen Senators vote to expel a Member for disorderly behavior. Does…
5. A House obtains the required two-thirds concurrence to suspend a Member for disorderly behavior for seventy-five days. …
6. All twenty-four Senate seats are occupied. Twenty Senators attend a disciplinary session, and assume all procedural req…
7. A House's procedural resolution authorizes a disciplinary committee to investigate disorderly behavior and recommend a …
8. Explain the disciplinary power of each House under Article VI, Section 16(3). Distinguish the express requirements for …
9. All twenty-four Senate seats are occupied. Thirteen Senators attend, establishing a quorum on the stipulated facts. Twe…
10. A House defends a ninety-day disciplinary suspension by arguing that its constitutional power to determine procedural r…
11. In Santiago v. Sandiganbayan, how did the Court distinguish Section 13 of RA 3019 suspension from a House’s constitutio…
12. Which legislative body has Article VI, Section 16(3) disciplinary authority over a Senator as its own Member?