Practice question
Under Article VI, Section 16(3), what affirmative vote is constitutionally required for a House to suspend or expel one of its members as a disciplinary measure?
- One-fourth of all its members
- A bare plurality of members voting
- Only the presiding officer’s approval
- Two-thirds of all its members
- A majority of the Cabinet
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VI, Sections 16, 23(1) and 27(1): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Section 16(3).
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