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Practice question: Quorum and Voting Majorities

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

What additional measure may a smaller number of Members take under Article VI, Section 16(2) to address absences?
  1. Declare all seats vacant automatically
  2. Enact taxes without a quorum
  3. Compel absent Members’ attendance in the manner and under penalties the House provides
  4. Transfer all legislative power to the Sergeant-at-Arms
  5. Combine its attendance with spectators to form a quorum

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VI, Section 16(2).

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