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Practice question: Quorum and Voting Majorities

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

What constitutional vote is required to elect the Senate President or the Speaker of the House?
  1. A plurality of votes cast, regardless of the total membership
  2. Two-thirds of the members of the other chamber
  3. A majority of all the respective chamber’s members
  4. A majority of a private caucus only
  5. Unanimous consent 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(1).

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