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Practice question: Power of Legislative Inquiry

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Practice question

In accordance with what procedural rules may Congress conduct the inquiries described in Article VI, Section 21?
  1. Whatever unwritten rules the chair invents during testimony.
  2. Rules disclosed only to committee members.
  3. Its duly published rules of procedure.
  4. The witness's employer's internal manual alone.
  5. No procedural rules at all.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VI Section 21: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
  • Garcillano v. House Committees, G.R. Nos. 170338 and 179275, December 23, 2008, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2008/dec2008/gr_170338_2008.html

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