Practice question
Congressional proponents expressly seek to amend the Constitution. Their proposal receives only sixty percent of all the Members under every possible method of counting, though more than three-fourths of those present vote for it. They claim that calling the measure an ordinary resolution removes the Article XVII threshold. Which answer is correct?
- The label eliminates every constitutional proposal requirement.
- A majority of those present always suffices for constitutional changes.
- The proposal has not met the three-fourths-of-all-Members threshold, regardless of its label.
- The Cabinet may supply the missing legislative votes.
- High public approval automatically supplies the required congressional vote.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XVII Section 1(1): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Gonzales v. COMELEC, November 9, 1967, main decision, constitutional source and limits of constituent action: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1967/nov1967/gr_l-28196_1967.html
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