Unit 3 Questions
Please answer each of the following questions. If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers, or join the discussion forum on these questions here..
- What types of procedural and administrative support are required for effective functioning of parliamentary committees?
- Using your own country as an example, describe the parliamentary procedure in your parliament.
Select Bibliography and Relevant Internet Resources:
House of Commons, House Administration Canada Framework for Reporting
Results. [Online] Available at: http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/performance04/04-fra-
e.htm [Accessed January 2007]
Jefferson T. (1812) A Manual Of Parliamentary Practice: For The Use Of The
Senate Of The United States. [Online]. [Available at: http://www.constitution.
org/tj/tj-mpp.htm [Accessed January 2007]
British Columbia, Office of the Clerk of Committees. (2007) Parliamentary
Committee Services Standards [Online] Available at: http://www.leg.bc.ca/
cmt/5-2-1.htm [Accessed Feb 2007]
Third General Assembly Of The African Network Of Parliamentary Staff,
(2005) The role of the secretary-general in effective parliamentary
administration [Online] Available at: http://www.asgp.info/Resources/Data/Documents/MNIRGHRVURDUBW
MBXLEBAVDYWCVVQO.pdf [Accessed Feb 2007]
Cagle, J.A. (2006) Parliamentary Procedure. [Online] California State
University Available at: http://www.csufresno.edu/comm/cagle-p3.htm
[Accessed December 2006]
Parlipro Parliamentary Procedure Online. [Online] Available at:
http://www.parlipro.org/ [Accessed February 2007]
Robert’s Rule of Order. [Online] Available at: http://www.robertsrules.com/
[Accessed January 2007]
US House of Representatives: Committee on Rules. Understanding the
process and Procedure in the House of Representatives [Online]
Committee on Rules Available at: http://www.rules.house.gov/POP/pop
_schedule1.htm [Accessed February 2007]
Parliamentary Centre. Training Parliamentary Staff [Online]. Available at: http://www.parlcent.ca/africa/kenya_sym_e.php [Accessed February
2007]
Suggested Reading
Cushing L. S. (1928) Cushing's Manual of Parliamentary Practice: Rules
of Procedure and Debate in Deliberative Assemblies: The John C.
Winston Company
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Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody who provides the flame.