Research Questions
1. Why are rules of procedure necessary in legislative bodies?
2. For what purpose does the Constitution require each house to keep a journal of its proceedings?
3. Which do you think the better practice, the American rule, by which each house of Congress settles election contests of its own members, or the English rule, which places that power in the hands of the courts?
4. What is the reason for allowing a small number of members of each house to compel the attendance of absent members?
5. Under what conditions may each house punish outsiders?
6. What is your opinion of the English rule which allows forty members out of a total of six hundred and seventy members to constitute a quorum?
7. Why should senators and representatives be privileged from arrest for any but serious offenses?
8. What are the principal differences between the rules of procedure of the senate and the house of representatives?
9. Do you think it would be a wise provision to permit the members of the cabinet to occupy seats in Congress without the right to vote?