Parliamentary procedure

[1] Self-governing organizations follow parliamentary procedure to debate and reach group decisions, usually by vote, with the least possible friction.

[4] In the 1560s, Sir Thomas Smyth began the process of writing down accepted procedures and published a book about them for the House of Commons in 1583.

[7] Many nations' legislatures follow American parliamentary procedure,[citation needed] including Indonesia, the Philippines, Mexico and South Korea.

The Constitutional Court judges the limits beyond which these regulations cannot go, exceeding the parliamentary or political function (judgement n. 120 of 2014)[11] and on their bad application when a law is passed.

"[14] Parliamentary procedure also allows for rules in regards to nomination, voting, debate, disciplinary action, appeals, and the drafting of organization charters, constitutions, and bylaws.

In the US Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised[15] aspires to be a comprehensive guide, based on the original 1876 version written primarily to help guide voluntary associations in their operations of governance: "New editions have marked the growth of parliamentary procedure as cases occurring in assemblies have pointed to a need for further rules or additional interpretations to go by.

Her goal was to make the process simpler, fairer, and easier to understand, and The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure did just that ..."[20] A common text in use in the UK, particularly within trade unions, is Walter Citrine's ABC of Chairmanship.

The Conservative Party of Canada uses Wainberg's Society meetings including rules of order to run its internal affairs.

Legislative assemblies in all countries, because of their nature, tend to have a specialized set of rules that differ from parliamentary procedure used by clubs and organizations.

Agriculture teachers who coach teams in the parliamentary procedure contest of the National FFA Organization (formerly Future Farmers of America) can earn the title Accredited Parliamentarian.