Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan
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Article 56 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that sets the quorum and voting requirements for decisions in the National Diet, including the House of Councillors.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
article of the Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
House of Councillors
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Councillors of Japan
House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ National Diet ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
ordinary decisions of each House ⓘ plenary sessions of each House ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
members of the House of Councillors
ⓘ
House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
members of the House of Representatives
|
| chapter | Chapter IV The Diet ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | supreme law within its scope in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| defaultVotingRule | public vote ⓘ |
| effectiveSince | 3 May 1947 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
National Diet
ⓘ
surface form:
National Diet of Japan
|
| exceptionVotingRule | secret vote may be demanded by one-tenth or more of the members present ⓘ |
| governsBody | legislative procedure in the National Diet ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 56 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
majority requirement
ⓘ
presiding officer’s vote ⓘ public voting ⓘ quorum ⓘ secret voting ⓘ voting ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Japanese constitutional law ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerVoteException | presiding officer may cast a deciding vote in case of a tie ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerVoteRule | presiding officer shall not vote ⓘ |
| quorumRequirement | one-third or more of the total membership of each House ⓘ |
| regulates |
decision-making procedures in the National Diet
ⓘ
quorum of the National Diet ⓘ voting requirements in the National Diet ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 59 of the Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
Article 60 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ Article 61 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| setsDecisionThreshold | simple majority of members present ⓘ |
| setsMinimumAttendance | one-third of total members must be present for decisions ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
legislative decision-making
ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ |
| typeOfMajority | simple majority ⓘ |
| votingRequirement | majority of those present ⓘ |
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