Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
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Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure is a widely used parliamentary authority in the United States that provides detailed rules and guidance for conducting legislative and deliberative assembly proceedings.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure Context triple: [Rules of the Georgia House of Representatives, influencedBy, Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure]
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A.
Organic Law of the Legislative Function
The Organic Law of the Legislative Function is the principal statute that defines the structure, powers, and procedures of Ecuador’s National Assembly and regulates how the country’s legislative branch operates.
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B.
Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice
Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice is the authoritative reference work on the law, procedures, and conventions of the UK Parliament, particularly the House of Commons.
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C.
Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
The Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature are the formal procedural guidelines that define how Nebraska’s single-house state legislature conducts its legislative business, debates, and decision-making.
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D.
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives
The Standing Orders of the House of Representatives are the formal procedural rules that regulate how Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber conducts its debates, decision-making, and internal business.
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E.
Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly
The Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly are the formal procedural rules that regulate how the state’s House and Senate conduct their combined legislative business, including the introduction, consideration, and passage of legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure Target entity description: Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure is a widely used parliamentary authority in the United States that provides detailed rules and guidance for conducting legislative and deliberative assembly proceedings.
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A.
Organic Law of the Legislative Function
The Organic Law of the Legislative Function is the principal statute that defines the structure, powers, and procedures of Ecuador’s National Assembly and regulates how the country’s legislative branch operates.
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B.
Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice
Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice is the authoritative reference work on the law, procedures, and conventions of the UK Parliament, particularly the House of Commons.
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C.
Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature
The Rules of the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature are the formal procedural guidelines that define how Nebraska’s single-house state legislature conducts its legislative business, debates, and decision-making.
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D.
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives
The Standing Orders of the House of Representatives are the formal procedural rules that regulate how Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber conducts its debates, decision-making, and internal business.
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E.
Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly
The Joint Rules of the Connecticut General Assembly are the formal procedural rules that regulate how the state’s House and Senate conduct their combined legislative business, including the introduction, consideration, and passage of legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary authority
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reference book ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
bicameral legislatures
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unicameral legislatures ⓘ |
| author | Paul Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Robert's Rules of Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | widely used parliamentary authority in the United States ⓘ |
| field |
legislative procedure
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parliamentary procedure ⓘ |
| goal |
ensure protection of minority rights in legislative bodies
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facilitate efficient transaction of public business ⓘ promote orderly and fair legislative proceedings ⓘ |
| hasEdition | revised editions issued periodically ⓘ |
| hasPart |
citations to authorities
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commentary ⓘ index of topics ⓘ rules ⓘ |
| influencedBy | common law traditions of parliamentary practice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
deliberative assemblies
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legislative chambers ⓘ state legislatures in the United States ⓘ |
| provides |
citations to legislative precedents
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interpretive commentary on rules ⓘ model rules for legislative practice ⓘ |
| publisher | National Conference of State Legislatures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | focus on state legislative bodies rather than private organizations ⓘ |
| subject |
committees and committee procedure
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debate ⓘ introduction and passage of legislation ⓘ legislative ethics and decorum ⓘ motions ⓘ officers and their duties ⓘ points of order and appeals ⓘ precedents in legislative procedure ⓘ quorum requirements ⓘ voting procedures ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
clerks of legislative bodies
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legal counsel to legislatures ⓘ legislators ⓘ parliamentarians ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | parliamentary law ⓘ |
| use |
guidance for deliberative assemblies
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guidance for legislative bodies ⓘ interpretation of parliamentary law ⓘ rules for conducting meetings ⓘ |
| usedIn | rules of procedure of many U.S. state legislative chambers ⓘ |
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Subject: Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure Description of subject: Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure is a widely used parliamentary authority in the United States that provides detailed rules and guidance for conducting legislative and deliberative assembly proceedings.
Referenced by (2)
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Rules of the Georgia House of Representatives
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Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
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House Rules of the North Carolina House of Representatives
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Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure
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