Describe the parliamentary meeting procedure and its purpose.

Parliamentary procedure is a body of rules that is designed to govern meetings.

The basic structure is that motions are put forward, seconded, discussed, and then voted on by the membership that is present.

This allows for orderly discussion and calm deliberation and ultimately permits motions to be approved or denied by the majority.

Parliamentary procedure is the body of rules, ethics and customs governing meetings and other operations of clubs, organizations, legislative bodies and other deliberative assemblies.

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.