Constitution Table of Contents

Article 1: Name and Membership
Article 2: Bill of Rights
Article 3: Structure of Government
Article 4: Legislative Branch
Article 5: Executive Branch
Article 6: Judicial Branch
Article 7: Amendments
Article 8: Ratification Clause

By-laws Table of Contents

Title 1: Rules of the Senate
Title 2: Composition and Structure of the Senate
Title 3: The Executive
Title 4: Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Title 5: Fiscal Policies and Procedures
Title 6: The Election Code
Title 7: Code of Impeachment

Definitions

Constitution: The supreme governing document of the Student Government Association. It can only be amended by a majority vote of the University of Houston student body. Ratified in the Spring of 2006.

Rules of the Senate (Title I of the SGA Code): The rules by which meetings of the Student Government Association Senate are governed. The rules of the Senate may be amended by a majority vote of the SGA senate.

The Student Government Association Code (also known as by-laws): The more specific guidelines and laws of the Student Government Association. With the exception of Title I (Rules of the Senate), titles of the code require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Student Government Association Senate in order to be amended.