立法机关与行政机关在工作方式上的一个显著不同,就是立法机关的决策是在其全体组成人员集体议事的基础上作出的,而这种集体议事又是按照成文的、公开的议事规则来进行的。这个议事规则通常被称为立法程序,它本身也是法律,是国家程序法的重要组成部分。为了保证立法质量和议事活动有序、高效地进行,立法程序的科学、完善、合理具有十分重要的意义。议会制度的比较研究告诉我们,各国的立法程序尽管千差万别,但也不乏共同之处。一般来说,各国立法程序大致都包括以下几项内 One notable difference in the working methods between the legislature and the executive authorities is that decisions of the legislature are made on the basis of the collective proceedings of all its members and such collective proceedings are conducted in accordance with the written and open rules of procedure of. This rule of procedure, often referred to as the legislative process, is itself a law and an important part of the national procedural law. In order to ensure the quality of legislation and the orderly and efficient conduct of the proceedings, the scientific, sound and reasonable legislative procedure is of great significance. A comparative study of the parliamentary system tells us that although the legislative procedures vary from one country to another, there are many commonalities. In general, the legislative procedures in all countries generally include the following