Political Law Review 1

Quiz No. 1
April 23, 2012
Part I. Fill in the blan!.
1. "he ########## power !hall be ve!te$ in the ######## o% the Philippine! which
!hall con!i!t o% ######## an$ a ##########, ###### to the e&tent re!erve$ to the
####### b' the provi!ion on ####### an$ #########.
2. "he ter( o% o%%ice o% the )enator! !hall be ####### an$ !hall co((ence, unle!!
otherwi!e provi$e$ b' law, at noon on the thirtieth $a' o% *une ne&t %ollowin+ their
election. No )enator !hall !erve %or #####################. ############### o%
the o%%ice %or an' len+th o% ti(e !hall not be con!i$ere$ a! an interruption in the
continuit' o% hi! !ervice %or the %ull ter( o% which he wa! electe$.
3. "he ,ou!e o% Repre!entative! !hall be co(po!e$ o% ########################
unle!! otherwi!e %i&e$ b' law, who !hall be electe$ %ro( le+i!lative $i!trict! apportione$
a(on+ the province!, citie!, an$ the -etropolitan -anila area in accor$ance with the
nu(ber o% their re!pective inhabitant!, an$ on the ba!i! o% a ##### an$ ######## ratio,
an$ tho!e who, a! provi$e$ b' law, !hall be electe$ throu+h a part'.li!t !'!te( o%
re+i!tere$ ######, #######, an$ ######## partie! or or+anization!.
/. "he )enate an$ the ,ou!e o% Repre!entative! !hall each have an ########## which
!hall be the #### 0u$+e o% all conte!t! relatin+ to the election, return!, an$ 1uali%ication!
o% their re!pective -e(ber!.
2. "he 3on+re!!, b' a vote o% two.thir$! o% both ,ou!e! in 0oint !e!!ion a!!e(ble$,
votin+ !eparatel', !hall have the !ole power to $eclare the #############. 4)ec. 23,
Art. 5I6.
7. "he Pre!i$ent !hall have the power to veto an' particular ite( or ite(! in an
########, ########, or ####### bill, but the veto !hall not a%%ect the ite( or ite(! to
which he $oe! not ob0ect.
8. "he ########### power !hall be ve!te$ in the Pre!i$ent o% the Philippine!.
9. "he Pre!i$ent !hall no(inate an$, with the con!ent o% the 3o((i!!ion on
Appoint(ent!, appoint #################, ##############, other public
####### an$ #######, or o%%icer! o% the ar(e$ %orce! %ro( the ran o% ##########,
an$ other o%%icer! who!e appoint(ent! are ve!te$ in hi( in thi! 3on!titution.
,e !hall al!o appoint all other o%%icer! o% the :overn(ent who!e appoint(ent! are not
otherwi!e ############, an$ ####################. "he 3on+re!! (a', b' law,
ve!t the appoint(ent o% other o%%icer! lower in ran in the Pre!i$ent alone, in the court!,
or in the hea$! o% $epart(ent!, a+encie!, co((i!!ion!, or boar$!.
;. No treat' or international a+ree(ent !hall be vali$ an$ e%%ective unle!! concurre$
in b' at lea!t ####### o% all the -e(ber! o% the )enate.
10. *u$icial power inclu$e! the $ut' o% the court! o% 0u!tice to #############
involvin+ ri+ht! which are ########### an$ ##########, an$ to $eter(ine whether or
not there ha! been ####################on the part o% an' ######or ######### o%
the :overn(ent.
Part II. <!!a'.
1. =i!tinction! between )ec. 22 o% Art. 5I %ro( )ec. 21 o% Art. 5I. 410 pt!.6
2. =oe! the 3on+re!! have the !ole power to $eclare war> ?h'> 3ite 'our le+al ba!i!.
410 pt!.6
3. ?hat are the 1uali%ication! in or$er %or a per!on be eli+ible a! pre!i$ent o% the
Philippine!> 42 pt!.6
/. In what ca!e! or circu(!tance! (a' the pre!i$ent !u!pen$ the writ o% habea!
corpu!> 42 pt!.6