1987 Flashcards
The branch of public law which deals with the organization and operations of the governmental organs of the State and defines the relations of the State with the inhabitants of its territory:
C. Political law
The study of the maintenance of proper balance between authority represented by the three inherent powers of the State and liberty as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights:
b. Constitutional law
The following are functions of constitutional law, except:
It fixes the organization of government.
b. It determines competence of administrative authorities who execute the laws. It indicates the individual remedies for the violations of administrative authorities.
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
The provision of the Constitution mandating all educational institutions to include the study of the Constitution as part of the curricula:
b. Section 3 (1), Article XIV
The one referring to the absence of government, the state of society where there is no law or supreme power, the state of lawlessness, or the state of a political confusion:
b. Anarchy
The assumption of extraordinary powers by the President, including legislative and judicial and even constituent powers, where such assumption is authorized by the letters or at least by the spirit of a legitimately enacted Constitution:
a. Tyranny
The constitution that is a direct governmental action and the government habitually adjusts its action to norms:
A. Normative
The constitution that cannot yet be fully operative because of existing socio-economic conditions and it principal value is educational:
C. Nominal
The division of a constitutional document which outlines the process whereby the sovereign people ma change the Constitution:
C.Constitution of sovereignty
The division of a constitutional document which guarantees individual fundamental liberties again governmental abuse:
B Constitution of liberty
The doctrine which states that if a law or contract violates any norm of the constitution, that law contract whether promulgated by the legislative or by the executive branch or entered into by private persons for private purposes is null and void and without any force and effect:
a Doctrine of constitutional supremacy
The one which states that an unconstitutional act is not a law, it confers no right, it imposes no duties, it affords no protection, and it creates no office:
C. Orthodox view
The power of the court of pronouncing void any law which contradicts a provision of the Constitution:
d. Judicial review
Which is the correct statements?
a. The statutory right of a citizen shall prevail over the generally accepted principle of national law.
b. The generally accepted principle of international law shall prevail over the constitutional right of a citizen.
c. The constitutional right of a citizen shall prevail over the generally accepted principle of international law.
d. The constitutional right of a citizen shall not prevail over the generally accepted principle of international law.
c. The constitutional right of a citizen shall prevail over the generally accepted principle of international law.
The “Father of the Philippine Revolution:”
a. Andres Bonifacio
The date when the Tejeros Convention (also known as the Tejeros Assembly or Tejeros Congress) was held:
c. March 22, 1897
The date when the Malolos Congress framed the “Malolos Constitution:”
d. September 29, 1989
The date when Jose Rizal was exiled in Dapitan:
b. June 17, 1896
The date when the Malolos Constitution was enacted:
A. January 20, 1899
The date when the Filipino Representatives (known as revolutionary Congress and eventually made known as Malolos Congress) met in Malolos, Bulacan at the call of the Revolutionary Government:
a. September 15, 1898
The Constitution that established the First Philippine Republic:
a. Malolos Constitution
The first organic law for the Philippine Islands enacted by the United States Congress:
a. (Philippine Bill of 1902
The basis of establishing the Commonwealth Government:
d. Tydings - McDuffie Act
The date of operation of the Commonwealth Government:
c. (November 15, 1935
The Constitution with limited duration and remained in force in Japanese controlled areas of the Philippines:
c. (1943 Constitution
The date when martial law was imposed in the entire Philippines:
a. September 21, 1972
The Malolos Constitution had the following features, except:
a. It declared that sovereignty resides exclusively in the people.
b. It enumerated basic civil rights.
c. It enunciated the non- separated the church and state.
d. It called for the creation of an Assembly of Representatives to act as the legislative body.
c. It enunciated the non- separated the church and state.
The 1943 Constitution was intended to prepare the Philippines for independence under:
c. Japanese rule
The 1973 Constitution had the following features, except:
a. It did not remove the Presidential term limit.
b. It provided that the legislative power is vested in the Batasang Pambansa. Martial Law
c. It was promulgated after Marcos’ declaration of d. It introduced a Parliamentary - style government.
a. It did not remove the Presidential term limit.
The amendment in the 1973 Constitution to change the form of the government from Parliamentary to Presidential:
c. 1981 amendments
The date of assassination of Senator Benigno Aquino:
b. August 21, 1983
The date when the snap election was conducted for President Marcos to prove that he remains
a. February 7, 1986
The one known as the “Freedom Constitution:”
a. Proclamation No. 3
The one creating a Constitutional Commission to frame a new Constitution to replace Constitution:
c. Proclamation No. 9
The number of Commissioners appointed to draft the 1987 Constitution:
C. 50
The date when People Power (EDSA 1 Revolution) ended:
d. February 25, 1986
The date when the plebiscite for the ratification of the 1987 constitution:
a. February 2, 1987
The one established by the 1987 Constitution:
The number of articles consisting the 1987 Constitution:
c. 18
The introduction or the foreword of a Constitution:
a. Preamble
The phrase used by the 1987 Constitution in its Preamble to deal with God:
d. Almighty God
The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their and dimensions:
a. Internal waters
The expanse of water with many scattered islands:
b. (Archipelago
The supreme and absolute power of a State to enforce its Will Un —po
that the government must be strong enough to control and regulate the conduct and affairs of its people within its borders,
a. Internal sovereignty
The quality of having supreme and of independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory:
d. Sovereignty
The geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority:
a. Territory
The elements of a State are the following, except:
c. Archipelago
The community of persons, more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, independent of external control and possessing a government to which a great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience:
d. State
The qualifications of a State to be accepted as a member of the United Nations are the following, except:
a. Must be a State
b. Must be peace loving
c. Must accept obligations contained in the charter
d. Must be able to read and write
d. Must be able to read and write
Which is the incorrect statement regarding people as an element of State?
a. People are the inhabitants of a State.
b. There is no minimum number requirement of people within a territory for them to be qualified to form. a
c. There is a minimum nümber requirement of people within a territory.
D.The people in a State must be sufficient in number to be capable of maintaining its existence.
c. There is a minimum nümber requirement of people within a territory.
The people may overthrow their corrupt Kings and rulers to pave way for the birth of a new government or
b. Social contract theory
The strong State will dominate the weaker one:
a. Force theory
The form of government where all government authority emanates from the people and is exercised by representatives chosen by the people is known as republican State. This statement is:
a. True
b. False
c. Partly true
d. Partly false
a. True
The characteristics of a republican State include the following, except:
a. The existence of the Bill of Rights
b. The absence of election through popular will or the right of suffrage The pheonicman of the l… nublic offian administrative law
b. The absence of election through popular will or the right of suffrage The pheonicman of the l… nublic offian administrative law
The government that actually exercises power or control but without legal title:
b. De facto
The government that has the rightful title but no power of control because same has been withdrawn it:
a. (De jure
The Corazon Aquino government:
b. De facto
The government that gets possession and control of, or usurps, by force or by the voice of majority rightful legal government, and maintains itself against the will of the latter
a. De facto proper
The government formed as a result of a people’s revolution is considered de jure if it is already acce by the family of nations or other countries. This statement is:
a. True
b. False
c. Partly true
d. Partly false
a. True
The form of government wherein the Executive Department is independent from the Legislative Department:
d. Presidential government
The form of government in which the powers of government are in the general body of citizens usua elected by the people at large:
c. Democratic government
The functions of the government which are compulsory because they are constitutive of every bonds (
society:
a. Constituent
b. Ministrant
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
c. Either A or B
The adoption of the generally accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the land:
c. Doctrine of incorporation
The kind of war that is renounced by the Philippines as contemplated under the Constitution:
a. Offensive war
b. Defensive war
c. Either A or B
d. Neither A nor B
d. Neither A nor B
Which is the correct statement in relation to the defense of the State?
a. A defense that a person may not join the armed forces he does not want to kill or be killed is acceptable.
b. A defense that a person may not join the armed forces because he has no military inclination is accontable
c. A defense that a person may not join the armed forces because ne uues i want to all of de killed or he has no military inclination is not acceptable.
d. None of the above
Which is the correct statement in relation to separation of the church and State?
a. The separation of the church and State provides that the church may influence the State
b. The State is prohibited in interfering in purely ecclesiastical affairs of the church.
c. The State may interfere in case a religious organization illegally dismisses its employee.
d. None of the above
a. The separation of the church and State provides that the church may influence the State
The State shall pursue an independent foreign policy. In its relations with other States, the paramount consideration shall be the following, except:
a. National sovereignty
c. National territory
b. Territorial integrity
d. Right to self-determination.
c. National territory
Which is the incorrect statement in relation to nuclear weapons?
a. The policy of freedom from nuclear weapons means that the Philippines is a nuclear free country.
b. No portion of the Philippine territory shall be used for the purpose of storing or stockpiling nuclear
C. weapons, devices, or part thereof. The nuclear energy which is advantageous to the people is not banned.
d. The determining factor whether a nuclear weapon will be banned or not still depends on the, Congress by considering the national territory.
d. The determining factor whether a nuclear weapon will be banned or not still depends on the, Congress by considering the national territory.
The case where it was declared by the United States Supreme Court that a woman may abort the fetus she is carrying within the first two trimesters of her pregnancy:
a. Roe Vs. Wade, 410 US 113
The minors have the personality to sue by representing their generation and the generations yet unborn based on the of intergenerational responsibility insofar as the right to a balanced and healthful ecology is concerned. This statement is:
a. True,
b. False
c. Partly true
d. Partly false
a. True
The privilege of equal access to opportunities to public office may be subjected to limitations and some of the valid limitations are those found to be “nuisance candidates.” This statement is:
a. True e)
c. Partly true
b. False
d. Partly false
a. True
The person who puts the election process in mockery or disrepute:
a. Nuisance candidate
The following are citizens of the Philippines, except:
a. Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of the 1973 Constitution
b. Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines
c. Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon
reaching the age of majority
d. Those who are naturalized in accordance with law
a. Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of the 1973 Constitution
The following are citizens of the Philippines, except:
a. Naturalization
b. Citizenship
c. Association
d. Repatriation
b. Citizenship
The legal act of adopting an alien and clothing him with the rights that belong to a native bom fi citizen:
a. Naturalization,
The recovery of the original nationality upon fulfillment of certain conditions:
d. Repatriation
The Latin term which means right of soil:
a. Jus soli
The Philippine citizenship may be acquired in any of the following ways, except:
a. Judicial proceedings
c. Administrative proceedings
b. Criminal proceedings
d. Special act of Congress
c. Administrative proceedings
The natural-born citizens of the Philippines are the following, except:
a. Those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acqui perfect their Philippine citizenship
b. Those born before January 17, 1973, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship reaching the age with law
of majority
c. Those who are naturalized in accordance
d. None of the above
c. Those who are naturalized in accordance
The positions that may be held by a natural born citizen under the Constitution are the follow except:
a. President
b. Vice President
C. Senator
D. Members of the cabinet
D. Members of the cabinet
The citizens of the Philippines may lose his citizenship in any of the following ways and/or events, except
a. By naturalization in foreign country
b. By express renunciation of citizenship
c. By subscribing to an oath of allegiance to support the constitution or laws of a foreign country upor attaining the age of majority or more
d. By rendering services to, or accepting commission in, the armed forces of his own country
d. By rendering services to, or accepting commission in, the armed forces of his own country
The unmarried child, whether legitimate, illegitimate, or adopted, below eighteen years of age, of tho who re- acquire Philippine citizenship upon effectivity of “Citizenship Retention and Re - acquisition A of 2003” shall be deemed citizenship of the Philippines. This is known as:
b. Derivative citizenship
Which is the incorrect statement in relation to citizenship?
a. Philippine citizenship may be restored only after the returnee makes a formal act of re - dedicatior and affirms once again his total and exclusive loyalty to the Republic of the Philippines.
b. Philippine citizenship may be restored by an election to a public office.
C. Philippine citizenship is not a cheap commodity that can be easily recovered after its renunciation.
d. None of the above
The following are modes of re-acquiring Philippine citizenship, except:
a. By naturalization
B. By repatriation
c. By direct grant of law
d. By indirect grant of law
d. By indirect grant of law
The political franchise, distinct from mere voting rights, to vote gained through the democratic process:
c. Suffrage
The power of the people to propose amendments to the Constitution or to propose and enact legislations through an election called for the purpose:
b. Initiative
The electoral process by which an initiative on the Constitution is approved or rejected by the people
d. Plebiscite
The means by which people choose their officials for a definite and fixed period and to whom they entrust for time being the exercise of powers of government:
a. Election
The systems that must be established by the Congress in the right of the citizen to suffrage are the following, except:
a. The system for securing the secrecy and sanctity of the ballot
b. The system for absentee voting by qualified Filipinos abroad
c. The procedure for the disabled and the illiterates to vote with the assistance of other persons
d. None of the above
c. The procedure for the disabled and the illiterates to vote with the assistance of other persons
The qualifications of a person to have the right of suffrage in the Philippines are the following, except:
a. Citizens of the Philippines
b. Disqualified by law
C. At least eighteen years of age
d. Resided in the Philippines for at least one year, and in the place wherein they propose to vote, for at least six months immediately preceding the election
b. Disqualified by law
The following are prohibited requirements in the exercise of suffrage, except:
a. Literacy
b. Property
C. Other substantive requirement
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
The synonymous term of “residence” as a requirement of the exercise of suffrage:
a. Domicile
following must concur for a person to acquire a new domicile, except:
a. Residence or bodily presence in a new locality
b. An intention to remain there
c. An intention to abandon his old domicile
d. Payment of tax in that locality
The following persons are disqualified to vote, except:
a. Persons sentenced by final judgment to suffer imprisonment for not less than one (1) year
b. Persons adjudged by final judgment of having committed any crime involving disloyalty to the duly constituted government
d. None of the above
c. Sane or competent persons as declared by incompetent authority
c. Sane or competent persons as declared by incompetent authority
The process by which qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad, exercise their right to vote:
b. Absentee voting
The citizen of the Philippines who is qualified to register and vote under Absentee Voting Act of 200; otherwise disqualified by law who is residing abroad on the day of election:
a. Overseas Absentee Voter
The overseas absentee voting act of 2003:
b.Republic Act 9189
The citizenship retention and re- acquisition act of 2003:
c. Republic Act 9225
The dual citizenship law:
c. Republic Act 9225
The indigenous peoples rights act:
d. Republic Act 8371
