50 Items Flashcards
- It is considered as the lower Chamber of the Congress
A. National Assembly
B. House of representatives
C. Blue Ribbon Committee
D. Senate
E. None of the above
B. House of representatives
- In Section 2 of the Declaration of Principles, the Philippines renounces ___ as an instrument of national policy.
A. Democracy
B. Lawlessness
C. War
D. Communism
E. Extra-territoriality
C. War
- Who was the President of the 1987 Constitutional Commission?
A. Corazon Aquino
B. Ambrosio B. Padilla
C. Jose D. Calderon
D. Napoleon G. Rama
E. Cecilia Munoz-Palma
E. Cecilia Munoz-Palma
- According to article 2, section 6 of the constitution, separation of the church and state shall be inviolable.
A. True
B. False
C. Misleading
D. Unknown
E. None of the above
A. True
- Under which branch of the government do the senators, senate President, House speaker, and House representatives do belong?
A. Cabinet
B. Judiciary
C. Executive
D. Legistlative
E. Administrative
D. Legislative
- In accordance with the article 3, section 15 of the Constitution, the pribilage of writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended Only in the case of
A. Invasion of rebellion
B. Foreign invasion
C. War
D. State of calamity
E. State of emergency
A. Invasion of rebellion
- It is considered as an accessory penalty to an impeachment case.
A. Imprisonment/house arrest
B. Fine or indemnity
C. Sequestration of property
D. Perpetual disqualification from holding public office
E. None of the above
D.
- Right to freely publish and say whatever pleases to do based on Article 3, section 4 of the constitution.
A. Freedom of information
B. Freedom to protest
C. Freedom from paying debts
D. Freedom of expression
E. Right to life
D. Freedom of expression
- Who has the authority to recommend nominees for the members of the Supreme Court and Judges of the lower courts to the President?
A. Chief justice of the supreme court
B. Judicial and bar council
C. Commission on appointments
D. Integrated bar of the Philippines
E. All of the above
B. Judicial and Bar Council
- It is an inherent power of the State to take a private property for the public use given a just compensation.
A. Police Power
B. Power of taxation
C. Dominance
D. Sovereignty
E. Power of eminent domain
E. Power of eminent domain
- It is also known as the pork barrel
A. Priority disbursement assistance fund
B. Priority disbursement associate fund
C. Priority development assistant fund
D. Priority development assignment fund
E. None of the above
C.
- Another inherent power of the state to enact and enforce laws in relation to persons and properties
A. Police power
B. Sovereignty
C. Power of taxation
D. Power of eminent domain
E. Dominance
A. Police power
- A constitutional process that hears before it condemns, which proceeds upon inquiry and renders judgement only after trial.
A. Bill of rights
B. Equal protection of the law
C. Common law
D. Due process of law
E. None of the above
D. Due process of law
- An inherent power of state to impose charge of burden such as charged upon persons and properties
A. Police power
B. Power of taxation
C. Power of eminent domain
D. Dominance
E. Sovereignty
B. Power of taxation
- It is considered basic and autonomous social institution
A. NGO’s
B. Peers
C. School
D. Family
E. Barangay
D. Family
- Which of the following is considered nepotism based on Article 7, section 13 of the constitution?
A. President appointing his college professor as secretary to education
B. President appointed his drinking buddies as cabinet secretaries
C. President has three children who are local officials
D. President appointed his third - degree cousin as the ombusdman
E. President appointed his fellow in a fraternity as chief of PNP
D.
- It is considered the primordial duty of the Government .
A. To ensure protection of life, liberty and property
B. To ensure security and welfare
C. To collect taxes and serve people
D. To maintain peace and order
E. To serve and protect people
E. To serve and protect people
- How many times may a President be elected consecutively?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. None of the above
E. None of the above
- It is considered the National language in the Philippines
A. Filipino
B. Pilipino
C. Tagalog
D. English
E. Taglish
A. Filipino
- No person who has succeeded as President and has served as such for more than _ years shall be qualified for election to the same office any time.
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
E. 2
C. 4
- The Commission on Human Rights has all the following powers and function, Except___
A. Recommend measures to promote human rights
B. Adopt and implement its operational guidelines and rules on procedures
C. Prosecute human rights offenders
D. Exercise visit oriole powers over jail and prison
E. Investigate all forms of human rights violation
C.
- A presidential veto can be overridden with a vote of both senate and house of representatives
A. One-half
B. One-fourth
C. Two-thirds
D. Three-fourths
E. Majority
C. Two-thirds
- The following consitutes due process of law EXCEPT
A. The accused must be denied of public legal assistance
B. The accused must be allowed to use all legal means to defend himself
C. The accused must be given a fair and impartial trial
D. The accused shall be tried before a competent court
E. The judgment awarded against the accused must be within authority of the law.
A.
- When former chief justice Corona was impeached a vote of __ from the senate resulted to his conviction
A. Majority
B. One- fourth
C. One half
D. Three fourths
E. Two thirds
E. Two thirds
- It means retroactive effect of a law, making an act punishable even if it was committed before the act punishing it was passed
A. Ex-post facto law
B. Forum shopping
C. Bill of attainder
D. Double case
E. Double jeopardy
A. Ex-post facto law
- According to the article 7, section 1 of the constitution, all the executive power shall be vested in the
A. Solicitor general
B. President and cabinet members
C. Chief justice and members of the courts
D. Executive secretary
E. Senate president and senators
B. President and cabinet members
- It provides citizenship by the place where a person was born
A. Jus sanguinis
B. Naturalization
C. Adoption
D. Jus soli
E. Estoppel
D. Jus soli
Jus Sanguinis - a principle of nationality law by which nationality is determined or acquired by the nationality of one or both parents
Naturalization - the process of becoming or making someone citizen of a country that they were not born in
Adoption - a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person’s biological or legal parents
Estoppel - a legal principle that prevents someone from arguing something or asserting a right that contradicts what they previously said or agreed to by law.
- It provides citizenship through blood relationship
A. Jus sanguinis
B. Naturalization
C. Adoption
D. Jus soli
E. Estoppel
A. Jus sanguinis
- How long immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term, is a president not allowed to make appointments.
A. 2 months.
B. 3 months
C. 30 days
D. 6 months
E. 100 days
A. 2 months
- The right of a person under investigation for allegedly committing a criminal act involves;
A. Right to be maltreated for information sake
B. Right to plead guilty for immediate release
C. Compelling a person to testify againts oneself
D. Right to be detained even without formal charge
E. Right to a fair trial, right to be presumed innocent and right to counsel
E.
- Article 7 section 18 of the constitution gives what position in the Armed forces of the Philippines to the President
A. Chief-of-Staff
B. Commanding-General
C. Commander-in-Chief
D. Four star general of the armed forces
E. Head of the AFP
C. Commander in Chief
- The article in the constitutional which defines all the territorial boundaries of the Philippines
A. Preamble
B. Article 3
C. Article 4
D. Article 2
E. Article 1
E. Article 1
- Which of the following may disqualify a person run as Vice-President
A. Able to read and write
B. A registered voter
C. 70 years old on the day of the election
D. Lived in abroad 9 years preceding the election
E. Has Filipino parents but born in the United States
D.
- It is the process of amending and revising the constitution
A. Plebiscite
B. If the president invoked amendments
C. Invoked by the president
D. Invoked by filipino people directly
E. Constitutional convention
E. Constitutional convention
- A body created under 1987 constitution to investigate acts or omission of any public officer which appear to be illegal, unjust, improper or inefficient
A. Supreme court
B. Office of the ombudsman
C. Court of appeal
D. Sandiganbayan
E. Commission on Audit
B. Office of the ombudsman
- The philippine government, having been following the principle of separation of power is subdivided into three branches, what are those
A. Congress, supreme court, senate
B. Executive, legislative, administrative
C. Executive, legistlative, judiciary
D. Executive, legislative, ombudsman
E. Office of the president, senate, congress
C.
- Which of the following is NOT TRUE about paying taxes in the Philippines
A. It is enforced contribution
B. It goes to states debts alone
C. Involuntary
D. It has exemptions
E. Progressive
B. It goes to states debts alone
- According to article 9 section 1 the following are Constitutional bodies except
A. Commission on appointments
B. Commission on audit
C. Civil service commission
D. Commission on election
E. None of the above
A. Commission on appointments
- Any members of the supreme court must
A. Has been a judge of a lower court 15 years or more
B. Have been judge of court of appeals for 10 years
C. Not be a member of Philippine bar
D. Not be a degree holder
E. Be a naturalized citizen
A.
- How many times may a senator be elected consecutively according to article 6 section 4 of the constitution?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
B. 2
- According to article 6 section 4 of the constitution a senator has a total tenure of how many years
A. 3 years
B. 6 years
C. 12 years
D. 15 years
E. 18 years
B. 6 years
- How many senators do we elect every senatorial election?
A. 12
B. 13
C. 24
D. 26
E. 32
A. 12
- The tenure of office for a house representative each term
A. 12 years
B. 9 years
C. 6 years
D. 4 years
E. 3 years
E. 3 years
- How many times a house representative may be elected consecutively as provided for by article 6 section 7 of the constitution
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6
E. 4
C. 3
- According to the 1987 constitution, the senate is mandated to invest highest budget to
A. Education
B. Health
C. Agriculture
D. Infrastructure
E. National defense
A. Education
- It is the power of a president to postpone the execution of death penalty
A. Veto
B. Clemency
C. Reprieve
D. Pardon
E. Commutation
C. Reprieve
Veto - legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. President vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law.
Clemency - the power of the president to pardon a criminal or commute a sentence.
Pardon - to absolve from the consequences of fault or crime
Commutation - it denotes the substitution of one form of punishment with a lighter form of punishment
- It is the power of a president to reduce the sentence imposed to a lesser punishment such as from death to life imprisonment
A. Veto
B. Clemency
C. Reprieve
D. Pardon
E. Commutation
E. Commutation
- Elective or appointed public officials or employees are prohibited to accept any kind of present, compensation, or any title of any kind from any foreign government without the consent of
A. Senate
B. House of representatives
C. Sandiganbayan
D. Ombudsman
E. Congress
E. Congress
- Which body has the power to hear and decide on all impeachment cases
A. Senate
B. House of representatives
C. Sandiganbayan
D. Ombudsman
E. Congress
A. Senate
