Article 7 Executive Department Flashcards
The power to administer the laws, which means carrying them into practical operations and enforcing their due observance
Executive power
What are the laws to be executed and administered by the executive
Constitution
Statutes enacted by the congress
Presidential decrees
Executive orders of the president
Decision of the courts
What are the qualifications of the president and the vice president
Natural born citizen of the Philippines
Registered voter
Able to read and write
40 years old
A resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years
What is the term of office of the president and the vice president
6 years from noon of June 30
Refers to the period, duration, or length of time during which an officer may claim to hold the office as of right
Term of office
Represents the period during which the incumbent actually holds the office
Tenure of the office
The just and legal claim to enjoy the powers and responsibilities of the office
Right to hold an office
An institutional unit of the government
Office
A matter of time during which person may hold the office
Term
The sole judge to all contest relating to returns, elections, and qualifications of president and the vp
Supreme Court
Official residence of the president
Malacañang palace
Cases when the vice president shall become president
Death of the president
Permanently disability of the president
Removal from the office/ impeached
Voluntary resignation of the president
The act of designation by the executive officer, board, or body to whom the power has been delegated, of the individual who is to exercise the function of a given office
Appointing power
Are those appointments made during the sessions of the congress
Regular
Are those appointments made during the recess of congress
Ad interim
Is the ouster of presidential appointees before the expiration of their term of office
Removal
An order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, directed to the person detaining another, commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner at a designated time and place, and to show sufficient cause for holding in custody the individual so detained
Writ of habeas corpus
Is an act of grace proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of the laws which exempts the individual on who it is bestowed, from the punishment the law inflicts for a crime he has committed
Pardon
When pardon is not subject to any condition whatsoever. It becomes effective when made
Absolute pardon
When pardon is given subject to any condition or qualifications the president may see fit. It must be accepted by the offender to become effective
Conditional
The postponement of the execution of a death sentence to a certain date
Reprieve
Postponement of a sentence for an indefinite time
Suspension
The reduction of the sentence imposed to a lesser punishment, as from death to life imprisonment
Commutation
Is a compact agreement made between two or more countries including international organizations of states, intended to create binding rights and obligations upon the parties thereto. It is also known as pact, convention, or charter
Treaty
