Article 7 Executive Department

Question 1

The power to administer the laws, which means carrying them into practical operations and enforcing their due observance

Answer 1

Executive power

Question 2

What are the laws to be executed and administered by the executive

Answer 2

Constitution
Statutes enacted by the congress
Presidential decrees
Executive orders of the president
Decision of the courts

Question 3

What are the qualifications of the president and the vice president

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is the term of office of the president and the vice president

Answer 4

6 years from noon of June 30

Question 5

Refers to the period, duration, or length of time during which an officer may claim to hold the office as of right

Answer 5

Term of office

Question 6

Represents the period during which the incumbent actually holds the office

Answer 6

Tenure of the office

Question 7

The just and legal claim to enjoy the powers and responsibilities of the office

Answer 7

Right to hold an office

Question 8

An institutional unit of the government

Answer 8

Office

Question 9

A matter of time during which person may hold the office

Answer 9

Term

Question 10

The sole judge to all contest relating to returns, elections, and qualifications of president and the vp

Answer 10

Supreme Court

Question 11

Official residence of the president

Answer 11

Malacañang palace

Question 12

Cases when the vice president shall become president

Answer 12

Death of the president
Permanently disability of the president
Removal from the office/ impeached
Voluntary resignation of the president

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Appointing power

Question 14

Are those appointments made during the sessions of the congress

Answer 14

Regular

Question 15

Are those appointments made during the recess of congress

Answer 15

Ad interim

Question 16

Is the ouster of presidential appointees before the expiration of their term of office

Answer 16

Removal

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Writ of habeas corpus

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Pardon

Question 19

When pardon is not subject to any condition whatsoever. It becomes effective when made

Answer 19

Absolute pardon

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Conditional

Question 21

The postponement of the execution of a death sentence to a certain date

Answer 21

Reprieve

Question 22

Postponement of a sentence for an indefinite time

Answer 22

Suspension

Question 23

The reduction of the sentence imposed to a lesser punishment, as from death to life imprisonment

Answer 23

Commutation

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Treaty