judicial branch

Question 1

Order by which higher

court reviews the lower court

Answer 1

CERTIORARI

Question 2

Command to an inferior
court or person to perform public of
statutory duty

Answer 2

MANDAMUS

Question 3

a writ or legal action
requiring a person to show by what
warrant an office or franchise is held,
claimed or exercised

Answer 3

QUO WARRANTO

Question 4

– a writ requiring a
person under arrest to be brought before
a judge or into court, especially to secure
the person’s release unless lawful
grounds are shown in their detention

Answer 4

HABEAS CORPUS

Question 5

an order to direct the
judge and parties of a suit in a lower
court, ordering the court not to excise
jurisdiction in particular case.

Answer 5

PROHIBITION

Question 6

to supervise all

personnel and courts under the Judicial Branch

Answer 6

ADMINISTRATIVE POWER:

Question 7

Preside over and render
judgement on court-worthy cases. To enforce or
void Statutes and Laws when scope of
constitutionality is questioned. To interpret
laws and Statutes when arise

Answer 7

JUDICIAL POWER:

Question 8

the
Supreme Power has the exclusive power to settle
cases involving Diplomats stationed in Foreign
Lands

Answer 8

POWER TO SETTLE DIPLOMAT DISPUTES:

Question 9

POWER OF THE LOWER COURTS

Answer 9

COURT OF APPEALS

SANDIGANBAYAN:

COURT OF TAX APPEALS

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS

SHARI’A DISTRICT COURTS

Question 10

Established to
resolve cases involving Muslims. Enforces Code
of Personal laws. Limited Jurisdiction, primarily
pertain to family rights and duties as well as
contractual relations of Muslims in Mindanao

Answer 10

SHARI’A DISTRICT COURTs

Question 11

Exercises exclusive
original jurisdiction in all criminal cases. Original
jurisdiction of all Constitutionality Issues

Answer 11

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS

Question 12

Jurisdiction over
cases involving National Internal Revenue Code
or the Tariff and Customs Code

Answer 12

COURT OF TAX APPEALS

Question 13

: has jurisdiction over
criminal and civil cases involving graft and
corruption practices committed by public
officers and employees

Answer 13

SANDIGANBAYAN:

Question 14

Reviews the decisions of
lowers court starting Regional Trial Courts.
Review decisions and resolutions in
administrative cases of Ombudsman and
Department of Justice (DOJ)

Answer 14

COURT OF APPEALS