Legislative Department Flashcards
The Legislative Power?
The power to propose, enact, amend and repeal laws
Where the legislative power vested?
In the Congress, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum.
Cannot be the subject of an initiative or referendum petition?
Petition embracing more than one subject;
Statutes involving emergency measures, the enactment of which is specifically vested in Congress.
Statutes involving emergency measures can be subject to referendum until?
until ninety (90) days after their effectivity
Local Initiative?
may file a petition with the Regional Assembly or local legislative body, respectively, proposing the adoption, enactment, repeal, or amendment, of any law, ordinance or resolution provided they garner the needed voters.
Local Initiative in case of provinces and cities?
1,000 in case of provinces and cities
Local Initiative in case of municipalities?
100 in case of municipalities
Local Initiative in case of in case of barangays?
50 in case of barangays,
Limitations on Local Initiative: The power of local initiative shall not be exercised more than?
once a year.
Limitations on Local Initiative: Initiative shall extend only to subjects or matters?
which are within the legal powers of the local legislative bodies to enact
Limitations on Local Initiative: If at any time before the initiative is held?
the local legislative body shall adopt in toto the proposition presented, the initiative shall be cancelled
Classification of legislative power?
Original legislative power;
Derivative legislative power;
Constituent; and
Ordinary;
Classification of legislative power: Original legislative power?
possessed by the sovereign people
Classification of legislative power: Derivative legislative power?
that which has been delegated by the sovereign people to the legislative bodies
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Classification of legislative power: Ordinary?
Power to pass ordinary laws.
Limitations on legislative power?
Substantive limitations;
Procedural limitations;
Limitations on legislative power: Substantive limitations:Express Limitations?
Express Limitations:
- Bill of Rights
- On Appropriations
- On Taxation
- On Constitutional Appellate jurisdiction of SC
- No law granting a title of royalty or nobility shall be enacted
Limitations on legislative power: Substantive limitations?
Refer to the subject matter of legislation
Limitations on legislative power: Procedural limitations?
Formal limitations refer to the procedural requirements to be complied with by Congress in the passage of the bills.
Substantive limitations: Express Limitations:
- Bill of Rights
- On Appropriations
- On Taxation
- On Constitutional Appellate jurisdiction of SC
- No law granting a title of royalty or nobility shall be enacted
No law shall be passed abridging freedom of speech, of expression etc; made respecting an establishment of religion; impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed; ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted;
Congress cannot increase appropriations by the President;
No law shall be passed increasing the appellate jurisdiction of the SC without its advice and concurrence
Substantive limitations: Implied limitations
Implied limitations:
Congress cannot legislate irrepealable laws;
Congress cannot delegate legislative powers
Non-encroachment on powers of
other departments
Procedural limitations - Formal limitations refer to the procedural requirements to be complied with by Congress in the passage of the bills.
Only one subject;
Three readings on separate days;
Printed copies in its final form 3 days before passage of the bill
Doctrine of Non-delegation of legislative powers:
what has been delegated cannot be delegated
Doctrine of Non-delegation of legislative powers rest on
The ethical principle that a delegated power constitutes not only a right but duty to be performed by the delegate by the instrumentality of his own judgment
and not through the intervening mind of another
Rationale of the Doctrine of Non-delegation of legislative powers?
Separate of powers; due process of law; what has been delegated already cannot be further delegated.
Gen Rule of Valid Delegation of Legislative Powers?
Legislative power cannot be delegated
Exception of Valid Delegation of Legislative Powers?
Delegation of tariff power to the President;
Delegation of emergency powers to the
President;
Delegation to LGU’s
Senate Composition?
24 senators elected at large
Qualifications of Senator?
Natural-born citizen; >=35 yrs old; Able to read and write; A registered voter; Resident of the Philippines for at least 2 years immediately
preceding the day of the election
Term of Office of a Senator?
6 years, commencing at noon on the 30th day
of June next following their election
Term Limits of a Senator?
Only up to 2 consecutive terms. However, they
may serve for more than 2 terms provided that the terms are not consecutive
Term Limits of a Senator: serve for more than 2 terms; consecutive; valid?
No
Composition of House of Representatives?
Not more than 250 members, unless otherwise
provided by law.
House of Representatives consisting of?
District Representatives;
Party-List Representatives;
Sectoral Representatives
District Representatives:
elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metro Manila area.
Rules on Apportionment of District Representatives:
Atleast 1 rep/province/City 250 population
Re-apportionment by Congress/3 years/census
Party-List Representatives?
20% of the total n. of representatives chosen through a party selected by voters.
Rules on Party-List Representatives?
2% of all votes case/party-list seat;
May not have more than 3 seats;
Disqualified: Party-List Representatives?
religious sects; foreign organizations; advocating violence or unlawful means
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? Labor
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? religious sects
No
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? Peasant
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? UCCP
No
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? Fisherfolk.
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? foreign organizations
No
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? Urban poor
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No?elderly
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? UN
No
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No?UK
No
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? indigenous cultural communities
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? University?
no
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No?handicapped
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? women
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? youth?
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? veterans
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? overseas workers
Yes
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? professionals
No
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? Org. funded by Gov? Party List?
No. The part must not be an adjunct of an entity or
project funded by the government
Qualified Sectors of Party-List Representatives? Y or No? Makati Business Club?
No. The parties must represent the marginalized and underrepresented.
Qualifications of Party-List Representatives?
Natural-born citizens; >=25 yrs. old; able to read and write; Registered voter in the district he seeks to represent; A resident of the said district for at least 1 year immediately preceding the day of the election
Term of Office of Party-List Representatives?
3 years, commencing at noon on the 30th day of
June next following their election.
No member of the House of Representatives shall
serve for more than
3 consecutive terms.
The first elections of Members of the Congress under this Constitution shall be held on the second
Monday of May, 1987