Preliminary Title: Article 9

Question 1

State Article 9 of the Civil Code of the Philippines.

Answer 1

No judge or court shall decline to render judgement by reason of silence, obscurity or insufficiency of the laws.

Question 2

What are the duties of a judge?

Answer 2

Judge

(1) is tasked with the dispensation of justice in the accordance to the constitutional precept that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, and property without due process of the law.
(2) must not evade performance just because of an apparent non-existence of any law governing a particular legal dispute or because the law involved is vague or inadequate
(3) must always be guided with equity, fairness, and a sense of justice.

Question 3

Fill in the blanks: Judges are tasked with the dispensation of justice in the accordance to the constitutional precept that no person shall be deprived of ________, ________, and _______ without due process of the law.

Answer 3

life, liberty and property

Question 4

What are the three departments of the government?

Answer 4

Executive, Legislature and Judiciary

Question 5

True or False: The legislature can undertake the execution of the law.

Answer 5

False. The legislature cannot undertake the execution of the law.

Question 6

True or False: The executive department cannot legislate a substantial law.

Answer 6

True. The executive department cannot legislate a substantial law.

Question 7

Is legislation function of the Congress?

Answer 7

Yes. Legislation is a function of the Congress.