QUIZ No. 5 | Constitutional Law

#1. What is the scope of the Philippine National Territory?

Political, Historical, and Topographical

National, Regional, and Provincial

Terrestrial, Fluvial, and Aerial

National, Historical, and Jurisdictional

#2. The President may appoint the Regional Court Manager

False if without indorsement by the Supreme Court

Absolutely False

Absolutely True

True upon indorsement of the Judicial and Bar Council

#3. The requisites of a valid exercise of police power are

a government and a subject

complete and sufficient

lawful subject and lawful means

lawful object and lawful means

#4. This doctrine allows a bill to be vetoed by the inaction of the President

Pocket veto

Royal prerogative

Executive impasse

Executive impoundment

#5. Who among the following may not be registered as a voter in the Philippines?

GERRIMEL who is an OFW

JOANNA who cannot read and write

DECILYN who is 90 years old

MARVIN who is serving his sentence in jail for drug trafficking

former President KIRBY who was convicted in an impeachment case

#6. A Senator may be removed by the Senate for disorderly behavior. The question on what disorderly behavior is:

is political

is of public interest

is justiciable

is academic

#7. The President may

not ban an individual from returning to the Philippines

not be sued during his or her tenure

not be sued during his or her term

not deport aliens

#8. A theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power in certain cases

Judicial Restraint

Judicial Supremacy

Judicial Role in Checks and Balances

Verba Legis

#9. When martial law is declared, the following are true except:

Jurisdiction is not conferred upon military courts over civilians

Courts are not suspended

The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is automatically suspended

Congress is not suspended

The Bill of Rights is not suspended

#10. The Chair of the Civil Service Commission must be a lawyer

True

False

#11. Sen. ALYSSA, while Sen. NICOLE was giving her privilege speech, walked out of the Senate Plenary Hall due to her vehement disagreement with the speech being delivered. At the Senate Lobby, Sen. ALYSSA called a press conference where she accused Sen. NICOLE of being a destabilizer and a member of the rebel group. Is Sen. ALYSSA’s press release protected by parliamentary privilege?

No. It has no relation to the discharge of her official duties.

No. The session was over insofar as Sen. ALYSSA is concerned because she walked out.

Yes. She was in the Senate building.

Yes. The Constitution says so.

#12. The 1987 Constitution took effect on:

22 February 1986

the date when it was signed by all framers

the date of its ratification

the date of its proclamation

#13. Communications which are close enough to the President to be revelatory of his or her deliberations or to pose a risk to the candor of his or her advisers are covered by executive privilege.

Executive Proximity Test

Operational Proximity Test

Relative Proximity Test

Causal Proximity Test

#14. The following are limitations on the pardoning power of the President except

It cannot be granted during election period

It cannot be granted to judges in relation to their office

It cannot restore public offices forfeited

It cannot be granted in impeachment cases

#15. The Senate is a continuing body but the Lower House is not.

True

False

#16. The following are the ex-officio members of the Judicial and bar Council except

Representative of Congress

Chief Justice

Vice-President

Secretary of Justice

#17. Who may propose revisions to the 1987 Constitution?

Constitutional Commission; Constitutional Assembly

The Senate and The House of Representatives in a joint session; the People through an initiative

Constitutional Assembly; Constitutional Convention

Congress upon 2/3 vote of all its members; Constitutional Convention; the People through an initiative

#18. Pardon

requires that the accused-applicant acknowledges his or her guilt

requires legislative concurrence

does not require final conviction

does not require that the accused-applicant acknowledges his or her guilt

#19. In the exercise of emergency powers, the following conditions must exist except

national emergency

war

limited period

not subject to congressional restrictions

authorizing law

necessary and proper

#20. The following must originate from the lower house, except:

tariff bill

bill authorizing increase of the public debt

bill of local application

revenue bill

bill of particulars

private bill

#21. The Philippine National Police is a

police power force

military force

civilian force

peacekeeping force

#22. A Senator may not be arrested for any crime punishable by

reclusion perpetua

arresto mayor

reclusion temporal

prision mayor

#23. Bills must undergo three readings on separate days, except:

if the bill is certified as urgent by the President

in times of rebellion or invasion where every bill is urgent

all items listed here

in times of natural calamities where every bill is urgent

#24. The government budgeting process is as follows

legislative authorization, budget preparation, budget accountability, budget execution

budget accountability, budget preparation, legislative authorization, budget execution

budget preparation, legislative authorization, budget execution, budget accountability

legislative authorization, budget accountability, budget preparation, budget execution

#25. The elements of locus standi are the following except:

citizenship

proper remedy is sought

existence of injury

traceable connection of the injury to the government act

#26. The following are limitations on the power of inquiry in aid of legislation, except

due process

must be in aid of legislation

executive privilege

in accordance with published procedural rules

#27. The powers of the State are generally exercised through

Office of the President

Supreme Court

Armed Forces

Congress

#28. It is the power of promoting public welfare by restraining and regulating the use of liberty and property

Law of paramount public interest

Exigency

Law of overruling necessity

Law of transcendental importance

#29. Executive Privilege is

the right of the President and the Vice-President to withhold information from Congress, the courts, and the public.

the right of the President and all executive branch officials to withhold information from Congress, the courts, and the public.

the right of the President and other high level executive branch officials to withhold information from Congress, the courts, and the public.

the right of the President, Vice-President, and other high level executive branch officials to withhold information from Congress, the courts, and the public.

#30. At the end of the occupation, when the occupant is ousted from the territory, the political laws which had been suspended during the occupation shall automatically become effective again.

Revolution

Auto-Limitation

Postliminy

Sovereignty

#31. In political law, a journal is

the official final draft of a bill transmitted to the President for his or her signature

an official publication of Congress

the word for word transcript of the proceedings taken during the session

a resume of minutes of what transpired during a legislative session

#32. The following are non-legislative functions of Congress except

Conduct question hour

Confirm certain appointments

Impeachment proceedings

Canvass presidential elections

#33. A Vice-President may run for President but may not seek re-election as a Vice-President.

True

False

#34. Where does sovereignty reside?

In the People

In the Constitution

In the Government

In the State

#35. Amnesty is

an act of grace, concurred in by the Legislature, usually extended to classes or persons who committed political offenses, which puts into oblivion the offense itself.

an act of grace usually extended to classes or persons who committed political offenses, which puts into oblivion the offense itself.

the best policy.

an act of grace, concurred in by the Judiciary, usually extended to classes or persons who committed political offenses, which puts into oblivion the offense itself.

#36. A provision which is complete in itself and becomes operative without the aid of supplementary or enabling legislation.

Incomplete provision

Complete provision

Non-self-executing provision

Self-executing provision

#37. In the exercise of the President’s Calling Out Power, the concurrence of “actual invasion or rebellion” and “public safety requires the exercise of the power” is not required.

False

True

#38. Generally, the power to enforce and administer laws

Take-Care Clause

Executive Power

Plenary Power

Residual Power

#39. The Philippines is

a democratic and republican State

a bicameral and multi-partisan State

a unitary and decentralized State

a democratic and indigenous State

#40. The Bicameral Conference Committee is

unconstitutional

constitutionally permissible

statutorily permissible

a political anomaly

#41. Which of the following violates the Doctrine of the Separation of Church and State?

assigning a priest to a government orphanage

procuring crucifixes to be installed on walls of government offices

mandating all students to attend the flag ceremony

funding student transport services to and from religious schools

#42. The policy of freedom from nuclear weapons does not include

ban against nuclear power plants

ban against the passage of nuclear submarines within national territory

ban against temporary display of nuclear weapons during joint military exercises

ban against procurement of nuclear capable weapons for defense purposes

#43. One that has not been finally acted upon on the merits by the Commission on Appointments at the adjournment of Congress

acting capacity appointment

temporary appointment

ad interim appointment

by-passed appointment

#44. The following are characteristics of the powers of the State, except:

May interfere with private property

Divisible

Indispensable

Inherent

#45. A government that actually exercises power of control but without legal title.

De Jure Government

Quasi-Legal Government

De Facto Government

Constituent Government

#46. The following must be appointed with the confirmation of the Commission on Appointments, except

The Chief Justice

An Ambassador

Executive Department Heads

A General

#47. Courts may give advisory opinion

True

False

#48. This power must be delegated by Congress to the President

power to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus

power to declare martial law

calling out power

tariff power

#49. In 2010, HAZEL ANN, a natural-born Filipino, became a naturalized Chinese at 25. She returned to the Philippines in 2015 and she re-acquired her Filipino citizenship. In 2028, is she qualified to run for President?

Yes

No

#50. The Constitutional Commissions are

Commission on Audit, Commission on Elections, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Human Rights, Commission on Appointments

Commission on Audit, Commission on Elections, Commission on Appointments

Commission on Audit, Commission on Elections, Commission on Human Rights

Commission on Audit, Commission on Elections, Civil Service Commission

#51. In 2026, due to stress, Sen. KAREN resigned in the second year of her term. A special election was held to fill the senate vacancy left by KAREN. ANGELO won the special election. When will his term end?

upon re-assumption of KAREN

2032

2031

2028

#52. May the President-elect take his oath before a Punong Barangay?

No

Yes

#53. Which of the following is incorrect:

Inquiry in aid of legislation may cover enacted laws

Inquiry in aid of legislation covers future legislation

Inquiry in aid of legislation covers pending legislation

Inquiry in aid of legislation may no longer cover enacted laws

#54. The following are requisites for the valid exercise of the power of eminent domain, except:

subject property must be private

must be for public use

it is necessary

payment of just compensation

due process must be observed

there must be taking

must be a real property

#55. Res judicata does not set in citizenship cases

True

False

#56. R.A. No. 11111 was enacted classifying the Municipality of Biringan as a highly urbanized city which suddenly entitled it to a legislative district. R.A. No. 11111 is

constitutional. Conversion laws may be passed by Congress and the increase in Congress membership is merely incidental.

unconstitutional. It created a legislative district which violates the rule that only a general reapportionment law may create new legislative districts.

constitutional. What is prohibited is converting a province into a highly urbanized city.

unconstitutional. R.A. No. 11111 is gerrymandering.

#57. The Senate cannot totally overhaul an appropriation bill from the lower house.

True

False

#58. Which statement regarding just compensation is false:

Bonds cannot be used to pay for just compensation

An action for the payment of just compensation does not prescribe.

Just compensation includes computation for interest for delayed payments.

Just compensation must be based on the fair market value at the time of the taking.

#59. The Senate Electoral Tribunal is composed of

The Supreme Court Justice as Chair and 12 Members from each House

3 Supreme Court Justices and 6 Senators

3 Supreme Court Justices and 6 Representatives

3 Supreme Court Justices and 4 COMELEC Commissioners

#60. The following may lift the declaration of martial law, except

Revocation by Congress

By operation of law

Nullification by the Supreme Court

By civil disobedience

Lifting by the President himself or herself

#61. The Transitory Provisions is not a part of the constitution and is not a source of rights and obligations

False

True

#62. The power to alter, modify, nullify, or set aside what a subordinate has done.

control power

alter ego doctrine

agency

supervision power

#63. Which justification best describes police power

Dura lex sed lex

Salus populi est suprema lex

With great power comes great responsibility

The end justifies the means

#64. What is the term limit of a Philippine senator?

Three consecutive

Six

One

Two consecutive

#65. Sen. ROMNICK, himself a lawyer, delivered a privilege speech where he accused the Supreme Court of lowering the standard of the legal profession as evidenced by the sudden rise of bar exam passing rates over the past five years. He accused the Supreme Court of allowing mediocre exams which result in mediocre lawyers. The Integrated Bar of the Philippines filed a disbarment case against Sen. ROMNICK. Will the disbarment case prosper?

No. Sen. ROMNICK is covered by parliamentary immunity.

Yes. The Supreme Court has the power to regulate the practice of law including the discipline, suspension, and disbarment of lawyers.

Yes. The case is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

No. Privilege speeches usually commence inquiry in aid of legislation which is a power of Congress.

#66. The following are inherent limitations on the power to tax, except:

government cannot be taxed

non-delegable

it must be for a public purpose

due process must be observed

territorial

international comity

#67. A province is entitled to one legislative district

upon local legislation

upon reaching a minimum of 250,000 registered voters

upon reaching a minimum of 250,000 inhabitants

upon creation

#68. The Supreme Court has rule-making power. The following are its limitations except

uniform for all courts in the same grade

shall not diminish procedural rights

simple and inexpensive

shall not diminish substantive rights

#69. The President may appoint the Chair of a constitutional commission in an acting capacity in the exigency of service.

True

False

#70. The following are requisites of a valid exercise of police power by a delegate, except:

generally, within territorial limits

express grant by the constitution

express grant by law

#71. The 1987 Constitution is:

written, rigid, and cumulative

written, flexible, and cumulative

written, rigid, and conventional

written, flexible, and conventional

#72. Sen. BON was sued for recovery of possession before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities of San Fernando, La Union. Which of the following is true?

He may represent himself in court.

He may not represent himself in court because a senator is prohibited from practicing law.

He may ask for the dismissal of the case in view of the constitutional prohibition. The other party's remedy is to sue Sen. BON after his term.

His appearance in any capacity is absolutely prohibited by the Constitution in order no to assert his influence over the court. He should authorize an attorney-in-fact to appear in his behalf.

#73. The following are examples of valid delegation of legislative power, except:

delegation to the MMDA the power to fix fees for traffic violations in expressways

power granted to the DSWD to draft rules implementing adoption laws

power granted to the people to propose amendments to the Constitution

power granted to the President to enter into contracts without a public bidding to procure vaccines to fight a pandemic

#74. Sub judice rules are applicable in inquiries in aid of legislation

False

True

#75. Any vacancy in the Supreme Court shall be filled within 90 days from the occurrence of the vacancy except if prohibited by the election ban.

True

False

#76. Pardon may be exercised by the President in

election-related cases

criminal and administrative cases

civil and criminal cases

impeachment cases

criminal cases only

#77. What is the residential requirement for a party-list representative?

None

A resident of the Philippines for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of filing of candidacy

A resident of the Philippines for a period of not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.

A resident of the Philippines for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of the election.

#78. Which among these is true?

Decisions of the Senate Electoral Tribunal are subject to automatic review by the Supreme Court

Decisions of the Senate Electoral Tribunal are final and executory

Decisions of the Senate Electoral Tribunal are appealable to the Court of Appeals

Decisions of the Senate Electoral Tribunal are subject to automatic review by the COMELEC

#79. The following constitutional provisions require enabling law except

the right to a balanced and healthful ecology

policy on honesty and integrity in public service

policy against political dynasties

policy on local autonomy

#80. The following ensures the independence of the judiciary except

The Supreme Court alone may order temporary detail of judges

The Supreme Court has administrative supervision over all inferior courts and personnel

The Supreme Court may not be abolished by law

Only the Supreme Court may remove justices and judges

#81. The following must be natural-born citizens, except

The Vice-President

Chairperson of the Commission on Elections

The Supreme Court Justice

The House Speaker

Regional Trial Court Judge

The Senate President

The President

#82. The power to call out the armed forces to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion, or rebellion.

Graduated Power

Calling Out Power

Military Power

Martial Law Power

#83. A senator may not be appointed to an office which was created during his or her term

As to the senator, this is an ex officio office.

As to the senator, this is an incompatible office.

As to the senator, this is a forbidden office.

#84. Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Philippines

The Highest Ranking General

The Chief of Staff

The President

The Secretary of Defense

#85. Dual citizenship is unconstitutional

True

False

#86. Which among these is a political construct?

ethnicity

race

citizenship

nationality

#87. In the Philippines, citizenship is acquired through the following, except:

judicial decree

being born in the Philippines

legislation

being born to a Filipino parent

#88. The following consist of the President’s pardoning power except

commutation

parole

reprieve

pardon

amnesty

remission

probation

#89. The following ensures the independence of the constitutional commissions except

They may not be abolished by law

Their members and their chair may only be removed via impeachment

Fiscal autonomy

They may not be abolished by the constitution

#90. The following are qualifications of a justice of the Supreme Court except

with proven competence, integrity, probity, and independence

at least fifteen years of judicial experience or in the practice of law

natural-born Filipino

at least fifty years old

#91. This is the interval between the session of one Congress and that of another.

Interregnum

Postliminium

Recess

Adjournment sine die

#92. The following are functions of judicial review except

Checking

Legitimating

Symbolic

Vindication

#93. The calling out power requires concurrence of the Senate.

False

True

#94. For each house of Congress to pass a bill, only the votes of the majority of those present in the session, there being a quorum, is required.

Doctrine of Shifting Majority

Doctrine Against Absentee or Remote Voting in Congress

Doctrine of Present Majority

Doctrine of the Primacy of Attendance

#95. The President’s delivery of his or state of the nation address is an exercise of

Residual Power

Budgetary Power

Informing Power

Calling Out Power

#96. If there are 300 district representatives in Congress, how many party-list representatives should be in Congress?

not more than 75

at least 75

exactly 75

#97. Which has primacy among these?

constitution

municipal law

generally accepted principles

international law

#98. The following cases are exceptions to presidential immunity from suit, except

amparo cases

habeas data case

election contests

impeachment

quo warranto

#99. Police Power can regulate both liberty and property.

True

False

#100. Double taxation is unconsitutional

False

True

Results

#1. What is the scope of the Philippine National Territory?

#2. The President may appoint the Regional Court Manager

#3. The requisites of a valid exercise of police power are

#4. This doctrine allows a bill to be vetoed by the inaction of the President

#5. Who among the following may not be registered as a voter in the Philippines?

#6. A Senator may be removed by the Senate for disorderly behavior. The question on what disorderly behavior is:

#7. The President may

#8. A theory of judicial interpretation that encourages judges to limit the exercise of their own power in certain cases

#9. When martial law is declared, the following are true except:

#10. The Chair of the Civil Service Commission must be a lawyer

#12. The 1987 Constitution took effect on:

#13. Communications which are close enough to the President to be revelatory of his or her deliberations or to pose a risk to the candor of his or her advisers are covered by executive privilege.

#14. The following are limitations on the pardoning power of the President except

#15. The Senate is a continuing body but the Lower House is not.

#16. The following are the ex-officio members of the Judicial and bar Council except

#17. Who may propose revisions to the 1987 Constitution?

#18. Pardon

#19. In the exercise of emergency powers, the following conditions must exist except

#20. The following must originate from the lower house, except:

#21. The Philippine National Police is a

#22. A Senator may not be arrested for any crime punishable by

#23. Bills must undergo three readings on separate days, except:

#24. The government budgeting process is as follows

#25. The elements of locus standi are the following except:

#26. The following are limitations on the power of inquiry in aid of legislation, except

#27. The powers of the State are generally exercised through

#28. It is the power of promoting public welfare by restraining and regulating the use of liberty and property

#29. Executive Privilege is

#30. At the end of the occupation, when the occupant is ousted from the territory, the political laws which had been suspended during the occupation shall automatically become effective again.

#31. In political law, a journal is

#32. The following are non-legislative functions of Congress except

#33. A Vice-President may run for President but may not seek re-election as a Vice-President.

#34. Where does sovereignty reside?

#35. Amnesty is

#36. A provision which is complete in itself and becomes operative without the aid of supplementary or enabling legislation.

#37. In the exercise of the President’s Calling Out Power, the concurrence of “actual invasion or rebellion” and “public safety requires the exercise of the power” is not required.

#38. Generally, the power to enforce and administer laws

#39. The Philippines is

#40. The Bicameral Conference Committee is

#41. Which of the following violates the Doctrine of the Separation of Church and State?

#42. The policy of freedom from nuclear weapons does not include

#43. One that has not been finally acted upon on the merits by the Commission on Appointments at the adjournment of Congress

#44. The following are characteristics of the powers of the State, except:

#45. A government that actually exercises power of control but without legal title.

#46. The following must be appointed with the confirmation of the Commission on Appointments, except

#47. Courts may give advisory opinion

#48. This power must be delegated by Congress to the President

#49. In 2010, HAZEL ANN, a natural-born Filipino, became a naturalized Chinese at 25. She returned to the Philippines in 2015 and she re-acquired her Filipino citizenship. In 2028, is she qualified to run for President?

#50. The Constitutional Commissions are

#51. In 2026, due to stress, Sen. KAREN resigned in the second year of her term. A special election was held to fill the senate vacancy left by KAREN. ANGELO won the special election. When will his term end?

#52. May the President-elect take his oath before a Punong Barangay?

#53. Which of the following is incorrect:

#54. The following are requisites for the valid exercise of the power of eminent domain, except:

#55. Res judicata does not set in citizenship cases

#56. R.A. No. 11111 was enacted classifying the Municipality of Biringan as a highly urbanized city which suddenly entitled it to a legislative district. R.A. No. 11111 is

#57. The Senate cannot totally overhaul an appropriation bill from the lower house.

#58. Which statement regarding just compensation is false:

#59. The Senate Electoral Tribunal is composed of

#60. The following may lift the declaration of martial law, except

#61. The Transitory Provisions is not a part of the constitution and is not a source of rights and obligations

#62. The power to alter, modify, nullify, or set aside what a subordinate has done.

#63. Which justification best describes police power

#64. What is the term limit of a Philippine senator?

#66. The following are inherent limitations on the power to tax, except:

#67. A province is entitled to one legislative district

#68. The Supreme Court has rule-making power. The following are its limitations except

#69. The President may appoint the Chair of a constitutional commission in an acting capacity in the exigency of service.

#70. The following are requisites of a valid exercise of police power by a delegate, except:

#71. The 1987 Constitution is:

#72. Sen. BON was sued for recovery of possession before the Municipal Trial Court in Cities of San Fernando, La Union. Which of the following is true?

#73. The following are examples of valid delegation of legislative power, except:

#74. Sub judice rules are applicable in inquiries in aid of legislation

#75. Any vacancy in the Supreme Court shall be filled within 90 days from the occurrence of the vacancy except if prohibited by the election ban.

#76. Pardon may be exercised by the President in

#77. What is the residential requirement for a party-list representative?

#78. Which among these is true?

#79. The following constitutional provisions require enabling law except

#80. The following ensures the independence of the judiciary except

#81. The following must be natural-born citizens, except