LONG TEST

Question 1

Which of the following best exemplifies how the system of checks and balances is carried out:

Answer 1

the legislature passes a law that prohibits the president from commuting a judiciary imposed sentence, as a check of the president;

Question 2

How many articles are there in the 1987 Constitution?

Answer 2

18

Question 3

the Secretary General reads the title and number of the bill.

Answer 3

1st reading

Question 3

A Senator or Member of the House of Representatives shall be privileged from arrest while Congress is in session for all offenses punishable by imprisonment of not more than:

Answer 3

6 years of imprisonment

Question 4

Which of the following statements is correct?

Answer 4

Congress may, by law, provide limitations on the President’s power to contract or guarantee foreign loans on behalf of the Republic of the Philippines.

Question 4

briefly described as the power to administer and enforce the laws

Answer 4

Executive Power

Question 5

Action by the government to recover an office or franchise from an individual unlawfully holding it.

Answer 5

quo warranto

Question 6

implies change that alters a basic principle or substantial entirety of the Constitution. It affects several provisions in the Constitution.

Answer 6

Power

Question 7

Defined as the agency wherein the will of the people is being formulated, carried out and expressed.

Answer 7

government

Question 8

party-list representatives who shall constitute ____________ of the total number of representatives elected through the party-list system.

Answer 8

20 %

Question 9

Each department of the government has exclusive cognizance of the matters within its jurisdiction, and is supreme within its own sphere is stated under the doctrine of ______

Answer 9

separation of powers

Question 10

made during recess of Congress. Ceases to be valid upon disapproval by the Commission on Appointments or, if not confirmed, until the next adjournment of Congress.

Answer 10

Ad Interim Appointment

Question 11

It is the study of international relationships between or among countries, the roles of sovereign states.

Answer 11

International Law

Question 12

It is a community of people more or less numerous permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of its own to which the great body of inhabitants renders obedience and enjoying freedom from external control.

Answer 12

state

Question 13

Extending to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baseline. Within this area, the coastal nation has sole exploitation rights over all natural resources.

Answer 13

exclusive economic zone

Question 14

Which phrase best completes the statement – The starting point of the principle of separation of powers is the assumption of the division of the functions of government into three distinct classes:

Answer 14

the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.

Question 15

Under the system of ______________, one department is given certain powers by which it may definitely restrain the others from exceeding constitutional authority.

Answer 15

check and balance

Question 16

He was the first thinker to use the term politics.

Answer 16

aristotle

Question 17

The term literally means rule of the people.

Answer 17

democracy

Question 18

It refers to the definite portion of the Earth where its people reside and must be capable of sustaining the survival of its inhabitant.

Answer 18

territory

Question 19

the Congress, by a vote of (2/3) two-thirds of both Houses in joint session assembled, voting separately, shall Have the sole power to declare the existence of a state of war (defensive war and not aggressive war in consonance with the constitutional provision renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy.

Answer 19

2/3 votes of both houses in a joint session

Question 20

identify which one is an invalid exercise of the legislative power:

Answer 20

law authorizing the President, in times of war or other national emergency, for a limited period, subject to prescribed restrictions, to exercise powers necessary and proper to carry out a declared national policy;

Question 21

concerned with the implementation of government policy, and is academic discipline that studies this implementation and prepares civil servants for working in the public service.

Answer 21

Public Administration

Question 22

the Secretary General reads the number, title and text of the bill in the plenary session. The period of sponsorship and debate and/or amendments may take place.

Answer 22

second reading

Question 23

Patricio was elected member of the House of Representative in the May 2010 Elections. His opponent Jose questioned Patricio’s victory before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and later with the Supreme Court. In the decision promulgated in November 2011, the Court ruled in Jose’s favor; thus, Patricio was ousted from his seat in Congress. Within a year from that decision, the President can appoint Patricio ________.

Answer 23

only as member of the board of directors of any government owned and controlled corporation

Question 24

cover all water and waterways on the landward side of the baseline.

Answer 24

internal waters

Question 25

It is defined by the convention as passing through waters in an expeditious and continuous manner, which is not “prejudicial to the peace, good order or the security” of the coastal state

Answer 25

Right of Innocent Passage

Question 26

which was the first Constitution of the Philippines?

Answer 26

malolos consti

Question 27

when the Supreme Court sits in division, cases can be decided by as few as a minimum of:

Answer 27

3 votes

Question 28

What do you recall to the introductory part of the Constitution

Answer 28

preamble

Question 29

The following are elements of governance except one:

Answer 29

integrity

Question 30

Simply refers to the inhabitants or population of the state.

Answer 30

people

Question 31

Which one of the following theories does not support the valid delegation of authority by the Congress to an administrative agency

Answer 31

contingent legislation.

Question 32

The basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.

Answer 32

Constitution

Question 33

What form of government does the Philippine adopt?

Answer 33

republican and Democratic

Question 34

Refers to any act containing several subjects or unrelated matters combined together for the purpose of securing the support of members of the legislature who favour any one of the subjects in support of the entire act”

Answer 34

Hodge Podge Legislation

Question 35

In people’s initiation it requires ____ of the total number of voters with each legislative district.

Answer 35

12 %

Question 36

Constitutional Convention: may be called into existence by _____ of Congress or, by the people in a plebiscite.

Answer 36

2/3 votes of all members

Question 37

refers to a change that adds, reduces, deletes, without altering the basic principles involved. It affects only the specific provision being amended.

Answer 37

amendment

Question 38

Congressman Sugar Oll authored a bill called House Bill No, 0056 which legalizes jueteng. When the Bill became law (RA 10156), Fr. Nosu Gal, a priest, filed a petition seeking for the nullification of RA 10156 on the ground that it is unconstitutional as it violates Section 13, Article II, of the 1987 Constitution which states that "The state recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being". Fr. Gal filed the petition as a concerned citizen and as taxpayer. Does Fr. Gal have locus standi?

Answer 38

No, because Fr. Gal has no personal and substantial interest that will be prejudiced by the implementation of the law;

Question 39

The following are the prohibitions on the members of the Congress except one:

Answer 39

Appearance as respondent before any court of justice

Question 40

It is the supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience.

Answer 40

Sovereignty

Question 41

A set of rules, enforceable by the courts, regulating the government of a state, and the relationship or conduct of subjects toward each other.

Answer 41

laws

Question 42

The rule in Article V1, Section 5 (3) of the Constitution that "Each legislative district shall comprise, as far as practicable, contiguous, compact and adjacent territory" is a prohibition against:

Answer 42

gerrymandering

Question 43

is set out to 12 nautical miles from the baseline, the coastal state is free to set laws, regulate use, and use any resource.

Answer 43

Territorial Sea