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Lower chamber of Congress
- National Assembly
- House of Representatives (correct answer)
- Blue Ribbon Committee
- Senate
- None of the above
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Section 2 of Declaration of Principles: The Philippines renounces as an instrument of national policy
- Democracy
- Lawlessness
- War (correct answer)
- Communism
- Extra territoriality
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President of the 1987 Constitutional Commission
- Corazon Aquino
- Ambrosio B. Padilla
- Jose D. Calderon
- Napoleon G. Rama
- Cecilia Muñoz Palma (correct answer)
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Article 2 Section 6: Separation of church and state
- True (correct answer)
- False
- Misleading
- Unknown
- None of the above
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Branch of government: Senators, Senate President, House Speaker, House Representatives
- Cabinet
- Judiciary
- Executive
- Legislative (correct answer)
- Administrative
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Article 3 Section 15: The privilege of writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of
- Invasion or Rebellion (correct answer)
- Foreign Invasion
- War
- State of Calamity
- State of Emergency
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Accessory penalty to an impeachment case
- Imprisonment or House Arrest
- Fine or Indemnity
- Sequestration of property
- Perpetual disqualification from holding public office (correct answer)
- None of the above
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Article 3 Section 4: Right to freely publish and say whatever pleases
- Freedom of Information
- Freedom to protest
- Freedom from paying debts
- Freedom of expression (correct answer)
- Right to life
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Recommend nominees for Supreme Court and lower court judges to the president
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Judicial and Bar Council (correct answer)
- Commission on Appointments
- Integrated Bar of the Philippines
- All of the above
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Inherent power of the state to take private property for public use with just compensation
- Police Power
- Power of Taxation
- Dominance
- Sovereignty
- Power of Eminent Domain (correct answer)
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Also known as the pork barrel
- Priority Disbursement Assistance Fund
- Priority Disbursement Associate Fund
- Priority Development Assistance Fund (correct answer)
- Priority Development Assignment Fund
- None of the above
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Another inherent power of the state to enact and enforce laws
- Police Power (correct answer)
- Sovereignty
- Power of Taxation
- Power of Eminent Domain
- Dominance
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A constitutional process to hear, condemn, and render judgment only after trial
- Bill of Rights
- Equal Protection of the Law
- Common Law
- Due Process of Law (correct answer)
- None of the above
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Inherent power of the state to impose a charge upon persons and properties
- Police Power
- Power of Taxation (correct answer)
- Power of Eminent Domain
- Dominance
- Sovereignty
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Basic autonomous social institution
- NGOs
- Peers
- Schools
- Family (correct answer)
- Barangay
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Considered nepotism based on Article 7 Section 13
- President appointing college professor as Secretary to Education
- President appointing drinking buddies as cabinet secretaries
- President’s three children are local officials
- President appointing third-degree cousin as Ombudsman (correct answer)
- President appointing fraternity fellow as Chief of PNP
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Primordial duty of the government
- To ensure protection of life, liberty, and property
- To ensure security and welfare
- To collect taxes and serve people
- To maintain peace and order
- To serve and protect people (correct answer)
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Times a president may be elected consecutively
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- None of the above (correct answer)
-
National language of the Philippines
- Filipino (correct answer)
- Pilipinas
- Tagalog
- English
- Taglish
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Person not qualified for re-election if served as president for more than X years
- Six
- Five
- Four (correct answer)
- Three
- Two
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Commission on Human Rights does not have the power to
- Recommend measures to promote human rights
- Adopt and implement operational guidelines and rules on procedures
- Prosecute human rights offenders (correct answer)
- Exercise visit Oriole powers over jails and prisons
- Investigate all forms of human rights violations
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Presidential veto override vote requirement
- One-half
- One-fourth
- Two-thirds (correct answer)
- Three-fourths
- Majority
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Due process of law excludes
- Accused must be denied public legal assistance (correct answer)
- Accused must be allowed to use all legal means to defend himself
- Accused must be given a fair and impartial trial
- Accused shall be tried before a competent court
- Judgment against the accused must be within the authority of the law
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Senate vote to convict former Chief Justice Corona
- Majority
- One-fourth
- One-half
- Three-fourths
- Two-thirds (correct answer)
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Retroactive effect of a law (punishable even if committed before passing the law)
- Ex post facto law (correct answer)
- Forum Shopping
- Bill of Attainder
- Double case
- Double jeopardy
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Article 7 Section 1: Executive power vested in
- Solicitor General
- President and cabinet members (correct answer)
- Chief Justice and members of the Courts
- Executive Secretary
- Senate President and Senators
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Citizenship by the place of birth
- Jus sanguinis
- Naturalization
- Adoption
- Jus soli (correct answer)
- Estoppel
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Citizenship through blood relationship
- Jus sanguinis (correct answer)
- Naturalization
- Adoption
- Jus soli
- Estoppel
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President is not allowed to make appointments starting X months before the next presidential elections
- Two months (correct answer)
- Three months
- 30 days
- Six months
- 100 days
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Rights of a person under investigation for alleged criminal act include
- Right to be maltreated for information’s sake
- Right to plead guilty for immediate release
- Compelling a person to testify against oneself
- Right to be detained without formal charge
- Right to a fair trial, presumed innocent, and right to counsel (correct answer)
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Article 7 Section 18: President's position in the armed forces
- Chief of Staff
- Commanding General
- Commander-in-chief (correct answer)
- Four-star General
- Head of the AFP
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Article defining territorial boundaries of the Philippines
- Preamble
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 2
- Article 1 (correct answer)
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Disqualifier for vice president candidacy
- Able to read and write
- Registered voter
- 70 years old on the election day
- Lived abroad nine years preceding the election (correct answer)
- Filipino parents but born in the United States
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Process of amending and revising the Constitution
- Plebiscite
- If the president invoked amendments
- Invoked by the president
- Invoked by Filipino people directly
- Constitutional Convention (correct answer)
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Body created under 1987 Constitution to investigate acts/omissions of public officers
- Supreme Court
- Office of the Ombudsman (correct answer)
- Court of Appeals
- Sandiganbayan
- Commission on Audit
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Philippine government follows the principle of separation of powers among which three branches
- Congress, Supreme Court, Senate
- Executive, legislative, administrative
- Executive, legislative, judiciary (correct answer)
- Executive, legislative, Ombudsman
- Office of the President, Senate, Congress
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Not true about paying tax in the Philippines
- It is an enforced contribution
- It goes to state debts alone (correct answer)
- It is involuntary
- It has exemptions
- It is progressive
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Constitutional bodies except
- Commission on Appointments (correct answer)
- Commission on Audit
- Civil Service Commission
- Commission on Elections
- None of the above
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Supreme Court member qualifications
- Have been a judge of a lower court for 15 years or more
- Have been a judge of Court of Appeals for 10 years (correct answer)
- Not be a member of the Philippine Bar
- Not be a degree holder
- Be a naturalized citizen
-
Times a senator may be elected consecutively
- One
- Two (correct answer)
- Three
- Four
- Five
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Total tenure of a senator
- Three years
- Six years (correct answer)
- Twelve years
- Fifteen years
- Eighteen years
-
Senators elected every senatorial election
- Twelve (correct answer)
- Thirteen
- Twenty-four
- Twenty-six
- Thirty-two
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Tenure of office for a House Representative each term
- Twelve years
- Nine years
- Six years
- Four years
- Three years (correct answer)
-
Times a House Representative may be elected consecutively
- Thirty years old
- Twenty-five years old (correct answer)
- Eighteen years old
- Forty years old
- Thirty-five years old
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1987 Constitution mandates highest budget for
- Education (correct answer)
- Health
- Agriculture
- Infrastructure
- National Defense
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President’s power to postpone execution of death penalty
- Veto
- Clemency
- Reprieve (correct answer)
- Pardon
- Commutation
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President’s power to reduce a sentence to a lesser punishment
- Veto
- Clemency
- Reprieve
- Pardon
- Commutation (correct answer)
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Public officials prohibited from accepting presents from foreign government without consent of
- Senate
- House of Representatives
- Sandiganbayan
- Ombudsman
- Congress (correct answer)
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Body with power to hear and decide on impeachment cases
- Senate (correct answer)
- House of Representatives
- Sandiganbayan
- Ombudsman
- Congress