Take the Political Law Review MCQs – Set 1 Quiz.
Political Law Review - Set 1 [25 items]
Question 1 |
A | In regular elections only; |
B | In special elections to fill a vacancy only; |
C | In national elections only; |
D | In local elections only; |
Question 2 |
A | postliminium |
B | principle of chivalry |
C | principle of humanity |
D | genocide |
Question 3 |
A | calvo clause |
B | optional jurisdiction clause |
C | compromissary clause |
D | domestic jurisdiction clause |
Question 4 |
[PLR0117] In municipal mayoralty elections in 1980, John Go who obtained the highest number of votes was subsequently declared to be disqualified as a candidate and so ineligible for the office to which he was elected. Would this fact entitle Henry Say who obtained the second highest number of votes to ask and to be proclaimed the winner of the elective office?
A | Yes, Henry say may assume the position because he is the second best person to serve. |
B | No, John Go has still time to question his disqualification before the courts. |
C | No, Henry is not entitled to assume the position because a second placer is considered a loser. |
D | No, John Go should file necessary action for issuance of TRO to prevent Henry Say to assume the position. |
Question 5 |
A | COA Chairman |
B | Solicitor General |
C | Senate majority floor leader |
D | Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan |
Question 6 |
A | True |
B | True, on separate days |
C | False, only two (2) readings |
D | False |
Question 7 |
A | doctrine of state responsibility |
B | doctrine of equality of treatment |
C | doctrine of double criminality |
D | calvo clause |
Question 8 |
A | aggregation |
B | appointment in accordance with the local law of the sending state |
C | exequatur |
D | letter of credence |
Question 9 |
A | Public office may be a subject of a contract; |
B | Public office is a public trust; |
C | Public office is not protected by the due process clause of the Constitution. |
D | Public office is not a hereditary possession; |
Question 10 |
A | An election contest may not be dismissed if the protestant or the protestee dies; |
B | An election protest may be filed only if a candidate has already been proclaimed |
C | An election protest may be heard summarily; |
D | An election contest is imbued with public interest; |
Question 11 |
[PLR0118] ASYAN TRESUR is a municipality composed of 15 barangays, 10 west of Taktak River and 5 east thereof. The constituents of the 10 western barangays, feeling left out of the services and facilities of the Asyan Treasure, wish to constitute themselves into a new and separate town to be called Western Asyan treasure. Granting that Western Asyan Treasure proponents succeed to secure a law in their favor, would a plebiscite be necessary or not?
A | Yes, a plebiscite is necessary because it will show the preference of the constituents who should be local leader. |
B | Yes, a plebiscite is necessary because all 15 barangays will be affected with the creation of new Iocal government unit. |
C | No, a plebiscite is no longer necessary because there is already a law creating Western Asyan Treasure. |
D | No, a plebiscite is no longer needed because majority of the 15 barangays want to be separated from Asyan Treasure. |
Question 12 |
A | What was remitted insofar as the grant of pardon is concerned is the penalty imposed so that the convict may no longer serve the sentence imposed on him; |
B | One who has been granted absolute pardon may not be validly reinstated in the service; |
C | Pardon looks back and erases whatever shade of guilt there was; |
D | Pardon may mean forgiveness, but not forgetfulness; |
Question 13 |
A | Ad-interim appointments; |
B | Appointment of relatives; |
C | Appointments made for the purpose of buying votes; |
D | Midnight appointments |
Question 14 |
A | Petition to disqualify on the ground of material representation as to any statement of fact in a candidate’s certificate of candidacy; |
B | Quo warranto petition; |
C | Petition to disqualify on the ground of vote-buying and terrorism; |
D | Petition to declare a candidate a nuisance candidate; |
Question 15 |
A | No, there is no distinction because both question the right of a person to occupy the elective position. |
B | No, there is no distinction. COMELEC has jurisdiction in both cases. |
C | Yes, there is a distinction. A quo warranto proceeding is heard by the trial court while an election protest is tried by COMELEC. |
D | Yes, there is a distinction because only losing candidates can file an election protest while any registered voter can file quo warranto proceeding against a winning candidate. |
Question 16 |
A | true, if raised in a local tribunal |
B | false |
C | true |
D | true, if raised in an international tribunal |
Question 17 |
A | damnum absque injuria |
B | pacta sunt servanda |
C | rebus sic stantibus |
D | jure gestionis |
Question 18 |
A | Local Chief Executive; |
B | Ombudsman; |
C | Civil Service Commission; |
D | Chief of office or bureau; |
Question 19 |
[PLR0116] Mr. Jose Reyes is a regular employee of the Municipality of Sta. Ines. He is qualified as a heavy equipment driver of the municipality. While undertaking repairs of a municipal road he rammed the fence of a public school causing the death of two of its students. Will the Municipality of Sta. Ines be liable for the death of the two public school students?
A | No, the municipality is not liable for the tort committed by Mr. Reyes. |
B | Yes, the municipality is liable because under Sec. 24 of the Local government Code, a local government unit is not exempt from liabilities or death or injury to persons or damage to property. |
C | Yes, the municipality is liable because Mr. Jose Reyes was undertaking a proprietary function at the time of the incident. |
D | No, the municipality is not liable because the incident was purely an accident. |
Question 20 |
A | Election protest involving elective municipal officials; |
B | Petition to declare failure of elections; |
C | Pre-proclamation cases; |
D | Petition to declare a candidate a nuisance candidate; |
Question 21 |
A | Election returns were prepared under duress, threat or intimidation; |
B | Election returns were obviously manufactured or not authentic; |
C | Ballot box snatching; |
D | Illegality in the composition and proceedings of the Board of Canvassers; |
Question 22 |
A | constituent |
B | deliberative |
C | financial |
D | elective |
Question 23 |
A | fees |
B | charges |
C | estate taxes |
D | tolls |
Question 24 |
A | One who had been placed under preventive suspension may be pardoned by the President; |
B | An indefinite preventive suspension is not allowed as it constitutes denial of due process; |
C | Preventive suspension may arise as an incident in a criminal or administrative case |
D | Preventive suspension is not a penalty; |
Question 25 |
A | Withdrawal of support of the AFP and the PNP to the President; |
B | Death of the President |
C | Removal from office of the President; |
D | Permanent incapacity of the President; |
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