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What is the definition of a bill of attainder?

  • A decree issued by the President without judicial review
  • A punishment imposed by the military without legal proceedings
  • A legislative act that punishes a person without a judicial trial (correct)
  • A judicial order for the arrest of an individual without trial
  • Who has the vested power to enact penal laws in the context of the Revised Penal Code?

  • The Department of Justice
  • The Congress (correct)
  • The President
  • The Supreme Court
  • What is the authority responsible for prohibiting certain acts according to the text?

  • Executive Branch
  • Local Government Units
  • Judiciary
  • Legislature (correct)
  • What does the Revised Penal Code define?

    <p>Crimes and their corresponding penalties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the limitations specified in Article 3, Section 18 of the Constitution?

    <p>Non-detention for political beliefs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Criminal Law Consolidated Reviewer: General Provisions of the Revised Penal Code

    • Psalm 118: 11, 14 is quoted at the beginning
    • Ticman's definition of criminal law and penalty
    • Definition of crime as an act violating public law
    • Explanation of penal law as legislature-prohibited acts
    • Congress' authority to enact penal laws
    • Exceptions to limitations on penal laws
    • Restrictions under Art 3, Sec. 18-22
    • Definition of bill of attainder and ex post facto law
    • Explanation of bill of attainder as punishment without judicial hearing
    • Explanation of ex post facto law as making an act punishable and aggravating its seriousness
    • RA 3815 Article 1 of the Revised Penal Code is referenced
    • Focus on the general provisions of the Revised Penal Code

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