Philippine Constitution and Government Structure Quiz

Which form of government was established by the 1935 Philippine Constitution?

Which amendment abolished the National Assembly and created the Congress of the Philippines composed of the Senate and House of Representatives?

During which period was the National Assembly unicameral?

Which constitution introduced the parliamentary system of government to replace the presidential system?

Which constitution created the Interim Batasang Pambansa and made the incumbent President the regular President and regular Prime Minister?

According to the 1987 Constitution, which has higher authority in case of conflict: treaties and international agreements or the Constitution?

According to the text, which of the following is considered the 'supreme law of the land' in our legal order?

According to the text, what is the main source of Statutory Law?

According to the text, what are the rules and regulations promulgated by competent authorities called?

According to the text, what is the highest authoritativeness and obligation in our legal order?

According to the text, when are administrative and executive acts, orders, or regulations considered valid?

According to the text, what happens when a court declares a law to be inconsistent with the Constitution?

According to the text, how many seats are allocated to party-list representatives in the Congress?

Based on the text, which sectors are eligible for selection or election as party-list representatives?

According to the text, how often should the Congress make a reapportionment of legislative districts?

According to the text, how many readings must a bill pass in order to become a law?

Based on the text, who has the power to veto a bill?

According to the text, how long does the President have to communicate his veto of any bill to the house where it originated?

During the Spanish period, the Philippines did not secure the benefits of the Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy primarily because

Which of the following statements about the Malolos Constitution of 1899 is true?

What was the first action of the US Congress in asserting its right to govern the Philippines during the American period?

Which act temporarily provided for the administration of civil government in the Philippines during the American period?

What did the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 grant to the Philippine Legislature?

According to the text, when was the declaration of Philippine Independence and the adoption of the Constitution of the Philippines?

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the legislative process?

What happens if a deadlock occurs after individual amendments are proposed in plenary sessions?

When does a bill become a law?

What happens if the President does not act on a bill within 30 days after receipt?

What is the purpose of a Bicameral Conference Committee?

When do laws generally take effect?

According to the text, statutes are rules and regulations promulgated by competent authorities.

The 1987 Constitution is the ultimate authority in our legal order.

Laws can be repealed by disuse, custom, or practice to the contrary.

When a court declares a law to be inconsistent with the Constitution, the latter shall be void.

Administrative and executive acts, orders, or regulations are valid as long as they are not contrary to the law or the Constitution.

The Constitution is considered the highest authoritativeness and obligation in our legal order.

True or false: The Spanish colony of the Philippines did not secure the benefits of the Constitution of the Spanish Monarchy primarily because they were not seen as equals to the Spanish.

True or false: The Malolos Constitution of 1899 was a new creation and did not have any prior constitutional projects.

True or false: The Philippine Bill of 1902 created a new form of government for the Philippines.

True or false: The Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 granted unicameral legislative power to the Philippine Legislature.

True or false: The Tydings-McDuffie Law of 1934 provided for the relinquishment of American Sovereignty over the Philippines upon the expiration of a 10-year transition period.

True or false: The 1935 Philippine Constitution established a presidential system of government.

True or false: The 1935 Philippine Constitution established a bicameral legislature, composed of the National Assembly and the Congress of the Philippines?

True or false: The 1973 Constitution introduced a parliamentary system of government in the Philippines?

True or false: Treaties and International Agreements have more authority than statutes and legislative acts in the Philippines?

True or false: Executive agreements have the same force and effects as statutes and legislative acts?

True or false: The 1987 Constitution prevails over treaties and international agreements in case of conflict?

True or false: The primary source of law in the Philippines is legislation through Congress, which is codified in a systematic and logical manner?

The party-list representatives in the Congress constitute twenty percent of the total number of representatives including those under the party list.

One half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and other sectors as provided by law.

Each legislative district shall comprise contiguous, compact, and adjacent territory as far as practicable.

Every bill passed by the Congress shall embrace only one subject which shall be expressed in the title thereof.

No bill passed by either House shall become a law unless it has passed three readings on separate days and printed copies thereof in its final form have been distributed to its members three days before its passage.

Every bill passed by the Congress shall be presented to the President before it becomes a law.

True or false: Individual amendments are always accepted by the sponsor of the bill.

True or false: A Bicameral Conference Committee Report is transmitted to both houses of Congress for approval.

True or false: After its conclusion, a Bicameral Conference Report will contain the original versions of the bill.

True or false: Once passed by Congress, the bill is immediately transmitted to the Office of the President for consideration.

True or false: If the President approves a bill, it automatically becomes a law.

True or false: Laws take effect immediately after they are published in the official gazette or printed in newspapers.