Presidential Powers and Legislative Authority

The President of the Philippines is ineligible for re-election.

What are the requirements to be eligible for the position of President of the Philippines? (Select all that apply)

A pardon obliterates the fact that a crime was committed.

What is the difference between pardon and amnesty?

Martial law can be declared by the President when public safety is threatened by an earthquake.

What can lift a declaration of Martial Law?

If the Vice President succeeds the President and serves for more than four years, they are eligible to run for President during the next election.

The Legislative power is vested solely in Congress.

The President is able to enact laws.

What event occurs during the third reading of a bill?

A bill becomes law if the President fails to communicate his veto after 30 days.

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the principle of separation of powers?

The President is able to grant executive clemency, which includes a pardon.

The President has the power to amend laws.

What are the age requirements to run for Senator and Member of the House of Representatives?

A bill can not become law unless it has gone through three readings in separate days.

The first reading of a bill includes a reading of the title, number, name of the proponent, and referral to a committee.

A bill can only become a law if it can overcome a Presidential veto by two-thirds of the vote in the Senate and House of Representatives.

The Philippine judiciary requires only the common requirement of citizenship for a person to be elected or appointed in either the judiciary, executive, or legislative branches.

The Supreme Court handles all violations of anti-graft, and corrupt practices acts.

A person being appointed in the Supreme Court must have qualifications of competence, integrity, probity, and independence.

The Judiciary cannot perform judicial review of any laws.

What are the requirements to be eligible for an appointment in the Supreme Court?

Decentralization in government is a transfer of authority and resources down from the central government to the local government.

The lowest level in a local government is the Barangay level.

Baragay officials have a five-year term.

Local governments have the dual function of providing services to their citizens and implementing national welfare policies.

Local governments enjoy fiscal autonomy in the Philippines.

What are the advantages of a bicameral system in the Philippines?

The President has the power to ensure that all laws are faithfully executed.

If there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President during their term, the President can appoint someone from outside of the members of the Senate and House of Representatives.

The Vice-President of the Philippines is required to be able to read and write.

The requirements for President and Vice-President include: natural born citizen, 40 years old, registered voter, resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years, and the ability to read and write.

The Vice-President must be at least 40 years old.

The Vice-President must be educated enough to understand laws.

Qualifying to be a Justice of the Supreme Court requires which of the following? (Select all that apply)

The term of office for Senators in the Philippines is six years.

Senators can serve for more than two consecutive terms.

Representatives serve for three-year terms.

The Representative with the highest number of terms served is the one who holds the highest influence in the House.

The COMELEC is responsible for the supervision of elections in the Philippines.

Which of the following are criteria for the creation or dissolution of a local government unit? (Select all that apply)

Local government officials are elected to serve for a three-year term.

The President has authority over local government units.