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Political Law — 2010
Every Political Law question from the 2010 Bar, traced to the statutes, cases and Supreme Court doctrines it tests. Open any question for the facts, the mapped authorities, and the ALAC model answer.
The 2010 Political Law questions
Questions are public-domain (Supreme Court Bar examinations). Each ALAC model answer is AI-drafted from landmark authorities and refined with every round of verification.
The dictatorial regime of President A of the Republic of Gordon was toppled by a combined force led by Gen. Abe, former royal guards and the secessionist Gordon People's Army. The new government const…
Compare and contrast the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice.…
A, a British photojournalist, was covering the violent protests of the Thai Red-Shirts Movement in Bangkok. Despite warnings given by the Thai Prime Minister to foreigners, specially journalists, A mo…
Choose the statement which appropriately completes the opening phrase: "A State which resorts to retorsion in international law" must ensure that all states consent to its act. cannot curtail migratio…
Congresswoman A is a co-owner of an industrial estate in Sta. Rosa, Laguna which she had declared in her Statement of Assets and Liabilities. A member of her political party authored a bill which woul…
The "Poverty Alleviation and Assistance Act" was passed to enhance the capacity of the most marginalized families nationwide. A financial assistance scheme called "conditional cash transfers" was init…
True or False. A proclamation of a state of emergency is sufficient to allow the President to take over any public utility. A treaty which provides tax exemption needs no concurrence by a majority of …
Distinguish "presidential communications privilege" from "deliberative process privilege."…
The League of Filipino Political Scientists (LFPS) organized an international conference on the human rights situation in Myanmar at the Central Luzon State University (CLSU). An exiled Myanmar profes…
A, the wife of an alleged victim of enforced disappearance, applied for the issuance of a Writ of Amparo before a Regional Trial Court in Tarlac. Upon motion of A, the court issued inspection and prod…
Which statement best completes the following phrase: "Freedom from torture is a right" subject to derogation when national security is threatened. confined only during custodial investigation. which i…
A witnessed two hooded men with baseball bats enter the house of their next door neighbor B. After a few seconds, he heard B shouting, "Huwag Pilo babayaran kita agad." Then A saw the two hooded men h…
True or False. A valid and definite offer to buy a property is a pre-requisite to expropriation initiated by a local government unit. Re-classification of land by a local government unit may be done t…
ABC operates an industrial waste processing plant within Laoag City. Occasionally, whenever fluid substances are released through a nearby creek, obnoxious odor is emitted causing dizziness among resi…
True or False. A person who occupies an office that is defectively created is a de facto officer. The rule on nepotism does not apply to designations made in favor of…
Rudy Domingo, 38 years old, natural-born Filipino and a resident of the Philippines since birth, is a Manila-based entrepreneur who runs KABAKA, a coalition of peoples' organizations from fisherfolk c…
During his campaign sortie in Barangay Salamanca, Mayor Galicia was arrested at a PNP checkpoint for carrying highpowered firearms in his car. He was charged and convicted for violation of the COMELEC…
The House Committee on Appropriations conducted an inquiry in aid of legislation into alleged irregular and anomalous disbursements of the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) and Congressional Initiati…
To instill religious awareness in the students of Doña Trinidad High School, a public school in Bulacan, the Parent-Teacher's Association of the school contributed funds for the construction of a grot…
Define/explain the following: Doctrine of operative facts (1%) De facto municipal corporation (1%) Municipal corporation by estoppel (1%) Doctrine of necessary implication (1%) Principle of holdover (…
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Pasay City passed an ordinance requiring all disco pub owners to have all their hospitality girls tested for the AIDS virus. Both disco pub owners and the hospitality gir…
Governor Diy was serving his third term when he lost his governorship in a recall election. Who shall succeed Governor Diy in his office as Governor? (1%) Can Governor Diy run again as governor in the…
A was a career Ambassador when he accepted an ad interim appointment as Cabinet Member. The Commission on Appointments bypassed his ad interim appointment, however, and he was not re-appointed. Can he…
Compare and contrast "overbreadth doctrine" from "void-forvagueness" doctrine. (5%)…
What is the rotational scheme of appointments in the COMELEC? (2%) What are the two conditions for its workability? (2%) To what other constitutional offices does the rotational scheme of appointments…
Distinguish between "pocket veto" and "item veto." (2%)…
What is the concept of association under international law? (2%)…