GROUP #1 BSBAFM 2-7s

The following are exceptions to "The power to tax, being essentially legislative, cannot be delegated" EXCEPT:

• Article VI, Section 28 (2)

• People's initiative and referendum under R.A. 6735

• Jurisdiction

• Delegation to administrative agencies

When was the Philippines considered as internationally recognized?

• When the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established in 1935.

• On July 4, 1946, where full independence was granted.

• Through admittance to the United Nations.

• Philippines is not internationally recognized.

This theory states that taxes are the lifeblood of the government and so should be collected without unnecessary hindrance.

• Power to Destroy Theory

• Symbiotic Theory

• Sumptuary Theory

• Lifeblood Theory

It is the supreme power of authority and an important element which distinguishes the state from all other associations.

• Government

• International Recognition

• Sovereignty

• People

"My mother and father are Filipino citizens, therefore my citizenship is Filipino” What principle of citizenship is described?

• Jus Sanguinis

• Jus Soli

• Naturalization

• Jus matrimonii

According to Section 1, Article IV of the 1987 Constitution, the following are the citizens of the Philippines, except_____.

• Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution

• Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines

• Those born before January 20, 1973, of Filipino mothers who elect Filipino citizenship upon reaching the age of majority

• Those who are naturalized in accordance with law

All appropriation, revenue or tariff bills, bills authorizing increase of the public debt, bills of local application, and private bills shall originate exclusively in the:

• Office of the President

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

Refers to a branch of government that is authorized to make laws, alter, and repeal them through the power vested in the Philippine congress.

• Executive

• Judiciary

• Monarchy

• Legislative

The process by which the sovereign raises income to defray the expenses of the government is called—

• Subsidy

• Tariff

• Taxation

• Donation

Although the power of taxation is basically legislative in character, it is NOT the function of the Congress to:

• Fix with certainty the amount of taxes

• Collect the tax levied under the law

• Identify who should collect the tax

• Determine who should be subject to the tax