WorksheetsQuiz 6
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
True or False. Legislative power is not exclusively vested in Congress.
True
False
True or False. There is no express reservation on the Constitution on the right of the people to enact laws.
True
False
True or False. The power of local initiative shall not be exercised more than once a year.
True
False
True or False. Naturalized citizens are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship.
True
False
True or False. The Congress to provide by mere legislation for additional qualifications of senator provided they are germane to the purpose of the law.
True
False
True or False. Congress cannot enact a law prescribing qualifications for candidates in addition to those laid down by the Constitution.
True
False
True or False. The residence requirement for a Senator is satisfied if one is domiciled in the Philippines even if not physically present in the Philippines during the two-year period.
True
False
True or False. The limitation on number of elections means that the Senator who has served two consecutive terms must wait for 6 years before he can run again for the Senate.
True
False
True or False. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of the service of a Senator for the full term of which he was elected.
True
False
True or False. The age qualification must be possessed by a candidate on the day the votes are cast as fixed by law and not on the day of proclamation.
True
False
True or False. Initiative shall extend only to subjects or matters which are within the legal powers of the local legislative bodies to enact.
True
False
True or False. The Philippines has a unicameral form of Congress.
True
False
True or False. The principle of proportional representation applies not only to legislative districts but also to party-list system.
True
False
True or False. There is constitutional requirement for absolute proportional representation in the allocation of party-list seats in the House of Representatives.
True
False
True or False. The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty-five per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list.
True
False
True or False. The ratio of party-list representatives to district representatives fixed in the 1987 Constitution automatically applies whenever the number of district representatives is increased by law.
True
False
True or False. There is no need for legislation to create an additional party-list seat whenever four additional legislative districts are created by law.
True
False
True or False. The party-list system is a mechanism of proportional representation in the election of representatives to the House of Representatives from national, regional and sectoral parties or organizations or coalitions thereof registered with the Comelec.
True
False
True or False. The party-list system is a social justice tool designed not only to give more law to the great masses of our people who have less in life, but also to enable them to become veritable lawmakers themselves, empowered to participate directly in the enactment of laws designed to benefit them.
True
False
The (a) is a proportional system of representation designed to strengthen democracy but as 'sectoral representation' meant to promote social justice.
