REVIEW QUESTIONS

LAW

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Mr. Paul Vincent J. Gerano, M.Ed. -ESL
Bachelor in Secondary Education – English, West Visayas State University
Master in Education – English as a Second Language, University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Laws (on-going), University of San Agustin-College of Law
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 The right to form association is provided in  Which of the following is not one of the kinds of
__________. contracts according to importance?
A. Section 3, Article VIII, 1987 Constitution A. principal contract
B. Section 8, Article III, 1987 Constitution B. accessory contract
C. Section 1, Article II, 1987 Constitution C. preparatory contract
D. Section 2, Article I, 1987 Constitution D. implied contract

 The Roppongi Property owned by the Philippine  A citizen of Turkey makes out a last will and
government is located in ___________. testament providing that his property shall be
A. South Korea disposed of pursuant to Philippine laws. In this
B. People’s Republic of China case, the law of ___________ should govern and
C. Taiwan apply.
D. Japan A. the Philippines
B. Turkey
 Article I of the Civil Code of the Philippines talks C. either A or B
about the ___________. D. neither A nor B
A. effect and application of laws
B. unconstitutional statutes  In criminal procedure, what comes after
C. the Family Code preliminary investigation?
D. interpretation and application of laws A. filing of information
B. arraignment
 Unless there be a particular provision in the penal C. trial
code or special penal law that defines and D. pre-trial
punishes the act, even if it be socially or morally
wrong, no criminal liability is incurred by its  It is that branch or division of law which defines
commission. The case in point is ___________. crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for
A. US vs Taylor their punishment.
B. People vs Santiago A. political law
C. US vs Pablo B. mercantile law
D. People vs Villaraza C. criminal law
D. civil law
 The Bill of Rights prohibits the passage of
retroactive laws that are prejudicial to the
_____________.
 In ___________, equivalent values are given by
A. state
both parties.
B. court
A. express contracts
C. plaintiff
B. commutative contracts
D. accused
C. unilateral contracts
D. quasi-contracts
 It is concerned with the procedural steps through
which a criminal case passes, commencing with
 The officers of the union must _____________.
the initial investigation of a crime and concluding
A. be employees of the company
with the unconditional release of the offender.
B. be representatives of the employer
A. Criminal Law
C. be outsiders
B. Civil Procedure
D. be able to read and write
C. Criminal Procedure
D. Civil Law
 According to the Philippine Fisheries Code of
1998 (RA 8550), public lands such as
____________ suitable for fishery operations
shall not be alienated. They may, however, be
the subject of a fishpond lease agreement.
A. tidal swamps
B. mangroves
C. marshes
D. all of these
E. none of these
 Presidential Decree (P.D.) 1460 is the ________.
A. Insurance Code of 1978
B. New Civil Code
C. Local Government Code of 1991
D. Revised Penal Code
 Article II of the Civil Code provides that laws
shall take effect __________ following the
completion of the publication either in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.
A. 10 days
B. 15 days
C. 25 days
D. 30 days
 It is an act committed or omitted in a violation of
a public law forbidding or commanding it.
A. crime
B. breach
C. fault
D. delict
 In ____________, the language used is such as to
create ambiguity.
A. an aleatory contract
B. a void contract
C. a contract of adhesion
D. an executory contract
 Why are court decisions not sources of criminal
law?
A. They merely explain the meaning of,
and apply the law.
B. They punish the lawbreakers.
C. They tell people what is right and what
is wrong.
D. They only tell us what to do.
 An insurance contract is executed as to the
insured after ___________.
A. risk insured against has taken place
B. signing of the document
C. the meeting of the minds
D. the payment of the premium
 _______________ is simply an agent whose
authority is strictly limited by the instrument.
A. Attorney at law
B. Counsel de officio
C. Legal counsel
D. Attorney in fact
 This branch of the government holds neither purse
nor sword.
A. executive branch
B. legislative branch
C. judicial branch
D. political branch
 The forms and solemnities of contracts, wills, and
other public instruments shall be governed by the
laws _______________.
A. of the country where they are
executed
B. of the country where the parties come
from
C. of the country of choice of the parties
D. of the country where the parties were
born
 It is defined as the art or process of discovering
and expounding the meaning and intention of the
authors of the law with respect to its application
to a given case, where the intention is rendered
doubtful, among others, by reason of the fact
that the given case is not explicitly provided by
law.
A. legal studies
B. hermeneutics
C. statutory construction
D. legal exposition
 Under the ____________ in International Law, an
individual may be compelled to retain his original
nationality notwithstanding that he has already
renounced or forfeited it under the laws of the
second state whose nationality he has acquired.
A. act of state doctrine
B. doctrine of the equality of nations
C. modern reparation doctrine
D. doctrine of indelible allegiance
 The objects within the sight of an officer who has
a right to be in a position to have that view are
subject to seizure and may be presented as
evidence. What legal doctrine is at play here?
A. plain view doctrine
B. doctrine of indelible allegiance
C. regalian doctrine
D. doctrine of shifting majority
 The Revised Penal Code is __________.
A. Act No. 3820
B. Act No. 3815
C. Act No. 3010
D. Act No. 3825
 A. consensual
 Doing an insurance business or transacting B. bilateral
insurance business is making or proposing to C. aleatory
make, an insurer, any insurance contract. D. executory
A. true
B. false  What is the last stage of criminal action in
C. maybe Philippine courts?
D. no answer A. judgment
B. execution
 It is one of the four properties in Japan acquired C. appeal
by the Philippine Government under the D. trial
Reparations Agreement entered into with Japan
in 1956.  Which does not involve a contract?
A. Kyoto Property A. sale
B. Sapporo Property B. donation
C. Fukuoka Property C. lease
D. Roppongi Property D. prize

 The main bulk of the Philippine Rules of Criminal
Procedure are found in Part III, ______________
of the Rules of Court.
A. from Rule 110 to Rule 127
B. from Rule 111 to Rule 128
C. from Rule 110 to Rule 126
D. from Rule 111 to Rule 129
 Which of the following is an example of a
retroactive law?
A. ex post facto law
B. municipal law
C. procedural law
D. international law
 Who has the duty to prove bad faith?
A. the one who alleges
B. the one alleged
C. the judge
D. the members of the Supreme Court
 The integration of a group of islands to the sea
and their oneness so that together they can
constitute one unit, one country, and one state.
A. territoriality doctrine
B. archipelagic doctrine
C. doctrine of the acquisition of territory by
occupation
D. doctrine on territory transfers

 It is ‘An Act to Ordain and Institute the Civil Code  It is a branch of moral science which treats of the
of the Philippines.’ duties which an attorney owes to the court, client,
A. Republic Act No. 366 colleagues in the profession, and the public as
B. Republic Act No. 376 embodied in the Constitution, Rules of Court, the
C. Republic Act No. 386 Code of Professional Responsibility, Canons of
D. Republic Act No. 396 Professional Ethics, jurisprudence, moral laws, and
special laws.
 Is the right to picket absolute? A. moral law
A. yes B. legal ethics
B. no C. natural law
C. maybe D. natural ethics
D. no answer
 In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the
 Article 248 of the Labor Code provides that preliminary conference shall be recorded in the
ambulant, intermittent, and itinerant workers, self- ‘minutes of preliminary conference’ to be signed
employed rural workers, and those without any by both parties. The minutes and the exhibits shall
definite employers may form workers’ association be attached by the Branch Clerk of Court to the
for their mutual aid and protection and other case record before the pre-trial.
legitimate purposes, except _____________. A. true
A. collective bargaining B. false
B. membership fee collection C. maybe
C. skills development D. no answer
D. financial support
 PD 1460 or the Insurance Code was promulgated
 An insurance contract is __________ because it in __________.
depends upon some contingent event. A. 1958
 B. 1968 D. neither A nor B
C. 1978
D. 1988  Non- employees of a company may be elected
officers of the union.
 Rule 110 of the Rules of Court talks about A. true
__________. B. false
A. prosecution of civil action C. maybe
B. preliminary investigation D. no answer
C. prosecution of offenses
D. pre-trial  When is juridical capacity acquired?
A. upon birth
 A criminal case commences with __________. B. upon baptism
A. the initial investigation of a crime C. upon registration at PSA
B. the unconditional release of the D. upon reaching the age of majority
offender
C. the presentation of witnesses  Principal contract, accessory contract, and
D. the arguments and counter-arguments of preparatory contract are kinds of contract
lawyers according to ____________.
A. perfection
 Court decisions are not sources of criminal law B. validity
because they merely explain the meaning of, and C. formation
apply, the law as enacted by the legislative D. importance
branch of the government.
A. true  Ex post facto law is an example of a
B. false __________.
C. maybe A. substantive law
D. no answer B. remedial law
C. retroactive law
 Under this doctrine, an imaginary single baseline D. prospective law
is drawn around the islands by joining
appropriate points of the outermost islands of the  Persons or employees engaged in picketing are
archipelago with straight lines and all islands and forbidden from committing any act of
waters enclosed within the baseline form part of _______________.
the territory. A. violence
A. single line doctrine B. coercion
B. straight line doctrine C. intimidation
C. baseline doctrine D. all of these
D. archipelagic doctrine E. none of these

 The main draft of the Civil Code of the  Laws are enacted by the __________ of the
Philippines was prepared by the __________ government.
Code Commission. A. executive branch
A. Roxas B. political branch
B. Quirino C. legislative branch
C. Quezon D. judicial branch
D. Osmena
 In commutative contracts, _____________.
 The elements of a contract can be grouped into A. the stipulations cannot be enforced
the following, except one. Which is it? B. equivalent values are given by both
A. legal element parties
B. essential element C. agreements are partly verbal and
C. natural element partly written
D. accidental element D. both parties still have continuing
obligation
 In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the
preliminary conference shall _____________.  In criminal procedure, what comes before pre-
A. be recorded trial?
B. not be recorded A. arraignment
C. either A or B B. trial
 C. filing of information
D. preliminary investigation  Which of the following is not one of the kinds of
labor organization?
 According to the Philippine Fisheries Code of A. local union
1998 (RA 8550), public lands such as tidal B. independent union
swamps, mangroves, marshes, foreshore lands, C. affiliate
and ponds suitable for fishery operations shall D. industrial union
not be alienated. They may, however, be the E. gang
subject of a fishpond lease agreement.
A. true  ________________ determines personality.
B. false A. Birth
C. maybe B. Death
D. no answer C. Marriage
D. Baptism
 The Roppongi Property is one of the __________
properties in Japan acquired by the Philippine  According to the Philippine Fisheries Code of
Government under the Reparations Agreement 1998 (RA 8550), public lands such as tidal
entered into with Japan in 1956. swamps, mangroves, marshes, foreshore lands,
A. two and ponds suitable for fishery operations
B. three _________.
C. four A. shall be alienated
D. five B. shall not be disposed
C. may be the subject of a fishpond lease
 In a contract of adhesion, the language used in agreement
the contract is such as to create ___________. D. all of these
A. equity E. none of these
B. ambiguity
C. performance  Act No. 3815 is the ______________.
D. equality A. Revised Penal Code
B. New Civil Code
 It is based upon the principle of aiding another C. Local Government Code
from a loss caused by an unfortunate event. D. Administrative Code
A. insurance
B. equity  An insurance contract is aleatory because it
C. banking depends upon ___________.
D. corporation A. the will of the parties
B. some contingent event
 In contracts where public interest is involved, the C. natural forces
government has a right to intervene for the D. the interpretation of the court
protection of the whole as in cases of
____________.  A criminal case concludes with _____________ if
A. labor agreements found innocent.
B. lease agreements A. the unconditional release of the
C. inheritance agreements offender
D. power-sharing agreements B. the arraignment of the offender
C. the cross-examination of the offender
 Who created the commission that prepared the D. the direct examination of the offender
main draft of the Civil Code of the Philippines?
A. Manuel L. Quezon  This branch of the government is vested with the
B. Sergio Osmena power to annul the acts of either the legislative or
C. Claro M. Recto the executive department or both when not
D. Manuel A. Roxas conformable to the fundamental law.
A. the Office of the President
 Workers’ association and labor organization are B. the Judiciary
__________. C. the Cabinet
A. the same D. the Press
B. not the same
C. either A or B  In 1970, convinced from preliminary surveys that
D. neither A nor B there had grown a strong nationwide sentiment in
 favor of bar integration, the Supreme Court A. Official Gazette
created the __________ for the purpose of B. newspaper of general circulation
ascertaining the advisability of unifying the C. either A or B
Philippine Bar. D. neither A nor B
A. Commission on Bar Integration
B. Philippine Association of Law Schools  In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the
C. Free Legal Assistance Group preliminary conference shall be recorded in the
D. Public Attorney’s Office ______________.
A. minutes of preliminary conference
 In a contract of adhesion, in case of ambiguity, B. court log book
the same should be construed against C. case record
_____________. D. stenographic notes
A. the party who prepared the contract
B. the party for whom the contract was  The Family Code defines __________ as a
drafted special contract of permanent union between a
C. the party who first signed the contract man and a woman entered into in accordance
D. the party who last signed the contract with the law for the establishment of conjugal and
family life.
 All properties of the State that are devoted or A. marriage
intended for some public service are part of B. partnership
____________. C. corporation
A. private property D. business
B. the patrimonial property of the State
C. the public dominion  The State has the authority, under its _________,
D. the private dominion to define and punish crimes and to lay down the
rules of criminal procedure.
 Which is not one of the sources of Philippine A. power of imminent domain
Criminal Law? B. taxation power
A. The Revised Penal Code C. power of expropriation
B. Special Penal Laws D. police power
C. Penal Presidential Decrees issued during
Martial Law  The Roppongi Property is one of the four
D. Administrative Code properties in Japan acquired by the Philippine
Government under the ___________ entered into
 A(n) __________ is one which makes criminal an with Japan in 1956.
act done before the passage of the law and A. Reparations Agreement
which was innocent when done, and punishes such B. Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership
an act. Agreement
A. bill of attainder C. Philippine-Japan Trade Agreement
B. ex post facto law D. Cultural Exchange Agreement
C. martial law
D. ordinance  In criminal procedure, what comes after trial?
A. appeal
 The main purpose of the archipelagic doctrine B. execution
provided in Article I of the 1987 Constitution is to C. arraignment
_____________. D. judgment
A. delimit the boundaries of the Philippine
territory  A strike cannot be declared without first
B. understand the concept of territorial _______________.
integrity A. having bargained collectively
C. protect the territorial interests of our B. paying a strike bond
archipelago C. contemplating on the issue
D. warn the enemies not to invade our D. informing the local police
country
 In contracts where public interest is involved, the
 Article II of the Civil Code provides that government has a right to intervene for the
laws shall be take effect after 15 days following protection of the whole.
the completion of their publication in which of the A. true
following? B. false
 C. maybe sources of potential energy, fisheries, forests or
D. no answer timber, wildlife, flora, fauna, and natural
resources belong to the State. This is the basic
 The word ‘obligation’ comes from the Latin tenet of the _________________.
‘obligare’ which means __________. A. alter ego doctrine
A. to sell B. doctrine of attractive nuisance
B. to sign C. regalian doctrine
C. to bind D. doctrine of corporate responsibility
D. to promise
 What is the age of majority in the Philippines?
 In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the A. 17 years old
preliminary conference shall be recorded in the B. 18 years old
‘minutes of preliminary conference’ to be signed C. 20 years old
by _____________. D. 21 years old
A. the accused only
B. the plaintiff only  When did the Civil Code take effect?
C. both parties A. August 30, 1950
D. the judge only B. September 30, 1950
C. August 29, 1950
 Which of the following laws does not govern D. August 30, 1951
insurance in the Philippines?
A. Insurance Code of 1978  RA 8550 otherwise known as the Philippine
B. New Civil Code Fisheries Code was promulgated in _________.
C. Special Laws A. 1995
D. Special Penal Laws B. 1996
C. 1997
 This kind of contract is one which stands by itself, D. 1998
justifies its own existence, and is not subordinate
or auxiliary to any other.  The ____________ considers the government as
A. principal contract guardian of the rights of the people.
B. accessory contract A. doctrine of parens patriae
C. aleatory contract B. doctrine of constitutional supremacy
D. executory contract C. doctrine of non-suability
D. doctrine of necessary implication
 In People vs Santiago, the Supreme Court said
that ________, as part of their police power,  Which of the following is not one of the
have a large measure of discretion in creating characteristics of an insurance contract?
and defining criminal offenses. A. consensual
A. states B. voluntary
B. people C. aleatory
C. members of the military D. obligatory
D. religious leaders E. executory

 It refers to the whole body of attorneys and  An attorney in fact is simply ___________whose
body of judges. authority is strictly limited by the instrument.
A. Legion A. an agent
B. Bar B. a principal
C. Jury C. a counsel
D. Bench D. an ambassador

 Contract must be no fraud, or else it is  Which of the following is an essential element of

___________. a contract, without which, a contract cannot exist?
A. void A. warranty of hidden defects
B. voidable B. eviction in contract of sale
C. either A or B C. consent of contracting parties
D. neither A nor B D. modes of payment

 All lands of the public domain, waters, minerals,  The archipelagic doctrine is at play in
coal, petroleum, and other mineral oils, all _____________ of the 1987 Constitution.
 A. Article I C. attachment
B. Article II D. consolation
C. Article III
D. Article IV  The Administrative Code of the Philippines was
promulgated in __________.
 A principal contract may ___________. A. 1985
A. stand alone B. 1986
B. not stand alone C. 1987
C. be subrogated D. 1988
D. not last long
 A contract of insurance is still a contract, thus it
 It is the law governing relations between states. must have all the essential elements of a valid
A. Public International Law contract as enumerated in Article 1318 of the
B. Private International __________.
C. Customary International Law A. New Civil Code
D. Conflict of Laws B. Administrative Code of 1987
C. Revised Penal Code
 It is an additional provision attached to a D. Omnibus Election Code
contract such as an insurance policy.
A. rider  Where can judges solemnize marriage?
B. filler A. anywhere in the Philippines
C. addendum B. only in the place where they live
D. sequel C. any church in the Philippines
D. only within their court’s jurisdiction
 In People vs Pomar, the Supreme Court explained
that the right to enter into lawful contracts  The Civil Code took effect in ___________.
constitutes one of the liberties of the people of A. 1949
the State. If that right be struck down or B. 1950
arbitrarily interfered with, a substantial C. 1948
impairment of ____________ would result. D. 1951
A. statutory rights
B. Constitutional rights  Special Penal Laws passed by the ___________
C. human rights serve as the sources of Philippine Criminal Law.
D. political rights A. Philippine Commission
B. Philippine Assembly
 The Revised Penal Code, Special Penal Laws, and C. Philippine Legislature
the Penal Presidential Decrees issued during D. All of these
Martial Law are the main sources of Philippine E. None of these
_______________.
A. Criminal Law  In US vs Pablo, the Supreme Court said that the
B. Constitutional Law right of prosecution and punishment for a crime is
C. Remedial Law one of the attributes that by a __________
D. Civil Law belongs to the sovereign power instinctively
charged by the common will of the members of
 In its generic term, it describes the network of society to look after, guard and defend the
laws and rules which governs the procedural interests of the community, the individual and
administration of criminal justice, that is laws and social rights and the liberties of every citizen and
court rules governing arrest, search and seizure, the guaranty of the exercise of these rights.
bail, etc. A. international law
A. Criminal Law B. political law
B. Civil Procedure C. divine law
C. Criminal Procedure D. natural law
D. Civil Law
 Labor organization is organized for the purpose
 In jurisprudence, _____________ is replenishment of _______________.
of a previously inflicted loss by the criminal to the A. getting even with the employer
victim. B. collective bargaining
A. reparation C. financial support to the members
B. garnishment D. fighting the employer
  The __________ is the entitlement given to all
 Which is not one of the sources of obligation? employees to form, join, or assist in the formation
A. customs of labor organization or workers’ association.
B. law A. self-organization
C. contracts B. self-formation
D. quasi-delicts C. self-incrimination
E. quasi-contracts D. self-protection

 In People vs Pomar, the Supreme Court explained  Article 2 of the Civil Code of the Philippines
that the right to enter into lawful contracts which talks about the effect and application of
constitutes one of the _____________ of the laws was amended by _____________.
people of the State. If that right be struck down A. Executive Order 100
or arbitrarily interfered with, a substantial B. Executive Order 200
impairment of Constitutional rights would result. C. Executive Order 300
A. obligations D. Executive Order 400
B. liberties
C. duties  What doctrine is present in Article I of the 1987
D. agreements Constitution?
A. political question doctrine
 In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the B. doctrine of effective occupation
preliminary conference shall be recorded in the C. middle of the bridge doctrine
‘minutes of preliminary conference’ to be signed D. archipelagic doctrine
by both parties. The minutes and the exhibits shall
be attached by the ____________ to the case  Who can solemnize marriage pursuant to the
record before the pre-trial. Local Government Code of 1991?
A. Branch Clerk of Court A. priests
B. Judge B. military commandeers
C. Sheriff C. mayors
D. Executive Judge D. judges

 It is the marching to and fro before the premises
of an establishment involved in a labor dispute,
generally accompanied by the carrying and
display of a sign, placard or banner bearing
statements in connection with the dispute.
A. picketing
B. strike
C. lockout
D. blockage
 The Bill of Rights of the 1987 Constitution imposes
which of the following on the power of the
lawmaking body to enact penal legislations?
A. No ex post facto law or law of
attainder shall be enacted.
B. No person shall be held to answer for a
criminal offense without due process of
law.
C. both A and B
D. neither A nor B
 ‘Object certain’ is the ______________ of a
contract.
A. cause
B. consent
C. consideration
D. subject matter
 It is an agreement whereby one undertakes for a
consideration to indemnify another against the
loss, damage, or liability arising from an unknown
or contingent event.
A. contract of sale
B. contract of insurance
C. contract of donation
D. contract of adoption
 It may be defined as the method prescribed by
law for the apprehension and prosecution of
persons accused of any criminal offense, and for
their punishment, in case of conviction.
A. Criminal Law
B. Civil Procedure
C. Criminal Procedure
D. Civil Law
 In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the
preliminary conference shall be recorded in the
‘minutes of preliminary conference’ to be signed
by both parties. The minutes and the exhibits shall
be attached by the Branch Clerk of Court to the
____________ before the pre-trial.
A. log book
B. case record
C. memorandum
D. trial brief
 An insurance contract is _____________ because D. Jura Legal
it is perfected by the meeting of the minds.
A. consensual  What is the other term for labor organization?
B. voluntary A. labor group
C. aleatory B. labor union
D. conditional C. labor association
D. labor club
 Property of public dominion can be used
_____________.  It is a juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to
A. by anyone do.
B. only by those who are authorized by A. duty
proper authority B. obligation
C. either A or B C. liability
D. neither A nor B D. commitment

 The stipulations of a contract should be the same  The marriage license is valid ___________.
to what the parties have agreed. If not, it should A. in the Philippines and abroad
be __________ to reveal the true will of the B. only here in the Philippines
parties. C. only abroad
A. rescinded D. anywhere within the ASEAN region
B. abrogated
C. reformed  When a statute does not provide for its
D. quashed effectivity, it shall become effective
_____________.
 International Law is the ____________. A. after the expiration of the 15-day
A. law of people period following specifications under
B. law of nations Article II, Civil Code
C. law of laws B. immediately
D. law of religions C. before the expiration of the 15-day
publication period
 What crime did Al C. Argosino commit that put his D. after the President has signed it
entrance into the Bar at risk?
A. murder
B. homicide  In People vs Pomar, the Supreme Court explained
C. grave threat that the right to _____________ constitutes one
D. oral defamation of the liberties of the people of the State. If that
right be struck down or arbitrarily interfered
 The leading case which discusses the doctrine of with, a substantial impairment of Constitutional
parens patriae. rights would result.
A. Government of Philippine Islands vs A. enter into lawful contracts
Monte de Piedad B. just compensation
B. People vs BPI C. life, liberty, and property
C. Government of Philippine Islands vs D. bail
Banco Hispano Filipino
D. PNB vs Court of Appeals  Penal Presidential Decrees issued during Martial
Law are sources of the Philippine Criminal Law.
 Which is not one of the original bases of Legal A. true
Ethics? B. false
A. Canons of Professional Ethics C. maybe
B. Supreme Court decisions D. no answer
C. Treatises and publications
D. Constitution  The Rules of Court of the Philippines took effect
E. Congressional resolutions on __________.
A. January 1, 1944
 The Regalian doctrine is also known as B. January 1, 1954
_____________. C. January 1, 1964
A. Jura Regalia D. January 1, 1974
B. Jura Anglorum
C. Jura Federation
 Section 2, Article XII of the 1987 Constitution stand in the proximate relation of employer and
provides that with the exception of __________, employee.
all other natural resources shall not be alienated. A. labor dispute
A. agricultural lands B. illegal dismissal
B. forest lands C. labor disturbance
C. mineral lands D. industrial controversy
D. national parks
 The situs of legal construction and interpretation is
 In a contract, a rider the more deliberate the forte of the _______________.
expression of the agreement of the contracting A. executive department
parties. B. legislative department
A. true C. judicial department
B. false D. political department
C. maybe
D. no answer  A contract of insurance is still a contract, thus it
must have all the essential elements of a valid
 In international law, the right to acquire territories contract as enumerated in Article 1318 of the
can be asserted only in accordance with the New Civil Code.
generally accepted principles of international A. true
law and always with due regard for the B. false
territorial integrity of other states. C. maybe
A. true D. no answer
B. false
C. maybe  The marriage license is good for __________
D. no answer from the date of issue.
A. 50 days
 Which part of the 1987 Constitution imposes B. 100 days
limitations on the power of Congress to enact C. 120 days
penal legislation? D. 150 days
A. Transitory Provision
B. Bill of Rights  Article III, Section 22 of the 1987 Constitution
C. Preamble prohibits Congress to pass ___________.
D. Declaration of Principles and State A. ex post facto law
Policies B. bill of attainder
C. both A and B
 Republic Act (RA) 8550 is ____________. D. neither A nor B
A. the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998
B. the Philippine Cooperative Code of  In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the
2008 preliminary conference shall be recorded in the
C. the Administrative Code of 1987 ‘minutes of preliminary conference’ to be signed
D. the Corporation Code of 1980 by both parties. The minutes and the exhibits shall
be attached by the Branch Clerk of Court to the
 The __________ embodies changes in the case record _____________ the pre-trial.
administrative structures and procedures A. before
designed to serve the people. B. during
A. Philippine Constitution of 1987 C. after
B. Administrative Code of 1987 D. all of these
C. Local Government Code of 1991 E. none of these
D. Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards
for Public Officials and Employees  Article III of the Civil Code provides that
_____________ excuses no one from compliance
 Article 218 of the Labor Code defines therewith.
__________ as any controversy or matter A. ignorance of the law
concerning terms or conditions of employment or B. knowledge of the law
the association or representation of persons in C. understanding of the law
negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing, or D. violation of the law
arranging the terms and conditions of
employment, regardless of whether the disputants  A contract of sale is _______________.
A. a principal contract
 B. an accessory contract  The main bulk of the Philippine Rules of Criminal
C. either A or B Procedure are found in the _____________.
D. neither A nor B A. 1987 Constitution
B. Rules of Court
 Although holding neither purse nor sword and so C. Code of Judicial Conduct
regarded as the weakest of the three D. Supreme Court Report Annotated
departments of the government, the judiciary is
nonetheless vested with the power to annul the  The __________ is the government official
acts of either the legislative or the executive charged with the preparation and the keeping of
department or both when not conformable to the all the official documents in connection with
fundamental law. This is the basic tenet of the marriage.
_____________. A. local civil registrar
A. doctrine of absolute privilege B. city secretariat
B. doctrine of adherence to judicial C. public librarian
precedents D. archives officer
C. doctrine of apparent authority
D. doctrine of judicial supremacy  The right to enter into lawful contracts constitutes
one of the liberties of the people of the State. If
 There are no common law crimes in the that right be struck down or arbitrarily interfered
Philippines. with, a substantial impairment of Constitutional
A. true rights would result. The Supreme Court explained
B. false this in the case of ____________.
C. maybe A. People vs Pomar
D. no answer B. R.S. Tomas, Inc. vs Rizal Cement
Company
 It is a consideration paid an insurer for C. Morla vs Belmonte, et.al.
undertaking to indemnify the insured against a D. Talampas vs Moldex Realty, Inc.
specified peril.
A. insurance premium  In criminal procedure, the proceedings during the
B. insurance bill preliminary conference shall be recorded in the
C. insurance contract ‘minutes of preliminary conference’ to be signed
D. insurance obligation by both parties. The minutes and the exhibits shall
be attached by the Branch Clerk of Court to the
 It denotes the whole body of counselors, case record before the _____________.
collectively the members of the legal profession. A. presentation of evidence
A. Legion B. arraignment
B. Bar C. pre-trial
C. Jury D. preliminary investigation
D. Bench
 Intentional relinquishment of a known right.
 It is defined as the meeting of the minds between A. waiver
two persons to give something or to render B. abdication
service. C. deposition
A. contract D. disclaimer
B. obligation
C. pact  Drawing of conclusions that are beyond the direct
D. deposition expression of the text, from the elements known
and given.
 All properties of the State that are devoted or A. legal contemplation
intended for some public service is part of the B. legal assertion
public dominion, and cannot be used C. legal interpretation
indiscriminately by anyone but only by those that D. legal construction
are authorized by proper authority.
A. true  No person engaged in picketing shall commit any
B. false acts of violence, coercion, or intimidation or
C. maybe obstruction of the free ingress to and egress from
D. no answer the employer’s premises for lawful purposes, or
obstruct public.
A. true
 B. false usages, and rules of action, which do not rest for
C. maybe their authority upon any express and positive
D. no answer declaration of the will of the legislature, are not
recognized in the Philippines.
 In Article 2 of the charter of the United Nations, it A. common law crimes
is announced that the ‘Organization is based on B. natural law crimes
the _____________ of all its members.” C. divine law crimes
A. principle of sovereign equality D. constitutional law crimes
B. principle of absolute liability
C. principle of acquiescence  The crime of ___________ under our laws is
D. principle of assumption of risk committed by any person who shall contract a
second or subsequent marriage before the
 The right to self-organization is granted to the former marriage has been legally dissolved or
employee by ___________. before the absent spouse has been declared
A. the Constitution and the Labor Code presumptively dead by means of a judgment
B. the Labor Code and the Civil Service rendered in the proper proceeding.
Law A. adultery
C. the Constitution and the Administrative B. concubinage
Code C. bigamy
D. the Labor Code and the Local D. incest
Government Code
 The __________ is a legal term of art that refers
 An insurance contract is __________ as to the to the aspect of public international law
insured after the payment of the premium. concerning acceptable justifications to engage in
A. executed war (jus ad bellum) and the limits to acceptable
B. binding wartime conduct (jus in bello or international
C. consummated humanitarian law).
D. extinguished A. law of war
B. law of amity
 A contract of partnership is ___________. C. law of peace
A. a principal contract D. law of hostility
B. an accessory contract
C. either A or B  The main bulk of the Philippine Rules of Criminal
D. neither A nor B Procedure are found in __________ of the Rules
of Court.
 Obligation may be categorized according to the A. Part I
following, except one. Which is it? B. Part II
A. according to sanction C. Part III
B. according subject matter D. Part IV
C. according to persons obliged
D. according to citizenship  The Policy of insurance is a(n) ___________,
wherein the terms and conditions of the contract
 Employees in religious establishments are not are set by one of the parties, and the other party
accorded the right to self-organization. has little or no liability to negotiate more
A. true favorable terms and is thus placed in a take it or
B. false leave it position.
C. maybe A. contract of adhesion
D. no answer B. aleatory contract
C. contract of sale
 Article III, Section 14 of the 1987 Constitution D. voidable contract
provides that no person shall be held to answer
for a criminal offense without ____________.  When the law speaks of years, it shall be
A. legal education understood that they are composed of
B. economic assistance ___________ each.
C. state protection A. 364 days
D. due process of law B. 365 days
C. 366 days
 The so-called __________ known in the United D. 367 days
States and England as the body of principles,
 Customary international law is written down. with, a substantial impairment of Constitutional
A. true rights would result.
B. false A. true
C. maybe B. false
D. no answer C. maybe
D. no answer
 An insurance contract is executed as to the
______________ after the payment of premium.  Discovering the true meaning of the language
A. insurer used in law.
B. insured A. contemplation
C. agent B. assertion
D. creditor C. construction
D. interpretation
 The Bill of Rights prohibits the passage of
___________ that are prejudicial to the accused.  Donations are essentially _____________.
A. retroactive laws A. aleatory
B. prospective laws B. gratuitous
C. substantive laws C. consensual
D. procedural laws D. onerous

 The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1988.  Unless there be a particular provision in the penal
A. RA 8520 code or special penal law that defines and
B. RA 8530 punishes the act, even if it be socially or morally
C. RA 8540 wrong, no criminal liability is incurred by its
D. RA 8550 commission.
A. true
 A contract of insurance is still a contract, thus it B. false
must have all the essential elements of a valid C. maybe
contract as enumerated in __________ of the D. no answer
New Civil Code.
A. Article 1317  Which of the following is an example of a
B. Article 1318 principal contract?
C. Article 1319 A. mortgage
D. Article 1320 B. sale
C. warranty
 Common law crimes are recognized in D. pledge
__________.
A. the United States  The term ‘amicus curiae’ literally means
B. England ______________.
C. the Philippines A. friend of court
D. both A and B B. friend of lawyer
E. both B and C C. friend of judge
D. friend of law
 All properties of the State that are devoted or
intended for some public service is part of the
public dominion, and cannot be used
indiscriminately by anyone but only by
____________.
A. the members of the Cabinet
B. the President and his/her family
members
C. the justices of the Supreme Court
D. those who are authorized by proper
authority

 The right to enter into lawful contracts constitutes

one of the liberties of the people of the State. If
that right be struck down or arbitrarily interfered