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Official Practice Test & Detailed Solution Key · Author: Joseph Yap, Civil Service Review Specialist

Question 1 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Preamble & Sovereignty))
According to Article II, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution, the Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Where does sovereignty reside and from whom does all government authority emanate?
  1. In the President as Commander-in-Chief
  2. In the sovereign Filipino people
  3. In the Congress of the Philippines
  4. In the Constitution itself
Question 2 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Bill of Rights - Search Warrants))
Under Article III, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution, search warrants or warrants of arrest may be issued only upon probable cause to be determined personally by:
  1. The Secretary of Justice
  2. The Chief of the Philippine National Police
  3. The Judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and witnesses
  4. The Provincial or City Prosecutor
Question 3 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Exclusionary Rule))
Any evidence obtained in violation of the constitutional right against unreasonable searches and seizures or privacy of communication is admissible:
  1. In criminal proceedings only
  2. If approved by the Department of Justice
  3. For any purpose in any proceeding (Inadmissible / Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
  4. If the arresting officer acted in good faith
Question 4 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Right to Bail))
Under the Bill of Rights, all persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall before conviction be bailable. The right to bail:
  1. Shall be suspended when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended
  2. Shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended
  3. Is discretionary on the part of the investigating police officer
  4. Applies only to first-time administrative offenders
Question 5 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Ex Post Facto Law))
Article III, Section 22 explicitly states: 'No _____ or bill of attainder shall be enacted.'
  1. ex post facto law
  2. writ of certiorari
  3. injunction
  4. statute of limitations
Question 6 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Legislative Branch - Qualifications))
What is the minimum age requirement prescribed by the Constitution to be elected as a Member of the Senate of the Philippines on the day of the election?
  1. 25 years old
  2. 30 years old
  3. 35 years old
  4. 40 years old
Question 7 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Executive Branch - Term Limits))
Under Article VII, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution, what is the term of office of the President of the Philippines, and is the President eligible for any reelection?
  1. Four years; eligible for one reelection
  2. Six years; eligible for one reelection after a hiatus
  3. Six years; not eligible for any reelection
  4. Five years; eligible for indefinite reelection
Question 8 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Executive - Martial Law Limits))
In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, the President may suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines under martial law for a period not exceeding:
  1. 30 days
  2. 60 days
  3. 90 days
  4. 180 days
Question 9 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Judiciary - Judicial Review))
The power of Judicial Review vested in the Supreme Court and lower courts includes the duty to determine whether or not there has been a:
  1. Deficit in national taxation collection
  2. Grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government
  3. Failure of foreign diplomatic negotiations
  4. Violation of administrative office dress codes
Question 10 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Constitutional Commissions - Independence))
Which of the following bodies is NOT one of the three independent Constitutional Commissions established under Article IX of the 1987 Constitution?
  1. Civil Service Commission (CSC)
  2. Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
  3. Commission on Audit (COA)
  4. Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
Question 11 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Civil Service - Scope))
According to Article IX-B, Section 2(1), the civil service embraces:
  1. National government departments only
  2. All branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities, and agencies of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations with original charters
  3. Only career plantilha personnel in local government units
  4. Elected legislative officials and their confidential staff
Question 12 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Civil Service - Partisan Politics))
Article IX-B, Section 2(4) explicitly prohibits career civil service officers and employees from:
  1. Joining registered labor unions
  2. Voting in national or local elections
  3. Engaging, directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political campaign
  4. Filing grievances against agency heads
Question 13 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Accountability - Public Trust))
Article XI, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution declares: 'Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and lead _____.'
  1. affluent lives
  2. comfortable lives
  3. modest lives
  4. prestigious lives
Question 14 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Impeachment - Sole Court))
Under Article XI, Section 3(6), which constitutional body has the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment?
  1. The Supreme Court
  2. The House of Representatives
  3. The Senate
  4. The Sandiganbayan
Question 15 (General Information · 1987 Constitution (Office of the Ombudsman))
Known as the 'Protectors of the People', the Ombudsman and his Deputies are mandated to act promptly on complaints filed in any form or manner against public officials. The Ombudsman is also known as the:
  1. Tanodbayan
  2. Sandiganbayan
  3. Fiscal General
  4. Solicitor General

Answer Key & Rationalizations

Item 1: B — In the sovereign Filipino people
Explanation: Article II, Section 1: 'The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.'
Item 2: C — The Judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and witnesses
Explanation: Article III, Section 2 provides that no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce.
Item 3: C — For any purpose in any proceeding (Inadmissible / Fruit of the Poisonous Tree)
Explanation: Article III, Section 3(2) (The Exclusionary Rule): Any evidence obtained in violation of Section 2 or Section 3 shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding. In jurisprudence, this is known as the 'fruit of the poisonous tree' doctrine.
Item 4: B — Shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended
Explanation: Article III, Section 13: 'The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required.'
Item 5: A — ex post facto law
Explanation: Article III, Section 22 provides that no ex post facto law or bill of attainder shall be enacted. An ex post facto law is one that criminalizes an act that was innocent when committed, or aggravates a crime.
Item 6: C — 35 years old
Explanation: Article VI, Section 3: No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, and, on the day of the election, is at least thirty-five (35) years of age, able to read and write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.
Item 7: C — Six years; not eligible for any reelection
Explanation: Article VII, Section 4: 'The President shall not be eligible for any reelection. No person who has succeeded as President and has served as such for more than four years shall be qualified for election to the same office at any time.'
Item 8: B — 60 days
Explanation: Article VII, Section 18: The President may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus or place the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law. Congress may revoke or extend such proclamation.
Item 9: B — Grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government
Explanation: Article VIII, Section 1, paragraph 2 (The Expanded Jurisdiction / Judicial Review): Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government.
Item 10: D — Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
Explanation: Article IX-A, Section 1 provides: 'The Constitutional Commissions, which shall be independent, are the Civil Service Commission, the Commission on Elections, and the Commission on Audit.' The Commission on Human Rights is an independent constitutional office created under Article XIII (Social Justice), not an Article IX Constitutional Commission.
Item 11: B — All branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities, and agencies of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations with original charters
Explanation: Article IX-B, Section 2(1): 'The civil service embraces all branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities, and agencies of the Government, including government-owned or controlled corporations with original charters.'
Item 12: C — Engaging, directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political campaign
Explanation: Article IX-B, Section 2(4): 'No officer or employee in the civil service shall engage, directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political campaign.' (They retain the fundamental right to cast their secret ballot).
Item 13: C — modest lives
Explanation: Article XI, Section 1 explicitly ends with the mandate that public officers and employees must 'lead modest lives'.
Item 14: C — The Senate
Explanation: The House of Representatives has the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment, but the Senate has the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment (requiring concurrence of two-thirds of all its Members to convict).
Item 15: A — Tanodbayan
Explanation: Article XI, Section 5: 'There is hereby created the independent Office of the Ombudsman, to be known as Tanodbayan.' The Sandiganbayan is the anti-graft court.
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