BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

1ST SEMESTER, S.Y. 2019-2020

MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS IN
INTRODUCTION TO LAW
ATTY. MICHAEL ARTHUR SANTIAGO

NAME: ______________________________ STUDENT NO.: ______________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Follow the instructions for each type of

test. Write legibly and NO ERASURES. Erasures and indecipherable
answers will not garner any points.

I. TRUE OR FALSE: Write False in the space provided if the

statement is TRUE; write True in the space provided if the
statement is FALSE. (2 points each)

___________1. Naturalized Filipinos cannot be admitted to the Bar in

the Philippines.
___________2. A person who is exactly 15 years old at the time of the
commission of a criminal offense is absolutely exempted from criminal
liability.

___________3. There must be lack of sufficient provocation on the part

of the relative and the perpetrator in order for defense of relatives to
be applicable.
___________4. Relationship is mitigating in crimes against chastity.
___________5. A bar aspirant may only take the Bar Examinations up
to Five (5) times in his lifetime.
___________6. A law may take effect even if it is not published.
___________7. Felonies are those crimes committed under special
penal laws.
___________8. A lawyer is required to be a member of the Integrated
Bar of the Philippines.
___________9. The Legislative can enact a law lowering the passing
rate for the Bar Examinations.
___________10. There are a total of 10 bar subjects that comprise the
coverage of the Bar Examinations.

II. ENUMERATIONS. Provide the necessary information at the

back of the 1st page of your examination paper. (1 point each)

A. Five mitigating circumstances

B. Five Aggravating circumstances
C. Duties of a lawyer under the Code of Professional Responsibility
D. Bar Subjects covered in the Bar Examinations
E. Relatives as contemplated under Article 11 par. 2 of the Revised
Penal Code
F. Characteristics of Criminal Law
III. LAWYER’S OATH. Write the Lawyer’s Oath at the back of the
2nd page of your examination paper. (10 points)

IV. ESSAY. Provide the answers for the questions provided.

INCLUDE YOUR LEGAL BASIS IN YOUR ANSWERS. Write
your answer in the space below. If the space below is
insufficient, write your answers at the back of the 2 nd page of
your examination, below your answer to Exam No. III. (5 points
each)

a. May a person be charged with conspiracy to commit Murder?

Explain.

b. Can an American citizen who committed theft in the Philippines

be charged and convicted here in the Philippines? Explain.

c. Is an unborn child entitled to support of whatever nature from

his father? Explain.

d. Can a Filipino citizen who obtained divorce outside of the

Philippines be capacitated to re-marry in the Philippines?
Explain.

e. Can a Filipino Citizen who obtained gender re-assignment be

allowed to change his/her gender in his Birth Certificate in the
Philippines? Explain.

f. May a criminal action for bigamy be suspended if a civil action

for declaration of nullity of the second marriage was filed
earlier? Explain.
 V. What are impossible crimes? What are the requisites for
impossible crimes? Write your answer in the space below. (10
points)

BONUS NO. 1: What is the full name, including middle name, of your
Lecturer in Introduction to Law? Write your answer in the space
provided. (5 points)

BONUS NO. 2: Write a joke. Your bonus points would depend on how
much your joke would make your Lecturer laugh. Yung nakakatawa
please….please lang. (up to 10 points)

There is no such thing as failure, only delayed success. Kung hindi

ka man papalarin ngayon, meron pang next sem, and the next, and the
next, and the next………….

-A Wise Philosopher