2015 Political Law Bar questions.

 
Total number of questions:
30 Questions including sub-questions

The Topics that asked in 2015 Political Law Bar exam are laid down as in the following order. 

1. Constitutionality of executive agreements. When will it require the concurrence of the senate
as in the case of treaty.
2. Constitutionality of a bill implementing the provisions of UNCLOS 
3 Definition of Territorial Sea
4 Definition of Contiguous zone
5 Definition of Exclusive Economic Zone.
6 Continental shelf. 
7   Application of prohibition against Dual appointment to Court Personnel. 

8 What is Facial Challenge ( appeared for the second time since 2014 political law bar exam) 

9 60-40 ownership requirement for corporations engaged in nationalized and partly nationalized
activities in the Philippines. 

10 Difference between Presidential authority to declare state rebellion and Presidential power to
declare state of national emergency.

11 Limitations to the Pardoning power of the President.

12. Whether the suspension of a Senator during the pendency of his case for plunder under
Plunder Law violative of separation pf powers. 

13. Doctrine of Qualified political agency ( Second appearance since 2014 political law bar
exams) 

14. Constitutionality of an executive order withholding information from the congress' power to
conduct inquiries on aid of legislation.
15. Rule of exhaustion of administrative remedies. 
16. Concept of Expanded Judicial Review. 
17. Difference betwee Supreme Court's rule making power and Judicial Legislation. 
18. Concept of Jus Sanguinis. 
19. Necessity of plebiscite for reapportion of district under a law. 
20. Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules on pleadings, practice, and procedure. 
21. Constitutionality of extension of another ad interim appointment to the appointee.
22. Rule on succession in case of permanent vacancy in the Mayor's position. 
23. Difference between petitions filed under section 68 and under section 78 of the Omnibus
Election Code. 
24. The 3 levels of test applied in equal protection cases. 
25. Rational Test as applied to equal protection cases. 
26. Rule as whether silence constitutes consent to a warrantless search. 
27. Rule as to whether the sale of hydroelectric facility to a Foreing company constitutes
utilization of natural resources of the Philippines. 
28. Validity of the Provincial Governor's act of exercising emergency powers and calling up
powers. 
29. Question pertaining to Political Parties that fields candidates in legislative districts and their
parcticipation in  party-list system through a sectora wing. 
30. Constitutionality of the appointment of CSC Chairperson as ex-officio member in other
government offices.