The 2013 Bar Questions in Political Law for the first Sunday of the Bar appear to be very reasonable.

hope this trend

continues in the re!ainin" # sub$ects.
The %uestionnaire consists of 1& pa"es with 12 essay %uestions ' 20 ()Q*s. +ustice Brion did not "ive us hard copies but
only flashed the! on screen. ,ere is a brea-down of the topics covered based on !y notes.
/SS01 Questions.
1. !!unity fro! suit invo-ed by the Bureau of )usto!s2
2. )onfir!ation by the )o!!ission of 0ppoint!ents of the appoint!ent of actin" secretaries while )on"ress is in session2
3. 3alidity of a conviction based on e4tra5$udicial confession of an accused who was assisted only by a city attorney2
6. )onstitutionality of a law providin" for a trial by $ury for those char"ed with offenses punishable with reclusion perpetua2
&. 7rounds for i!peach!ent of the President for enterin" into an e4ecutive a"ree!ent with the 8S 0!bassador allowin" the
8S 9avy to the for!er Subic Base for free2
:. 0 law to co!ply with the 89)L;S is bein" challen"ed for disre"ardin" the Treaty of Paris ' for e4cludin" the <alayaan '
Scarborou"h "roup of islands fro! the Philippine territory2
#. 3alidity of the conviction of an accused on the "round of ad!ission by silence for failin" to testify in his defense2
=. Law school*s denial of ad!ission of a 3rd year law student after failin" in 3 !a$or sub$ects. The student ar"ues that his
hu!an ri"hts as well as his ri"ht to education have been violated2
>. Propriety of the ?rit of 0!paro as a re!edy for the disappearance of )onrad who is a -nown terrorist2
10. ?aiver of State !!unity of a @epublic of <afiristan after its 0!bassador entered into a !aintenance a"ree!ent with
)B( that contains a provision that the a"ree!ent shall be "overned by Philippine law2
11. (erit of the clai! of 9L@) )o!!issioner 0!orsolo durin" his interview by the +B) that he has the ran- of a $ustice of
the )ourt of 0ppeals2
12. Aisbar!ent co!plaint a"ainst a party5list representative for appearin" as counsel for e!ployees in labor cases.
()Q*S.
1. The e%ual protection clause is violated byBBB
2. ?hat is the best le"al advice to protect Bureau of )usto!s e!ployees fro! the President*s re!ar-sC
3. )onstitutionality of a law re%uirin" candidates to post a bond e%uivalent to their 1 year salary which shall be forfeited in
case they fail to receive at least 10D of the votes.
6. Le"al effects of )+ decisions.
&. 8nder the 89)L;SE the //F refers toBBB
:. 0 child born under either the 1>#3 or 1>=# )onstitutions whose father or !other is a citiGen of the Philippines at the ti!e
of his birth isBBB
#. ?ho has control of the e4penditure of public fundsC
=. (ay the power of cities to raise revenues be li!ited by an e4ecutive order of the PresidentC
>. The )onstitutional provision that any !e!ber who too- no partE or who inhibitedE or who dissented !ust e4plain applies
toBBB
10. )hoose the least accurate state!ent about the independence "uaranteed by the )onstitution to constitutional bodiesC
11. 0ction re"ardin" re%uest letter of prosecutors in i!peach!ent case of +ustice Quintin to allow the! to e4a!ine the
records of a pendin" case in the Supre!e )ourt.
12. (r. Sinco was awarded &0 !illion in a da!a"e suit a"ainst the "overn!ent. ?hat*s his re!edy to satisfy the $ud"!entC
13. ?hich of the followin" )onstitutional provisions does not confer enforceable ri"hts but only "uidelines for le"islative '
e4ecutive actionsC
16. /4ecutive a"ree!ent entered into by the President for the supply of ani!al feeds.
1&. The separation of )hurch ' State is !ost clearly violated whenBBB
1:. 0fter Patricio was ousted by the ,@/T fro! )on"ressE he !ay still be appointed by the President within a year inBBB
1#. )onstitutionality of a bill increasin" e4cise ta4es on tobacco.
1=. Senate concurrence on Treaties.
1>. )andida was char"ed with i!!orality for havin" an illicit affair but invo-ed reli"ious freedo!E what principle shall be
used to reconcileBBB
20. ?hat*s the status of )arlos as a )on"ress!an on his 3rd ter! after he was dis%ualified after the ad$ourn!ent of
)on"ressC