Exam type

● True or False (10 items)

● MCQ (15 items)
● Identification (12 items 2pts each)

True or False
● Jurisdiction of different courts (i.e does the RTC have original jurisdiction over all actions
wherein the subject matter is not capable of pecuniary estimation - true)
● Understand the Codal provisions (sometimes they copy paste the provision and just
change one word such as sec 1 art 8)
● Know the nuances of stare decisis, law of the case and res judicata (i.e Law of the case
provides that an appellate court’s determination on a legal issue is binding on both the
trial court on remand and on the appellate court on a subsequent appeal given the same
case and substantially the same facts - true)
● Constitutional powers of congress
○ Inquiries in aid of legislation
○ When does their law making power end in regard to bills of appropriation
● Immunity from suit (i.e presidential immunity from suit bars the president from initiating
any suit - no, as per Soliven v Makasiar)
● Define jurisdiction

MCQ
● Application of issue spotting
● Hierarchy of courts (i.e is an appeal from the municipal trial court to the metropolitan trial
court a correct example of hierarchy of courts - no)
● JBC (membership, power, and who has oversight over JBC - it's not the president)
● Application of Judicial Review (i.e evaluate which among the choices is an exercise of
judicial review - they'll give you a list of actions which you'll have to evaluate)
● Promulgating laws which define rights and jurisdiction of courts in relation to judicial
review (i.e what does congress have to do in order for judicial review to work properly)
● Application of stare decisis, case law, etc (if A files a criminal suit against B, and later on
files a case for damages what principle of law enables/allows A’s action? Civil Law under
Torts and damages)
● Impeachment proceedings (members, powers, who heads the proceeding - varies based
on the official being impeached; it’s not always the chief justice)
● Lawyer client relation
● Example of impropriety as a lawyer (Gregory Ong in the Kilosbayan case)

Identification
● Parts of a case - enumerate all 6. (Makes sure you know the parts of a statute too, and
sources of IL)
● In case, which part discusses how the law was applied to the facts? - ratio
● Theories of international law dualist, monism, etc
 ● Parts of the dispositive portion for civil cases - there are 3

NOTE: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR READING THE
ORIGINALS. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE ORIGINALS, THEN DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
ON THIS AID AND GO READ THE ORIGINALS.