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Constitutional Institutions, Local Autonomy and BARMM

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  1. What is the primary statute that decentralized administrative authority to local government units across the Philippines in 1991?
  2. What historic Supreme Court ruling in 2018 affirmed that the local government share of national taxes includes all national taxes, not just internal revenue collections?
  3. What is the basic political unit of government in the Philippines, serving as the primary planning and implementing unit of government programs?
  4. What is the primary function of the Katarungang Pambarangay, the Barangay Justice System?
  5. What autonomous entity was established in 2019 to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao following the ratification of RA 11054?
  6. What is the unique governmental structure of BARMM within the unitary Republic of the Philippines?
  7. Under the party-list system act (RA 7941), what percentage of the total seats in the House of Representatives is reserved for party-list representatives?
  8. Under Article VIII, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution, what expanded power allows Philippine courts to determine whether any branch of government committed grave abuse of discretion?
  9. What is the maximum number of consecutive terms an elected local official (such as a Mayor or Governor) may serve under the 1987 Constitution?
  10. Which constitutional body is responsible for screening and recommending nominees to judicial vacancies in the Supreme Court and lower courts for presidential appointment?
  11. Under Article XI, Section 16, which special court has exclusive original jurisdiction over criminal offenses involving graft and corrupt practices committed by public officers?
  12. Under the constitutional line of presidential succession, who assumes the presidency if both the President and Vice President die, resign, or are removed?
  13. What proportion of votes in both the Senate and the House of Representatives is required to override a presidential veto of a legislative bill?
  14. Which independent constitutional commission is mandated to ensure that elections, plebiscites, initiatives, and referendums are free, orderly, honest, and credible?
  15. What is the primary anti-political dynasty reform instituted in the Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act of 2015 (RA 10742)?
  16. What is the minimum population requirement for a municipality or cluster of barangays to be converted into a component city under the Local Government Code?
  17. Which constitutional provision guarantees that no public officer in the career civil service can be removed or suspended without legal cause?
  18. What award program established under Republic Act No. 11292 recognizes local government units that exhibit exemplary transparency, fiscal management, and disaster readiness?
  19. What is the function of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) and House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET)?
  20. Under Republic Act No. 6735, what legal mechanism allows registered voters to directly propose, amend, or reject national statutes or municipal ordinances?
  21. How is an elected local government official removed from office by the voting electorate prior to the end of their term due to loss of confidence?
  22. What is the maximum number of years a Senator of the Philippines may serve consecutively under Article VI, Section 4?
  23. Which constitutional commission has the exclusive authority to define the scope of its audit examinations and disallow irregular, unnecessary, or unconscionable expenditures?
  24. What requirement must an international treaty or agreement satisfy to be valid and effective in the Philippines under Article VII, Section 21?
  25. Under the 1987 Constitution, what is the composition of the Commission on Appointments?

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