ANSWER KEY Admin Law Pre Finals Exam
ANSWER KEY Admin Law Pre Finals Exam
ANSWER KEY Admin Law Pre Finals Exam
NAME: ______________________________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTIONS: True or False (30 points). In the spaces provided, write “True” if the statement is true; or
“False” if the statement is false.
FALSE 1. Under the Doctrine of Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies, a person who has claims under
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) should first seek the assistance of the
regular courts.
TRUE 2. Decentralization of administration is the delegation of administrative powers to the local
government unit in order to broaden the base of governmental powers.
TRUE 3. The automatic release of the local government units’ shares in the national internal revenue is
a fundamental aspect of local fiscal autonomy.
FALSE 4. The President of the Philippines has no power to set aside the action of the cabinet secretaries.
TRUE 5. As to local government units, the President only has the power of general supervision.
FALSE 6. The exercise of police power by local government units has no limitation other than the
condition that the ordinance shall be for the health and safety of the inhabitants.
TRUE 7. The power to issue licenses and permits include the power to revoke, withdraw, or restrict
through the imposition of certain conditions.
TRUE 8. The People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide
citizen's complaints or cases filed before it against erring officers and members of the
Philippine National Police (PNP).
FALSE 9. The jurisdiction of PLEB extends to criminal cases involving PNP members.
FALSE 10. The right to expropriate private property for public use is an inherent power of local
government units.
FALSE 11. An expropriation of private property may be authorized by a mere resolution of the
Sanggunian.
TRUE 12. The Solicitor General is the lawyer of the government, its agencies and officials.
TRUE 13. The jurisdiction of the Ombudsman even includes complaints against public officials that are
not service-connected or office-related.
FALSE 14. If only a few people would actually benefit from the expropriation of property, this
automatically means that the public use requirement is not satisfied.
TRUE 15. In determining just compensation, the measure is not the taker's gain but the owner's loss.
FALSE 16. The power to discipline members of the judiciary belongs to the Office of the Special
Prosecutor.
FALSE 17. The Commission on Audit has the exclusive power to examine, audit, and settle accounts
involving funds and property owned or held in trust by the Government.
TRUE 18. “Public use” in expropriation proceedings now includes the broader notion of indirect public
benefit or advantage.
TRUE 19. Uniformity of taxation merely requires that all subjects or objects of taxation, similarly situated,
are to be treated alike both in privileges and liabilities.
TRUE 20. Each local government unit shall, as far as practicable, evolve a progressive system of taxation.
FALSE 21. The fact that a private corporation is impressed with public interest automatically makes the
entity a public corporation.
TRUE 22. A municipal corporation has dual functions – public or governmental and private or
proprietary.
FALSE 23. A new city may be created by an ordinance passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
TRUE 24. Ordinances with penal sanctions must be published for its effectivity.
TRUE 25. An ordinance levying taxes, fees, or charges shall not be enacted without any prior public
hearing conducted for the purpose.
FALSE 26. It is the Local Chief Executive who has the power to determine questions on the legality and
constitutionality of tax ordinances or revenue measures.
TRUE 27. In the case of permanent closure of local roads, such ordinance must be approved by at least
2/3 of all members of the Sanggunian.
TRUE 28. The presiding officer in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is the Vice-Governor.
FALSE 29. The Sanggunian has the power to subpoena and hold persons in contempt.
FALSE 30. Two (2) Sanggunian sessions may be held in one day.