Practice question
The President validly declares martial law during actual rebellion requiring public-safety measures. A regional commander then orders Congress closed, civil courts shut despite their ability to function, and every constitutional right suspended until hostilities end. The commander argues that a valid factual basis for martial law validates all these consequences. Which is best?
- Every listed order follows automatically from martial law
- Validity of the declaration does not eliminate the express constitutional limits on its effects
- A valid rebellion finding converts the military into Congress
- The Constitution operates only when the commander permits it
- Closing courts cures any due-process concern
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 18: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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