Practice question
A statute directs an executive department to issue benefits to applicants meeting specified conditions. The President dislikes the policy and directs permanent nonimplementation solely on that ground. No constitutional defect or lawful statutory discretion to withhold benefits is asserted. Which duty is implicated?
- The power to pardon applicants
- The right to rewrite the benefit conditions by speech
- The power to decide private ownership disputes
- The duty to ensure faithful execution of the statute
- The power to eliminate judicial review
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 1 and 17: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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