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Practice question: General Executive and Administrative Powers

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

Does describing an issuance as an “administrative order” by itself establish that its substance is within executive administrative authority?
  1. Yes; its title is conclusive in every case.
  2. No; its actual substance and legal basis must still be examined.
  3. Yes; labels automatically override constitutional limits.
  4. Yes; every order bearing that title is an Act of Congress.
  5. No; no administrative order can ever be lawful.

Legal references

  • Ople v. Torres, G.R. No. 127685, July 23, 1998, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/36082

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