Practice question
Which statement best reflects Marcos v. Manglapus on the general grant of executive power?
- Only powers individually listed in one constitutional sentence can exist
- The grant makes constitutional limits irrelevant
- The grant is not exhausted by individually enumerated powers, but remains constitutionally bounded
- The President may replace Congress whenever convenient
- Executive action is categorically beyond judicial scrutiny
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 1 and 17: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Marcos v. Manglapus, G.R. No. 88211, September 15, 1989, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1989/sep1989/gr_88211_1989.html
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