Practice question
An adviser prepares one confirmation checklist for three presidential appointments: Civil Service Commission Chair, Ombudsman and a consul. All appointees meet their substantive qualifications. The adviser marks every appointment “no confirmation” because all are filled by the President. Which correction is constitutionally accurate?
- The CSC Chair and consul require the specified consent, while the Ombudsman’s appointment expressly requires no confirmation.
- All three require a plebiscite instead.
- Only the Ombudsman requires Commission on Appointments consent.
- The President’s signature necessarily eliminates every consent requirement.
- All three require approval of every Senator separately.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Section 16: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX-B, Section 1(2) and Article XI, Section 9: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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