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Practice question: Residual Powers (EO 292, Book III, Title I, Ch. 7, Sec. 20)

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

As explained in Review Center Association, what source must support the other powers invoked under Section 20 of EO 292?
  1. A President's popularity rating.
  2. An agency's wish to expand its jurisdiction.
  3. A power vested in the President under law.
  4. The absence of public protest.
  5. A Cabinet member's personal policy preference.

Legal references

  • Executive Order No. 292, Book III, Title I, Chapter 7, Section 20, residual powers: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html
  • Review Center Association of the Philippines v. Ermita, G.R. No. 180046, April 2, 2009, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/49250

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