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Practice question: Qualifications, Election, and Term of the President and the Vice President

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Practice question

Two candidates tie for the highest number of presidential votes. Congress proposes choosing between them through one pooled vote of its entire membership. Explain the constitutional choosing procedure and why the ordinary direct-election rule does not make the tie provision disappear.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 2, 3 and 4: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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