Practice question
Which statement about a dispute involving elected officials is correct?
- It is necessarily a nonjusticiable political question
- It is judicial only if the officials agree to review
- Its legal character depends on the issue and governing constitutional limits, not merely the officials' elected status
- It can never involve enforceable rights
- It must always be decided through a referendum
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 1: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Tañada v. Cuenco, G.R. No. L-10520, February 28, 1957, main opinion on political versus legal questions: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1957/feb1957/gr_l-10520_1957.html
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