Practice question
A complaint asserts that a Cabinet secretary can be removed only by impeachment because he holds high office. Is the claimed exclusive removal route supported by Article XI, section 2?
- No; Cabinet secretaries are not among its enumerated impeachable officers and are subject to removal as provided by law.
- Yes; every public official is impeachable.
- Yes; all presidential appointees are listed.
- Yes; rank alone replaces the constitutional list.
- Yes; the secretary may personally select impeachment as the sole route.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XI, sections 2 and 3(6)–(7), https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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