Direct Legislation – Initiative and Referendum (RA 6735)

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1. Which description identifies initiative on statutes under RA 6735?
2. What is a referendum on statutes as defined by RA 6735?
3. Under RA 6735, which body calls and supervises a national initiative or referendum after the statutory requirements are…
4. A petition for national statutory initiative has signatures equal to ten percent of all registered voters nationwide, b…
5. Residents use a municipal initiative to propose repeal of a national statute, conceding that the municipality’s sanggun…
6. A national statutory initiative petition combines an unrelated amendment of the tax code with an unrelated licensing ru…
7. A local initiative proposition is approved by a majority of votes cast. It nevertheless conflicts with the Constitution…
8. Distinguish initiative on statutes from referendum on statutes under RA 6735. Give the central purpose of each without …
9. Explain the two signature thresholds that a petition for national statutory initiative must meet under RA 6735, Section…
10. A municipal initiative’s proponents argue that direct popular sovereignty allows them to enact any measure, including o…
11. What does RA 6735 call a people’s proposition sent to Congress or a local legislative body for action rather than enact…
12. Under RA 6735, Section 12, to which court may a COMELEC finding of petition sufficiency or insufficiency be appealed wi…