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Practice question: Original and Appellate

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Practice question

Which best describes original jurisdiction?
  1. Authority to review every administrative memorandum.
  2. Authority to take cognizance of a case in the first instance.
  3. Authority available only to municipal courts.
  4. Authority that always depends on a prior appeal.
  5. Authority created solely by the parties' preference.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — Article VIII, Section 5(1)–(2).

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