Political Law Bar Exam Questions 2014 - MCQ

Political Law Bar Exam Questions 2014 - MCQ

1. Gerrymandering refers refers to the practice of: (1%) (A) creating or dividing congressional districts in a manner intended to favor a particular party or candidate (B) truancy as applied to Members of ongress () loa!ng among members of ongress (") coming up #ith guessing game #hen it comes to legislation ($) commandeering large chuns of the budget for favoured congressional districts &. 'he voidforvagueness voidforvagueness doctrine is a concept #hich means that: (1%) (A) if a la# is vague then it must be void (B) any la# #hich could not be understood by laymen is a nullity () if a la# is incomprehensible incomprehensible to ordinary people such that they do not really no# #hat is re*uired re*uired or prohibited then the la# must be struc do#n (") a government regulation that lacs clear standards is nonsensical and useless as a guide for human conduct ($) clarity in legal language is a mandate of due process. +. ongress may increase the appellate ,urisdiction of the -upreme ourt: (1%) (A) anytime it #ants (B) if re*uested by the -upreme ourt () upon recommendation of the resident resident (") only #ith the advice and concurrence concurrence of the -upreme ourt ($) #henever it deems it appropriate advisable or necessary /. 'he guarantee of freedom of e0pression e0pression signi!es: (1%) (A) absolute freedom to e0press oneself (B) freedom from prior restraint () right to freely spea on anything #ithout limitations (") the right of the government to regulate speech ($) the right of broadcast stations to air any program . 'he overbreadth doctrine posits that the government: (1%) (A) must no# the e0tent of its po#er (B) #hen it e0ercises e0ercises too much po#er it is lie someone #ith bad breath 2 it is not healthy to society () can enact la#s #hich can reach outside its borders lie lie long arm statues

(") the government is prohibited in banning unprotected speech if a substantial amount of protected speech is restrained or chilled in the process 3. 4nder the socalled doctrine of *uali!ed political agency (1%) (A) civil servants must !rst *ualify before they could be appointed to o5ce (B) all employees in the government are merely agents of the people () the acts of subordinates presumptively of those of the heads of o5ces disapproves them (") members of the abinet must have the absolute trust and con!dence of the resident 6. onstituent po#er refers to the authority (1%) (A) of public o5cials to command respect (B) given to ongress to enact police po#er measures () to propose constitutional amendments or revisions (") of the people to tae bac the po#er entrusted to those in government ($) of the resident to call out the armed forces to suppress la#less violence 7. 'he oneyearbar rule in impeachment proceedings is to be reconed from the time the (1%) (A) !rst impeachment complaint is !led (B) impeachment complaint is referred to the ommittee on  8ustice () 9ouse of epresentatives vote on the impeachment complaint (") 9ouse of epresentatives endorses the Articles of ;mpeachment to the -enate