NAME:_________________________________ Central Philippine University Quiz No. 4 Statutory Construction College of Law J.D. Degree July 22, 2012 _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____ I. Classify the following Aids to Statutory Construction: (10) Choices: A. Intrinsic B. Extrinsic _______1. Head notes or Epigraphs _______2. Dictionaries _______3. Legislative history _______4. Explanatory Note _______5. State of the Nation Address _______6. Punctuation Marks _______7. Title _______8. Provisos, Exceptions _______9. Lingual Text _______10. Reports of Commission II. Important Concepts/Terms (5) Choices: A. Construction C. Legislative Intent E. Legislative Meaning B. Interpretation D. Legislative Purpose F. Legislative Spirit _______1. This is what the law, by its language means. _______2. The vital part of the law, the essence of the law. It is the spirit which gives rise to legislative enactment. _______3. The reason why a particular statute was enacted by the Legislature. _______4. The art of finding the true meaning and sense of any form of words in the statutes. _______5. The process of drawing warranted conclusions from the statute, discovering and expounding the meaning & intention of the authors. III. Legal Maxims: (5x2=10) A. Stare decisis D. Optimus interpres rerum usus B. Obiter dictum E. Ratihabitio mandato aequiparatur C. Ultra Vires F. Lex prospicit non respicit _______1. The law looks forward and not backward. _______2. Legislative ratification is equivalent to mandate. _______3. One should follow past precedents and should not disturb what has been settled. _______4. The best interpreter of law is usage. _______5. An opinion expressed by a court upon some question of law which is not necessary to the decision of the case before it. IV. Concept Testing: Classify whether the statement or principle presented is tenable or not. Explain your answer ( 5x 2=10)

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NAME:_________________________________

Central Philippine UniversityQuiz No. 4Statutory ConstructionCollege of Law J.D. DegreeJuly 22, 2012__________________________________________________________________________________________

I. Classify the following Aids to Statutory Construction: (10)Choices: A. Intrinsic B. Extrinsic

_______1. Head notes or Epigraphs_______2. Dictionaries_______3. Legislative history_______4. Explanatory Note_______5. State of the Nation Address_______6. Punctuation Marks_______7. Title_______8. Provisos, Exceptions_______9. Lingual Text_______10. Reports of Commission

II. Important Concepts/Terms (5)

Choices: A. ConstructionC. Legislative IntentE. Legislative Meaning B. InterpretationD. Legislative PurposeF. Legislative Spirit

_______1. This is what the law, by its language means._______2. The vital part of the law, the essence of the law. It is the spirit which gives rise to legislative enactment._______3. The reason why a particular statute was enacted by the Legislature._______4. The art of finding the true meaning and sense of any form of words in the statutes._______5. The process of drawing warranted conclusions from the statute, discovering and expounding the meaning & intention of the authors.

III. Legal Maxims: (5x2=10)

A. Stare decisisD. Optimus interpres rerum ususB. Obiter dictumE. Ratihabitio mandato aequiparatur C. Ultra ViresF. Lex prospicit non respicit_______1. The law looks forward and not backward._______2. Legislative ratification is equivalent to mandate._______3. One should follow past precedents and should not disturb what has been settled._______4. The best interpreter of law is usage._______5. An opinion expressed by a court upon some question of law which is not necessary to the decision of the case before it.

IV. Concept Testing: Classify whether the statement or principle presented is tenable or not. Explain your answer ( 5x 2=10)

Choices: A. Tenable B. Not Tenable_______1. There is a room for construction if the statute is not ambiguous._______2. If months are designated by their name, they shall be computed by number of days they respectively have._______3. Legislature can overrule judicial construction when it is against the Constitution._______4. The Revised Penal Code must be construed with English text governing its construction._______5. Opinion of Secretary of Justice is controlling among Administrative & Executive officials.X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------XAnnouncement: No quiz next meeting July 29. Recitation only based on Chapter 3.

ATTY. SALEX E. ALIBOGHA