Questions: Bill of Rights Sec. 1 Does the due process clause always require trial-type proceedings?

What is the essence of due process? What is life as protected by the due process clause of the Constitution? What does life means more than mere animal existence? What is liberty in contemplation of the Constitution? What is property? Who are protected by the due process clause? What is the standard to be applied in a given case in order to comply with the due process clause? What are the requisites of procedural due process as applied in judicial proceedings? Who are protected by the equal protection clause? What is purpose of the equal protection guaranty? Questions: Bill of Rights Sec. 2 What is the measure in determining whether a search or seizure is reasonable or not? Who are entitled to the protection against unreasonable search and seizure? What is a warrant of arrest? Search? When is a warrantless arrest lawful? What kind of property may be seized? What are the requisites of a valid warrant? What is probable cause? When may a warrantless search or seizure be made validly? Sec. 3 What is the extent of the freedom of correspondence? What are the modes of conveying ones thought? Are illegally secured evidences admissible in court? When may the privacy of communication and correspondence be validly violated? Questions: Bill of Rights Sec. 4 What is speech to man? What are not permitted in the exercise of freedom of expression? What is the scope of the freedom of expression clause of the Constitution? What is the purpose of the freedom of expression clause of the Constitution? What are the two important components that the

freedom of expression carries? What is prior restraint as anathematic to the freedom of expression clause? Explain subsequent punishment as a curtailment of the freedom of expression. What are the standards that may be used in judging whether the author of a publication or speech or writing may be made liable? What is the nature and basis of the peoples right to assembly and petition the government of their grievances? Questions: Bill of Rights Sec. 5 What is Religion? What is religious freedom? What is the guaranty of the freedom of religion clause? What is the nature and extent of religious freedom? What are the two aspects of religious freedom? What is meant by no establishment of religion clause of the Constitution? What are the acts prohibited under the guaranty of religious freedom? Sec. 6 What is meant by abode and the right to travel? Sec. 7 What is the basis of the peoples right to information? What is the nature of the peoples right to information? What is the meaning of public concern? Questions: Bill of Rights Is the right to information absolute? What are excluded from the privilege? Sec. 8 Is man by nature a loner? What is the purpose of the right to form associations? What is the extent of the right to form associations? Sec. 9 What are the three stately powers of the government? What is the capital purpose of the three stately powers? What are the three powers common denominator/differences? Characterize Police Power What is the basis of Police Power? What and who are subject to Police Power? Who may exercise Police Power? Who may exercise the power of Eminent Domain?

What property may be expropriated? Questions: Bill of Rights What is meant by public use? May church properties be expropriated without assaulting the Doctrine of Separation of Church and State? When is there compensable taking? What is just compensation? What is meant by Taxes . . . . . lifeblood of the government? What is Taxation? What is the basis of the power to tax? Who may exercise the Power to Tax? What is meant by public purpose? Sec. 10 What is a contract? Can lawful contracts be altered by the government? What is the purpose of the non-impairment of contract clause? What contracts are protected by the non-impairment clause? When is there an impairment of contract? Questions: Bill of Rights When may a contract, notwithstanding its validity, be impaired? Sec. 11 What are the privileges expanded in Sec. 11? Sec. 12 When did the Miranda Doctrine came into Philippine jurisdiction? May all the rights under Sec. 12 be waived? When does the right to counsel start? What is the rationale behind the right to counsel? What is meant by custodial investigation? Sec. 13 What is bail? What is the purpose of the bail? May the right to bail be exercised even if the writ of When is an accused entitled to bail as a matter of right? When is bail a matter of discretion? May a person who is charged with an offense punishable by reclusion perpetua and where evidence of guilt is strong be totally denied the right to bail? Is the right to bail available to military personnel who are deprived of their liberty or are otherwise in the custody of the law?

Sec. 14 What does the due process in Section 14 mean? Enumerate the rights accorded to an accused before, during and after trial? How can the constitutional presumption of innocence be overcome? What is the basis of the right to be presumed innocent? How may the presumption of innocence be overcome in criminal cases? Can the accused defend himself personally? Questions: Bill of Rights What rights of the accused may be invoke to speed up the disposition of his case? What is meant by speedy trial? What is the test in determining whether there is a violation of the right to speedy trial? Is the right to speedy trial available only in criminal proceedings? What remedies are available to a person whose right to speedy trial is violated? What is the meaning and extent of public trial? When may the public be excluded from the courtroom without violating the right of the accused to a public trial? What are the two-fold purposes of the right of confrontation as applied to criminal proceedings? Is the right to confrontation available in preliminary investigation? May the right to cross-examine be waived? What is the scope of cross-examination? Will an accused be helpless to secure the attendance of witnesses in his behalf and to obtain evidence favorable to him which are in the possession of third persons? Questions: Bill of Rights What is the purpose of the right of the accused to compulsory process? What is the purpose of the trial in absentia? What are the requisites of trial in absentia? Sec. 15 What is habeas corpus? What is the primary function of the writ of habeas corpus? What then is habeas corpus? Who is empowered to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and on what grounds? To whom is the privilege addressed? What are the limitations on the Presidents power to

suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus? Sec. 16 Is the right to speedy trial quantifiable? What is the difference between speedy trial in Sec. 14(2) and speedy disposition of cases in Sec. 16? Questions: Bill of Rights What is meant by speedy disposition of cases as employed in Sec. 16? Sec. 17 What is the basis of the right against selfincrimination? Why was the right against self-incrimination adopted in the country? Where did the right against self-incrimination originated? From what grounds is the right against selfincrimination established? What is self-incrimination? What is the purpose of the privilege? Is the privilege available only in criminal proceedings? What does the word compulsion as used in the privilege connote? Questions: Bill of Rights Sec. 18 Can the government arrest and detain the illimitable existing only in thoughts? What is meant by involuntary servitude? What is the nature and purpose of the prohibition? When may involuntary servitude be permissible? Sec. 19 When is a punishment said to be cruel? Sec. 20 Who transported the provision in this jurisdiction? What is debt as employed in the Constitution? What is a poll tax? Sec. 21 Is double jeopardy applicable to administrative cases? What is double jeopardy? its purpose? Questions: Bill of Rights How is double jeopardy expressed? What are the requisites for the valid interposition of double jeopardy? When is an information or complaint sufficient? What are the tests in determining when double jeopardy attaches? Sec. 22 What is an ex post facto law? What are the characteristics of an ex post facto law?

What is the purpose of enjoining Congress not to enact a bill of attainder?