2024 Higher Education Learning Solutions Catalog

STUDENT’S MANUAL ON THE CONSTITUTION

Section 3 Compensation of members of Constitutional Commissions, 195. Section 4 Appointment and removal of officials and employees, 196. Section 5 Fiscal autonomy, 196. Section 6 Rules of procedure, 196. Section 7 Rendition of decision and judicial review, 197. Section 8 Additional functions under the law, 197. B. THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Section 1 (1) Composition of the Commission, 198; (2) Reasons for creation of the Commission, 198; (3) Qualifications of members, 198; (4) Appointment and terms of office, 199. Section 2 (1) Meaning and scope of Civil Service, 200; (2) Purpose and importance of the Civil Service System, 200; (3) Constitutional classification of positions in the Civil Service, 200; (4) The spoils system of appointment, 201; (5) The merit system of appointment, 202; (6) Security of tenure in the Civil Service, 203; (7) Ban on political activity, 203; (8) Right of government employees to self-organization/ to strike, 204; (9) Protection of temporary employees, 204. Section 3 Powers and functions of the Commission, 205. Section 4 Oath to defend and support the Constitution, 206. Section 5 Standardization of compensation, 206. Section 6 Ineligibility for appointment of defeated candidate in an election, 207.

Section 7 (1) Ineligibility for appointment of elective officials, 207; (2) Prohibition against holding more than one (1) position by appointive officials, 208. Section 8 (1) Prohibition against additional, double, or indirect compensation, 208; (2) Prohibition against accepting present, etc., from foreign state, 209. C. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS Section 1 (1) Composition of the Commission, 210; (2) Qualifications of members, 210; (3) Appointment and terms of office, 210; (4) Purpose of the Commission, 211. Section 2 Powers and functions of the Commission, 212. Section 3 Hearing and disposition of election cases, 215. Section 4 Regulation of public utilities and media, 215. Section 5 (1) Pardon, amnesty, etc., for violations of election laws, 216; (2) Meaning of parole, 216; (3) Meaning of suspension of sentence, 216. Section 6 (1) Meaning of political party, 216; (2) Importance of political parties, 217; (3) Multi-party system, 218; (4) Two (2)-party system, 219. Section 7 Party-list system, 219. Section 8 Membership of political parties in registration boards, etc., 220. Section 9 (1) Election period, 221; (2) Campaign period, 221. Section 10 Protection against harassment and discrimination, 221. Section 11 Automatic release of appropriations, 222.

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