Political Law, 2011 Bar — Question 46

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Congress passed a bill appropriating P50 million in assistance to locally based television stations subject to the condition that the amount would be available only in places where commercial national television stations do not operate. The President approved the appropriation but vetoed the condition. Was the veto valid? (A) Yes, since the vetoed condition may be separated from the item. (B) Yes, the President’s veto power is absolute. (C) No, since the veto amounted to a suppression of the freedom to communicate through television. (D) No, since the approval of the item carried with it the approval of the condition attached to it.

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