1935: THE COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION

Question 1

1935:

Answer 1

THE COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION

Question 2

THE COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION

Answer 2

1935

Question 2

• _________________- was the administrative body that governed the Philippines from ______________, aside from a period of exile in the _____________ when Japan occupied the country.

Answer 2

The Commonwealth of the Philippines (Tagalog: Komonwelt ng Pilipinas)
1935 to 1946
Second World War from 1942 to 1945

Question 2

• It replaced the _____________-, a United States territorial government, and was established by the ____________.

Answer 2

Insular Government
Tydings - McDuffie Act

Question 3

• _________________ was designed as a transitional administration in preparation for the country’s full achievement of independence.

Answer 3

The Commonwealth

Question 3

• ______________________________ provided for a presidential system of government with a unicameral legislature. It had the power to enact laws for the Philippines, known as Commonwealth Acts, through the National Assembly.

Answer 3

The Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

Question 4

MANUEL LUIS MOLINA QUEZON
- Born on _______________ in _______________-

Answer 4

August 19, 1878,
Baler, Aurora, Philippines

Question 5

• MANUEL LUIS MOLINA QUEZON Known as the “_____________-“ and the “________________”

Answer 5

Father of the Philippine Republic
Father of the Philippine National Language

Question 6

• MANUEL LUIS MOLINA QUEZON Also called the “_______________.”

Answer 6

Father of Philippine Independence

Question 7

• He was the first Filipino president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines under U.S. rule in the early 20th century.

Answer 7

MANUEL LUIS MOLINA QUEZON

Question 8

However, he is considered by most Filipinos as the second President after Emilio Aguinaldo, whose República Filipina did not receive international recognition at the time and who therefore was not considered the first Philippine president by the United States. Malacañang Palace, Philippines.

Answer 8

MANUEL LUIS MOLINA QUEZON

Question 9

THE COMMONWEALTH CONSTITUTION DECLARES 3 LAWS IN 1935

Answer 9

Commonwealth No. 1
- Established the Philippine Army and a National Defense Policy.

Commonwealth No. 2
- Established the National Economic Council.

Commonwealth No. 3
- Created the Court of Appeals.

Question 10

Commonwealth No. 1

Answer 10

• Established the Philippine Army and a National Defense Policy.

Question 10

Commonwealth No. 2

Answer 10

• Established the National Economic Council.

Question 10

Commonwealth No. 3

Answer 10

• Created the Court of Appeals.

Question 11

• Among the provisions was the election in 1934 of a Constitutional Convention to draft the constitution of the incoming commonwealth government. It was presided over by ___________ with_______ elected Filipino delegates who decided that the constitution to be written would cover not only the transitional Commonwealth but would apply to the Republic as well.

Answer 11

Claro M. Recto
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Question 12

• The convention finished its work on ______________, and submitted it to the President of the United States for certification that its provisions complied with the Philippine Independence Act. It was certified on ______________, and it was subsequently ratified by the Filipino people in a plebiscite on_________

Answer 12

February 8, 1935
March 25, 1935
May 14, 1935