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Question 1

The written instrument enacted by direct action of the people
by which the fundamental powers of the government are
established, limited and defined

Answer 1

constitution

Question 2

The author is the sovereign Filipino people

Answer 2

constitution

Question 3

THE PHILIPPINE STATE
- A _____ and _____ state

Answer 3

democratic and republican

Question 4

everyone has equal rights
people has the power to rule

Answer 4

democracy

Question 5

ruled by representatives of the citizen body

Answer 5

republican

Question 6

resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them

Answer 6

sovereignty

Question 7

a community of persons, more or less numerous,
permanently occupying a fixed territory, and possessed of
an independent government

Answer 7

state

Question 8

4 elements of state

Answer 8

1. government
2. people
3. territory
4. sovereignty

Question 9

agency and instrumentality – will of the state
is formulated, expressed, and realized

Answer 9

government

Question 10

the supreme and uncontrollable power of the
state

Answer 10

sovereignty

Question 11

3 branches of government

Answer 11

1. executive
2. legislative
3. judicial

Question 12

highest official of legislative branch

Answer 12

senate president

Question 13

two parts of legislative branch

Answer 13

house of representatives and senate

Question 14

functions to make laws, amend laws

Answer 14

legislative branch

Question 15

power for convicted persons

Answer 15

pardoning power

Question 16

power to form agreements with
other countries

Answer 16

diplomatic power

Question 17

power to allocate the budget to
different branches of the government

Answer 17

budgeting power

Question 18

President has the highest military power in the Philippines,
acting as the _____ of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines

Answer 18

commander-in-chief

Question 19

highest position judge

Answer 19

chief justice

Question 20

-Adjudicates civil, criminal, and administrative cases
- also functions to control the laws suggested by the Legislative
Branch

Answer 20

judicial branch

Question 21

Philippine Territory extends ___ nautical miles from the
exclusive territory of the Philippines

Answer 21

200

Question 22

FUNDAMENTAL/INHERENT POWERS OF THE STATE

Answer 22

1. police power
2. power of eminent domain
3. power of taxation

Question 23

inherent power of the State of promoting the public welfare by restraining and regulating the use of liberty and property

Answer 23

police power

Question 24

the inherent power of the State
to acquire private property for public use upon payment of just compensation

Answer 24

power of eminent domain

Question 25

the inherent power of the State to demand and enforce contributions for public purpose/s

Answer 25

power of taxation

Question 26

Is composed of rights generally enjoyed by every citizen as provided in the Constitution

Answer 26

bill of rights

Question 27

12 bill of rights

Answer 27

1. due process 2. equal protection 3. search and seizure 4. privacy of communication and correspondence 5. freedom of speech and expression 6. liberty of abode and travel 7. right to information 8. right to form association 9. right to compensation in expropriation cases 10. the impairment clause 11. free access to courts 12. miranda rights

Question 28

2 types of due process

Answer 28

substantive and procedural

Question 29

-no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law - opportunity given to have the right to answer, explain yourself, etc., before conviction/penalty

Answer 29

due process

Question 30

relates chiefly to the mode of procedure which government agencies must follow in the enforcement and application of laws

Answer 30

procedural

Question 31

requires that the law itself is fair, reasonable, and just

Answer 31

substantive

Question 32

-No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws - Right to have equal access to the law and with equal protection by the law - No discrimination, all people are equal

Answer 32

equal protection

Question 33

- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable - Government cannot search or frisk/seize a person without a search warrant or a warrant of arrest

Answer 33

search and seizure

Question 34

shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public safety or order requires otherwise, as prescribed by law

Answer 34

privacy of communication and correspondence

Question 35

No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances

Answer 35

freedom of speech and expression

Question 36

-Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law - You can live in the place where you desire

Answer 36

liberty of abode and travel

Question 37

The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized

Answer 37

right to information

Question 38

-The right to form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged - However, government employees have no right to strike unlike their private counterparts

Answer 38

right to form association

Question 39

private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation

Answer 39

right to compensation in expropriation cases

Question 40

no law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed

Answer 40

impairment clause

Question 41

free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty

Answer 41

free access to courts

Question 42

-right to be informed of his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one - This constitutional right extends only testimonial compulsion and no when the body of the accused is proposed to be examined as in paraffin testing

Answer 42

miranda rights

Question 43

Are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship - Those who elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with paragraph 3, Section 1 of Article IV of the Constitution shall be deemed natural-born citizens - Citizens of the Philippines who marry aliens shall retain their citizenship, unless by their act or omission, they are deemed, under the law, to have renounced it

Answer 43

natural born citizens

Question 44

citizenship granted at birth

Answer 44

birthright citizenship

Question 45

-Literally means the right of blood -in cases of dual citizenship, person can choose to take an oath to elect himself as a Filipino citizen, or not

Answer 45

doctrine of jus sanguis

Question 46

-The law of the place of birth -Some countries give citizenship to people born in their country, even if not a citizen by blood

Answer 46

doctrine of jus soli