ADDITIONAL 2 Flashcards
Or the Philippine Organic Act of 1902
Cooper Act
Also known as the Philippine Bill of 1902
Cooper Act
Authored by Henry A. Cooper
Cooper Act
States the creation of the Philippine assembly whose members are elected by the people . (Would be granted once the Philippines becomes peaceful)
Cooper Act
Granted the Filipinos rights except when on court trial.
Cooper Act
Allowed Filipinos to represent their country in Washington as resident commissioners.
Cooper Act
Was a basic law for the Insular Government that was enacted by the United States Congress on July 1, 1902
Cooper Act
provided for the creation of an elected Philippine Assembly after the following conditions were made:
The cessation of the existing insurrection in the Philippine Islands
Completion and publication of a census
Two years of continued peace and recognition of the authority of the United States of America after the publication of the census
Cooper Act
The approval of the act concurred with the official end of the Philippine-American war
Cooper Act
Officially the Philippine Independence Act
Tydings McDuffie Act
Enacted on March 24, 1934
Tydings McDuffie Act
Authored by two members of Democrats: Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland and Representative John McDuffie of Alabama
Tydings McDuffie Act
Slightly revised version of the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Bill passed by the U.S Congress
Tydings McDuffie Act
An act of congress that established the process for the Philippines, then an American territory, to become an independent country after a ten-year transition period
Tydings McDuffie Act
Signed into law by President Franklin d. Roosevelt
Tydings McDuffie Act
Give way to the Commonwealth government, a ten-year transition
Tydings McDuffie Act
Also specified that the Philippines would practice neutrality, meaning, it could not go to war without permission of the US except when it had to protect itself
Tydings McDuffie Act
An act to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a constitution and a form of government for the islands, and for other purposes
Tydings McDuffie Act
Established limitations on Filipino immigration to the US
Tydings McDuffie Act
Specified a procedural framework for the drafting of a constitution for the government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines within two years of its enactment
Tydings McDuffie Act
Also known as the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916
Jones Law
Approved on August 19, 1916.
Jones Law
Congressman William Jones authored the bill which replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902
Jones Law
It replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 and acted as a constitution of the Philippines from its enactment until 1934
Jones Law