Background of the Constitution Flashcards
This is the fundamental law of a state serving as a basic framework of how the country should be governed
Constitution
What is the 1899 Constitution also known as?
Malolos Constitution
What are the 3 branches of the government?
Executive
Legislative
Judiciary
This is the first republican constitution in Asia, drafted in 1898.
1899 Constitution
What kind of government that was implemented by the Malolos Constitution?
Republican Government
What principle underlies in the Malolos Constitution?
Parliamentary principle
This constitution was influenced by the French Constitution of 1793.
Malolos Constitution
This constitution involves the separation of church and state.
Malolos Constitution
This constitution was never internationally recognized and was never implemented.
Malolos Constitution (1899)
This constitution was influenced by the Tydings-McDuffie Law and the Philippine Independence Act, and was approved by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt.
1935 Constitution
This was the constitution that included first the bill of rights.
1935 Constitution
This constitution reduced the term for President and Vice President from 6 years to 4 years and granted 2nd term for both positions
1935 Constitution
When was suffrage provided to women?
April 30, 1937
This constitution established a modified parliamentary form of government, permitted natural born citizens who loss their citizenship to be transferees of private land
1973 Constitution
When was Benigno Aquino assassinated?
August 21, 1983
