ch 3: philippine constitution (preamble)

Question 1

is the supreme law of the Republic of the Philippines

Answer 1

The Philippine Constitution (Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas

Question 2

The Philippine Constitution was ratified by? on?

Answer 2

a national plebiscite on February 2, 1987

Question 3

The Philippine Constitution of 1987 is the recent among the constitutions ratified since the country’s independence on?

Answer 3

1898

Question 4

what are the previous constitutions?

Answer 4

• The 1899 Malolos Constitution (1899. 1901)
• The 1935 Constitution (1935-1943, 1945- 1973)
• The 1943 Constitution (1943-1945)
• The 1973 Constitution (1973-1986)

Question 5

Parts of the 1987 Constitution

Answer 5

Article I - National Territory
Article II - Declaration of Principles and State Policies
Article Ill - Bill of Rights
Article IV - Citizenship
Article V - Suffrage
Article V1 - Legislative Department
Article VII - Executive Department
Article VIll -Judicial Department
Article IX - Constitutional Commission
Article X - Local Government
Article XI - Accountability of Public Officers
Article XII - National Economy and Patrimony
Article XIII - Social Justice and Human rights
Article XIV - Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports
Article XV - The Family
Article XVI - General Provisions
Article X Vl - Amendment or Revisions
Article XVIII - Transitory Provisions

Question 6

National Territory

(what article?)

Answer 6

Article I

Question 7

Declaration of Principles and State Policies

(what article?)

Answer 7

Article II

Question 8

Bill of Rights

(what article?)

Answer 8

Article Ill

Question 9

Citizenship

(what article?)

Answer 9

Article IV

Question 10

Suffrage

(what article?)

Answer 10

Article V

Question 11

Executive Department

(what article?)

Answer 11

Article VII

Question 12

Legislative Department

(what article?)

Answer 12

Article VI

Question 13

Constitutional Commission

(what article?)

Answer 13

Article IX

Question 14

Judicial Department

(what article?)

Answer 14

Article VIll

Question 15

Local Government

(what article?)

Answer 15

Article X

Question 16

Accountability of Public Officers

(what article?)

Answer 16

Article XI

Question 17

National Economy and Patrimony

(what article?)

Answer 17

Article XII

Question 18

Social Justice and Human rights

(what article?)

Answer 18

Article XIII

Question 19

Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports

(what article?)

Answer 19

Article XIV

Question 20

The Family

(what article?)

Answer 20

Article XV

Question 21

General Provisions

(what article?)

Answer 21

Article XVI

Question 22

Amendment or Revisions

(what article?)

Answer 22

Article XVl

Question 23

Transitory Provisions

(what article?)

Answer 23

Article XVIII

Question 24

Somehow, to achieve our lesson’s objective, we will focus on the following:

(enumerate)

Answer 24

1. Preamble
2. Bill of Rights
3. Citizenship
4. Suffrage
5. The Family

Question 25

The term preamble is derived from the Latin term? which means?

Answer 25

preambulare, which means, “to walk before.”

Question 26

It is an invocation or the opening prayer in any activity or the prologue of the constitution, invoking the highest sovereign God Almighty to bless this instrument.

Answer 26

The preamble

Question 27

this is not an integral part of the constitution and could not enforced, however its significance is that studies made showed that almost all of the constitution made to contain a preamble.

Answer 27

The preamble

Question 28

Recite The Preamble

Answer 28

We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.