Chapter 13: The Philippine Constitution

Question 1

the fundamental law of a nation or state

Answer 1

Constitution

Question 2

also described as the “highest expression of the law”

Answer 2

constitution

Question 3

The constitution is written by a ______________, which is a body, revising an existing one, or proposing amendments to it.

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Constitutional convention

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And act in which people will decide whether it is acceptable to become a law of the land

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Plebiscite

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A type of Government in Biak na Bato Republic that was formed in march, the same year Aguinaldo as President in Tejeros, San Francisco.

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Revolutionary Government

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Two Filipinos who were tasked to write a constitution, which both decided to adopt the provisions of the Constitution framed in Jimaguaya, Cuba.

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Isabelo Artacho and Felix Ferrer

Question 7

Who was the Presidential advisory to the president in Malolos Congress?

Answer 7

Apolinario Mabini

Question 8

One of the heated discussion in Malolos Constitution that focused on the issue of?

Answer 8

issue of the union of the Church and State

Question 9

It was the first republican constitution in Asia

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Malolos Constitution

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It is where the first Philippine Republic was inaugurated and Emilio Aguinaldo took his oath of office as the President of the Republic

Answer 10

Barasoain Church

Question 11

The first democratic Government of the country happened in what republic?

Answer 11

Malolos Republic

Question 12

On March 1901, Aguinaldo was captured in _________, Isabela.

Answer 12

Palanan, Isabela

Question 13

also known as the Philippine Autonomy Act that was passed by the US Congress

Answer 13

Jones Law of 1916

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It reorganized the government with an American governor-general, a cabinet, and all Filipino legislature composed of the Senate and House of Representatives.

Answer 14

Jones Law

Question 15

The new Philippine legislature was inaugurated on October 16,1916, with _____(SO)______ as the House Speaker and ______MQ______ as the Senate President

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Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Quezon

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Known as the Philippine Independence Act. It provided for the drafting and guidelines of a constitution for a 10-year transitional period government before the granting of independence m

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Tydings-McDuffie

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How many delegates were elected to write a constitution for the Philippines?

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202

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US president who approved the created constitution that was also ratified by the Filipino people in a plebiscite on May 14,1935.

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Question 19

It is where the Commonwealth under President Manuel Quezon went exile.

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United States

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A Filipino political party that served as the political party during the Japanese occupation

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Kapisanan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Pilipinas (KALIBAPI)

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A condensed version of the 1935 Constitution, consisting only of a preamble and 12 articles.

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1943 Constitution

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It enumerate the citizen’s duties and obligations rather than their constitutional rights.

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Bill of Rights

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Marcos signed a Proclamation declaring the 1973 Constitution ratified

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Proclamation No. 1102

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Legislative power was vested in the

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Batasang Pambansa

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A revolution in 1986 against that aims to abolished Marcos Administration

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EDSA People Power Revolution

Question 26

On march 24, 1986, President Aquino signed Proclamation No.3 entitled “Declaring a National Policy to Implement the Reforms Mandated by the People, Protecting their Basic Rights, Adopting a Provisional Constitution, and Providing for an Orderly Transition to a Government under New Constitution”. The provisional constitution later called _______ which adopted some provisions of the 1973 Constitution, specially the Bill of Rights

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Freedom Constitution

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Under this Constitution, the president continued to exercise legislative powers until legislature was covened under a new constitution.

Answer 27

Freedom Constitution

Question 28

This Constitution is consists of 18 articles with a preamble

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1987 Constitution

Question 29

Senates is composed of ___ senators who are elected to serve for six years, with half the senators elected every three years and the court is consist ___ associate Justices and a chief justice.

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24 and 14

Question 30

It is a political system of governance that is practiced by countries such as United States

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Federalism

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A government where its laws are enforced by a central government in spite of the country being divided into regions and local government and its entities.

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Unitary Form of Government

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It was the solution to have a federal system of government.

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Charter Change

Question 33

What is the meaning of CONCOM

Answer 33

Constitutional Commission