CONSTITUTION

Question 1

It is defined as “the body of those written or unwritten fundamental laws which regulate the most important rights of the higher magistrates and the most important essential privileges of the subjects”

Answer 1

CONSTITUTION

Question 2

Latin world which means “fixed”, “established” or “settled”

Answer 2

CONSTITUO

Question 3

What are the four constitution?

Answer 3

Mother law
Power giver
Protector of rights
Established organizations

Question 4

The four 1987 Constitution

Answer 4

Supreme law
Duty giver
Protector of rights
Established a new legal framework for the Philippines

Question 5

What are the Three separation of powers (Presidential system)?

Answer 5

Legislative
Executive
Judiciary

Question 6

What refers to the policy implementation?

Answer 6

Executive

Question 7

What refers to the policy interpretation?

Answer 7

Judiciary

Question 8

What refers to the policy making?

Answer 8

Legislative

Question 9

What are the two unified branches during 1973 Constitution and Martial Law period?

Answer 9

Executive - Legislative

Question 10

What are the two nature of a constitution?

Answer 10

(1) It serves as a supreme or fundamental law
(2) Establishes the basic framework and underlying principles of the government

Question 11

The foundation of the system of government of the Philippines is the ____________.

Answer 11

Constitution

Question 12

The Bill of Rights under what years of the Constitutions have been modified?

Answer 12

1935 and 1973

Question 13

What are the included changes during the modification of the Bill of Rights?

Answer 13

Search warrants and warrants of arrest can be issues only by a judge.

Question 14

The ________ has notes that the Bill of Rights “occupies a position of primacy in the fundamental law.”

Answer 14

Supreme Court

Question 15

What are the difference between the 1987 Constitution and the 1973 Constitution?

Answer 15

1987 Constitution
SECTION 2: warrant arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally BY THE JUDGE.

1973 Constitution
SECTION 3: warrant arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge, OR SUCH OTHER RESPONSIBLE OFFICER AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

Question 16

Does the Constitution create basic rights?

Answer 16

No. It merely recognizes and protects there rights and does not only bring them into existence.

Question 17

What are the classifications of Constitution?

Answer 17

1) As to origin or history
2) As to form
3) As to manner of amending them

Question 18

What are under the classification of 1) As to origin and history?

Answer 18

a) Conventional or enacted
b) Cumulative of evolved

Question 19

What are under the classification of 2) As to form?

Answer 19

a) Written constitution
b) Unwritten constitution

Question 20

What are under the classification of 3) As to manner of amending them?

Answer 20

a) Rigid or inelastic
b) Flexible or elastic

Question 21

It is enacted by a constituent assembly or granted by a monarch to his subjects (e.g. Constitution of Japan)

Answer 21

Conventional or enacted

Question 22

It is a product of long period of development originating in customs, traditions, judicial decisions, etc, rather than from deliberate and formal enactment (e.g. English Constitution)

Answer 22

Cumulative of evolved

Question 23

It is the one which has been given definite form at a particular time, usually by a specially constituted authority called a “constitutional convention” or “constitutional commission.”

Answer 23

Written Constitution

Question 24

It is the one which is entirely a product of political evolution, consisting largely of a mass of customs, usages, and judicial decisions.

Answer 24

Unwritten Constitution

Question 25

What is the pros of a written constitution?

Answer 25

It has the advantage of clearness and definiteness over an unwritten constitution. The rights of the citizen is more secured.

Question 26

What is the cons of a written constitution

Answer 26

Its disadvantage lies in the difficulty of its amendment.

Question 27

It is the one regarded as a document of special sanctity, which can not be amended or altered except by some special machinery other than ordinary legislative process.

Answer 27

Rigid or inelastic

Question 28

It is the one which possesses no higher legal authority than ordinary laws and which may be altered in the same way as other laws.

Answer 28

Flexible or elastic

Question 29

What are the three (3) qualities of good constitution?

Answer 29

Brief
Broad
Clear and Definite

Question 30

Constitution of the Philippines is officially known as the _____________.

Answer 30

1987 Constitution of the Philippines

Question 31

What are the parts of the Philippine Constitution?

Answer 31

Preamble
Articles
Amendments

Question 32

It describes the purpose of the document and government.

Answer 32

PREAMBLE

Question 33

Establish how the government is structured and how the Constitution can be changes. There are seven of these.

Answer 33

ARTICLES

Question 34

Changes to the Constitution; the first ten are called the Bill of Rights

Answer 34

AMENDMENTS