Main Topic IV (part 2, complete): The Metamorphosis of the Philippine Constitution Flashcards
At least seven Philippine Constitutions were framed in our history.
- The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato
- The 1899 Malolos Constitution ( 1899-1901)
- The 1935 Constitution and the Commonwealth Government
- The Japanese Occupation and the Second Philippine Republic (1943 Constitution)
- The 1973 Constitution and the Marcos Dictatorship
- The Freedom Constitution (1986)
- The 1987 Constitution
In The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato, he established his headquarters in Biak na Bato in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan.
Emilio Aguinaldo
In The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato, Emilio Aguinaldo established his headquarters in ___ in San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan.
Biak na Bato
In The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato, Emilio Aguinaldo established his headquarters in Biak na Bato in ___.
San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan
It was based on Cuba’s Constitution, drafted by Filipinos Felix Ferrer and Isabelo Artacho.
The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato
The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato was based on Cuba’s Constitution, drafted by Filipinos ___ and ___.
Felix Ferrer, Isabelo Artacho
The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato was signed on ___.
November 1, 1897
The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato Provided a Supreme Council
Who is the President?
Emilio Aguinaldo
The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato Provided a Supreme Council
Who is the Vice President?
Mariano Trias
It has its own unique features: its preamble reiterated the objective of the Revolution which was “the separation of the Philippine from the Spanish monarchy and their formation into an independent state which its own government.
The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato
It also outlined certain basic human rights, such as freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and the right to education.
The 1897 Constitution of Biak-na-Bato
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), The drafting committee was headed by ___ and other members who belong to the Filipino intelligentia.
Felipe G. Calderon
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), The committee studied the three constitutional drafts for consideration, namely?
- The Mabini Constitutional Plan,
- The Paterno Constitutional Plan
- The Calderon Plan.
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), Declaration of independence is in ___?
Kawit, Cavite
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), The constitution was approved by the ___ on November 29, 1898 and forwarded to President Aguinaldo for approval. The document was finally approved by Aguinaldo on January 21, 1899
Malolos Congress
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), The constitution was approved by the Malolos Congress on ___ and forwarded to President Aguinaldo for approval. The document was finally approved by Aguinaldo on January 21, 1899
November 29, 1898
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), The constitution was approved by the Malolos Congress on November 29, 1898 and forwarded to ___ for approval. The document was finally approved by Aguinaldo on January 21, 1899
President Aguinaldo
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), The constitution was approved by the Malolos Congress on November 29, 1898 and forwarded to President Aguinaldo for approval. The document was finally approved by ___ on January 21, 1899
Aguinaldo
In THE 1899 MALOLOS CONSTITUTION (1899-1901), The constitution was approved by the Malolos Congress on November 29, 1898 and forwarded to President Aguinaldo for approval. The document was finally approved by Aguinaldo on ___.
January 21, 1899
The ___ was the first republican constitution in Asia.
Malolos Constitution
main features of Malolos Constitution (1899)
- It was based on democratic traditions in which the government formed was “popular, representative and responsible” with three distinct branches– the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.
- It called for a presidential form of government with the president elected for a term of four years by the majority of the Assembly convened as a constituent assembly;
- It recognized the freedom of religion and the separation of the church and state;
- It emphasized and safeguarded the basic civil rights of not only Filipinos but foreigners, through a Bill of Rights (Article XIX to XXIII) (19-23)
He said that,
“Now we witness the truth of what the famous President Monroe said to the effect that the United States was for the Americans; now I say that the Philippines is for Filipinos.”
Emilio Aguinaldo
(Former President of the Philippines)
In The 1935 Constitution and the Commonwealth Government, for over a decade, the Americans ran the government in the Philippines with Filipinos given a role in the legislative function when the ___ was established in 1907.
Philippine Assembly
In The 1935 Constitution and the Commonwealth Government, for over a decade, the Americans ran the government in the Philippines with Filipinos given a role in the legislative function when the Philippine Assembly was established in ___.
1907
In The 1935 Constitution and the Commonwealth Government, it was only during the administration of ___ that the Filipinization policy of the government put in place.
Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison (1913-1921)