Module 2: Knowing Responsible Citizenship, the Constitution, and the NSTP Law Flashcards
In this lesson, we will discuss the legal, historical, and moral background of National Service Training Program (NSTP). We will start with the constitutional and legal foundation of NSTP. We will explore different good citizenship values that justify why wee need to do community service as a form of national service. We will revisit various laws implemented before NSTP requiring Filipinos to do national service. Lastly, we will define community service and its different forms.
There are three constitutions that took effect in the Philippines.
The 1935, 1973, and the 1987 Constitutions.
This constitution was promulgated during the Commonwealth period of the Americans.
The 1935 constitution
The _____ Constitution was promulgated during Martial law.
The 1973 constitution
the _____ Constitution was promulgated immediately after the EDSA people power revolution.
The 1987 constitution
is the basic and paramount law to which other laws must conform and to which all persons including the highest officials of the land must defer.
Constitution
The constitution is the written instrument enacted by the direct action of the people wherein the three fundamental powers of the state namely:
These are established, limited, and defined, by which those powers are distributed among the several departments for their useful practice for the benefit of the body politic.
the power of eminent domain, police power and the power of taxation
It is a direct action by the people because they were also the ones who approved the constitution through a ______. An ordinary law does not need to be approved in a ________.
plebiscite
is the power of the state
to regulate liberty and property for the
promotion of the general welfare.
Police Power
enables the state to forcibly acquire private property, upon payment of just compensation, for some intended public use.
Power of Eminent Domain
enables the state to
demand from the members of society
their proportionate share or contribution
in the maintenance of the government.
Power of taxation
De Leon (2008) defines _________ as a declaration and enumeration of a person’s rights and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations by the government, or by an individual or groups of individuals. The enumeration ensures that the people are protected against possible abuse of the exercise of the immense power of the state.
Bills of Rights
The rights that a citizen of a
democratic state enjoys may be
classified into:
Natural rights
Statutory rights
Those rights possessed by every citizen without being granted by the State for they are given to man by God being created to His image so that he may live a happy life
Natural rights
(Natural rights) These two rights are very important rights in a
democracy. The power to elect leaders in a clean
election would not be enough if these two basic rights
are not protected.
Right to life and Right to liberty
(Statutory rights) bestows the right against any criminal act.
The Revised Penal Code
(Statutory rights) gives the individual
the necessary help from the government on the matters
of family planning.
Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act of 2012
Statutory Rights’ example:
Rights under the Revised Penal Code (Act 3815) and Rights of women under Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 (RA 10354).
They are
those rights which are conferred
and protected by the Constitution
Constitutional rights
They cannot be simply taken away by a law.
Political rights (Right of citizenship, right of suffrage, right to information on matters of public concern.)
is the right of a Filipino to be a member of the political community. It is important because it is a requirement before a Filipino enjoys some of the rights provided by law.
Rights of citizenship
is fundamental in a democracy. It is an exercise
where an individual directly participates in the
decision-making process in the government. It is the
power of an individual to choose his or her leader.
Right to vote (right of suffrage)