Philcon-Preamble

Question 1

is the supreme law of the
Republic of the Philippines

Answer 1

The Philippine Constitution (Saligang Batas
ng Pilipinas)

Question 2

It was ratified by a national plebiscite on __________

Answer 2

February 2, 1987

Question 3

is the recent among the constitutions ratified since
the country’s independence on 1898

Answer 3

The Philippine Constitution of 1987

Question 4

The 1899 Malolos Constitution

Answer 4

(1899-1901)

Question 5

The 1935 Constitution

Answer 5

(1935-1943, 1945-1973)

Question 6

The 1943 Constitution

Answer 6

(1943-1945)

Question 7

The 1973 Constitution

Answer 7

(1973-1986)

Question 8

ARTICLE I

Answer 8

National Territory

Question 9

ARTICLE II

Answer 9

Declaration of Principles and State Policies

Question 10

ARTICLE III

Answer 10

Bill of Rights

Question 11

ARTICLE IV

Answer 11

Citizenship

Question 12

ARTICLE V

Answer 12

Suffrage

Question 13

ARTICLE VI

Answer 13

Legislative Department

Question 14

ARTICLE VII

Answer 14

Executive Department

Question 15

ARTICLE VIII

Answer 15

Judicial Department

Question 16

ARTICLE IX

Answer 16

Constitutional Commission

Question 17

ARTICLE X

Answer 17

Local Government

Question 18

ARTICLE XI

Answer 18

Accountability of Public Officers

Question 19

ARTICLE XII

Answer 19

National Economy and Patrimony

Question 20

ARTICLE XIII

Answer 20

Social Justice and Human Rights

Question 21

ARTICLE XIV

Answer 21

Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports

Question 22

ARTICLE XV

Answer 22

The Family

Question 23

ARTICLE XVI

Answer 23

General Provisions

Question 24

ARTICLE XVII

Answer 24

Amendments or Revisions

Question 25

ARTICLE XVIII

Answer 25

Transitory Provisions

Question 26

The term preamble is derived from the Latin
term ___________, which means, _____________

Answer 26

The Preamble
* preambulare
* “to walk before.”

Question 27

It is an invocation or the _______________ in any
activity or the ___________________,
invoking the highest sovereign God Almighty to
bless this instrument.

Answer 27

The Preamble
* opening prayer
* prologue of the constitution

Question 28

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 28

The Preamble

Question 29

What is the Preamble?

Answer 29

“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.”