Philippine Constitution

Question 1

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Answer 1

Gerald R. Ford

Question 2

defined as the set of principles that establish the nature and extent of the government of a nation-state

Answer 2

Constitution

Question 3

The Philippines has had ___ numerous constitutional changes since the 1899 Malolos Congress, including acts and provisional constitutions, especially during the American colonization and Japanese Occupation.

Answer 3

four

Question 4

The Philippine Constitutions and Acts:

Answer 4

1. The 1899 Malolos Constitution
2. The Philippine Organic Act of 1902
3. The Jones Law of 1916
4. The 1935 Constitution
5. The 1943 Constitution
6. The 1973 Constitution
7. The 1986 Freedom Constitution
8. The 1987 Constitution

Question 5

There were 2 ongoing wars against Spain prior to the formation of the Malolos Congress:
1. the ___ ___, which lasted from 23 August 1896 to 13 August 1898
2. the ___ ___, which went on from 21 April 1898 to 13 August, 1898.

Answer 5

Philippine Revolution
Spanish-American War

Question 6

The ___ ___ was drafted soon after the defeat of the weakening Spanish empire, when the Filipino revolutionaries misconstrued the US military aid as an alliance and not as an act of American imperialism.

Answer 6

Malolos Constitution

Question 7

The Constitution sought to define the laws of the young republic, providing for a ___ ___ of ___, a ___ ___ of ___, the ___ of ___ and___, and the ___ of a ___ ___ ___ over the ___ and ___.

Answer 7

representative form of government
detailed Bill of Rights
separation of church and state
dominance of a single-chamber legislative branch over the executive and judiciary

Question 8

Title II, Article 4 states that the form of government is to be ___, ___, ___, and ___.

Answer 8

popular, representative, alternative, and responsible

Question 9

Great is this day, glorious this date, and forever memorable this moment in which our beloved people is raised to the apotheosis of Independence.
Here after, ___ ___ will be in the Philippines a national holiday, as July 4 is to the American nation;

Answer 9

January 23

Question 10

The ___ ___ was never enforced because of the ___ ___.

Answer 10

Malolos Constitution
Phillippine-American War

Question 11

The ___ ___ ___ ___ ___, which ended the Spanish-American War, involved Spain selling the Philippines to the United States for ___ ___, without the Filipinos knowing about the agreement.

Answer 11

Treaty of Paris of 1898
20 million dollars

Question 12

After the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the Philippines was put under a ___ ___ (from ___ to ___) until the civil government was put into place.

Answer 12

military government
from 1898 to 1901

Question 13

___ ___ ___ ___ enabled the creation of the Philippine Assembly.
This act also vested legislative power in a ___ ___, which is composed of the ___ ___(upper house) and the ___ ___(lower house).

Answer 13

Organic Act of 1902
bicameral legislature
Philippine Commission
Philippine Assembly

Question 14

___ ___ or the ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ removed the Philippine Commission and replaced it with a Senate that served as the upper house.

This act also stated the recognition of the Philippines as an independent country as soon as a stable government was established.

Answer 14

Jones Law, or the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916

Question 15

Led by ___ ___ and ___ ___, the ___-___-___ ___ promised the granting of Filipino Independence. However, this was opposed by President Manuel Quezon and was rejected by the Philippine Senate.

Answer 15

Sergio Osmena and Manuel Roxas
Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act

Question 16

___-___ ___, or the ___ ___ ___ defined the establishment of a formal constitution by a Constitutional Convention, which was first held on 30 July 1934 and installed ___ ___ ___ as its president.

Answer 16

Tydings-McDuffie Act or the Philippine Independence Act
Claro M. Recto

Question 17

US President ___ ___ approved the draft of what would become the 1935 Constitution, which established the Philippine Commonwealth.

Answer 17

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 18

Through the Constitution, the ___ ___ ___ ___ governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946, serving as a transitional administration that would prepare the country for its independence.

Answer 18

Commonwealth of the Philippines

Question 19

___ ___ ___ are given to Filipino male citizens who are at least ___ years of age and who can read and write. Two years later in 1937, ___ was extended to Filipino women.

Answer 19

Rights to suffrage
21
suffrage

Question 20

In ___ ___, Manuel Quezon was elected as President of the Commonwealth.

Answer 20

September 1935

Question 21

A new Philippine Republic was inaugurated under the ___ ___ with Jose P. Laurel as president.

Answer 21

1943 Constitution

Question 22

On 4 July1946, the United States granted the Philippines independence, but with ___ ___ for American businesses to exploit our natural resources and allow US military bases in the archipelago.

Answer 22

parity rights

Question 23

The ___ ___ remained in place until Marcos maneuvered to have it ratified through supposed citizens’ assemblies.

Answer 23

1935 Constitution

Question 24

Presidents under the 1935 Constitution:

Answer 24

Manuel L Quezon, Sergio Osmena, Manuel A. Roxas, Elpidio Quirino, Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia, Diosdado P. Macapagal, and Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Question 25

In ___, ___ ___ after Ferdinand Marcos was elected as president, the Philippine Congress called for a constitutional convention to change the 1935 Constitution.

Answer 25

1967, two years

Question 26

With the declaration of the ___ ___ in ___, the convention did not finish its work. Some delegates of the constitutional convention either were jailed or went in to hiding, or voluntarily exiled.

Answer 26

Martial Law in 1972

Question 27

The ___ ___ served as a way for the office of the president to hold on to its executive powers and abolish the Senate.

With the backing of this, the real power was concentrated on the president, and the system functioned as an authoritarian presidential system.

Answer 27

1973 Constitution

Question 28

In response to a challenge to his presidency’s legitimacy, President Marcos agreed to a ___ ___.

Answer 28

snap election

Question 29

The mounting tensions with all sectors, including a military faction, culminated in the ___ ___ ___ also known as the ___ ___ ___.

Answer 29

1986 EDSA Revolution
People Power Revolution

Question 30

President Aquino decided to create a new constitution, which she said should be truly reflective of the ___ and ___ of the Filipino people.

Answer 30

aspirations and ideals

Question 31

___ ___ was the transitional constitution that would last for a year while the new constitution was being drafted.

Answer 31

Freedom Constitution

Question 32

Branches of Government Under the New Constitution

Answer 32

Executive, Legislative, Judiciary

Question 33

The ___ ___ ___ ___ is created for complaints against a public official (corruption, unlawful behavior, public misconduct). It can charge a public official before the ___, or the anti-graft court.

Answer 33

Office of the Ombudsman
Sandiganbayan

Question 34

Three independent Constitutional Commissions

Answer 34

Civil Service Commission
Commission on Elections
Commission on Audit

Question 35

The agency in charge of the government personnel

Answer 35

Civil Service Commission

Question 36

In charge of election laws and the regulations

Answer 36

Commission on Elections

Question 37

Mandated to examine the funds, government personnel, and regulations, transactions, and property accounts of the government and its agencies.

Answer 37

Commission on Audit