The Philippine Constitution Flashcards
the supreme or fundamental law of the land
CONSTITUTION
it establishes the basic framework and underlying principles of the government
CONSTITUTION
provides the prerogative rights of the people to amend, revise and approve the constitution
Constitution of Sovereignty
content of the Constitution that instituted and coordinated the major branches of the government.
Constitution of Government
The words used in the Constitution must be given their ordinary meaning except where technical terms are employed.
Verba Legis
Where there is ambiguity, the words of the Constitution should be interpreted in accordance with the intent of the framers.
Ratio Legis at Anima
The Constitution has to be interpreted as a whole.
Ut magis valeat quam pereat
enacted by a constituent assembly or granted by a monarch
Conventional (Enacted)
a product of growth or a long period of development
Cumulative (Evolved)
has been given definite written form at a particular time
Written
entirely product of political evolution ; that is not codified in a single document
Unwritten
the content cannot be easily amended by merely passing a law; undergo rigid process
Rigid (Inelastic)
can be amended or altered in the same way as other laws; easily to amend
Flexible (Elastic)
It contained 14 “titles” and it justified the first revolutionary government in the Philippines
MALOLOS CONSTITUTION
It had 18 articles and it stipulated the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
1935 Constitution
It had 9 articles and it directly expressed the “policy of uniform taxation” all over the country
1943 Constitution
It had 17 articles and created a ministerial form of government
1973 Constitution
- Based on Proclamation No. 3 of Corazon Aquino.
- Provisional Freedom Constitution to immediately amend the 1973 Constitution
1986 Constitution
It has 18 articles and the current basis of all Philippine statutory laws
1987 Constitution
the individual rights spells out more particularly which may be used for protection in case of arbitrary actions of those in power.
Constitution of Liberty
