WorksheetsModule 6 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 13mins
What refers to the basic principles and laws of a nation that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it?
(a)
What is/are the nature and purpose/s of constitution?
I. Serves as the supreme or fundamental law
II. Establishes the basic framework and underlying principles of the government
III. Assigns the different department or branches their respective powers and duties
I and III
I and II
II and III
I, II and III
What type of constitution is a product of a long period of development originating in customs, traditions and judicial decisions?
Flexible constitution
Conventional constitution
Cumulative constitution
Written Constitution
What type of constitution is regarded as a document of special sanctity, which cannot be amended or altered except by some special machinery other than ordinary legislative process?
Inelastic constitution
Enacted constitution
Written constitution
Conventional constitution
What characteristic should a constitution possess if its goal is to be understand by the public?
Broad
Definite
Understandable
Brief
What was the provisionary constitution of the Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution?
Constitution of Biak-na-Bato
Malolos Republic Constitution
Cuba Constitution
1896 Constitution
Which of the following is NOT included in the organs of the government under the Biak-na-Bato Constitution?
Supreme Council
Supreme Council of Grace and Justice
Assembly of Representatives
Supreme President
Who wrote the Biak-na-Bato Constitution?
Emilio Aguinaldo and Apolinario Mabini
Felix Ferrer and Isabelo Artacho
General Miguel Primo de Rivera
Isabelo Artacho and Felipe Calderon
The Supreme Council in the 1897 constitution consists of departments aside from the president. What are these departments?
I. Secretary of Interior
II. Secretary of Foreign Relations
III. Secretary of War
IV. Secretary of Treasury
I, III, IV
I, II, III, IV
I, II, III
II, III, IV
When was the constitution of Biak-na-Bato promulgated?
November 1, 1897
November 1, 1987
October 1, 1897
October 1, 1987
What is the first republican constitution in Asia?
Malolos Constitution
1935 Constitution
Commonwealth Constitution
Freedom Constitution
The 1899 Constitution declared the sovereignty resides exclusively in people, stated basic civil rights, union of church and state, and called for the creation of an Assembly of Representatives to act as the legislative body
TRUE
FALSE
Who was the leader of the group that decided to create a constitution to form a government that would recognized foreign relations?
Antonio Luna
Pedro Paterno
Apolinario Mabini
Emilio Aguinaldo
Who drafted the Malolos Constitution?
Pedro Paterno
Felix Ferrer
Apolinario Mabini
Felipe Calderon
During the Malolos Constitution, it followed the republican concept of the constitution and this consisted of three distinct branches. What are these branches?
Executive, Legislative, Representatives
Legislative, Supreme Council, Judicial
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
President, Supreme Court, Ombudsman
Which of the following is NOT true about the Malolos Constitution?
It is a presidential form of government in which the president is elected for a term of 6 years by a majority of the people.
It recognized the freedom of religion and the separation of the church and state,.
It emphasized and safeguarded the basic civil rights on only Filipinos but foreigners through a Bill of Rights.
It is based on democratic traditions in which the government formed was a popular representative and responsible.
What policy of the government was put place during the administration of Governor General Francis Burton Harrison?
Jones Law
Philippine Autonomy Act
Filipino First
Filipinization
What law recognized the government with an American Governor General, a Cabinet and all Filipino legislature composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Philippine Autonomy Act
Hare-hawes Cutting Law
Tydings McDuffie Law
Philippine Organic Act of 1902
On October 16, 1916, the new Philippine legislature was inaugurated and Manuel Quezon became the Senate President. Who was elected as the House Speaker?
William Howard Taft
Francis Burton Harris
Sergio Osmeña
Tomas Cabili
What established the Commonwealth of the Philippines and provides that upon withdrawal of American sovereignty in the country and the declaration of Philippine Independence, the Commonwealth shall be known as the Republic of the Philippines?
1897 Constitution
1943 Constitution
1935 Constitution
1934 Constitution
What constitution was referred to as the condensed version of the 1935 Constitution consisting only of a preamble and 12 articles?
1973 Constitution
1937 Constitution
1943 Constitution
1897 Constitution
What was the declared National Language during the 1943 Constitution?
Filipino
English
Nihongo
Tagalog
During the Japanese Occupation, a Filipino Party called KALIBAPI convened and elected a Philippine Commission for Philippine Independence (PCPI) to write a constitution. What does KALIBAPI stands for?
(a)
What form of government was established during the 1973 Constitution?
Presidential
Unitary
Federalist
Parliamentary
What happened last June 1, 1971 at the Manila Hotel?
Declaration of Martial Law
Marcos was accused of bringing delegates to vote for a provision to extend the Presidential term
Marcos signed Proclamation No. 1102
A constitutional convention was convened
Under what constitution in which executive and legislative powers were exercised by the President?
Malolos Constitution
1973 Constitution
1986 Constitution
1943 Constitution
Corazon Aquino appointed Cecilia Muñoz-Palma as the head of constitutional convention and to protect the rights, ideas, reason of all Filipinos.
TRUE
FALSE
Aside from 1986 Constitution, Freedom Constitution is also called (a) .
The 1987 Constitution consists of a preamble and how many self-contained articles?
15
18
22
7
According to the 1987 Constitution, can the president still declare Martial Law in cases of national emergency?
Yes
Yes but not longer than a period of 60 days
No
No because the people will revolt
What system provides spaces for the participation of under-represented community sectors or groups?
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Party List
Who investigates complaints that pertain to public corruption, unlawful behavior of public officials and other public misconduct?
Commission on Election
The Philippine Court System
The Office of the Ombudsman
The Legislative Branch
What is the center core of the present Philippine Constitution?
Article II
Article III
Article I
Article IV
Who can initiate the impeachment of the president, members of the Supreme Court and other constitutionally protected public officials?
(a)
Give one method by which the Constitution can be changed.
(a)
