What year was the Constitution of the Philippines, the supreme law of the Republic of the Philippines, in effect since?

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Commonwealth year?

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Constitution year?

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Freedom Constitution?

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However, there were earlier constitutions attempted by Filipinos in the struggle to break free from the (_)

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What did we call the 1987 constitution? (with -)

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The Constitution of (_) was the provisionary Constitution of the Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution

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Which country did the Constitution borrow from?

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Who wrote the inital constitution: (_) and (_)

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Three organs of the constitution: (_),(_) and (_)

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(_) which was vested with the power of the Republic, headed by the president and four department secretaries: the interior, foreign affairs, treasury, and war;

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(_) which was given the authority to make decisions and affirm or disprove the sentences rendered by other courts and to dictate rules for the administration of justice; and

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(_) which was to be convened after the revolution to create a new Constitution and to elect a new Council of Government and Representatives of the people

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Where was Emilio Aguinaldo surrounded by? Where was his headquarters?

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Where did Aguinaldo and his 500 picked men head after the infiltration?

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Who issued a decree that prohibited inhabitants to leave their villages?

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What was the proclamation of the Biak-na-bato entitled?

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This preamble states the disconnection of the Philippines from the Spanish rule, while building the Philippine Republic

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In a statement to the (_), he said, "I can take Biak-na-Bato, any military man can take it, but I can not answer that I could crush the rebellion." 

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Ironically, nothing was accomplished until (_), a known turncoat and a lawyer from Manila, volunteered to act as negotiator.

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What did Pedro Paterno volunteer as?

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On August 9, 1897, Paterno proposed a peace based on (_) and (_) to Aguinaldo.

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Paterno's efforts led to a peace agreement called the (_)

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The two people (generals) who were held captive by the rebels:

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A (_) was declared by both camps and an agreement between Aguinaldo and the Spanish forces was made -that the Spanish government will grant self-rule to the Philippines in 3 years if Aguinaldo went to exile and surrender his arms.

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How much in Mexican pesos did Aguinaldo receive in amnesty?

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Where did Aguinaldo go after receiving the money?

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Where did the battle happen when the Americans won against the Spanish?

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The (_) was elected, which selected a commission to draw up a draft constitution on 17 September 1898 (which was composed of wealthy and educated men.)

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On January 21, the constitution was named:

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The constitution has (_) articles divided into (_) titles, with (_) articles of transitory provisions, and (_) additional article.

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According to (_), main author of the constitution, these countries were studied because they shared similar social, political, ethnological, and governance conditions with the Philippines.

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the Kartilya and the Sanggunian- Hukuman, the charter of laws and morals of the Katipunan written by (_) in 1896

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the Biak-na-Bato Constitution of 1897 planned by (_)

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Mabini's Constitutional Program of the Philippine Republic of 1898; the provisional constitution of (_) in 1898 that followed the Spanish constitutions; and the autonomy projects of Paterno in 1898

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We, the Representatives of the Filipino People, lawfully convened, in order to establish justice, provide for common defense, promote the general welfare and insure the benefits of liberty, imploring the aid of the Sovereign Lawgiver of the Universe in order to obtain these objectives, have voted, decreed, and sanctioned the following political constitution.

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As a direct challenge to colonial authorities of the Spanish empire, the sovereignty was retroverted to the people, a legal principle underlying the Philippine Revolution.

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The people delegated governmental functions to civil servants while they retained actual (_).

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The 27 articles of Title IV detail the (_) and (_) of Filipinos,

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Title (_), Article (_) also declares that the State recognizes the freedom and equality of all beliefs, as well as the separation of Church and State. These are direct reactions to features of the Spanish government in the Philippines, where the friars were dominant agents of the state.

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The form of government, according to Title Il, Article 4 is to be (_), (_), (_), and (_) and shall exercise three distinct powers- legislative, executive, and judicial.

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The (_) was vested in a unicameral body called the Assembly of Representatives, members of which are elected for terms of four years.

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(_) of the government were given seats in the assembly, which meet annually for a period of at least three months

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(_) could be introduced either by the president or by a member of the assembly.

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A permanent commission of (_), elected by the assembly, and granted specific powers by the constitution, was to sit during the intervals between sessions of the assembly.

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(_) was vested in the president, and elected by a constituent assembly of the Assembly of Representatives and special representatives.

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The president will serve a term of (_) years without re-election. There was no vice president, and in case of a vacancy, a president was to be selected by the constituent assembly.

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The 1899 Malolos Constitution was never enforced due to the ongoing (_).

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The (_) was effectively a territory of the United States upon the signing of the Treaty of Paris

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The Philippines was effectively a territory of the United States upon the signing of the (_)

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It is worth mentioning that after the (_), the Philippines was subject to the power of the United States of America, effectively the new colonizers of the country.

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From 1898 to 1901, the Philippines would be placed under a (_) until a civil government would be put be into place.

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. First was the (_), the first organic law for the Philippine Islands that provided for the creation of a popularly elected Philippine Assembly

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The act specified that legislative power would be vested in a (_) composed of the Philippine Commission as the upper house and the Philippine Assembly as lower house.

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. Key provisions of the act included a bill of rights for Filipinos and the appointment of two (_) of the Philippines as representative to the United States House of Representatives.

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The second act that functioned as a constitution was the (_), commonly referred to as "Jones Law." which modified the structure of the Philippine government through the removal of the Philippine Commission, replacing it with a Senate that served as the upper house and its members elected by the Filipino voters, the first truly elected national legislature.

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The second act that functioned as a constitution was the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, commonly referred to as "(_)." which modified the structure of the Philippine government through the removal of the Philippine Commission, replacing it with a Senate that served as the upper house and its members elected by the Filipino voters, the first truly elected national legislature.

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It was also (_) that explicitly declared the purpose of the United States to end their sovereignty over the Philippines and recognize Philippine independence as soon as a stable government can be established.

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In 1932, with the efforts of the Filipino independence mission led by (_) and (_), the United States Congress passed the Hare-Hawes-Cutting Act with the promise of granting Filipinos' independence.

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The bill was opposed by then Senate President (_) and consequently, rejected by the Philippine Senate.

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By 1934, another law, the (_) also known as the Philippine Independence Act, was passed by the United States Congress that provided authority and defined mechanisms for the establishment of a formal constitution by a constitutional convention

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By 1934, another law, the Tydings-McDuffie Act, also known as the (_), was passed by the United States Congress that provided authority and defined mechanisms for the establishment of a formal constitution by a constitutional convention

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. The members of the convention were elected and held their first meeting on 30 July 1934, with (_) unanimously elected as president

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The constitution created the (_) of the Philippines, an administrative body that governed the Philippines from 1935 to 1946. It is a transitional administration to prepare the country toward its full achievement of independence. It originally provided for a unicameral National Assembly with a president and vice president elected to a six- year term without re-election.

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The constitution created the Commonwealth of the Philippines, an administrative body that governed the Philippines from (_). It is a transitional administration to prepare the country toward its full achievement of independence. It originally provided for a unicameral National Assembly with a president and vice president elected to a six- year term without re-election.

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It was amended in 1940 to have a bicameral Congress composed of a (_) and a (_)

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Rights to suffrage were originally afforded to male citizens of the Philippines who are (_) years of age or over and are able to read and write; this was later on extended to women within (_) years after the adoption of the constitution.

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The Filipino people, imploring the aid of (_), in order to establish a government that shall embody their ideals, conserve and develop the patrimony of the nation, promote the general welfare, and secure to themselves and their posterity the blessings of independence under a regime of justice, liberty, and democracy, do ordain and promulgate this constitution.

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The draft of the constitution was approved by the constitutional convention on 8 February 1935, and ratified by then U,S. President(_) on 25 March 1935.

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Elections were held in September 1935 and (_) was elected President of the Commonwealth.

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