l5 citizenship and the exercise of the suffrage

Question 1

refers to the membership in a political community with all its concomitant rights and responsibilities

Answer 1

citizenship

Question 2

member of a democractic political community; one who owes allegiance to a given state, enjoys full civic and political rights, and is entitled to its protection

Answer 2

citizen

Question 3

refers to where an individual was born and come from

Answer 3

nationality

Question 4

citizen of a country who is residing in or passing through another country

Answer 4

alien

Question 5

alien is also called

Answer 5

foreigner

Question 6

what is the right of suffrage? natural or political right?

Answer 6

political right

Question 7

a right intended to enable them to participate in the process of government to assure it derives its powers from the consent of the governed

Answer 7

right of suffrage

Question 8

citizens of the philippines according to article 14 sec 1

Answer 8

citizens of the PH at the time of the adoption of this constitution
whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Ph
born before jan 17, 1973 of filipino mothers
naturalized in accordance with law

Question 9

citizens from birth without having to perform any act
to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship

Answer 9

natural-born citizens

Question 10

originally citizens of another country. But who, by an intervening act, have acquired new citizenship in a different country

Answer 10

naturalized citizen

Question 11

modes of acquiring citizenship

Answer 11

by birth
by naturalization
by marriage
by election

Question 12

two types of by birth acquisition of citizenship

Answer 12

jus sanguinis and jus soli

Question 13

legal principle that an individual acquires the nationality of his/her natural parent/s. the PH adheres to this principle

Answer 13

Jus Sanguinis or right of blood

Question 14

jus sanguinis is also called

Answer 14

right of blood

Question 15

legal principle that a person’s nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth

Answer 15

jus soli or right of soil

Question 16

jus soli is also known as

Answer 16

right of soil

Question 17

act of formally adopting a foreigner into the political body
of a nation by clothing him or her with the privileges of a citize

Answer 17

by naturalization

Question 18

3 ways by which an alien may become a citizen by naturalization

Answer 18

administrative naturalization
judicial naturalization
legislative naturalization

Question 19

those who became citizens by electing a particular citizenship

Answer 19

by election

Question 20

losing of citizenship

Answer 20

1. By naturalization in a foreign country;
2. By express renunciation of citizenship;
3. By subscribing to an oath of allegiance to support the constitution or laws of a foreign country
   upon attaining twenty-one years of age or more;
4. By accepting commission in the military, naval or air service of a foreign country;
5. By cancellation of the certificate of naturalization;
6. By having been declared by competent authority, a deserter of the Philippine armed forces
   in time of war, unless subsequently, a plenary pardon or amnesty has been granted:and
7. In case of a woman, upon her marriage, to a foreigner if, by virtue of the laws in force in her
   husband’s country, she acquires his nationality. (Valles v. Comelec, 9 August 2000)

Question 21

mode for both acquisition and reacquisition of PH citizenship

Answer 21

naturalization

Question 22

Under this law, a former Filipino citizen who wishes to reacquire Philippine citizenship must possess certain qualifications and none of the disqualifications mentioned in Section 4
of C.A. 473.

Answer 22

naturalization

Question 23

consists of the taking of an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines and
registering said oath in the Local Civil Registry of the place where the person concerned resides or last resided.

Answer 23

repatriation

Question 24

as a result of the concurrent application of the different laws of two or more states, a person is simultaneously considered a national by the said states.

Answer 24

dual citizenship

Question 25

refers to the situation in which a person simultaneously owes, by some positive act, loyalty to two or more states

Answer 25

dual allegiance

Question 26

under this law, a Filipino citizen’s (including dual citizens and former Filipinos) foreign spouse and children are entitled to a visa-free entry to the Philippines and visa-free stay for a period of one (1) year, provided they enter the Philippines with the said Filipino and they have a return air travel ticket.

Answer 26

balikbayan law

Question 27

duties and obligations of citizens

Answer 27

§ To be loyal to the Republic § To defend the States (Sec.3, Art.2 Constitution) § T contribute to the development and welfare of the State § To uphold the constitution and obey the laws § To cooperate with duly constituted authorities § To exercise rights responsibly and with due regard to the rights of others § To engage in gainful works § To register and vote (Suffrage, Art. 5 Phil. Constitution)

Question 28

right and obligation to vote in the election of all public officials and in the determination of all questions submitted to the paople for their ratification

Answer 28

suffrage

Question 29

(popular vote) ratify or reject constitutional amendments or proposed laws

Answer 29

plebiscite

Question 30

(direct vote of the people) adopt or reject any act or measure which has been passed by a legislative body

Answer 30

referendum

Question 31

the right of the people to propose & enact laws

Answer 31

initiative