Module 4 Flashcards
It is a set of rules, principles, and customs that establish the limits and distribute the fundamental powers of government
Constitution
What are the kinds of constitution?
- Form
- Origin
- Manner of Amending
What are the 2 types of Origin (Kinds of Constitution)?
- Conventional or Enacted
- Cumulative or Evolved
a constitution which enacted formally by constituent assembly
Conventional
It is product of growth over a long period of time based on customs, traditions, or judicial decisions rather than enacted formally by constituent assembly
Cumulative
A constitution cannot be amended or revised just like ordinary laws
Rigid or Inelastic
a constitution can be amended or revised just like ordinary laws by the same body that makes original laws
Flexible or Elastic
What ate the 2 types of manner of amending? (Kinds of Constitution)
- Rigid or Inelastic
- Flexible or Elastic
What are the 3 requisites of good written constitution as to form?
- Brief
- Broad
- Definite
What are the 3 requisites of good written constitution as to content?
- Constitution of Government
- Constitution of Liberty
- Constitution of Sovereignty
What are the difference between constitution and statue?
Constitution:
- supreme law of the land
- broad
- fundamental law direct from the people
Statute:
- ordinary law direct from legislators
- specific
- must be in accordance with the constitution
What era was the 1899 Malolos Constitution?
Spanish Independence
What era was the 1935 Constitution?
American Independence
What era was the 1973 Constitution?
- Marcos Administration
- Declaration of Martial Law
What era was the 1987 Constitution?
- EDSA Revolution
MALOLOS CONSTITUTION
- Government of General Emilio Aguinaldo
- Framers: 92 elected delegates
- Pres of the framing body: Pedro A. Paterno
- Ratification: January 21, 1899
1935 CONSTITUTION
- Tydings-Mcduffie
- Framers: 202 elected delegates
- President of the Framing Body: Claro M. Recto
- May 14, 1935
1973 CONSTITUTION
- Joint resolution of Congress
- Framers: 320 elected delegates
- Pres. of the framing body: Diosdado Macapagal
- January 10-15, 1973
1987 CONSTITUTION
- Proclamation No. 9
- Framers: 48 appointed members
- Pres. of the framing body: Cecilia Munoz Palma
- February 2, 1987
Enumerate the 18 articles of the 1987 Constitution
- National Territory
- Declaration of Principles and State Policies
- Bill of Rights
- Citizenship
- Suffrage
- Legislative Department
- Executive Department
- Judicial Department
- Constitutional Commission
- Local Government
- Accountability of Public Officers
- National Economy and Patrimony
- Social Justice and Human Rights
- Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture and Sports
- The Family
- General Provisions
- Amendments and Revision
- Transitory Provisions
It is a community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control
State
What are the 4 elements of a State
- People
- Territory
- Government
- Sovereignty
It refers to the inhabitants living within the state
People
It includes not only the fixed portion of land over whixh the jurisdiction of the state extends
Territory
