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THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT (Article 6) - Answer ---
"The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall
consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the
people by the provision on initiative and referendum." - Answer Article 6 Section 1
is the power or competence of the legislature to enact, ordain, alter, or modify, repeal,
or abrogate existing laws. - Answer Legislative power
2 kinds of legislative power. - Answer >original power
>derivative power
is possessed by the sovereign power. - Answer original legislative power
is that which has been delegated by the sovereign people to legislative bodies and is
subordinate to the original power of the people. - Answer derivative legislative power
2 kinds of limits on legislative power - Answer >substantive limits
>procedural limits
curtail the contents of a law. For example, no law may be passed which impairs freedom
of speech. - Answer substantive limits
curtail the manner of passing laws. For example, a bill must generally be approved by
the President before it becomes a law. - Answer procedural limits
The Senate shall be composed of twenty-four Senators who shall be elected at large by
the qualified voters of the Philippines, as may be provided by law. - Answer Article 6,
Section 2
is traditionally the Upper House of the Congress.
composed of twenty-four (24) senators elected at large by the people. - Answer The
Senate
QUALIFICATIONS, ELECTION, TERM, TENURE AND REMOVAL OF SENATORS AND
CONGRESSMEN - Answer ---
"No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and,
on the day of the election, is at least thirty-five years of age, able to read and write, a
registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years
,immediately preceding the day of the election." - Answer Article 6, Section 3
He must be a natural born citizen of the Philippines.
He must be at least thirty-five years of age on the day of the election.
He must be able to read and write.
He must be registered voter in the district in which he shall be elected.
He must be a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately
preceding the election. - Answer Qualifications of the Members of Senate:
"The term of office of the Senators shall be six years and shall commence, unless
otherwise provided by law, at noon on the thirtieth day of June next following their
election."
No Senator shall serve for more than two consecutive terms. Voluntary renunciation of
the office for any length of time shall not be considered as an interruption in the
continuity of his service for the full term of which he was elected. - Answer Article 6,
Section 4
a Senator is disqualified to serve for more than ... consecutive terms. - Answer two (2)
True or False
At any rate, a Senator [can no longer] run for reelection after a break or interval. There
is no limit as to the number of years one can serve as Senator. - Answer false, can still
run
The House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty
members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts
apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in
accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a
uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected
through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or
organizations.
The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of
representatives including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after
the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list
representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by selection or election from the
labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, wo - Answer Article 6,
Section 5
It is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines.
composed of not more than 250 members popularly known as "Congressmen." They are
elected from legislative or congressional districts and through a party-list system. -
, Answer The House of Representatives.
"No person shall be a Member of the House of Representatives unless he is a
natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least
twenty-five years of age, able to read and write, and, except the party-list
representatives, a registered voter in the district in which he shall be elected, and a
resident thereof for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of
the election." - Answer Section 6, Article 6
1) He must be a natural born citizen of the Philippines.
2) He must be at least twenty-five years of age on the day of the election.
3) He must be able to read and write.
4) He must be a registered voter in the district in which he shall be elected.
5) He must be resident of the district for not less than one year immediately preceding
the day of election. - Answer Qualifications of Members of House of Representatives
Classification of the members of the House of Representatives: - Answer District
representatives
Party-List representatives
Sectoral representatives
each representing one congressional district - Answer district representatives
elected through the "party-list system;" - Answer party-list representatives
will exist only for three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution. (They
disappeared in 1998.) - Answer Sectoral representatives
"The Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of three years
which shall begin, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on the thirtieth day of June
next following their election. No Member of the House of Representatives shall serve for
more than three consecutive terms. Voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of
time shall not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of his service for the full
term for which he was elected." - Answer Section 7, Article 6
is intended to be close to the people. - Answer House of Representatives
It is three (3) years, to begin also, unless otherwise provided by law, at noon on the 30th
day of June next following their election. - Answer Term of Office of the Members of
House of Representatives
"Unless otherwise provided by law, the regular election of the Senators and the
Members of the House of Representatives shall be held on the second Monday of May." -
Answer Section 8, Article 6
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