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(1) Meaning of legislative power, 99; (2) Meaning of law, 99; (3) Need for law, 100; (4) Legislative power vested in Congress, 100; (5) Advan- tages of bicameralism, 100; (6) Disadvantages of bicameralism, 100; (7) Scope of legislative power of Congress, 101; (8) Non-legislative functions of Congress, 101; (9) Principle of separation of powers, 103; (10) Principle of checks and balances, 103. Sections 2-4 The Senate, 105. Sections 5-7 (1) The House of Representatives, 107; (2) Number and election/ selection of members of the House of Representatives, 107; (3) Conditions for apportionment of elected representatives, 108; (4) Basis of apportionment, 109; (5) Party-list and sectoral representatives, 109; (6) Meaning of representation, 111; (7) Proper duty of a representative, 111. Sections 8-9 Kinds of election of members of Congress, 112. Section 10 Salaries of the members of Congress, 112. Section 11 (1) Privilege from arrest, 113; (2) Parliamentary immunity, 113. Section 12 Disclosure of financial and business interests, 114. Section 13 Prohibited offices, 114. Section 14 Disqualifications and prohibitions, 115. Section 15 Sessions/meetings of Congress, 116. Section 16 (1) Officers of Congress, 117; (2) Meaning of quorum, 117; (3) Basis of quorum in each House, 117; (4) Adjournment in absence of quorum, 118; (5) Rules of proceedings, 118; (6) Punishment of members, 118; (7) Legislative journal, 119; (8) Adjournment of either House without consent of the other, 119. Student’s Manual on the Constitution
Section 20 (1) Meaning of debt, 79; (2) Purpose of prohibition against imprisonment for debt, 80; (3) Prohibition limited to contractual obligation only, 80; (4) Meaning of poll tax, 80; (5) Purpose of prohibition against imprisonment for non-payment of poll tax, 80. Section 21 (1) Right against double jeopardy, 81; (2) Classes of double jeopardy, 82. Section 22 (1) Meaning of ex post facto law, 82; (2) Meaning of bill of attainder, 83. Article IV — CITIZENSHIP Section 1 (1) Meaning of certain terms, 84; (2) General ways of acquiring citizenship, 85; (3) Citizens by birth, 85; (4) Citizens at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, 85; (5) Citizens by blood or parentage, 86; (6) Citizens by election, 86; (7) Citizens by naturalization, 87. Section 2 Natural-born citizens, 87. Section 3 (1) Loss of citizenship, 88; (2) Reacquisition of lost Philippine citizenship, 89. Section 4 Effect of marriage of citizen to an alien, 89. Section 5 (1) Dual allegiance of citizens, 90; (2) Retention and reacquisition of citizenship, 90. Article V — SUFFRAGE Section 1 (1) Meaning of suffrage, 93; (2) Nature of suffrage, 93; (3) Scope of suffrage, 94; (4) Persons qualified and disqualified to vote, 94; (5) Substantive requirements prohibited, 95. Section 2 (1) System for securing the secrecy and sanctity of the ballot, 97; (2) System for absentee voting by qualified Filipinos, 97.
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Electoral Tribunal in each House, 120.
Sections 18-19 Commission on Appointments in Congress, 120. Section 20 Records and books of accounts, 121. Section 21 Power of legislative inquiry and investigation, 122. Section 22 Appearance of heads of departments before each House, 123. Section 23 (1) Power to declare existence of a state of war, 124; (2) Delegation of emergency powers, 124. Section 24 (1) Meaning of terms, 125; (2) Bills which must originate exclusively in the House of Representatives, 125. Section 25 (1) Meaning of budget, 126; (2) Increase of appropriations recommended by the President, 127; (3) Prohibition against riders, 127; (4) Standard procedure in approving appropriations, 127; (5) Requirements with respect to special appropriations bill, 128; (6) Prohibition against transfer of funds, 128; (7) Rule as to discretionary funds, 128; (8) Automatic reappropriation, 129. Section 26 (1) Meaning of bill, 129; (2) Meaning of statute, 130; (3) One-bill- one-subject requirement, 130; (4) Purpose of three (3) readings requirement, 130; (5) Purpose of requirement that yeas and nays be
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(1) Meaning of legislative power, 99; (2) Meaning of law, 99; (3) Need for law, 100; (4) Legislative power vested in Congress, 100; (5) Advan- tages of bicameralism, 100; (6) Disadvantages of bicameralism, 100; (7) Scope of legislative power of Congress, 101; (8) Non-legislative functions of Congress, 101; (9) Principle of separation of powers, 103; (10) Principle of checks and balances, 103. Sections 2-4 The Senate, 105. Sections 5-7 (1) The House of Representatives, 107; (2) Number and election/ selection of members of the House of Representatives, 107; (3) Conditions for apportionment of elected representatives, 108; (4) Basis of apportionment, 109; (5) Party-list and sectoral representatives, 109; (6) Meaning of representation, 111; (7) Proper duty of a representative, 111. Sections 8-9 Kinds of election of members of Congress, 112.
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