CONSTITUTION MADE SIMPLE
Sections 2-4 1. The Senate .............................................................................. 113 2. Term of office distinguished from tenure of office ........... 114 Sections 5-7 1. The House of Representatives ............................................ 116 2. Membership in the House ................................................... 117 3. Party-list system.................................................................... 117 Sections 8-9 1. Dates of election of members of Congress ........................ 118 Section 10 1. Salaries of members of Congress ........................................ 118 Section 11 1. Freedom from arrest of members of Congress ................. 119 2. Freedom from being questioned for speech and debate....................................................................... 120 Section 12 1. Disclosure of financial and business interests .................. 120 Section 13 1. Disqualification to hold any other office or employment ............................................................... 121 Section 14 1. Fiduciary position of members ........................................... 122 Section 15 1. Sessions of Congress ............................................................ 123 Section 16 1. Officers of Congress ............................................................. 125 2. Meaning of quorum ............................................................. 125
Section 3 1. Loss of citizenship................................................................. 97 2. Reacquisition of lost Philippine citizenship...................... 97 Section 4 1. Effect of marriage of citizen to an alien ............................. 98 Section 5 1. Dual allegiance of citizens ................................................... 98 2. Dual citizenship .................................................................... 99 3. Duties and obligations of citizens ...................................... 99 ARTICLE V — SUFFRAGE Section 1 1. Meaning of suffrage.............................................................. 103 2. Nature of suffrage ................................................................. 103 3. Scope of suffrage ................................................................... 104 4. Persons qualified and disqualified to vote ........................ 105 5. Literacy requirement prohibited......................................... 105 6. Property requirement prohibited ....................................... 106 7. Other substantive requirements prohibited...................... 106 Section 2 1. System for securing the secrecy and sanctity of the vote ....................................................................... 107 2. System for absentee voting by qualified Filipinos ........... 108 ARTICLE VI — LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT Section 1 1. Meaning of legislative power.............................................. 109 2. Meaning of law...................................................................... 109 3. Need for laws ........................................................................ 109 4. Legislative power vested in Congress ............................... 110 5. Congress, a bicameral lawmaking body............................ 110 6. Advantages and disadvantages of bicameralism............. 110 7. Principle of separation of powers....................................... 111 8. System of checks and balances ........................................... 111
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