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Is it unconstitutional?
In 2020, the Anti-Terrorism Act was passed and opposed by the political
opposition and human rights groups. They claim that the law has unconstitutional
provisions that would undermine the Bill of Rights enshrined in the 1987
Constitution.
Every statute is presumed valid. Construing the law, the courts must assume that
the legislature is ever conscious of the borders and edges of its plenary powers.
The Presumption is that the legislative body has passed the statute on terrorism
with full knowledge of the facts and to promote what is right and advance the
welfare of the majority.
The Philippine Constitution, particularly the Bill of Rights, is similar to the
provisions of the U.S. Constitution. While the United States and neighboring
countries enjoy stringent measures against terrorism, the Philippines may not. The
Anti-Terror law includes strong provisions against terrorists, but safeguards are in
place against possible abuses.

Required Sentences One Sample sentence for each of the

following
a. Rhetorical Question Is it unconstitutional?
b. Simple Sentence Every statute is presumed valid.
c. Compound Sentence The Anti-Terror law includes strong
provisions against terrorists, but
safeguards are in place against possible
abuses.
d. Complex Sentence While the United States and
neighboring countries enjoy stringent
measures against terrorism, the
Philippines may not.
e. Compound-Complex Sentence Construing the law, the courts must
assume that the legislature is ever
conscious of the borders and edges of
its plenary powers.
f. Sentence that starts with prep In 2020, the Anti-Terrorism Act was
phrase passed and is being opposed by the
political opposition and human rights
groups.
g. Sentence that starts with Construing the law, the courts must
participial phrase assume that the legislature is ever
conscious of the borders and edges of
its plenary powers.
h. Sentence that starts with The Bill of Rights of the Philippine
subordinate clause Constitution is similar to the provisions
of the U.S. Constitution.
i. Inverted sentence
j. A sentence with an The Presumption is that the legislative
infinitive/infinitive phrase body has passed the statute on
terrorism with full knowledge of the
facts and to promote what is right and
advance the welfare of the majority.
k. A sentence with an appositive The Philippine Constitution,
particularly the Bill of Rights, is
similar to the provisions of the U.S.
Constitution.