THE 1935: PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

The 1935 Constitution, which featured a political system virtually identical to the American one, became
operative. The system called for a President to be elected at large for a 4-year term (subject to one re-
election), a bicameral Congress, and an independent Judiciary.

What 1935 Constitution created the Commonwealth of the Philippines?

On February 8, 1935, the 1935 Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines

was approved by the convention by a vote of 177 to 1. The constitution was approved by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 25, 1935, and ratified by popular vote on May 14, 1935.

Who approved the 1935 Commonwealth Constitution?

Roosevelt on March 23, 1935. That was the first national election held under the 1935 Charter
drafted and approved on Feb. 8, 1935 by the 202-member Constitutional Convention of 1934 chaired by
Senator Claro M. Recto and ratified by the Filipinos in a nationwide plebiscite on May 4, 1935.

How did the 1935 Constitution started?

When the United States Congress authorized the creation of a constitution for the Philippines in
accordance with the Tydings-Mcduffie Act of 1934, a Constitutional Convention was established to draft
a charter for the Philippines and it finished its work on February 8, 1935.

Who was the president of the Commonwealth in 1935?

Manuel Quezon, in full Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina, (born August 19, 1878, Baler,
Philippines—died August 1, 1944, Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.), Filipino statesman, leader of the
independence movement, and first president of the Philippine Commonwealth established under U.S.
tutelage in 1935.