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Article VI, VII, VIII
Article VI, VII, VIII
Functions of Law
1. Defines the right and duties of the citizens
2. Imposes taxes
3. Appropriate funds
4. Defines crimes and provides their punishment
5. Creates and abolishes Government Offices
Legislative branches
1. House of Senate- composes of senators
2. House of Representative- composes of different congressman
Qualification of a Senator
a. Natural Born Citizen of the Philippines
b. At least 35 Years of Age
c. Able to read and write
d. Must be A registered voter.
- Two consecutive term is not allowed
House of Representative
- There are 250 Representatives/congressmen.
- Composes of Different provincial representative and different party list.
- They have 3 years term.
Qualification of a Congressman
a. Natural Born Citizen of the Philippines
b. At least 25 years of Age
c. Able to read and write
- 3 consecutive term is not allowed
Party List
- It is the 20% of the number of congressmen.
- Representative of different sectors such as the teens, woman, athletes.
Judicial Power
1. Adjudicatory power- power to use law to solve an issue and to determine the abuses
made.
2. Judicial Review- reviewing of the validity of the laws
3. Incidental Power- Judgement of contempt.
Kind of Offense
1. Criminal Case- an offense which affect the community such as killings, massacre, and
etc…
2. Civil Case- an offense which affect two or more individual such as failure to comply to
a contract.