The American &

Japanese Occupation
 Types Of Government
Commonwealth
Military Government Civil Government
Government

Military Generals • A ten-year

Governor General
• Executive Transitory
• Legislative
• Legislative government
• Law making body of
• Judicial power • Semi-independent /
the Government
autonomous
• Judiciary
government
 Law-making Process

Military Government Civil Government

• EXECUTIVE
• Military Governor- execute all • LEGISLATURE – Philippine Legislature
*Upper Chamber
the power
*Lower Chamber
• JUDICIARY
Law-making Process

Commonwealth Government
• PRESIDENT
• PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE – * Unicameral
*Bicameral
• JUDICIARY SYSTEM
POLITICAL SYSTEM

The political system also mirrored the United States'

federal structure, consisting of three branches:
executive, legislative, and judiciary. The executive
branch was led by the Governor- General, the
legislative by the Philippine Legislature, and the
judiciary by the Supreme Court of the Philippines,
mostly made up of American judges in the initial years
 Types Of Government
(Japanese Occupation)

Civil Government / Second

Philippine Philippine
Executive Republic /
Commission Puppet
Government
 LAW-MAKING PROCESS

JAPANESE HIGH COMMAND

• Commission exercised both executive and
legislative powers. • PRESIDENT – Jose P. Laurel
• Executive was divided into 6 departments • LEGISLATIVE
- Interior; Justice; Finance; Agriculture and • JUDICIARY
Commerce; Education, Health and Public
Welfare; and Public Works and
Communication.
 POLITICAL SYSTEM

It has 3 Branches : The Philippines under

• EXECUTIVE the Japanese regime
• LEGISLATIVE was essentially a
• JUDICIARY unitary state
 Thank You!!!
GROUP 3
Vanessa A. Mas
Ma. Terresa N. Medel
Bernalyn M. Marafina
Eden Rose M. Mas
Marivic Masmela
Krizza Michelle M. Mendoza
Michelle Anne B. Manrique