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Constitutional Law II
Constitutional Law II
Constitutional Law II
Citizenship
- Determines who can have rights and
obligations (taxes, defense, suffrage
[Martial Law: suffrage is an obligation,
penalized if not done], etc.)
History
- Spanish era
o No concept of Filipino
o No government census
o Indio
- Treaty of Paris
o Not American citizens, but subject
to the protection of the Americans
- Phil. Bill of 1902
o Introduced the term “Filipinos”
o Based on residency