The Constitution of the Similarities The 1987 Philippine

United States Constitution

Legislative  Section 3. The Senate of Both of all their  Section 2. The Senate shall be
Branch the United States shall legislative powers composed of twenty-four
be composed of two shall be vested in Senators who shall be elected
Senators from each their Congress, at large by the qualified voters
State, (chosen by the which shall of the Philippines, as may be
Legislature thereof) for consist of a provided by law.
six years; and each Senate and House  Section 3. No person shall be a
Senator shall have one of Senator unless he is a natural-
vote. Representatives. born citizen of the Philippines
 Section 3. No person and, on the day of the election,
shall be a Senator who is at least thirty-five years of
shall not have attained age, able to read and write,, a
the age of thirty years, registered voter, and a resident
and been nine years a of the Philippines for not less
citizen of the United than two years immediately
States, and who shall preceding the day of the
not, when elected, be an election.
inhabitant of that State
for which he shall be
chosen.
Executive  Article II Section 1. No Both of their  Article VII Section 2. No
Branch person except a natural executive power person may be elected
born citizen, or a citizen shall be vested in President unless he is a natural-
of the United States, at the President. born citizen of the Philippines,
the time of the adoption a registered voter, able to read
of this Constitution, and write, at least forty years
shall be eligible to the of age on the day of the
Office of President; election, and a resident of the
neither shall any person Philippines for at least ten
be eligible to that Office years immediately preceding
who shall not have such election.
attained to the age of  Article XI Section 2. The
thirty five years, and President, the Vice President,
been fourteen years a the Members of the Supreme
resident within the Court, the Members of the
United States. Constitutional Commissions,
 Section 4. The and the Ombudsman may be
President, Vice removed from office on
President and all civil impeachment for, and
officers of the United conviction of, culpable
States, shall be removed violation of the Constitution,
from Office on treason, bribery, graft and
Impeachment for, and corruption, other high crimes,
conviction of treason, or betrayal of public trust.
 bribery, or other high
crimes and
misdemeanors.
Judicial  Article III Section 1. Both of their  Section 11. The Members of
Branch The Judges, both of the judicial power the Supreme Court and judges
supreme and inferior shall be vested in of lower courts shall hold
courts, shall hold their one Supreme office during good behavior
offices during good Court. until they reach the age of
behavior, and shall at seventy years or become
stated times, receive for incapacitated to discharge the
their services, a duties of their office.
compensation, which
shall not be diminished
during their continuance
in office.