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Cmu Module 8 Polgov Chap 7
Cmu Module 8 Polgov Chap 7
OVERVIEW
This chapter will discuss the role and responsibilities of the
Philippine Senate and the House of Representatives.
OBJECTIVES:
” The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
- Tacitus
Congress President
Legislative Six
Emergency Three
Senator Twenty-four
Tariff Party
Natural-born Referendum
Executive Quorum
PRE-TEST
Filling the blanks. Use a separate paper for your answers. Analyze
carefully the statements or questions before answering. Choose the
best or nearest answer by writing the corresponding word in the
blank.
NON-DELEGATION OF POWERS
PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATION
1. Meaning and Purpose. The party-list system aims at
establishing representation of the underprivileged. It is a
social justice tool designed not just to make the
underprivileged mere beneficiaries of law but to make them
lawmakers themselves. It opens up the political system to the
prejudiced and underrepresented sectors of the society.
INDEPENDENT BODIES
ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL
COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS