Assignment

elected by direct popular vote

and serve a term of six years.
The Constitution grants the
President authority to appoint
his Cabinet. These departments
form a large portion of the
countrys bureaucracy.

Three major branches of the Philippine

government
o Article 6,7, &8
Principles:
o Separation of powers (Analyze
and Study Carefully)
o Blending of powers
o Checks and balances
o Judicial supremacy
Isnt it violation to the
separation of powers?
Provisions that states
o Composition, Powers, and
Functions of the 3 branches of
the government
o Composition, Powers, and
Functions of Commission on
Appointments
o Composition, Powers, and
Functions of The Judicial and Bar
Council
o Complete names of the current
officials
o Different agencies of the
government

------------------------------------------------------------------------PRINCIPLES:
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SEPARATION OF POWERS:
One basic corollary in a presidential
system of government is the principle of
separation of powers wherein;
- Legislation belongs to Congress,
o The Legislative branch is
authorized to make laws, alter,
and repeal them through the
power vested in the Philippine
Congress. This institution is
divided into the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
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Execution to the Executive, and

o The Executive branch is
composed of the President and
the Vice President who are

Settlement of legal controversies to

the Judiciary.
o The Judicial branch holds the
power to settle controversies
involving rights that are legally
demandable and enforceable.
This branch determines whether
or not there has been a grave
abuse of discretion amounting
to lack or excess of jurisdiction
on the part and instrumentality
of the government. It is made
up of a Supreme Court and
lower courts.

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The Constitution expressly

grants the Supreme Court the
power of Judicial Review as the
power to declare a treaty,
international or executive
agreement, law, presidential
decree, proclamation, order,
instruction, ordinance or
regulation unconstitutional.

BLENDING OF POWERS
CHECKS AND BALANCES
JUDICIAL SUPREMACY
COMPOSITION, POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS OF
o THE 3 BRANCHES
o COMMISION ON APPOINTMENTS
o JUDICAL AND BAR COUNCIL
COMPLETE NAMES OF THE CURRENT
OFFICIALS
DIFFERENT AGENCIES OF THE
GOVERNMENT