Philippine Government

PH government- presidential, representative, and democratic republic 

State vs Government:

STATE basic elements:

People, territory, government, sovereignty

POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT

1. Power of Eminent domain - gives the state a power to appropriate private property to particular uses to promote public welfare.

2. People Power - power of the government to regulate orders and behavior within its territory.

3. Power of taxation - power to impose and collect taxes and charges

BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT

EXECUTIVE 

-the president

-vice president

LEGISLATIVE

-bicameral

Senate

-24 members

-6 years terms

House of Representative (congress)

-250 members including party lists

JUDICIARY

-Supreme court

-1 chief justice and 14 associate justices

-it may sit enbanc or in partition of 3,5,7

qualifications:

-natural born filipino

-atleast 40 yeras old

-atleast 15 years being a judge or more

-holds office during good behavior until 70 years old or incapacitated of their duty.

CHECK AND BALANCES- So the "opulent minority" will not be overpowered by the majority

EXECUTIVE

JUDICIARY

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