Philippine Government and Constitution Finals with Complete Solutions!!

Jus sanguinis - ANSWER-virtue by blood (bloodline) nationality is based on the blood of the parent Jus soli - ANSWER-nationality is based on place of birth Naturalization - ANSWER-A legal process to obtain citizenship Republic Act 9139 - ANSWER-RA that provided that aliens under the *age of 18* who were born in the Philippines, who have resided in the Philippines and have resided therein since birth, and who posses other specified qualifications may be granted *Philippine citizenship by administrative proceeding subject to certain requirements. 21 - ANSWER-qualification for naturalization: must not be less than __ years of age on the day of the hearing of the petition. 10 - ANSWER-qualification for naturalization: must have resided in the Philippines of not less than __ years. 5000 - ANSWER-qualification for naturalization: must own real estate worth not less than ______ pesos. Republic Act 8171 - ANSWER-RA that provided a mechanism allowing *Filipino women* who have lost their Philippine citizenship by marriage to aliens and natural-born Filipinos *to reacquire Philippine citizenship*. Citizenship - ANSWER-acquired by agreeing to belong to a *political or a social community* and fulfilling whatever rules that community sets as citizenship criteria wife - ANSWER-Nationality:mother :: Citizenship:____________ suffragium - ANSWER-latin origin of suffrage vote - ANSWER-meaning of suffragium Suffrage - ANSWER-right conferred to a certain designated group of people who are *entitled to select their public officers* and to decide fundamental public issues. Electorate - ANSWER-People who exercise suffrage Suffrage as an attribute of citizenship - ANSWER-Theory of suffrage: only citizens of