C. The Government of the Philippines in Transition

The pre-Spanish government was composed of settlements called __________.

barangay / balangay

The barangay consisted of more or less ________ families.

100

Each barangay was ruled by a chief called __________.

datu

In a way, the barangay was a ____ with the datu as a monarch.

monarchy

The four social classes in a barangay included Nobility (maharlika), Freemen (timawa), The serfs (aliping mamamahay), and _____ (aliping sagigilid).

Slaves

The early laws in the barangay were promulgated by the __________.

datus

Two known written codes in the pre-Spanish era are the Maragtas Code and the __________.

Kalantiaw Code

The laws of the barangay were generally considered __________.

fair

Spain's claim to the Philippines was based on the discovery made by __________.

Ferdinand Magellan

During the Spanish period, the Philippines was governed indirectly by the king of Spain through __________.

Mexico

A basic principle introduced by Spain to the Philippines was the __________ of the church and state.

union

The barangays were consolidated into towns called __________, each headed by a gobernadorcillo.

pueblos

Cities under special charters had an __________ or cabilado (city council).

ayuntamiento

The Supreme Court of the Philippines during the Spanish period was called __________.

Royal Audiencia

The Spanish government in the Philippines was considered __________ and corrupt.

defective

The Katipunan government aimed to establish a free and __________ Philippines.

sovereign

The aim of the revolution was the separation of the PH from the __________ monarchy.

Spanish

During the Spanish-American war, General Aguinaldo established a __________ Government.

Dictatorial

The first Philippine Republic was established in __________.

1898

The Military Government in the Philippines began on __________.

August 14, 1898

The Civil Government was headed by a __________ Governor.

Civil

The legislative power of the Commonwealth Government was vested in a __________ National Assembly.

unicameral

The Japanese Military Administration declared the sovereignty of the United States over the Philippines __________.

terminated

The Philippine Executive Commission was composed of Filipinos with __________ B. Vargas as chairman.

Jorge

The independence of the Philippines was proclaimed under Joint Resolution No. __________.

93

The constitution of the First Republic was known as the __________ Constitution.

Malolos

The third Philippine Republic was established under the __________ Constitution.

1935

The provisional government in 1986 was declared by __________ C. Aquino.

Corazon

The provisional government was installed by the direct action of the __________ or by 'people power'.

people

A de facto government acquires a de jure status when it gains wide __________ from the people.

acceptance

The provisional government was described as a hybrid constitutional __________ government.

revolutionary

According to the provisional government, the power derives from the __________.

people

The Provisional Constitution self-destructs upon the ratification of the new ________.

Constitution

The __________ government during the revolutionary era was the first government that unified all rebel forces.

revolutionary

The __________ of the barangay were the chief judges and executors of the law.

datus

The first form of government established by Aguinaldo was the __________ government.

Dictatorial

The __________ government from 1902-1916 was the basic law of the Philippine government.

PH Bill of 1902

In the American regime, the Commonwealth Government was a form of government in __________ toward independence.

transition

The Japanese-sponsored Republic ultimately derived its authority from the __________ military authority.

Japanese

The fourth Philippine Republic came into being upon the ratification of the __________ Constitution on February 2, 1987.

1987

The powers of the government in the PH during the Spanish era were exercised by the __________-General.

Governor

The Philippine Executive Commission exercised both executive and __________ powers.

legislative

A __________ government is recognized and accepted by the community of nations.

de jure

The pre-colonial social class of slaves in the barangay was referred to as __________ sagigilid.

aliping

During the Spanish period, the governor represented the __________ General in the province.

Governor

The __________ Audiencia performed functions of both executive and legislative nature during the Spanish era.

Royal

The aim of the Biak-na-Bato Republic was to form an __________ state from Spanish rule.

independent

The __________ laws in pre-colonial times were customary practices handed down through generations.

unwritten

A government that exists without legal justification but is accepted by the people is called a __________ government.

de facto

The __________ Constitution did not hold the status of supreme law in the provisional government.

provisional

The Spanish government was described as more efficient than its __________.

cons

The __________ during the American regime was established after the insurrection against Spain.

Military Government

The revolutionary government aimed for the independence of the Philippines until global recognition, including from __________.

Spain

The provisional government claimed to be __________ as it was installed by the people's direct action.

democratic

The powers of revolutionary government derive directly from the __________ governmental authority.

people

The legislative power during the Philippine Commonwealth was initially to be held in a __________ Assembly.

unicameral

The __________ era highlighted the need for Filipinos to establish their own government systems.

revolutionary

The first constitution of the independent Philippine Republic was the __________ Constitution.

Malolos