Constitutional Law I (Prof.

Michael Vernon Guerrero Mendiola)

OUTLINE IN CONTITUTION!L L!" I
Prof. Michael Vernon Guerrero Mendiola
Arellano University School of Law
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II. Amendments to or Revision of the Constitution
I. Amendments viz Revisions
II. Proposal (!rticle #VII$ ections % and & of the %'() Constitution)
A. Background. (Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1935 Constitution, original; or Article XV, Section 1 of the 1935
Constitution, as amended; Section 1 of the 1973 Constitution)
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B. Modes
1. By Congress.
2. By Constitutional Convention.
3. By People's Initiative.
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C. Frequency o A!ending t"e Constitution.
III. Call for a Constitutional Convention (!rticle #VII$ ection 4 of the %'() Constitution)
A. Background. (Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1935 Constitution, original; Article XV, Section 1 of the 1935
Constitution, as amended; Article XVI, Section 1 () of the 1973 Constitution)
IV. Submission
A. Background
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V. Ratification (!rticle #VII$ ection 5 of the %'() Constitution)
A. Background (Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1935 Constitution, original; Article XV, Section 1 of the 1935
Constitution, as amended; Article XVI, Section of the 1973 Constitution)
VI. The position of the Consitutional Convention in the Philippine system of government
VII. Prospective Applicability
A. #ested rig"t
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B. $peciic provisions
1. 1%&3 Constitution 'Article III( $ection 2)*
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