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ILLUT, Manuel
ESCOTE, Ericka
LIEGO, Roliema
VELLEZAS, Ella Marie
It is the right and obligation to vote of qualified citizens
in the election of public officers.
4. The Tribal Theory: According In early Greek and Roman States, suffrage
was only extended to the citizen class. Only people who were accorded
citizenship status could vote. Nowadays, citizenship is essential for
voting. This practice is based on the Tribal Theory.
5. The Feudal Theory: This theory claims that the right to vote depends
on a particular social status. The simplest form of
social status was ownership of land. Even now in some
states, the emphasis is on a property qualification.
This is a legacy of the old theory.
1. One Man, One Vote
2. Single Transferable Vote
3. Plural Voting
4. Open Ballot
5. Secret Ballot
1. One Man, One Vote: Under this provision, every other is entitled to one
and only one vote. The voter can cast his vote for any candidate.
4. Open Ballot: Under this system, the voters raise their hands to support
the candidate.
5. Secret Ballot: In this system, the voter casts his vote for
a candidate without the knowledge of another person.
1. Election- means by which people choose their officials.
2. Plebiscite- is the vote of the people expressing their choice for or
against a proposed law submitted to them.
3. Referendum- is the submission of a law passed by a legislative body to
the people for their ratification or rejection.
4. Initiative- is a method in which people directly
propose and enact laws.
5. Recall- a method by which an elective local official may be removed
from office during his tenure.
This is based on the assumption that based on a certain
age, human beings have the maturity, experience,
education and sense of judgement that will enable them to
vote with a reasonable degree of intelligence.
This is to give reasonable period within which a person
can familiarize himself with the needs and condition and
the personalities of the nation and locality.
Those who have been sentenced to suffer imprisonment for not less
than one year.
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. C
6. D
7. A
8-9 Those who have been sentenced to suffer imprisonment for not less than one year.
Those who committed any crime involving disloyalty to the government such as rebellion and sedition.
10. Bonus
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