Country Facts and Territories

What is the estimated population of the Philippines as of August 1, 2007?

88,574,200

88,574,100

88,574,000

88,574,614 (correct)

What is the term used to describe the fixed portion of land over which the jurisdiction of the state extends?

Territorial domain (correct)

Aerial domain

Maritime domain

Fluvial domain

Which state has the largest population, according to the data provided?

The Philippines

The Former Soviet Union

China (correct)

Canada

What is the smallest state in terms of population, according to the data provided?

Vatican Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed, and carried out?

Government Signup and view all the answers

Which state has the largest territory, according to the data provided?

The Former Soviet Union Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary aspect of internal sovereignty?

Power of the state to rule within its territory Signup and view all the answers

Which theory attributes the origin of states to the enlargement of the family?

Paternalistic Theory Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between a state and a nation?

A state is a political concept, while a nation is an ethnic concept Signup and view all the answers

What does external sovereignty refer to?

The freedom of the state to carry out its activities without subjection to or control by other states Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary idea behind the Social Contact Theory?

The state is formed by deliberate and voluntary compact among the people Signup and view all the answers

What is the supreme power of the state referred to as?

Sovereignty Signup and view all the answers

What type of democracy is practiced in the Philippine government?

Representative democracy Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the chief who rules the barangay?

Datu Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the code written by Datu Sumakwel of Panay in 1250 A.D.?

Maragtas Code Signup and view all the answers

Who governed the Philippines indirectly on behalf of the King of Spain through Mexico from 1565 to 1821?

Council of Indies Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the head of the provincial government during the Spanish colonial period?

Governor Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the legislative body of Spain that the Philippines was given representation in from 1810 to 1813, 1820 to 1823, and 1836 to 1837?

Spanish Cortes Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the council that served as the datu's advisor in the barangay?

Maginoos Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the first Governor General of the Philippines?

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the code written by Datu Kalintiaw of Panay in 1433 A.D.?

Kalintiaw Code Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the treaty where the Philippines was ceded to the United States?

Treaty of Paris Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Spooner Amendment, passed on March 3, 1901?

The military regime in the Philippines ended Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first American to hold the title of Governor-General in the Philippines?

Luke F. Wright Signup and view all the answers

When was the Philippine Commission established as the sole lawmaking body of the government?

1901 to 1907 Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Philippine Revolution of 1896?

It was the first war of independence fought by Asians against foreign domination Signup and view all the answers

When was the civil governor created in the Philippines?

October 29, 1901 Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the government established in Manila on January 3, 1942, during the Japanese occupation?

The Japanese Military Administration Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Proclamation No. 1?

It declared the beginning of the Revolutionary Government Signup and view all the answers

What type of government was established on June 30, 1981?

The Fourth Republic Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a de jure government?

It is founded in accordance with the existing constitution Signup and view all the answers

What happened to the Provisional Constitution and the Revolutionary Government on February 2, 1987?

They self-destructed upon the ratification of the new Constitution Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of power for the Revolutionary Government?

The people Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of July 4, 1946?

It marked the beginning of the Third Republic Signup and view all the answers