The Cooper Act: Key Provisions and Impacts on the Philippines
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What was the primary purpose of the 10-year transitional period in Philippine history from 1935 to 1945?

  • To prepare for independence from the United States (correct)
  • To liberate the Philippines from the Japanese
  • To create a civil government in the Philippines
  • To establish a puppet government in Manila
  • Who led the Philippine government into exile in the U.S. during the Japanese occupation?

  • Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio S. Osmeña (correct)
  • Jose P. Laurel and Douglas MacArthur
  • Henry Allen Cooper and Theodore Roosevelt
  • Theodore Roosevelt and Manuel L. Quezon
  • What was the name of the law signed by President Theodore Roosevelt in July 2, 1902?

  • Tydings-McDuffie Act
  • Jones Law
  • Philippine Organic Act of 1902 (correct)
  • Philippine Autonomy Act
  • When did the Allied forces led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur land on the island of Leyte to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese?

    <p>October 20, 1944</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the president of the Second Philippine Republic installed by the Japanese forces in Manila?

    <p>Jose P. Laurel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did Japan formally surrender, marking the end of the Japanese occupation in the Philippines?

    <p>September 2, 1945</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary goal of the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916?

    <p>To grant Philippine independence as soon as a stable government was established</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of the two Filipino resident commissioners in the US Congress?

    <p>They did not have voting rights but represented the Philippines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916 in the Philippine government?

    <p>It replaced the Philippine Bill of 1902 as the framework of the Philippine government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the composition of the legislative body established by the Cooper Act?

    <p>A bicameral body with the Philippine Commission as the upper house and the Philippine Assembly as the lower house</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Cooper Act?

    <p>Granting of voting rights to the Filipino resident commissioners</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of the executive powers of the civil governor?

    <p>To execute the laws of the Philippine government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of the Preamble according to the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

    <p>To establish a Government that shall embody the ideals and aspirations of the Filipino people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the title of the first Article of the Philippine Constitution?

    <p>National Territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the Constitution of Biak-na-Bato promulgated?

    <p>November 1, 1897</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main theme of the Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

    <p>Building a just and humane society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many Articles are there in the Philippine Constitution?

    <p>None of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is invoked in the Preamble of the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

    <p>Almighty God</p> Signup and view all the answers

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