Social Studies: Important Notes

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Marcelo H. Del Pilar was also known as Dolores Manapat, a name developed from his inverted initials. He published strongly worded essays best described in Filipino as "maanghang," that led him to use the pen name "Siling Labuyo," whose English translation reminds us of the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

With all these defense plans coming together, on August 24, 1936, General Douglas MacArthur was appointed by President Quezon as the Field Marshal of the Philippine Army, the highest military rank in the Commonwealth.

"A bill may become a law, even without the President's signature, if the President does not sign a bill within 30 days from receipt in his office. A bill may also become a law without the President's signature if Congress overrides a presidential veto by two-thirds vote."

The Cry of Pugad Lawin (Filipino: Sigaw ng Pugad Lawin, Spanish: Grito de Pugad Lawin) was the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. The cry could also refer to the tearing up of community tax certificates (cédulas personales) in defiance of their allegiance to Spain.

Ultimatum: The immediate reason for Austria's ultimatum was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28, 1914 by the Bosnian Serb nationalist, Gavrilo Princip.

Who were the rich landowners during the Spanish era? They were the former datus and maharlikas (Noble), the biggest landowners or hacienderos (owners of large haciendas), the leading professionals like doctors, lawyers, engineers and teachers. From this class came the local officials like the gobernadorcillo nad cabeza de barangay.

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological innovations were British.

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is an independent Constitutional. Body mandated to enforce and administer all laws and regulations relative to. The conduct of elections, plebiscite, initiative, referendum and recall for the. Purpose of ensuring free, orderly, peaceful and credible elections.

Athens was the largest and most influential of the Greek city-states. It had many fine buildings and was named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfare. The Athenians invented democracy, a new type of government where every citizen could vote on important issues, such as whether or not to declare war.

Who created a constitution granting citizenship to all free men living in Athens? In the early 6th century BCE, the reformer Solon replaced the Draconian constitution with the Solonian Constitution. Solon canceled all existing land debts, and enabled free Athenian males to participate in the assembly or ecclesia.

The goal of the propaganda movement for the Philippines colony as a province of Spain: It is notable in contrast to the Katipunan or the "K.K.K.", whose aim is for the total independence of the Philippines from Spain, the Propaganda Movement's aim is for the total assimilation of the Philippines as a province of Spain, and not a mere colony.

Who implemented Filipinization? Francis Burton Harrison was Governor-General of the Philippines from 1913 to 1921 and advocated for and oversaw the process of Filipinization, or the transfer of authority to Filipinos in the United States territory's Insular Government to better prepare for independence.

The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments: help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work.

The progressive educational ideas and practices developed in the United States, especially by John Dewey, were joined with the European tradition after 1900. In 1896 Dewey founded the Laboratory Schools at the University of Chicago to test the validity of his pedagogical theories.

The World Wide Web—commonly referred to as WWW, W3, or the Web—is an interconnected system of public webpages accessible through the Internet. The Web is not the same as the Internet: the Web is one of many applications built on top of the Internet. Hypertext newsgroup, marking the moment the Web was first made public.

Scales of measurement refer to ways in which variables/numbers are defined and categorized. Each scale of measurement has certain properties which in turn determines the appropriateness for use of certain statistical analyses. The four scales of measurement are nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio.

Direct measures are those that measure student learning by assessing actual samples of student work. Examples include: exams/tests, papers, projects, presentations, portfolios, performances, etc.

Concept maps are a way to develop logical thinking and study skills by revealing connections and helping students see how individual ideas form a larger whole. An example of the use of concept maps is provided in the context of learning about types of fuel.

Values are individual beliefs that motivate people to act one way or another. They serve as a guide for human behavior. Some values have intrinsic worth, such as love, truth, and freedom. Other values, such as ambition, responsibility, and courage, describe traits or behaviors that are instrumental as means to an end.

A democratic system of government is a form of government in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections.

General will, in political theory, a collectively held will that aims at the common good or common interest. In obeying the law, the individual citizen is thus only obeying himself as a member of the political community.