Social Studies: Important Notes

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Manuel L. Quezon was the first Filipino to head an elected government in the Philippines. 4. Philippine Educational System during Commonwealth Period All schools should develop, moral character, civic conscience, personal discipline and vocational efficiency.

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during , American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of (August 6, 1945) and (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of in war.

Chiaroscuro. This is an Italian term which literally means 'light-dark'. In paintings the description refers to clear tonal contrasts which are often used to suggest the volume and modelling of the subjects depicted.

North America, the third-largest continent, extends from the tiny Aleutian Islands in the northwest to the Isthmus of Panama in the south. The continent includes the enormous island of Greenland in the northeast. In the far north, the continent stretches halfway around the world, from Greenland to the Aleutians.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins. Covering approximately 63 million square miles and containing more than half of the free water on Earth, the Pacific is by far the largest of the world's ocean basins. All of the world's continents could fit into the Pacific basin.

The Legislative branch is authorized to make laws, alter, and repeal them through the power vested in the Philippine Congress. This institution is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The executive branch carries out and enforces laws. It includes the President, Vice President, the Cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, boards, commissions, and committees. If the President is unable to serve, the Vice President becomes President. He or she also serves a six-year term.

The judicial branch decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws. However, judges depend on our government's executive branch to enforce court decisions. Courts decide what really happened and what should be done about it.

What is diplomatic protest? Diplomatic démarches are delivered to the appropriate official of the government or organization. Governments may also use a démarche to protest or object to actions by a foreign government. Informally, the word is sometimes used as a verb to describe making or receiving such correspondence.

Interesting Information about ARABIC: 'Alam' means 'know'. 'Hukom' is a judge and 'salamat' means 'thanks'. These words were possibly brought by the Arab merchants and traders who came to the country in the 9th century.

Doctrina Christiana: The First Book Printed in the Philippines, Manila, 1593.

Aim of provision – The overriding aim of the constitutional mandate is to bridge that gap by assuring that more people will be able to own property sufficient to satisfy the basic needs of decent living and to maintain human dignity and self respect.

Congress, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, will canvass the votes to determine who among the candidates are elected president and vice president. In theory, all of the votes from the election returns when added must be equal to the votes canvassed by Congress coming from the city/provincial COCs.

What are the methods of amending the Constitution in the Philippines? Under the common interpretation of the Constitution, amendments can be proposed by one of three methods: a People's Initiative, a Constituent Assembly or a Constitutional Convention.

December 10, 1898: The Treaty of Paris of 1898 (Filipino: Kasunduan sa Paris ng 1898; Spanish: Tratado de París de 1898) was a treaty signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War.

The Philippine Declaration of Independence was proclaimed by Filipino revolutionary forces general Emilio Aguinaldo on 12 June 1898 in Cavite el Viejo, Philippines. It asserted the sovereignty and independence of the Philippine Islands from the colonial rule of Spain.

Guerrilla tactics were first used in the US at the Battles of Lexington and Concord by the Patriots at April 19, 1775. George Washington sometimes used some sort of unconventional methods to fight the British.

On March 23, 1899, Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) was captured by U.S. troops during the Philippine War. The story of Aguinaldo is symbolic of the United States' relationship with the Philippines in the last years of the nineteenth century.