Election of delegates to the 1934
Philippine Constitutional Convention was held on July 10, 1934, in accordance with the
Tydings-McDuffie Act.
The Convention drafted the
1935 Constitution, which was the basic law of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
under the
American-sponsored Commonwealth of the Philippines and the post-
War
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, sovereign
Third Republic.
Results
See also
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Commission on Elections
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Politics of the Philippines
The politics of the Philippines take place within a three-branch governmental system. The country is a democracy, led by a directly elected president who serves as both the head of state and the head of government. The president heads the execu ...
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Philippine elections
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
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Philippine Constitution
The Constitution of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas'' or ''Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas'', Spanish: ''Constitución de la República de Filipinas'') is the constitution or the supreme law of the Republic of the Philippine ...
References
External links
Official website of the Commission on ElectionsFull text of the 1935 Philippine ConstitutionJournals of the Constitutional Convention of 1934
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1934 elections in Asia
Constitutional Convention election