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BASIC PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING THE NEW CONSTITUTION

Hint: GRINSH

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Government of laws and not of men. Government through suffrage (see Art. V, Sec. 1.); Guarantee of Human Rights (see Art. III, Secs. 1-22.) Guarantee of local autonomy (see Art. X, Sec. 2.); Recognition of the aid of Almighty God (see Preamble). Recognition of the importance of the family as a basic social institutions and of the vital role of the youth in nation building (see Ibid., Secs. 12,13 Art. XV ); Renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy (see Ibid., Sec. 2). Rule of majority. Independence of the judiciary (see Art. VIII, Sec. 1); Nationalization of natural resources and certain private enterprises affected with public interest (see Art. XII Secs. 2,3,17,18) Non-suability of the State (see Art. XVI, Sec. 3) Sovereignty of the people (see Art. II, Sec. 1.) Supremacy of civilian authority over the military ( see Ibid, Sec. 3) Separation of church and state (see Ibid., Sec. 6) Separation of powers (see Art. VI, Sec. 1) High sense of public morality and accountability of public officers (see Art XI, Sec. 1).

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