Political Law

- branch of law which deals with the organization and operations of the governmental organs of
the State
- Defines the relations of the State with the inhabitants of its territory

Constitutional Law
- Study of the structure and powers of the government
- Deals with certain basic concepts of Political Law such as the nature of the State, supremacy of
the Constitution, separation of powers and the rule of majority

Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them
- It is upon the active involvement in public affairs of every Filipino that the success of the
Republic of the Philippines will depend.
Constitutions of the Philippines
1. Commonwealth Constitution (1935)
2. Constitution of 1973
3. Freedom Constitution (1986)
4. Constitution of 1987

Constitution
- Basic and paramount law to which all other laws must conform and to which all persons,
including the highest official of the land must defer.
- no act shall be valid, however noble its intentions, if it conflicts with the Constitution