Includes bibliographical references.

General consideration : Scope of the study -- Necessity of the study -- Basis of the study -- An introduction to the study of the 1987 constitution of the Philippines : What is a constitution? -- The constitution of the Philippines -- Background of the 1987 constitution -- Significant features of the 1987 constitution -- What are the different kinds of constitution? -- What are the basic purposes of the constitution? -- What the constitution does -- What the constitution does not do -- Three major parts of the constitution -- Virtues of a good written constitution -- State and government : State -- Elements of state -- Theories on origin of state -- Various classifications of government -- Functions of government -- Power of the state -- The preamble and declaration of principles and state policies : Preamble -- Declaration of state principles and policy -- Characteristics of a republican state -- The constitution is rich on social justice provisions -- Bill of rights : Classification of rights -- A commission on human rights is created -- Section 1 -- Section 2 -- Section 3 -- Section 4 -- Section 5 -- Section 6 -- Section 7 -- Section 8 -- Section 9 -- Section 10 -- Section 11 -- Section 12 -- Constitutional rights of the accused -- Statutory rights of the accused -- Section 13 -- Section 14 -- Section 15 -- Section 16, 17, 18, and 19 -- Sections 20 and 21 -- Section 22 -- Citizenship and suffrage : Citizenship -- Modes of acquiring citizenship -- Test of determining citizenship -- Citizens of the Philippines -- Naturalization qualifications -- Disqualifications -- Loss and acquisition -- Suffrage -- Disqualification -- Referendums and plebiscites -- Recall -- Initiatives -- Special election -- Election and campaign period -- Failure of election -- Postponement of election -- The legislative department : Qualifications of senator -- Qualifications of member of house of representatives -- Common provisions for members of congress -- Power of congress -- Classification of powers of congress -- Limitations upon the power of congress to enact laws -- How does a bill become a law? -- The executive department : Qualifications required of a president -- Term of office -- Residence and salary -- Succession to the presidency -- Rules on special/snap elections -- Power of the president -- The judicial department : Qualifications of members of the supreme court -- Judicial independence -- Judicial and bar council and its composition -- Powers of the supreme court -- Local government : Levels of local government -- Officers common to municipalities, cities and provinces -- Creation and modification of local government units (LGUs) -- Accountability of public officials : Importance of accountability to governance -- Impeachment - defined and explained -- Actual use -- Impeachable office -- Grounds for impeachment -- Procedure -- Philippine foreign policy today : Precis' on foreign policy -- Recollection of events -- Multilateral relations -- Asia-pacific economic cooperation -- ADB - regional development bank -- Colombo plan -- Group of twenty four (G-24) -- Group of seventy-seven (G-77) -- World bank group -- Next eleven -- Relationship with other countries -- The Philippines constitutional commissions : Common provisions -- The civil service commission -- The commission on elections -- The commission on audit -- 1987 constitution of the republic of the Philippines -- 1973 constitution of the republic of the Philippines.