Politics and Governance

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  1. 2. The process by which citizens vote for their representatives in government
  2. 4. The governing body of a city or municipality in the Philippines
  3. 5. The first elected female President of the Philippines
  4. 6. The elected representatives in the lower house of Congress
  5. 8. The highest elected official in the Philippines (Congress)/ A bicameral legislative body in the Philippines (Provinces)/This is the term used for the division of the Philippines into regions for administrative purposes
  6. 10. The government agency responsible for implementing social welfare programs in the Philippines
  7. 12. The term referring to the power of the President to grant a release from punishment
  8. 14. The act of governing or ruling a country
  9. 17. The country that colonized the Philippines for over 300 years
  10. 18. This is the official residence and office of the President of the Philippines
  11. 19. The concept of dividing power between the national government and local governments
  12. 24. board The governing body of a province in the Philippines
  13. 25. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws (Judiciary)
  14. 27. The government agency responsible for maintaining peace and order in the Philippines
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  1. 1. This term refers to the period when martial law was imposed in the Philippines by Ferdinand Marcos
  2. 3. The governing document of the Philippines
  3. 7. The process of removing a public official from office through legal means
  4. 9. A constitutional office in the Philippines that investigates and prosecutes government officials accused of wrongdoing
  5. 11. The government agency responsible for managing the country's finances
  6. 13. This term refers to the power of the President to reject a bill passed by Congress
  7. 15. The governing body of a barangay the smallest administrative division in the Philippines
  8. 16. The branch of government responsible for making laws
  9. 20. The term for a period of continuous service for an elected official
  10. 21. The national language of the Philippines
  11. 22. council The governing body of a municipality in the Philippines
  12. 23. The government agency responsible for collecting taxes in the Philippines
  13. 26. The national police force of the Philippines
  14. 28. The official currency of the Philippines