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In addition, federal and state court decisions have narrowed the scope of at least two sections of the constitution. Article 2, sections 3 & 5, sub-section 2 state that counties must not be divided when drawing state legislative districts. This provision is known as the "Whole County Provision."
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North Carolina's judiciary derives its authority from Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution. [23] The current judicial system was created in the 1960s after significant consolidation and reform. [24] The state court system is unified into one General Court of Justice. [25]
The Philippine House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, or House Constitutional Amendments Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]
The 14 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, of course, overruled the Dred Scott decision and declared: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States...are citizens of the United States ...
[19] In light of noncompliance with Article VII Section 2 of the Commonwealth constitution, Quezon was willing to submit the question of the legality of his status as President to the U.S. Congress. Vice President Osmeña initially demurred, but later agreed and, on November 12, 1943, the U.S. Congress passed Joint Resolution 95 authorizing the ...
Alexander A. Krivenko v. The Register of Deeds, City of Manila (G.R. No. L-630) [2] was a landmark case decided by the Philippine Supreme Court, which further solidified the prohibition of the Philippine Constitution that aliens may not acquire private or public agricultural lands, including residential lands.
Couched in a legal issue, this commentary is a discourse on the technical significance of Section 8, Article XIV of the 1987 Philippine Constitution which provides as follows: "This Constitution shall be promulgated in Filipino and [in] English and shall be translated into major regional languages, Arabic and Spanish."