CITIZENSHIP AND SUFFRAGE

Chapter 9     

                      

                                     CITIZENSHIP AND SUFFRAGE

Citizenship- is a term denoting membership in a political community called a state. Citizens of a state enjoy full civil and political rights.

Modes of acquiring citizenship

A.      BY BIRTH- which is governed by two principles or rule namely:

1.       Jus sanguinis. This is literallycalled the law of the blood. Citizenship is based on blood relationship is based on blood relationship.

2.       Jus soli. This is called the law of the soil. Citizenship is based on the place of birth that is the citizenship of the child is determine by the state where he is born.

B.      BY NATURALIZATION- IT IS THE ACT OF ADOPTING AN ALIEN AS CITIZEN OF THE STATE AND CLOTHING HIM WITH THE CPRRESPONDING RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.

Kinds of Citizens Under the Constitution

1.       Natural-Born Citizen

2.       Naturalized Citizen. he is one who renounced his former citizenship and was granted citizenship by another state.

·         President and Vice President

·         Members of Congress

·         Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of Lower Courts;

·         Members of any constitutional commission such as the commission on election

·         Members of the monetary board; and

·         The ombudsman and his deputy

Concept of suffrage

The right to vote in an election and be voted into public office Is the simplest definition of suffrage.

Citizens who enjoy the right of suffrage are called the electorate.

Scope of Suffrage

Election- refers to the process of choosing from among candidates for a limited period the people’s representative in exercising government powers.

Plebiscite- a process by which a proposed amendment to the constitution is submitted to the people for approval.

Referendum- a processed by which a proposed law or a part thereof is submitted to the people for approval.

Initiative- the process by which the people directly proposed and enact laws or amend the constitution.

Recall- the process by which elected local government officials are removed from office even before the expiration of their term by a vote of the people after the registration of a petition of a required percentage of voters.

 reflection: every person have the right to be a citizen and to vote for we are a fruit of this nation. a citizen must be a follower of the rule and a heart willing for the events of the institution. we should follow the protocol on how to be a citizen and to vote properly for the right officials.