The Separation of Powers

Chapter 5: The Legislative Department

• Composition, Terms of Office, and Qualifications
• Legislative Privileges (Immunity from Arrest, Speech and Debate Clause)
• The Lawmaking Process: First Reading to Presidential Veto Override

Chapter 6: The Executive Department

• Qualifications, Succession, and Presidential Line of Succession
• Emergency Powers and Commander-in-Chief Clause
• Pardoning Power and Amnesty

Chapter 7: The Judicial Department

• Hierarchy of Courts and Judicial Power
• Judicial Independence and Security of Tenure
• Rule-Making Power of the Supreme Court

Chapter 8: Fiscal Autonomy and Constitutional Commissions

• Civil Service Commission: The Merit System
• Commission on Elections: Plebiscites, Initiatives, and Referendums
• Commission on Audit: Post-Audit and Disallowance Procedures