ASSESSMENT: MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE Directions: Read the following statements. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Write FALSE and change the underlined word or phrase if it is incorrect. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. Members of Philippine Senate are elected through nationwide popular vote.

2. 40 years of age is the minimum requirement (at the day of the election) to become a Senator as stated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

3. As a unicameral legislature, the two chambers that comprise the Philippine Congress are the Senate and House of Representatives

4. Making of laws is the primary role of the Legislative Branch of Philippine government.

5. A member of Philippine Senate can serve for a maximum of four (3) consecutive terms.

6. According to Article XI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the Philippine Congress has the exclusive power to initiate and conduct an impeachment trial.

7. Bills are laws in the making and they pass into law when they are approved by both houses and the President of the Philippines.

8. By a vote of two-thirds of both Houses in joint session assembled, voting separately, Philippine Congress shall have the sole power to declare the existence of a state of war.

9. If the President does not act on a proposed law submitted by Philippine Congress, it will lapse into law after 30 days of receipt.

10. A Senator and a Member of House of Representatives must be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines.

11. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall preside the impeachment trial involving impeachable officials aside from the Philippine President.

12. The House of Representatives and the Executive Branch of government shall each have an Electoral Tribunal which shall be the sole judge of all contests relating to the election,​