8th Philippine Legislature
Encyclopedia
The Eighth Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature
of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States
from 1928 to 1931.
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from 1928 to 1931.
See also
- Congress of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesThe Congress of the Philippines is the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines. It is a bicameral body consisting of the Senate , and the House of Representatives although commonly in the Philippines the term congress refers to the latter.The Senate is composed of 24 senators half...
- Senate of the PhilippinesSenate of the PhilippinesThe Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
- House of Representatives of the PhilippinesHouse of Representatives of the PhilippinesThe House of Representatives of the Philippines is the lower chamber of the...
Further reading
- Philippine House of Representatives Congressional Library