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Practice question: Natural-born and Naturalized Citizens

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Practice question

What is the general definition of a natural-born citizen in Article IV, Section 2, apart from its express election clause?
  1. Any citizen who lives in the Philippines for ten years.
  2. Any citizen born in a government hospital.
  3. Any person whose naturalization certificate is registered.
  4. A person who is a Philippine citizen from birth without having to perform an act to acquire or perfect that citizenship.
  5. Any person who first acquires Philippine citizenship after majority.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution, Article IV Section 2: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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