Practice question
The electorate votes in favor of calling a constitutional convention after Congress validly submits that question. An official announces that this vote itself ratifies an as-yet-unwritten replacement Constitution. Which response is correct?
- A vote to call a convention does not itself ratify constitutional text; any resulting proposal requires the prescribed ratification
- Calling a convention automatically approves any future text
- Congress may supply missing text after claiming ratification
- No plebiscite is ever needed after a convention
- A convention’s secretary may personally ratify its output
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article XVII, Sections 1, 3–4.
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