What is the name of the Philippine legislature?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Congress, made up of a Senate and a House of Representatives
- Step 1: Article VI provides for a bicameral legislature called the Congress composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Answer: Congress, made up of a Senate and a House of Representatives. Why not the others: None of these fit: Cortes, made up of a Senate and a Council of the Realm; Parliament, made up of a single National Assembly; Diet, made up of a Senate and a House of Councillors.
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