Ferdinand Marcos

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ferdinand-marcos

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the presidential tenure?Served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
2. What is the martial law period?Ruled under martial law from 1972 to 1981 to consolidate executive power

Martial Law: A state of emergency where the military assumes control of the civilian government, often resulting in the suspension of civil liberties and the concentration of power in the executive branch.
People Power Revolution: A series of popular, non-violent demonstrations in the Philippines in February 1986 that successfully ended the two-decade rule of Ferdinand Marcos and restored democratic processes to the nation.
Kleptocracy: A government or state in which those in power use their positions to exploit the national resources and steal public funds for their own personal gain and enrichment.
Constitutional Authoritarianism: A political system where a leader maintains the appearance of constitutional legality while exercising absolute control over the government and suppressing political opposition through state power.