Philippine Independence Act
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The Philippine Independence Act, also known as the Tydings–McDuffie Act of 1934, was a U.S. law that established a process and timetable for granting full independence to the Philippines after a transitional Commonwealth period.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Philippine Independence Act of 1934 | 3 |
| Philippine independence | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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independence act ⓘ |
| affected |
U.S.–Philippine relations
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political status of the Philippine Islands ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tydings-McDuffie Act
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Tydings–McDuffie Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Philippines
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1934-03-24 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of General Relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | An Act to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands, to provide for the adoption of a constitution and a form of government for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key step in the process leading to Philippine independence from the United States ⓘ |
| inForceDuring | Commonwealth of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
John McDuffie
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Millard E. Tydings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInChamber | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John McDuffie
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Millard E. Tydings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precondition | ratification of a Philippine constitution by plebiscite ⓘ |
| providedFor |
approval of the Philippine constitution by the U.S. President
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creation of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ drafting of a Philippine constitution ⓘ establishment of a Philippine president and legislature under the Commonwealth ⓘ limitations on Philippine foreign affairs during the Commonwealth period ⓘ maintenance of U.S. military bases in the Philippines during the transition ⓘ negotiation of trade relations between the United States and the Philippines ⓘ plebiscite in the Philippines to ratify the constitution ⓘ ten-year transitional period before independence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a transitional Commonwealth government in the Philippines
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to provide for the complete independence of the Philippine Islands ⓘ to set a timetable for Philippine independence ⓘ |
| regulated | tariff and trade relations between the United States and the Philippines during transition ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jones Law of 1916
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Philippine Organic Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restricted |
Philippine ability to maintain armed forces without U.S. consent during Commonwealth period
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Philippine conduct of independent foreign policy during Commonwealth period ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935
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eventual independence of the Philippines on 1946-07-04 ⓘ |
| setIndependenceTimeline | approximately ten years after establishment of the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| subjectHasRole | framework for Philippine decolonization ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1934 ⓘ |
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