 the tydingsâmcduffie act (officially the philippine independence act, ) was a united states federal law which provided for self-government of the philippines and for filipino independence from the united states after a period of ten years. it also established strict limitations on filipino immigration. the act led to the writing of the 1935 constitution of the philippines and the establishment under it of the commonwealth of the philippines with the first directly elected president of the philippines. it was authored in the 73rd united states congress by senator millard e. tydings of maryland and representative john mcduffie of alabama, and signed into law by president franklin d. roosevelt, all democrats. ==provisions== the tydingsâmcduffie act specified a procedural framework for the drafting of a constitution for the government of the commonwealth of the philippines within two years of its enactment. the act specified a number of mandatory constitutional provisions, and required approval of the constitution by the u.s. president and by filipinos. the act mandated u.s. recognition of independence of the philippine islands as a separate and self-governing nation after a ten-year transition period. prior to independence, the act allowed the u.s to maintain military forces in the philippines and to call all military forces of the philippine government into u.s. military service. the act empowered the u.s. president, within two years following independence, to negotiate matters relating to u.s. naval reservations and fueling stations of in the philippine islands.the philippine independence act (tydings-mcduffie act) (approved march 24, 1934), the corpus juris. ===immigration=== the act reclassified all filipinos, including those who were living in the united states, as aliens for the purposes of immigration to america. a quota of 50 immigrants per year was established. before this act, filipinos were classified as united states nationals, but not united states citizens, and while they were allowed to migrate relatively freely, they were denied naturalization rights within the us, unless they were citizens by birth in the mainland us.filipino americans. in 2006. . thousand oaks: sage publications, inc. ==history== in 1934, manuel l. quezon, the president of the senate of the philippines, headed a &
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