Department of Education

Division of Cavite
Talon National High School
Amadeo, Cavite

Philippine Politics and Governance

Midterm Examination

Name: _____________________________________________ Date: _______________

Grade and Section:___________________________________ Score:_______________

Test I. Multiple Choice. Choose the correct letter from the choices. Encircle the letter of choice.

1. People who devote their academic careers to the study of Political science is called

a. Police officer c. Political scientist

b. Accountant d. administrator

2. It is a branch of social science that deals with the study of politics.

a. History c. Economics
b. Political Science d. Anthropology

3. The primary concerns of political science is :

a. study of government c. human interaction with nature
b. study of common experiences d. all of the above

4. All of the following concerned Political Science EXCEPT:

a. Comparative politics c. Political philosophy
b. Policy studies d. Economics

5. She is a Filipino political scientist and President of Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Inc.
a. Clarita Carlos c. Felisa Miranda
b. Ted Failon d. all of the above

6. It is the lawmaking body or institution of the government .

a. Executive c. Legislative
b. Judicial d. Senate

7. It is an important political exercise by which citizens select individuals who will occupy positions in the
government.
a. election c. plebiscite
b. suffrage d. referendum

8. Power is defined as:

a. ability of an individual to carry out his or her will.
b. is the right to exercise in society
c. based on person’s ability to compel people through threats, punishment and force.
d. both a and b

9. People who devote their academic careers to the study of Political Science are referred as:
a. Political opportunists c. Political atheist
b. Political scientist d. Political agnostic

10. A branch of the social science that deals with the study of politics.
a. Psychology c. Political Science
b. History d. Geometry

11. A system that administers or controls the state.

a. Institution c. Senate
b. Government d. House of Common

12. Saint of Church who is inspired by Aristotle’s works.

a. Saint Thomas Aquinas c. Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
b. Saint Augustine d. Saint John Paul II
13. It is a philosophy that advocated hierarchical order and state duties and served as a model for political
stability.
a. Stoicism c. Marxism
b. Realism d. Conservatism

14. He founded the Academy and became the teacher of Aristotle?

a. Karl Marx
b. Lenin
c. Socrates
d. Plato

15. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte believed in this philosophy?

a. Machiavellian
b. Fascism
c. Conservatism
d. Ionian Philosophy

16. The barangay is led by;

a. sultan
b. caliphate
c. datu
d. none of the above

17. In the early 1700, this particular dynasty in Spain ended its reign. What is this dynasty?
a. Han Dynasty c. Yin Dynasty
b. Habsburg Dynasty d. Smith Dynasty

18. Filipinos are the term called to:

a. natives c. Spaniard born in Spain
b. Spaniard born in the Philippines d. patriots

19. Who founded La Liga Filipina?

a. Andres Bonifacio c. Jose Rizal
b. Ladislao Diwa d. Gen. Antonio Luna

20. Constitution is one whose percepts are embodied in one document or set of documents.
a. Written c. unwritten
b. Enacted d.research

21. Conflict theory claims that society:

a. is defined by equality and that is composed of groups or social classes that often come into conflict with each
other.
b. is defined by inequality and that is composed of groups or social classes that often come into conflict with
each other.
c. is permissible that’s why we have conflict with the conservative and liberal
d. none of the above

22. It refers to the process by which laws and policies are enacted by the government through the
implementation of programs that uphold the general welfare.
a. Government
b. State
c. nation
d. Governance

23. Under the Spanish colonial government, who directly governed the Philippines?
a. The Governor-General c. The Royal Audiencia
b. The Viceroy of Mexico d. The kIng of Spain

24. A de facto government acquires a de jure status when it gains wide acceptance from the people and recognit
ion from the community of nations.
a. The statement is true and valid. c. The statement is a fallacy.
b. The statement is an assumption d. The statement is doubtful.
25. What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a few privilege
Class?
a. Oligarchy and Aristocracy
b. Aristocracy and Monarchy
c. Theocracy and Fascism
d. Democracy and Tyranny
26The precolonial Philippines has no established government. Its villages and settlements were called barangay.
a. Only the first statement is true and correct.
b. Only the second statement is true and correct.
c. Both statements are true and correct
d. Both statements are untrue and incorrect

27.Which type of governance is characterized by a union of partially self governing states or regions united by a
central government?
a. Socialism c. Totalitarianism
b. Democracy d. Federalism

28. In times of war, soldiers must be ready to give up their lives in defense of the nation. Which normative
relationship applies in this case?
a. High law- in all enable rights vs. all enable
b. Wide social order- the family before the individual
c. More common good- public safety before private gain
d. Greater urgency- saving the living before burying the dead.

29. In the Philippine government the earliest and smallest service of governance is the:
a. Barrio c. Barangay
b. Poblacion d. Municipality

30. Democracy refers to the involvement of all citizens in the control of government, while an
oligarchy relegates control of government to:
a. The mother country c. A religious group
b. An autocrat d. A select few

Test II. Explain the following Quotes of Famous Politicians in not less than 4 sentences.

1. No one is above the law and no man is below it.: Nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask
him to obey it- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of United States of America.
2. Your concern is human rights, mine is human lives.- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte,16th President,
Philippines
3. I would rather have a government run like hell by Filipinos than a government run like heaven by
Americans.- Manuel L. Quezon , First President of Philippine Commonwealth
4.My loyalty to my party ends when my loyalty to my country begins.

Test III. Enumeration

1. List 4 Elements of the State
2. Draw the Political Spectrum and List The Major Political Ideologies
3. Write the 3 Social classes of people in pre-colonial Philippines.

Test IV. Essay

1. Describe Globalization. Give the Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization