UM Digos College

ROxas Extension, Digos City

POS 213 – Philippine Political Thought

Prelim Exam

I. Fill in the Blanks (2 pts each). Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. An organized belief of a period, group, or individual.

2. An organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of
circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena.
3. The rational investigation of questions about existence, knowledge and ethics.
4. Regarded as the most mysterious concept in the world of political science.
5. An orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation thought to
be the perfect setup in the society.
6. Explores what a better political world would look like and how we can create
it.
7. It sets standards of judgment and defines constructive purposes for the use of
public power.
8. Its essence is to trace who conceptualized the idea, where it happened, and
when.
9. Concerns itself with how to allocate power and to what ends it should be
used.
10. Concerns on the origin and the effect of certain terms in political science.

II. Compare and Contrast (5 pts each). Discuss the similarities and differences of
the following terms.

1. Liberals versus Conservatives:

2. Radicals versus Reactionaries:
3. Progressive Change versus Retrogressive Change:

III. Analysis (15 pts). Discuss the importance of knowing the similarities and
distinctions of political thought, political theory, political philosophy, and political
ideology in pursuing a career in Political Science.