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PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

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GRADE and SECTION: DATE: PARENT’S SIGNATURE

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the following items carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. It refers to the exercise of control within society through the making and enforcement of collective decisions.
a. Civil Society b. Governance c. Government d. Politics
2. Indicator of good governance wherein the most vulnerable ones are taken into consideration.
a. Accountability c. Participatory
b. Equity and inclusiveness d. Transparency
3. How did Aristotle view politics?
a. Politics as compromise is preferable to violence
b. Politics is closely associated with the activities of politicians.
c. Politics does not infringe upon ‘personal’ affairs and institutions.
d. Politics allows human beings to have an attempt in improving their lives and create the Good Society.
4. What view about politics stresses the statement: Conflict resolution is at the heart of politics?
a. Politics as power c. Politics as art of government
b. Politics as public affairs d. Politics as compromise and consensus
5. If you are studying politics, you are studying the government. Two aspects are under this setting: one is on the
personnel of the government, while the other aspect is on what?
a. Civil Society c. Machinery of government
b. Government policies d. Officials of government
6. What do you call the formal institutions through which a group of people is ruled or governed?
a. Civil Society c. Government
b. Governance d. Politics
7. According to this characteristic of good governance, every person or group is responsible for their actions most
especially when their acts affect public interest.
a. Accountability c. Rule of Law
b. Responsiveness d. Transparency
8. Which among the choices below refers to the importance of government?
a. building alliances c. promotion of war
b. maintenance of peace and order d. winning elections
9. What do you call the exercise of power or authority by political leaders for the well-being of their country’s citizens
or inhabitants and is also based on the realization that the government alone cannot do everything for the people?
a. Authority c. Corruption
b. Basic rights d. Governance
10. What characteristic of good governance requires that people are open to information regarding decision-making
process and the implementation of decisions?
a. Accountability c. Transparency
b. Responsiveness d. Zeal

11. What term pertains to organizations that are private in nature but have public functions or objectives that affect the
process of governance?
a. Civil Society b. Governance c. Government d. State
12. Which view on politics states that the distinction between ‘the political’ and ‘the ‘nonpolitical’ coincides with the
division between the activities of the state and civil societies?
a. Politics as power c. Politics as art of government
b. Politics as public affairs d. Politics as compromise and consensus
13. According to this view, to study politics is in essence to study government or the exercise of authority.
a. Politics as power c. Politics as art of government
b. Politics as public affairs d. Politics as compromise and consensus
14. Active involvement of all affected and interested parties in the decision-making process is the hallmark of this
indicator of good governance.
a. Accountability c. Equity and inclusiveness
b. Consensus d. Participatory
15. This view sees politics to be present in all social activities, the ability to achieve a desired outcome and a struggle
over limited resources.
a. Politics as power c. Politics as art of government
b. Politics as public affairs d. Politics as compromise and consensus
16. It refers to a system of belief about how society should function, behave, and operate.
a. Ideology b. Philosophy c. Psychology d. Theology
17. Which of the following is NOT a function of political ideology?
a. It creates laws in order to achieve a perfect society.
b. It offers an account of existing order by examining what works and what does not work.
c. It outlines how political change or the desired social order can be achieved.
d. It provides a model of a desired social order, a vision of Good Society
18. It is the set of political beliefs emphasizing individual rights and liberties.
a. Conservatism c. Socialism
b. Liberalism d. None of the above
19. What set of political beliefs emphasizes preservation of customs and traditions that define the character of a
society?
a. Conservatism c. Socialism
b. Liberalism d. None of the above
20. Which of the following describes a set of political beliefs emphasizing community and social equality?
a. Conservatism b. Liberalism c. Socialism d. None of the above
21. Which of the following is NOT a key idea of Liberalism?
a. Fraternity b. Freedom c. Individualism d. Reason
22. It is the core principle of Liberalism.
a. Fraternity c. Individualism
b. Freedom d. Reason
23. What belief states that action should be shaped by practical circumstances and practical goals, or simply by “what
works”?
a. Authority b. Freedom c. Individualism d. Pragmatism
24. The key idea of Socialism that emphasizes on nurture over nature.
a. Community c. Social Class
b. Fraternity d. Social Equality
25. The key idea of Conservatism that reflects the accumulated wisdom of the past, institutions and practices that
have been ‘tested by time’, and advocates that it should be preserved.
a. Laws b. Norms c. Religion d. Tradition
26. The key idea of Socialism that emphasizes on nurture over nature.
a. Community c. Social Class
b. Fraternity d. Social Equality
27. The key idea of Conservatism that reflects the accumulated wisdom of the past, institutions and practices that
have been ‘tested by time’, and advocates that it should be preserved.
a. Laws b. Norms c. Religion d. Tradition
28. Where is the official residence and office of the Philippines chief executive?
a. Batasang Pambansa c. Malacañang Palace
b. Korte Suprema d. Manila City Hall
29. What is the primary role of the Executive Branch of Philippine government?
 a. Adjudication of laws c. Interpretation of laws
b. Implementation of laws d. Making of laws
30. What branch of the Philippine Government is authorized to make laws?
a. Executive Branch c. Legislative Branch
b. Judicial Branch d. Supreme Court
31. The President can call out the Armed Forces of the Philippines to prevent or suppress lawless violence, invasion
or rebellion exercised through the Department of National Defense. This is a manifestation of what presidential
power?
a. Diplomatic Power c. Military Power
b. Executive Power d. Power of Appointment
32. The official title of our country’s chief executive.
a. Chief Justice of the Philippines c. Philippine Senate President
b. President of the Philippines d. Speaker of the House
33. As head of the government, the president is responsible in carrying out government decisions for compliance in all
executive departments, bureaus, and offices. This is under what power of the president?
a. Diplomatic Power c. Power of Appointment
b. Executive Power d. Power of Control
34. The branch of the Philippine Government that is authorized to interpret laws
a. Congress c. Judicial Branch
b. Executive Branch d. Legislative Branch
35. It is the power of the president to enforce and administer laws.
a. Diplomatic Power c. Power of Appointment
b. Executive Power d. Military Power
36. The President shall serve a term of ___________________.
a. 6 years b. 8 years c. 9 years d. 12 years
37. The Philippine President is elected through ___________________.
a. Direct popular vote c. Party list system
b. Indirect popular vote d. Plebiscite
38. What is the primary role of the Legislative Branch of Philippine government?
a. Adjudication of laws c. Interpretation of laws
b. Implementation of laws d. Making of laws
39. As a bicameral legislature, what are the two chambers that comprise the Philippine Congress?
a. Philippine President and House of Representatives
b. House of Representatives and Supreme Court
c. Senate and House of Representatives
d. Senate and Supreme Court
40. A Senator of the Philippines shall serve a term of ___________________.
a. 3 years b. 6 years c. 9 years d. 12 years
41. According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, what is the minimum age requirement (at the day of the election) to
become a member of the House of Representatives in Philippine Congress?
a. 20 years b. 25 years c.35 years d. 40 years
42. Members of Philippine Senate are elected through ___________________.
.a.Nationwide popular vote c. Party list system
b. Provincial popular vote d. Plebiscite
43. A member of the House of Representatives can serve for a maximum of ___________________.
a. one (1) term c. three (3) consecutive terms
b. two (2) consecutive terms d. four (4) consecutive terms
44. What is the legal basis for the exclusive power of the Philippine Congress to initiate and conduct an impeachment
trial?
a. Article VI of Code of Conduct for Public Officials and Employees
b. Article XI of Code of Conduct for Public Officials and Employees
c. Article VI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
d. Article XI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
45. What is the minimum age requirement (at the day of the election) to become a Senator as stated in the 1987
Philippine Constitution?
a. 20 years b. 25 years c. 35 years d. 40 years
46. How many Senators are regularly elected every three (3) years?
a. eight (8) c. twelve (12)
b. ten (10) d. twenty-four (24)
47. When shall be the start of terms of offices of members of Philippine Congress?
 a. twentieth (20th) day of June next following their election for Senators and thirtieth (30th) day of June next
following their election for Members of House of Representatives
b. thirtieth (30th) day of June next following their election for Senators and twentieth (20th) day of June next
following their election for Members of House of Representatives
c. twentieth (20th) day of June next following their election for Senators and Members of House of
Representatives
d. thirtieth (30th) day of June next following their election for Senators and Members of House of
Representatives
48. It is an agency to which the political ideology of the state is expressed and carried out.
a. Government
b. People
c. Sovereignty
d. Territory
49. It is a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country
or territory.
a. Globalization c. People
b. Nation d. State
50. It is the power of the state to enforce the law over its subjects within its jurisdiction and demand obedience from
them
a. Government c. Sovereignty
b. People d. Territory