CALOOCAN CITY BUSINESS HIGH SCHOOL

Sikatuna Ext’n Urduja Village , Camarin Caloocan City

Philippines politics and Governance

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read the following items carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Where is the official residence and office of the Philippines chief executive?
a. Batasang Pambansa
b. Korte Suprema
c. Malacañang Palace
d. Manila City Hall
2. What is the primary role of the Executive Branch of Philippine government?
a. Adjudication of laws
b. Implementation of laws
c. Interpretation of laws
d. Making of laws
3. What branch of the Philippine Government is authorized to make laws?
a. Executive Branch
b. Judicial Branch
c. Legislative Branch
d. Supreme Court
4. 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
b. Executive Power
c. Military Power
d. Power of Appointment
5. The official title of our country’s chief executive.
a. Chief Justice of the Philippines
b. President of the Philippines
c. Philippine Senate President
d. Speaker of the House
6. 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
b. Executive Power
c. Power of Appointment
d. Power of Control
7. The branch of the Philippine Government that is authorized to interpret laws
a. Congress
b. Executive Branch
c. Judicial Branch
d. Legislative Branch
8. It is the power of the president to enforce and administer laws.
a. Diplomatic Power
b. Executive Power
c. Power of Appointment
d. Military Power
9. The President shall serve a term of ___________________.
a. 6 years
b. 8 years
c. 9 years
d. 12 years
10. The Philippine President is elected through ___________________.
a. Direct popular vote
b. Indirect popular vote
c. Party list system
d. Plebiscite

11. What is the fundamental law of the land that requires the President to take an oath prior to his/her assumption to office?
a. Freedom Constitution
b. Omnibus Election Code
c. United Nations Charter
d. 1987 Philippine Constitution
12. According to Article VII, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution, what is the minimum age requirement (at the day of the election) to become the
President of the Philippines?
a. 30 years of age
b. 40 years of age
c. 45 years of age
d. 50 years of age
13. What power of the President specifies that as Head of the State, he/she is the chief foreign relations officer of the country? a. Appointment Power
a. Military Power
b. Executive Power
c. Diplomatic Power
14. The Philippine President can only serve for ___________________.
a. 1 term
b. 2 terms
c. 2 terms with interval
d. 3 terms with interval
15. One of the qualifications for election into the Office of the President is that he/she is ___________________.
a. naturalized Filipino, a registered voter; must be able to read and write and must have resided in the Philippines ten years before the election is
held
b. natural born Filipino, a registered voter; must be able to read and write and must have resided in the Philippines five years before the election is
held
c. natural born Filipino, a registered professional; must be able to read and write and must have resided in the Philippines ten years before the
election is held
d. natural born Filipino, a registered voter; must be able to read and write and must have resided in the Philippines ten years before the election is
held
16. What is the primary role of the Legislative Branch of Philippine government?
a. Adjudication of laws
b. Implementation of laws
c. Interpretation of laws
d. Making of laws
17. 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
18. A Senator of the Philippines shall serve a term of ___________________.
a. 3 years
b. 6 years
c. 9 years
d. 12 years
19. 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
20. Members of Philippine Senate are elected through ___________________.
a. Nationwide popular vote B. Provincial popular vote c. Party list system d. Plebiscite

21. What is the primary role of the Judicial Branch of Philippine government?
a. Execution of laws c. Interpretation of laws
b. Implementation of laws d. Making of laws
22. What is the special court in Philippine Judiciary that has exclusive jurisdiction on committed violations of anti-graft and corruption laws by public
officials and employees in relation to their position and office?
a. Court of Appeals c. Regional Trial Court b. Katarungang Pambarangay d. Sandiganbayan

23. Municipal trial courts inside the Metropolitan Area are called ___________________.
a. Court of Appeals
b. Metropolitan Trial Courts
c. Municipal Circuit Courts
d. Municipal Metropolitan Circuit Courts

24. According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, what is the minimum age requirement (at the time of appointment) to become a justice of the
Philippine Supreme Court?
a. 20 years c. 40 years
b. 30 years d. 50 years
25. What court of justice in the Philippines settle legal conflicts between Muslim Filipinos in the sphere of customary and personal laws?
a. Court of Islamic Laws c. Madrasah Courts
b. Court of Muslim Laws d. Shari’a Courts
26. What is the system of amicably settling disputes to promote the speedy administration of justice by easing the congestion of court dockets
established through Presidential Decree No. 1508?
a. Alternative Judicial Review c. Katarungang Pambarangay
b. Impeachment d. Madrasah System
27. What is the composition of the Philippine Supreme Court?
a. One (1) Chief Justice and fourteen (14) Associate Justices
b. One (1) Chief Justice and nineteen (19) Associate Justices
c. One (1) Chief Justice and four (4) Associate Justices
d. One (1) Chief Justice and nine (9) Associate Justices
28. How many are the units of local government in the Philippines as stated in Article X Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution?
a. 4 c. 2
b. 3 d. 1
29. In 1991, the Congress enacted the Local Government Code of the Philippines also known as Republic Act _______________.
a. R.A 7160 c. R.A. 10533
b. R.A 7610 d. R.A. 11469
30. It is the basic local government unit in the Philippine government.
a. Barangay c. Municipality
b. City d. Province