Midterm Examination Questionnaire

PA ELECT 1

NAME: _____________________________ Score: ___________

Permit Number: ____________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle the letter that corresponds
to your answer.

1. The following are the horizontal separation of power, EXCEPT:

a. Executive c. Legislative
b. Presidential d. Judiciary
2. The following are the types of democratic government, EXCEPT:
a. Parliamentary c. Federal
b. Presidential d. Semi-Presidential
3. . The following are the vertical separation of power, EXCEPT:
a. National Level c. Subnational Level
b. Local Level d. Community Level
4. IMF stands for
a. International Monetary Fund c. International Maritime Fund
b. International Maritime Foundation d. International Monetary Foundation
5. UNEP stands for
a. United Nations Environmental Programme
b. United Nations Economic Programme
c. United Nations Environment Programme
d. United Nations Environment Policy
6. What are the two types of international organizations?
a. supranational and intergovernmental
b. suprainternational and intergovernmental
c. suprainternational and intergovernment
d. supranational and intergovernment
7. The most encompassing intergovernmental organization in terms of its organizational structure as well as
its tasks
a. WTO System c. UNICEF
b. UN System d. NATO System
8. This type of international organization does not require their member states to surrender any sovereignty;
there exist many different types of these kind of organizations.
a. Intergovernmental c. suprainternational
b. Intergovernment d. supranational
9. Are individuals, collectives or corporations involved in the policymaking process, who seek to turn their
preferences into public policy.
a. Politicians c. Government Officials
b. Actors d. Government Employees
10. Types of private actors
a. Interest groups and experts c. Private Employees
b. Corporate employees d. Politicians

II. IDENTIFICATION.

_______________ 11. Refers to actions of public actors.

_______________ 12. Refers to the patterns of the policy-making process involving various types of actors
and their interactions.
_______________ 13. Refer to the output of a political system as it is realized in practice, Including the
laws, regulations, decisions, plans, programmes and strategies that follow a particular purpose: they are
designed to achieve defined goals and present solutions to societal problems.
_______________ 14. Is concerned with the reduction and avoidance of negative effects that emerge from
economic market activities.
_______________ 15. Policies creating or modifying state’s institutions.
_______________ 16. Focuses on the conditions specifying the access to and operation within markets (such
as cartel regulations, price regulations, taxes and licensing requirements).
_______________ 17. Focuses on the extent to which a policy decision and its subsequent implementation
have actually brought about the expected results, indicating that they are mainly assessed at the evaluation
stage.
_______________ 18. One of the most central features of democracy.
_______________ 19. UNICEF
_______________ 20. OECD

III. ENUMERATION.

25-28. What are the stages of the policy process?

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b.
c.
d.

29-32. What are the four policy types according to Lowi?

a.
b.
c.
d.

33-35. What are the three dimensions in a policy cycle?

a.
b.
c.

IV. ESSAY. Answer the question in a brief and concise manner. Write your answer in the space/s provided.
Answers without reasons or justifications will not be given credit/s.

36-40. Distinguish Parliamentary form of government from a Presidential one.

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41-45. Who are the private actors? Explain their importance in the policy-making.

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46-50. Explain the vertical division of powers.

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BONUS POINTS. Create 9 words out of this given jumbled letters inside the box below. Each correct word
will be given one point.

Note: There are only 9 pre-arranged words in the answer key.

PUMLIENAZYRN
OCISOATGVAEY

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