Republic of the Philippines

MOMUNGAN ACADEMY
Balo-I, Lanao del Norte
S.Y. 2023 – 2024
2nd QUARTER EXAMINATION
PHILIPPINE POLITICS & GOVERNANCE 12

NAME: __________________________________________ DATE: _______________________________

GRADE & SECTION: ______________________________ PERMIT #: ____________________________
TEACHER: MR. MARVIN L. BARCELON, LPT SCORE: ______________________________

GENERAL INSTRUCTION: Read the questions carefully.

I. Multiple Choice

Direction: Encircle the correct answer (2 points each).

1. It is the ability to influence or outright control the behavior or performance of the people.

a. Power b. Politics c. Public Speaking

2. It is a complex phenomenon shaped by a collection of cultural, political, and psychological factors.

a. State b. Nation c. Globalization

3. An organization, composed of numerous agencies led and coordinated by the state’s leadership (executive

authority), with the ability or authority to create and implement the binding rules for all the people as well as the

parameters of rulemaking for other social organizations in each territory, using force if necessary to have its way.

a. State b. Nation c. Globalization

4. Refers to processes whereby many social relations become relatively delinked from territorial geography, so that

human lives are increasingly played out in the world as a single place.

a. State b. Nation c. Globalization

5. It is used by the Datu in order to determine who among the contending parties was lying and who was telling the

truth.

a. Trial of Ordeal b. Trial by Ordeal c. Trial on Ordeal

6. A Portuguese explorer who discovered the Philippines.

a. Ferdinand Magellan b. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos c. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

7. He established the first Spanish Settlement in Cebu and called it “City of Most Holy name of Jesus.”

a. Ferdinand Magellan b. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos c. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

8. He reached in Mindanao on February 1543 and name the island of Samar & Leyte as Filipinas in honor of Prince

Philip of Spain (King Philip II).

a. Ferdinand Magellan b. Ruy Lopez de Villalobos c. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi

9. Branch of the government that is empowered to decide legal disputes and interpret laws and arbitrate disputes

between branches of government.

a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judiciary

10. Branch of the government which is responsible for the implementation of laws.

a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judiciary

 11. Branch of the government which is considered as law – making bodies.

a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judiciary

12. It is the power of the Senate and House of Representative to charge cases of grave misconduct against a public

official for offenses such as treason, bribery, and other high Crimes.

a. Power of Taxation

b. Power of Impeachment

c. Power of Legislative Inquiry

13. These are laws in the making.

a. Bills b. Ordinances c. Policy

14. It is known as the highest court composed of a Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices.

a. Sandiganbayan b. Court of Appeal c. Supreme Court

15. A special court that has exclusive jurisdiction on committed violations on anti-graft and corruption laws by

public officials & employees in relation to their position and office.

a. Sandiganbayan b. Court of Appeal c. Supreme Court

16. The transfer of authority, responsibility, and resources from the center to the lower levels of administration.

a. Centralization b. Decentralization c. Devolution

17. It is the largest unit in the political structure in the Philippines.

a. Region b. Municipality c. Province

18. It is the right & obligation to vote of qualified citizens in the election of central and local officers in the

government.

a. Suffrage b. Election c. Human Rights

19. A democratic process which is a major source of political recruitment, a means of making government and of

transferring government, a guarantee of representation, and a major determinant of government policy.

a. Suffrage b. Election c. Human Rights

20. A society governed by law under the authority of a state and is distinguished from the state.

a. Civil Society b. Organization c. Political Parties

II. Identification

Direction: Give what is ask.

1. Types of Power

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 2. 4 Elements of the State

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3. Commissions sent by the Us to the Philippines

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4. Composition of the Executive Branch

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5. Give at least 3 Power of the President

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6. Chamber of the Legislative Department

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7. Power of the Senate and House of Representative

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8. Give at least 4 branches of Judiciary Department.

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III. Essay

Direction: Direct to the point (Use the back page of your paper for your answer. 15 points each).

1. How does Globalization affect the economy of the country?

2. Why is Power important in running a country like the Philippines?

3. Is there a need to establish a civil society in the country? Why or why not?