SAMAR NATIONAL SCHOOL

Catbalogan City, Samar

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
MIDTERM EXAMINATION

PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNNANCE

Name: __________________________ Track & Grade: _____________ Score: ___________

Instruction: Read the questions thoroughly, understand and give the correct answers.

I. Encircle the correct answer. Only ONE circle is expected to appear every number, thus,
EXCESS markings will be considered WRONG.

1. ______ refers to art, practice or the proper exercise of government.

a. politics b. governance c. administration d. regime

2. ______ refers to the various ways through which social life is coordinated and administrated.
a. politics b. governance c. administration d. regime

3. _______ has been defined as the systematic study of state and government. What is this?
a. political science b. law and governance
c. public administration d. political economy

4. He is known as the Father of Political Science. Who is he?

a. Aristotle b. Plato c. Machiavelli d. J. Mead

5. It is defined as written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are
established, limited and defined and by which these powers are distributed among the several
departments or branches for their and useful exercise for the benefit of the people.
a. ordinances b. statutes c. constitution d. laws

6. What are the four elements of state?

a. people, territory, sovereignty, government
b. people, constitution, territory, government
c. government, law, peace, territory
d. constitution, people, land, independence

7. A deliberate attempt to recognize and transform existing agrarian system with the intention of
improving the distribution of agricultural incomes and thus fostering rural development.
a. Millennium Development Plan b. Land Reform
c. Water Reform d. Development Goals

8. It refers to the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried out.
a. government b. agency c. institution d. Congress

9. Who has the authority to interpret the constitution?

a. Private individual b. Courts
c. Legislative and Executive departments of the government d. All of the given options

10. It refers to the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite
portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render
obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.
a. state b. nation c. country d. inhabitants

11. What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a few privilege
class.
a. Oligarchy and Aristocracy b. Aristocracy and Monarchy
c. Theocracy and Fascism d. Democracy and Tyranny
12. This American legislation granted the Philippines its independence after a 10-year transition
period under the commonwealth government?
a. Tydings-McDuffie Law b. Jones Law
c. Sponner Amendment d. Hares-Hawes-Cutting Law

13. What theory asserts that the early states must have been formed by deliberate and voluntary
compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their common good.
a. Necessity Theory b. Devine Right Theory
c. Social Contact Theory d. Social Compact Theory

14. Government exists and should continue to exist for the benefit of the people.
a. The statement is a general truth. b. The statement is just an assumption.
c. The statement is a fallacy. d. There is no basis for judgment

15. It is the power of the state to take private property for public use.
a. police power b. taxation c. eminent domain d. Force power

16. It covers all freedom of speech or expression whether oral, written, or disc recorded. It includes
picketing and symbolic speech.
a. Freedom of Expression b. Freedom of Speech
c. Freedom for self-abomination d. Right to privacy

17. The ultimate power in a democratic country is vested in the _____________.

a. Head of the Government b. Head of the state
c. Head of the Nation d. People

18. The executive power shall be vested in the _________.

a. President of the Philippines b. House of Representatives
c. The Supreme Court d. The Congress

19. The following are members of the Constitutional Commission except:

a. Commission on Civil Rights b. Commission on Elections
c. Civil Service Commission d. Commission on Audit

20. It is the electoral process by which an initiative to amend or revise the Constitution is either
approved or rejected by the people.
a. Referendum b. Plebiscite c. Petition d. Initiative

21. It is the power of the electorate to approve or reject legislation through an election called for the
purpose.
a. Referendum b. Plebiscite c. Petition d. Initiative

22. This law promotes responsible family planning and proper use of reproductive methods to
eliminate over-population growth.
a. RH Law b. Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law
c. Reproductive Law d. Family Planning

23. Which of the following explains the principle of the separation of the Church and State?
a. No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion.
b. No public money or property shall ever be used for any religious denomination.
c. The Church must not interfere with the affairs exclusively for the State.
d. All of the above

24. Which of the following is NOT prohibited by the State?

a. Nuclear power b. Abortion c. Divorce d. None of the above

25. What is social justice?

a. Giving equal opportunity to all, rich and poor alike.
b. Giving preferential attention to the less fortunate.
c. Eradicating poverty through the abolition of private property
d. Getting some from the rich and giving the same to the poor.
26. It is the method by which a public officer may be oust or remove from office during his tenure or
before the expiration of his term by a vote of the people after registration of the petition signed by the
required percentage of the qualified voters.
a. Plebiscite b. Referendum c. Recall d. Impeachment

27. It is a name given to the submission of a law or part thereof passed by the national or local
legislative body to the voting citizens of a country for their ratification or rejection.
a. Election b. Plebiscite c. Referendum d. Initiative e. Recall

28. What is the concept of Patriarchal Theory in origin of state?

a. The concept of natural instinct of man to peace and order
b. The concept of a family leading to the clan, tribe and later state
c. The concept of God being one supreme being who created one person who will govern his
people
d. None of the above

29. Jane is currently a 17 year old senior high school student of the Dream High. Her birthday is the
same with the day of the Presidential Elections. Can she register before the Commission and
Elections and vote at the time of the elections?
a. No, because she is still a minor and cannot vote
b. Yes, because she will be turning 18 at the time of the election
c. Yes, because all Filipinos can vote and it does not require any age
d. None of the above

30. What happens during Martial law?

a. The state of emergency is declared suspending some of the basic rights of people
b. The state of calamity is declared because the entire country is in danger
c. The military officers look for their enemies and kill them secretly
d. Soldiers wonder the streets and apprehend those who look malicious

II. Identification. Provide what is asked under the given circumstances. Try to recall the concepts,
principles, and or ideologies relative to the course and write your answers on the space/s hereto
provided.

_____________ 31. This political ideology is focused on conserving existing social order and
established institutions rather than resorting to rapid change and/or transformation.
_____________ 32. This political ideology proposes that social conditions are determined by
economic and class relations. It suggests revolution to effectuate change and social reformation.
_____________ 33. He is known proponent of the Communist perspective.
_____________ 34. This political perspective is viewed as a system of administration where there
exist no government, rules, laws, and regulations. It believes on the idea of self-governance and self-
control.
_____________ 35. This political perspective
_____________ 36. Refers to a coherent set of ideas and/or perceptions of how people should live
together and administer their very own ways existence.
_____________ 37. This political ideology desires for a free, open, tolerant society. It believes that
Humans as rational and are able to self-recognize and promote their own self-interest within the ambit
of equality, freedom and protection of human rights.
_____________ 38. It is an economic and/or political perspective which proposes that, everyone
equally owns production and the allocation of resources is according to contribution.
_____________ 39. Is a government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and
decisions without input from anyone else.
_____________ 40. Citizenship by blood relationship.
_____________ 41. Citizenship by place of birth.
_____________ 42. Is a term denoting membership to a particular state or body politic.
_____________ 43. People who live in a state but not citizens thereto and sometimes called as
“foreigners”
_____________ 44. Is a process by which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of a new country.
_____________ 45. The act of renouncing allegiance to a native country.

III. Explanation, Citation, or Discussion. Select one (1) topic from the list of principles and/or
concepts written below and provide a comprehensive a discussion or a by verbatim citation about the
same. (5 points)

a. Preamble of the 1987 Constitution

b. Principle of Intergenerational Responsibility
c. Salus populi est suprema lex
d. Academic Freedom
e. National Patrimony
f. Separation of the Church and the State

Prepared by:

G. G. GODIN
Teacher