Democracy (TRENDS)

The “branch” of government, which has the power to make laws, and to alter

and repeal them.

• A. Legislative

• B. Executive

• C. Judicial

• D. Government

The “branch” of government which has the power to implement or enforce the

laws.

• A. Legislative

• B. Executive

• C. Judicial

• D. Government

The principle which ensures the “balance of powers” among the three branches

of government.

• A. Division of Powers

• B. Separation of Powers

• C. Decentralization

• D. Checks and Balances

4. The principle observed in the branches of the government, which gives them a

co-equal and coordinate powers. If one department goes beyond the limits set

by the constitution, its acts are null and void.

• A. Division of Powers

• B. Separation of Powers

• C. Checks and Balances

• D. Decentralization

5. This classification of government is ruled by few privilege persons who come from

wealthy and politically powerful individuals.

• A. Oligarchy

• B Aristocracy

• C. Monarchy

• D. Dictatorship

6. It is known as the rule of people where the power in government does not

emanate from the divine right or any God but from the citizens of the state.

• A. Democracy

• B. Aristocracy

• C. Monarchy

• D. Revolutionary

7. It is one of the most important features of democratic societies. The concepts

connote civil liberties and human rights, which should be protected by the state.

• A. Political freedom

• B. Legal Equality

• C. Rule of Law

• D. Equality before the law

8. Vox Populi, Vox Dei means “the voice of _______________.”

• A. the people is the voice of God

• B. God is the voice of the people

• C. the people is the voice of the leader

• D. God is a law

9. It states that every citizen should participate in the elections as the basic

features of democracy. This is also known as the right to suffrage where all voters

can participate freely and fully in the life of their society.

• A. Political freedom

• B. Legal Equality

• C. Rule of Law

• D. Equality before the law

10. It is the degree to which the government needs to explain or justify what they

have accomplished in relation to what was expected of them. It is gauged during

the government official transparency, which connotes absence of corruption

through honest behavior.

• A. Accountability

• B. Legal Equality

• C. Transparency

• D. Equality before the law