PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE SUMMATIVE TEST

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. Which law serves as the foundation of local government operations in the Philippines, enacted in 1991?

• R.A. 10533

• R.A. 7160

• R.A. 7610

• R.A. 11469

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. The smallest political unit that implements government policies and programs at the grassroots level is the _____.

• Municipality

• City

• Barangay

• Province

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. How many inhabitants are required to form a barangay according to the Local Government Code?

• 1,000

• 2,000

• 3,000

• 4,000

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. What do we call the right and duty of qualified citizens to vote in public elections?

• Citizenship

• Suffrage

• Democracy

• Devolution

MULTIPLE CHICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. According to Article X, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution, how many levels of local government exist in the Philippines?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. Which of the following best describes "local autonomy"?

• Transfer of powers from local to national government

• Ability to self-govern under national supervision

• Centralized form of governance

• System of shared sovereignty between nations

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. Which of the following courts has jurisdiction over cases involving Muslim personal and family laws?

• Shari'a Courts

• Trial Courts

• Supreme Court

• Regional Court

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. Which of the following means of suffrage involves citizens expressing approval or rejection of a proposed law?

• Plebiscite

• Election

• Recall

• Initiative

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. The 1987 Constitution requires that a member of the Supreme Court must be at least how old at the time of appointment?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the letter that corresponds to your chosen answer. What system promotes amicable settlement of disputes at the barangay level before filing court cases?

• Katarungang Pambarangay

• Small Claims Court

• Barangay Mediation

• Community Justice System