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Governance and Good Governance

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

The following are the features of modern governance, except:

a)

It is not a set of rules or an activity, but a process.

b)

It refers to administrative and political activities related to national public affairs.

c)

The process of governance is not based on control, but on coordination.

d)

It involves both public and private sectors.

e)

It is not a formal institution, but continuing interaction.

2.

In a general sense, this refers to the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their common affairs.

a)

Government

b)

Management

c)

Governance

d)

Sustainable Development

e)

Bureaucracy

3.

[1] Governance includes formal institutions and regimes empowered to enforce compliance. [2] But governance has nothing to do with informal arrangements that people and institutions either have agreed to or perceive to be in their interest.

a)

Both statements are true

b)

Only the first statement is true

c)

Both statements are false

d)

Only the first statement is false

4.

[1] The body of government is necessarily the public institutions in a society. [2] On the other hand, the body of governance can either be a public institution, a private one, or even a cooperation between the two.

a)

Both statements are true

b)

Only the first statement is true

c)

Both statements are false

d)

Only the first statement is false

5.

[1] Governance can compensate for certain deficiencies of the State and the market in regulation and coordination, but it is never a panacea. [2] State and market can fail in social resource allocation; so can governance.

a)

Both statements are true

b)

Only the first statement is true

c)

Both statements are false

d)

Only the first statement is false

6.

Good governance requires the optimal collaborative management of public life between these two:

a)

State

b)

Technocrats

c)

Politicians

d)

Market

e)

Civil Society

7.

[1] Something legal is necessarily legitimate. [2] Thus, all authority and orders are legitimate even though they are not genuinely recognized by the people.

a)

Both statements are true

b)

Only the first statement is true

c)

Both statements are false

d)

Only the first statement is false

8.

The following are true regarding essential characteristics of good governance, except:

a)

The higher the degree of legitimacy is, the higher the level of good governance will be.

b)

The higher the degree of transparency is, the higher the level of good governance will be.

c)

The more accountability to the public, the higher the level of good governance will be.

d)

The rule of law is impossible without a strong and authoritative executive who follows through his/her own political will.

e)

The greater the level of responsiveness is, the higher the level of good governance will be.

9.

It is considered the arch-enemy of political autocracy.

a)

Rule of Law

b)

Political Will

c)

Totalitarianism

d)

Authoritarianism

e)

Rule of the Majority

10.

[1] In an autocratic system, it is possible to have good government when the system is at its best, but it is impossible to have good governance. [2] Good governance can only be achieved in a free and democratic political system, as it cannot emerge without freedom and democracy.

a)

Both statements are true

b)

Only the first statement is true

c)

Both statements are false

d)

Only the first statement is false