WorksheetsGeneral Information ( Philippine Constitution)
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There shall be a Vice-President who shall have the same qualifications and term of office and be elected with, and. In the same manner, as the President. What is the minimum age requirement for a person to be qualified as a Vice-President?
Thirty (30)
Thirty-five (35)
Forty (40)
Forty-five (45)
A tool in studying politics which focuses on actual behavior of political actors, rather than on formal rules.
Traditionalism
Behavioralism
Post behavioralism
Post traditionalism
A politically organized body of people usually occupying a definite territory.
Country
Sovereignty
Community
State
Who shall have the exclusive power to initiate all cases of impeachment
House of blue ribbon committee
House of representatives
House of senate
Speaker of the house
What kind of government was installed under the 1973 constitutions under the marcos regime?
Modified Presidential system
Modified Parliamentary system
Military system
Bicameral system
It is the right of the state to interfere with personal and proprietary rights in order to enhance the welfare of the peaople
Power of taxation
Power of eminent domain
Power of law enforcement
Police power
Juan is residing here at the Philippines for about 11 months. How many month/s should he still reside so that he will be a qualified voter?
4 months
3 months
2 months
1 month
In the area of education, the 1987 Constitution provides that all educational institutions shall include as part of the curricula the study of-
Values education
Moral recovery program
The constitution
Jose Rizal's life and works
The following are citizens of the philippines except:
Those fathers or mothers are citizens of the philippines
Those who are born before january 17, 1973, of filipino mathers, who elect philippine citizenship upon reaching the age of majority
Those who are naturalized citizens of the philippines in accordance with law
All of the above are true
The congress, by the vote of ____ of both houses in joint session assembled, voting separately, shall have the sole power to declare a state of war
Two-thirds
One-half
Three quarters
Minority
It is a doctrine and principle which describe and supports a constitution as the supreme law of the land.
Constitutional supremacy
Governmental constitution
Constitutionalism
Constitutionalistic
Educational institutions, other than those established by religious groups and mission boards, shall be owned solely by citizens of the Philippines or corporations or associations at least _____ per centum of the capital of which is owned by such citizens.
Fifty
Sixty
Eighty
One-Hundred
Written constitution had evolved from customs and traditions, what country is subscribing this kind of constitution
Philippines
England
Germany
China
Freedom constitution is a kind provisional constitution. Who made this kind of constitution?
Fidel V. Ramos
Manuel L. Quezon
Cory Aquino
Ferdinand Marcos
It is the Constitution used by the Philippine government from the commonwealth period until 1973.
The Malolos Constitution
The Biak-na-Bato Constitution
The 1935 Constitution
The 1901 Constitution
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 benifit of the people.
Laws
Statutes
Constitution
Ordinances
The bicameral system of legislation is designed to serve as a check and balance to avoid the passage of "ill considered bills" who composes the bicameral system?
Judiciary and the lower house
Senate and department of justice
Senate and house of representative
Congress and executive department
It is the inhabitants or population which it's number is not definite but should be politically united
People
Sovereignty
Territory
Government
No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural - born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least ____ years of age.
Thirty
Thirty-five
Forty
Forty-five
They are rules, policies or guidelines which are passed for the people to follow for their common goods
Laws
Regulations
Social agrements
Rules and orders
It is the right and obligation by all citizens, who are at least 18 years of age, and qualified by law, local to vote in the election of national and local officials of the government, without literacy, property, or other substantive requirements.
Suffrage
Election
Voting power
Civil rights
The legislative power shall be vested in the Congress of the of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives. How many is the composition of the Senates?
6
12
18
24
Under the 1987 phillipine constitution, the power of the president to declare martial law is limited to how many days
15 days
25 days
30 days
60 days
What constitution was being ratified leading to the abolishment of Congress and was replaced by the batasang pambansa as the legislative branch
1935 constituion
1943 constitution
1973 constitution
1978 constitution
What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a few privilege class?
Oligarchy and Aristocracy
Aristocracy and Monarchy
Theocracy and Fascism
Democracy and Tyranny
The goas of the national economy are (A) a moral equitable distribution of opportunities, income, and wealth; (B) a sustained increase in the amount of goods and services produced by the nation for the benefit of the people; and (C) an expanding productivity as the key to raising the quality of the life for all, especially the under-previleged.
Statements A and B and C are all incorrect
Only statements A and B are correct
Statements A and B and C are all correct
Only statements B and C are correct
It is a body of fundamental laws, rules, customs, norms, standards, and principles to which the government operates and defines relationship between the government and its citizens.
Law
Constitution
Rules and regulation
Principles
An element of state that includes the land within the boundaries of the state, the air space above the land, the inland waters like the rivers, the springs, lakes, bays, mineral and natural resources, and the twelve miles of the sea beyond the state's coastlines
Country
Territory
Natural resources
Continent
Which one is the human right to life?
Equal treatment before the law
Fair trial
Political independence
Freedom from inhuman punishment
The following are the importance of the Constitution, EXCEPT one;
Basis of all the laws to be implemented in a certain country
Gives direction to all actions the government will undertake
It will make the people to become powerful and wealthy
Through the Constitutions, the decisions and all that concern the country are defined
This is the primary purpose of state which the government could attain by providing laws to regulate the peoples conduct and effective law enforcement.
Crime prevention and controle
Peace and order
Domestic order and tranquility
Limitation of peoples right
Based on article IX, section 1 of the 1987 Philippine constitution, the following are the constitutional commission which shall be independent, except one;
Commission on higher education
Civil service commission
Commission on election
Commission on audit
A kind of governent where the governments powers are divided between the central government and its local government units as specified in the constitution of the state.
State government
Democratic government
Federal government
Centralized government
An aspect of sovereignty where the Supreme or absolute power of the state to enforce its will on the people within its territory implying that the government must possess adequate powers to control and regulate the conduct and affairs of the people within the territory
Internal sovereignty
External sovereignty
Inside sovereignty
Outside sovereignty
What are the two known written codes during the Pre-Spanish era in the Philippines?
Maragtas and kalantiaw codes
Sumakwil and sulayman codes
Panay and subanon codes
Hammurabi and Ur nammu codes
It is the fundamental law and supreme law of state or government.
Republic act
Constitution
Presidential degree
Executive order
It stated the holding of a constitutional convection that would draft the constitution of the Commonwealth government that would exist in the country
1897 Constitution
Tydings McDuffie Law
Philippine Constitution
1943 Constitution
Government exists and should continue to exist for the benefit of the people
The statement is a general truth
The statement is just an assumption
The statement is a fallacy
There is no basis for judgement
When is the regular election of the Senators and the Members of the House of Representatives?
Second Monday of April
Second Monday of May
Second Monday of June
Second Monday of October
It concentrates governmental power in one organ, the central or national government to which the constituent or local government units owe their existence and from which they derived their powers and functions.
Multiple government
Solitary government
Ruling government
Unitary government
It is a characteristic of sovereignty where the state is not subject to other powers.
Absolute
Comprehensive
Permanent
Indivisible
In democratic country, this is right of a person to vote and right to be voted for
Democracy
Voting power
Eminent domain
Suffrage
(A) The President, the Vice President, The Member of the Supreme Court, The Members of the Constitutional Commissions, and the Ombudsman may be removed from office on impeachment for, and Conviction of, culpable violation of the constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes, or betrayal of public trust. (B) all other public officers and employees may be removed from office as provided by law, also by impeachment.
Only the first statement is correct
Both of the statements are correct
Only the second statement is correct
Both of the statements are incorrect
What are the four elements of state?
People, territory, sovereignty, government
People, Constitution, territory, government,
Government, law, peace, territory
Constitution, people, land, independence
A conflict between property rights and freedom of speech might arise in all of the situations. EXCEPT;
A disgruntled employee passing out leaflets in front of a hair dressers salon
Protesters carrying signs outside a cinema in an enclosed shopping mall
Environmentalists carry signs at the entrance of an oil company
A religious order soliciting funds and convert in the swimming pool area of a condominium
They act as a lever to maintain the balance between power and authority of government leaders.
Non-government organization
Laws and ordinance
Election
Citizens
Who is the presiding officer for impeachment trials against the President of the Philippines?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Speaker of the House
Chairman, Electoral Tribunal
Secretary, Department of Justice
The executive power shall be vested in the President of the Philippines. What is the minimum age of a person to be elected as a President?
25
30
35
40
Who among the following was not elected during the last May 2007 senatorial election?
Juan Miguel Zubiri
Francis Escudero
Franklin Drilon
Allan Cayetano
The sovereignty is perpetual as long as the state exists because sovereignty is an inherent attribute of the state. What characteristics of sovereignty is this?
Absolute
Comprehensive
Permanent
Indivisible
In case of the President of the Philippines becomes seriously ill, who among the following government officials shall have direct access to him?
1.Chief Justice, Supreme Court
2.Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs
3.Secretary, Department of National Defense
4.Chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
5.Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Governent
2,3,4
1,3,4
3,4,5
1,2,5
Which statement is quaranteed by the civil code of the philippines?
Both husband and wife are not co-equal
Both are given freedom yo choose their occupation
The husband has the right to object to the occupation of the wife
The wife also has the right to object to the occupation of the husband
There shall be a vice president who shall have the same qualifications and term of office and be elected with, and in the same manner as the president. He may be remove from office in the same manner as the president. How long is the term of office of the said government officials?
3 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
It is a government by the best members of the community. They are pressumed to be of the highest intelligence and integrety, or elite in the society. Their social status, wealth and political power are inherited.
Aristocracy
Bureaucracy
Cebu
Iloilo
What is the first city to be established in 1565 in the philippines?
Manila
Davao
Cebu
Iloilo
It is a kind of government where the ruler is coming from a royal family
Parliamentary
Democratic
Monarchy
Communism
It is a written instrument containing the proposition and required number of signatories and shall be in a form determined by and submitted to the Commission on Elections.
Bill
Law
Proposition
Petition
All are the characteristics of a good written constitution, except one;
It must be broad or comprehensive
It must be brief or concise
It must be general
It must be clear and definite
What is the present nature of the Philippine Congress?
Parliamentart
Bicameral
Coalition type
Unicameral
It refers to the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried out.
Government
Sovereignty
Constitution
Laws
(A) the term of office of elective local officials, except barangay officials, which shall be determined by law, shall be there year and (B) no such official shall serve for more than two consecutive terms
Both statement are correct
Only the second attempt is correct
Both statement are incorrect
Only the first statement is correct
What if president benigno Aquino and vice president both died in a plane crash, who will act now as a president?
President of the senate
Speaker of the house of representatives
Chief justice
Chosen from the congress
Who is the sole judge in all disputes relative to ellection returns and qualifications of the President and Vice President?
Electoral Tribunal
Commission on Appointment
Commission on Election
Supreme Court
What are the 3 main branches of the Government of the Philippines?
Senate, Supreme Court, Congress
Presidential, Unicameral-Parliamentary, Bicameral - Parliamentary
Legislative, Excutive, Judicial
The legislature, The Senate, The Supreme Court
The Legistative, Judiciary, and Executive Departments are -
Co-Equal
Separate
Independent
Closely-Linked
Political scientist who focus on normative questions seek to discover the ideal way that politics should work. Who tried to defined justice and the good society?
Socrates
Plato
Tarde
Garofalo
The 1987 Philippine constitution is the current constitution being applied today which was made by the constitutional commission. Who is the head of the constitutional commission?
Plebiscite
Cecilia Muñoz Palma
Felife Calderon
Isabelo Artacho
The State shall pursue an independent foreign policy. In its relations sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interest, and the right to self- determination
The first statement is correct
The second statement is correct
Both statements is correct
Both statements are in correct
Which statement supports the abolition of death penalty?
Conviction followed by execution is a deterrent
Death penalty is uncivilized, cruel, and unusual form of punishment, depriving criminals of the ultimate right to life
Recidivism in criminal cases is high.
Capital punishment fits the severity of the crime of murder
Which of the following has the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment?
Senate
Ombudsman
Electoral tribunal
Both houses in joint session
It refers to the philosophical study of the moral value of human conduct and of the rules and principles that ought to govern it.
Ethos
Ethics
Psychology
Behavior
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.
Sovereignty
Nation
Citizenship
State
The territorial and political subdivisions of the Republic of tne Philippines are the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays. There shall be autonomous regions in muslim mindanao and the cordilleras as hereinafter provided.
Both statements are correct
Only the first statement is correct
Only the second statements in correct
Both of the statements are incorrect
Philosophy is love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline. It came from the greek word philos and sophia which means _______.
Love of knowledge
Love of truth
Love of wisdom
Love of peace
It is an introduction of a written constitution which explains the constitution and enumerates the general objectives of the constitution.
Bill of Rights
Preamble
Amendatory Process
Civil Rights
What was the secret society founded in 1896 that precipatated the glorious revolution against the Spaniards?
The katipunan
The kalahi
The Biak na Bato Republic
The Ilustrado
It is the study of human behavior and understanding human Behavior is essential in understanding political phenomena.
Psychology
Insanity
Behavioral disorder
Mentality
It is a type of state sovereignty where it is vested upon person or a group of persons who succeeded in displacing the legitimate sovereign
Local sovereignty
Political sovereignty
Popular sovereignty
De Facto sovereignty
All of the following constitute the meaning of political science, except ;
A basic knowledge and understanding of the state
It is primarily concerned with the association of human beings into a political community
Common knowledge every events taking place in the society
It deals with the relationship among men and groups which are subject to the control by the state
Which one is the right to human dignity?
Rest and leisure
Freedom from all forms of racial discrimination
Privacy in the family, the home in correspondence
Reparation and retribution for exploitation
The requirement for natural- born citizenship is
For the senators and congressman only
For the president, vice president, and chief justice only
For the president, vice president, chief justice, senate president, and house speaker only
For the president, vice president, senator, congressman, judiciary, and constitutional commissions officers
The Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief Justice and fourteen Associate Justice and may sit en banc. What is the meaning of en banc?
As a group
As a whole
As a division
As a single person
The state affirms ____ as a primary social economic force
Agriculture
Ofw
Labor
Security
It is a type of state sovereignty where the supreme will of the state express by the electorate like in the choice of public officials/officers during election
De Facto sovereignty
Legal sovereignty
Political sovereignty
Popular sovereignty
Which one does not illustrate the principle that rights and duties are correlative?
The right of an inmarried pregnant teacher to abort her baby is in relation to her duty to protect her name
The right to a living wage involves the duty of the employer to give the sallary agreed upon and the duty of the employee to give a fair amount of work
Right to life on the part of one person corresponds to the obligation of the part of other persons to respect such right
The right of the state to compel citizens to military service is reciprocated by the duty of the state to protect citizens
Who has the administrative supervision over all the courts and the personnel thereof?
Municipal trial court
Regional trial court
Court of appeals
Supreme court
It is the art of managing men and materials in the accomplishment of the purposes of the state, included among which are functional studies, as those of legislative methods and procedure.
Management
Administration
Supervision
Systematic
The State shall defend : (1) The right of spouses to found a family in accordance with their religious convictions and the demands of responsible parenthood; (2) The right of children to assistance, Including proper care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development ; (3) The right of the family to a family living wage and income ; and (4) The right of families or family associations to participate in the planning and implementation of policies and programs that affect them.
All the statements are correct
All the statements are incorrect
Only statements 1,2 and 3 are correct
Statement 1 is incorrect
What is recognized by the State as the foundation of the nation?
Family
Baranggay
Community
Citizens
Who advocated the separation of power with check and balance among the legislative, executive and judiciary branch of the government?
Rene decartes
Montesquieu
Socrates
Nicollo fontana
Which has the sole power to initiate all cases of impeachment against the president of the Philippines?
Senate
Any taxpayers
Committee on ethics
House of representatives
To guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service, what is prohibited by the State?
Political dynasties
Political patronage
Partisanship
All of these
In the 1987 Constitution, the Constitutional Commissions, which shall be independent, are the (A) Civil Service commission, the (B) Commission on Elections, (C) Commission on Audit, and the (D) Commission on Higher Education
All the stated Commissions are included
Only Commission A, B and C are included
All of the stated Commission are not included
None of the choices is correct
He said the politics is a "ruthless egoism" meaning it is being practiced by greed and selfish people.
Nicollo machiavell
Isaac newton
Rene descartes
Plato
What is the first constituent element of the state and the personal basis of the state?
Government
People
Public
Territory
Arrange the sequence of governments during the revolutionary era:
1. The Dictatorial Government
2. The Revolutionary Government
3. The Biak-na-Bato Republic
4. The First Philippines Republic
2 3 1 4
3 1 2 4
4 1 3 2
1 2 3 4
Political Science changes its study as times goes by. When is the beginning of the modern period?
12th Century
13th Century
14th Century
15th Century
It is a development of the constitution that gives renewed vitality to reflect the people's will and enables the government to meet new challenges
Statutory elaboration
Judicial interpretation
Usage
Formal amendment
What was the civil government established during the japanese occupation of the philippines?
The japanese imperial government
The philippine republic
The puppet government of japan
The philippine executive commission
The Members of the Supreme Court and judges of the lower courts shall hold office during good behavior until they reach what maximum age?
55
60
65
70
If the President-elect fails to qualify, who shall acts as President untill the President Elect shall have qualified?
The Chief Justice
The Senate President
The House Speaker
The Vice President
The philippines according to the 1987 constitutional pursues a policy of freedom from nuclear weapons in its territory and
May allow us ships and planes with nuclear weapons to enter under the visiting forced agreement
May relax on this policy
May allow nuclear- armed ships to enter selectively
Should not allow us and other foreign ships and planes with nuclear weapons to enter philippines territory
It is the ability or capacity of one government to perform or act effectively
Conduct
Authority
Power
Law
It is an essential part of the constitution which enumerates the rights of the people protected by the constitution from abuses and oppression, it is also vital in maintaining the Democratic way of life and tradition
Preamble
Amendatory process
Civil rights
Bill of rights
The territorial and political subdivisions of the Republic of the Philippines are the following ; except one,
Regions
Provinces
Cities
Municipalities
Which of these refers to the political status of membership which implies the most vital question of allegiance and protection in a state?
Residence
Birth
Suffrage
Citizenship
Who has the power to interpret the contents of the 1987 Philippine Constitution?
Congress
President
Supreme Court
Judiciary
How many months of residency preceding a national election is required to qualify as a voter
6 months
8 months
10 months
12 months
(A) the president and the vice president shall be elected by direct vote of the people for a term of six years which shall begin at noon on the thirtieth day of June next following the day of the election and shall end at noon on the same date six years thereafter. (B) the president shall be eligible for any re-election. (C) no person who has succeeded as president and has serve as such for more than four years shall be qualified for election to the same office at any time.
Statements A,B and C are all correct
Statements A,B and C are all incorrect
Only statement C is incorrect
Only statement B is incorrect
It refers to any person who practices politics such as being a government official.
Politics
Government
Politician
Political Practioner
It is a kind of constitution that not embodied in a single written instrument. It is an in a single written instrument. It is an evolved constitution from customs and traditions.
Written constitution
Unwritten constitution
Readable
Constitution
A type of social contract theory where men are rational beings and could make use of natural law for their own good but they needed the state to maintain peace and order, provide them with essential services, and settle their conflicts.
Social Contract Theory of Thomas Hobbes
Social Contract Theory of John Locke
Social Contract Theory of Jean Jacques Rousseau
Social Contract Theory of Thomas Edison
It is considered the oldest origin of state in which is claims that state is created by God.
Religion Theory
Providence Theory
Godness Theory
Divine Right Theory
What is the state policy of the 1987 constitution?
The state can work for globalization
The state should develop a self-reliant and independent national economy and independent national economy effectively controlled by filipinos
The state may sell lands to foreigners
The patrimony of the nation is now for sale
In a democratic and republican state, the supremacy of the civilian authority over the military is best exemplified in which of the following?
The Defense Secretary is a non-military officer
The President is the Commander - in-Chief of the AFP
Regular Trial Courts try criminal cases against policeman
The police force is tasked to serve and protect the people
Ordinances are laws passed by the local government bodies in the provinces, cities, towns and barangays. Who is the one formulating the provincial ordinances?
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
Sangguniang Panlunsod
Sangguniang Bayan
Sangguniang Barangay
In the legislative branch of our government, the term "lower house" refers to the
Senate
Congress
Minority group
House of representatives
The Vice-President may serve for-
More than two successive terms
One term only
Not more than two successive terms
Three successive terms
Provinces with respect to component cities and municipalities, and cities and municipalities with respect to component barangays, shall ensure that the acts of their component units are within the scope of their prescribe powers and functions. Who shall exercise general supervision over local governments
Mayor
President
Vice President
Governor
Under the Spanish colonial government, who directly governed the Philippines?
The Governor - General
The Viceroy of the Mexico
The Royal Audiencia
The kins of Spain
Who is authorized to adopt a new name for the country, a national anthem, or a national seal, which shall all be truly reflective and symbolic of the ideals, history, and traditions of the people?
President
Congress
Senators
House of Representatives
According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the following are citizens of the Philippines ; EXCEPT one,
Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution ;
Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens of the Philippines ;
Those who are naturalized in accordance with law.
Those that are residing in the Philippines for 10 years
It shall be composed of a citizen armed force which shall undergo military training and serve as may be provided by law. It shall keepa regular force necessary for the security of the State.
Philippine National Police
Armed Forces of the Philippines
National Bureau of Investigation
Philippine Army
It means of enjoying liberty and happiness such as property ownership, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and right of domicile.
Civil Rights
Political Rights
Rights of accused persons
Administrative Rights
Sovereignty is the Supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience because it is the--
Will of the ruler
Enacted by law
Master of the People
Will of the people
Who shall exercise general supervision over all local government units?
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
President of the Philippines
Chairman, National Police Commission
Secretary, Department of Interior and Local Government
Mario, Filipino citizen, wants to exercise her right to suffrage. What should be his minimum age for her to be qualified as a voter?
17
18
19
20
It says that the state was developed out of man's economic wants, man in isolation could not produce all his needs and wants, to satisfy his wants and need, he has to associate with other men to exchange goods.
Instinctive Theory
Economic Theory
Natural Theory
Patriarchal Theory
It is a characteristic of sovereignty where the supreme authority or supreme will is the monopoly of the state
Indivisible
Divisible
Temporary
Comprehensive
What is the physical element of the state?
All the lands and seas that the state can protect
All islands and waters where it can be reached by Filipinos
The territory where the people reside
All the choices
An element of state that includes the land within the boundaries of the state, the air space above the land, the inland waters like the rivers, the springs, lakes, bays, mineral and natural resources, and the twelve miles of the sea beyond the state's coastlines.
Country
Territory
Natural Resources
Continent
What theory explained that state came into existence out of conquest, force, or coercion, there were always strong leaders who can assert their leadership and power to the people who are subjected to obey their law?
Rational theory
Leadership theory
Force theory
Administrative theory
These laws drafted by the Congress and are approved by the upper and lower house which are administered throughout the country.
Tax laws
Civil code
National Laws
Administrative code
It refers to the substantial and procedural aspect of the protection of life, liberty, property, and equal protection of the laws.
Due Process
Jurisprudence
Rule of Law
Principles of Law
It explains that states where formed by means of social contract of men who lived in a state of nature, which means that men lived together without a super-body to establish peace and order and settle conflicts
Social System Theory
Social Contract Theory
Force Theory
Social Economic Theory
