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Fundamentals of political science finala reviewer

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the Father of Political Science

a)

Aristole

b)

Plato

2.

He believes that man by nature is a political animal.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Plato

c)

Pythagoras

d)

Socrates

3.

What is the meaning of polis in Greek and res publica in Latin?

a)

Affairs of the state

b)

People Power

c)

Rule of Law

d)

State

4.

According to Rousseau _______ is the highest organization we can be born to, live in, and die in/for.

a)

Church

b)

Family

c)

Government

d)

State

5.

A government of the people, by the people and for the people.

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Fascism

d)

Socialism

6.

The Third Republic ended in the year ______ when the Philippines was placed under Martial Law.

a)

1969

b)

1972

c)

1991

d)

1989

7.

How many are the theories of state

a)

8

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

8.

All are correct meaning of the DEVINE THEORY except:

a)

The oldest theory

b)

State is made and governed by god

c)

Created by people brainstorming

d)

Made by evolution

9.

All are true about FORCE THEORY except:

a)

The poweful conquered the weak

b)

State was form by physical force

c)

Survival to the fittest

d)

State was created by society fighting each other

10.

All are true about the SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY except:

a)

The state was created by people living in a lawless and orderless system

b)

Resistance to the king is a sin

c)

It was nature made and pre- social

d)

Supported by hobbes, locke rousseau

11.

All are correct about the EVOLUTIONARY/HISTORICAL THEORY except:

a)

The state become an instrument to control or oppress social classes

b)

The state is made by evolution

c)

Burgess "evolution extending over a long period of time shaping itself into modern state".

d)

Supported by hegel, kant, bernhardi

12.

All are correct about the MARXIANS THEORY except:

a)

The state was created by society fighting each other

b)

Monarchy is divinely ordained

c)

The state became an instrument to control or oppress social classes

d)

The state was created by people living in a lawless and orderless system

13.

Right to vote in the election of officers chosen by the people and in the determination of questions submitted to the people is called

a)

Election

b)

Registered Voter

c)

Suffrage

d)

Right to information

14.

The means by which people choose their officials for a definite and fixed period and to whom they entrust for the time being the exercise of the powers of government is called

a)

Election

b)

Suffrage

c)

Freedom of choice

d)

Right to communication

15.

This is refers to an election participated in by those who possess the right of suffrage, not otherwise disqualified by law and are registered voters.

a)

Special election

b)

Natural election

c)

Election code

d)

Regular election

16.

Listed below are the qualifications of voters except

a)

Filipino Citizen, at least 18 years old

b)

Resident of the Philippines for at least one (1) year

c)

Resident of the place where proposes to vote for at least 6 months immediately preceding the election and not not disqualified by law

d)

Conviction by final judgment and Insanity

17.

This is refers to a political group that is officially recognized as being part of the electoral process and who can support (put forth) candidates for elections (free or not) on a regular basis (Sartori 1976).

a)

Party List

b)

People's party

c)

Political party

d)

Nacionalista Party

18.

How many senators does the Philippines have?

a)

12

b)

20

c)

24

d)

30

19.

It was form of government during Pre-colonial period.

a)

DEMOCRACY

b)

BARANGAY

c)

DICTATORSHIP

d)

MONARCHY

20.

The only Philippine President to be elected for a second term.

a)

Diosdado Macapagal

b)

Manuel Quezon

c)

Ferdinand Marcos

d)

Rodrigo Duterte

21.

The president and the VP are allowed only one term of ____ years.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

6

22.

For you to run as president you must have resided in the Philippines __ years before the election is held.

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

25

23.

The political groups that are meant to unify political candidates and leaders under a common agenda or ideology.

a)

POLITICAL IDIOCRACIES

b)

POLITICAL SPECTRUM

c)

POLITICAL PARTIES

d)

POLITICAL TEAMS

24.

The actual process of how humans interact in groups.

a)

politics

b)

political science

c)

government

d)

governance

25.

The process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented.

a)

political science

b)

government

c)

politics

d)

governance

26.

The scientific study of politics

a)

governance

b)

political system

c)

political science

d)

government

27.

The executive, legislative and judiciary departments in the Philippines are examples of...

a)

politics

b)

government

c)

governance

d)

political science

28.

The activities or actions which formulates or make decision to achieve the goal of the country using power which came from the Greek word polis which means city-state.

a)

government

b)

political science

c)

politics

d)

governance

29.

A class or level in the System of Stratification where the Datu belong and also considered as the royal bloodied.

a)

a. Timawa

b)

b. Maharlika

c)

c. Aliping Namamahay

d)

d. Aliping Sagigilid

30.

Common values upheld are struggle, leadership, power, heroism, and war.

a)

a. Anarchism

b)

b. Green Politics Ecologism

c)

c. Feminism

d)

d. Fascism

31.

What is the function of the President of the Philippines?

a)

Senate

b)

Committee

c)

Head of the state

d)

Chief Justice

32.

The Head of State and Head of Government, and functions as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

a)

President

b)

Vice-President

c)

Cabinet Members

d)

None of the choices

33.

The power of a President to reject a bill proposed by a legislature by refusing to sign it into law.

a)

referendum

b)

veto

c)

quo warranto

d)

subpoena

34.

It is the act of designation by the executive officer, board, or body to whom the power has been delegated of the individual who is to exercise the functions of a given office.

a)

Designation

b)

Removal

c)

Appointment

d)

Acceptance

35.

He/She may be appointed as a member of the Cabinet without need of confirmation by the Commission of Appointments in Congress.

a)

Cabinet Members

b)

Vice-President

c)

Senate

d)

President

36.

The department secretaries are appointed by the _____________________.

a)

Cabinet Members

b)

Vice-President

c)

Senate

d)

President

37.

These are the following qualifications of the senators, EXCEPT!

a)

a natural-born citizen of the Philippines;

b)

is able to read and write

c)

tall, dark and handsome

d)

a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years before election day.

e)

a registered voter

38.

Which article of 1987 Constitution of the Republic of Philippines discusses the Legislative?

a)

Article 2

b)

Article 6

c)

Article 7

d)

Article 8

39.

A body of rules of conduct or action, prescribed by a compelling authority which the people must follow and obey subject to legal sanctions and consequences in case of violation.

a)

Republic Act

b)

Bill

c)

Ordinances

d)

Law

40.

What is the primary job of the legislative branch of government?

a)

To create laws

b)

To command the military

c)

To determine if laws are constitutional

d)

To heart court cases and issue rulings

41.

What are the two divisions that make up the Congress (Legislative Branch of the Republic of the Philippines)?

a)

The Supreme Court and the Senate

b)

The House of Representatives and the Senate

c)

The House of Representatives and the Congress

d)

The Senate the and the Supreme Court

42.

How many Senators does the Philippines have?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

28

d)

36

43.

In which type of government does the power rest with a small group of people?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Parliamentary

c)

Unitary

d)

Democracy

44.

In our system of government, it is the department or branch which is regarded as the ultimate guardian of the constitution

a)

Executive

b)

Legislature

c)

Judiciary

d)

Other Independent Constitutional Bodies

45.

In this type of government the people rule, citizens vote and citizens can be elected to office. Examples are Philippines and Canada.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Unitary

c)

Confederation

d)

Democracy

46.

A kind of monarchial government in which the monarch has no power or few legal limitations in political manners.

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

departmentalize monarchy

d)

parliamentary monarchy

47.

A kind of monarchial government in which the monarch has no power or few legal limitations in political manners.

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

departmentalize monarchy

d)

parliamentary monarchy

48.

A type of monarchial government in which the monarch retains a distinctive legal and ceremonial role but exercise limited or no political power.

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

departmentalize monarchy

d)

parliamentary monarchy

49.

A form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state.

a)

authoritarianism

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

totalitarianism

50.

A form of government in which power resides with a few people or in a dominant class or group within the society.

a)

authoritarianism

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

totalitarianism

51.

A form of government in which power peoples to the people.

a)

authoritarianism

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

totalitarianism

52.

A form of democratic government in which all eligible citizens have direct participation in the decision-making of the government.

a)

authoritarianism

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

representative democracy

53.

A form of democratic government in which citizens exercise their power elected representatives.

a)

authoritarianism

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

representative democracy

54.

Leaders often exercise their power arbitrary and without regard to existing bodies of law.

a)

authoritarianism

b)

democracy

c)

direct democracy

d)

representative democracy

55.

This is the branch of government that makes and interprets the law.

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judiciary

d)

parliamentary

56.

A branch of government that reads and interprets the law.

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judiciary

d)

parliamentary

57.

A branch of government that creates and changes the law.

a)

executive

b)

legislative

c)

judiciary

d)

parliamentary

58.

All are correct, except one. Which among the choices does it say incorrectly about the manner of election of the executive?

a)

President is eligible for re-election.

b)

President may serve for one term

c)

Present are elected through direct vote.

d)

president serve for 4 years.

59.

If the executive branch checks the power and balances of the legislative and judiciary branches. Who does for the executive power?

a)

legislative

b)

legislative and judiciary

c)

judiciary

d)

executive

60.

It is known as a proposed law.

a)

bill

b)

law

c)

article

d)

section

61.

It is known as the court of last resort

a)

sandigan bayan

b)

regional trial court

c)

supreme court

d)

court of appeals

62.

A special court that has juridiction over civil cases committed by public officers and employees and those in government-owned or government-controlled corporations.

a)

Sandiganbayan

b)

Shari'a court

c)

Court of Appeals

d)

Supreme Court

63.

In which branch of government does guarantee a pardoning power?

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judiciary branch

d)

supreme court

64.

What type of party system does the Philippines have

a)

2 party systems

b)

Multi party system

c)

Single party system

d)

Hybrid party system

65.

Which political party was historically dominant in the Philippines during the martial law era under Ferdinand Marcos?

a)

Liberal party

b)

Nacionalista Party

c)

PDP-Laban

d)

Kilusang bagong lipunan KBL

66.

No single party gets the majority control of the power

a)

One party system

b)

Two party system

c)

Multi-party system

d)

Hybrid party system

67.

It is a type of message aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of people.

a)

news

b)

propaganda

c)

article

68.

It is a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides the basis for organized political action, whether this is intended to preserve, modify or overthrow the existing system of power

a)

Politics

b)

Power

c)

Political Ideologies

d)

Governance

69.

This ideology argues that everything about governments is repressive and therefore must be abolished entirely

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Anarchism

70.

This political ideology emerged during Industrial Revolution.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Anarchism

71.

This political ideologies emphasizes tradition, hierarchy and authority

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Anarchism

72.

This political ideology believe in the supreme importance of the individual and their commitment to individual freedom

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Anarchism

73.

He proposes that equality should also be attained by the proletariat or middle class.

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Karl Marx

74.

This political ideology believed that absolute leadership and elite rule are natural and desirable

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Anarchism

d)

Fascism

75.

Political ideology offers analysis of the condition of the state by examining what works and what does not work.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

According to Karl Marx, to attain economic and political stability there should be a Utopian society.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Political ideology evaluates alternatives to the status quo and prescribes a preferred or desired social order

a)

True

b)

False

78.

According to him, Politics is what he gets what, when and how.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Laswell

c)

Lincoln

d)

Leftwich

79.

According to him, the sole purpose of Politics is to manage the society or state and to make laws and policies.

a)

Leftwich

b)

Laswell

c)

Aristotle

d)

Lincoln

80.

It keeps a strong military to project a powerful image internationally

a)

Leftist idea

b)

Rightist idea

c)

Centrist idea

81.

It keeps the welfare of the state comes first before the citizen

a)

Leftist idea

b)

Rightist idea

c)

Centrist idea

82.

It emphasizes balance between extreme ideas and views

a)

Leftist idea

b)

Rightist idea

c)

Centrist idea

83.

It promotes the interest of the society at large over the government

a)

Leftist idea

b)

Rightist idea

c)

Centrist idea

84.

It emphasizes the rule of law and the power of the state

a)

Leftist idea

b)

Rightist idea

c)

Centrist idea

85.

It values individual rights, freedom, and equality

a)

Leftist idea

b)

Rightist idea

c)

Centrist idea

86.

It is an ideology that is based on the belief that government and laws are not necessary.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Socialism

d)

Anarchism

87.

The ideology that stands in opposition of capitalism and proposes an alternative which is more humane and equitable. Equality is more important.

a)

Capitalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Conservatism

88.

It is described as a socio-economic structure which aims to establish a society that is classless, egalitarian and stateless.

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Conservatism

89.

It is a political ideology which adheres to the maxim of strength through unity and desires an organically unified national community.

a)

Communism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Anarchism

d)

Fascism

90.

The unifying feature is a common desire to enhance the social role of women in whatever way possible.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Fascism

d)

Feminism

91.

It is a set of related ideas or systematic group of concepts and beliefs about culture, society and human life.

a)

Ideology

b)

Belief

c)

Culture

d)

Society

92.

It is more or less coherent set of ideas that provides a basis for organized political action, whether the ideas are intended to preserve, modify, or overthrow the existing power.

a)

Ideology

b)

Government

c)

Political Ideology

d)

Society

93.

It can be broadly defined as the exercise of sovereign authority; in particular, the exercise of authoritative direction or control over a particular unit or organization.

a)

Government

b)

Governance

c)

Politics

d)

Political Science

94.

It is a social science concerned chiefly with the description and analysis of political and governmental institutions and processes.

a)

Political Ideology

b)

Politics

c)

Political Science

d)

Governance

95.

It is a political Ideology that gives importance to the fulfillment of the individual through the satisfaction of his interests.

a)

Liberalism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Socialism

d)

Anarchism

96.
What is foreign policy?
a)
a country’s relations with other nations
b)
international trade policy
c)
sending diplomats to global conferences
d)
protection of overseas interests