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Philippines as a State

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is true from the statements?

a)

All nations are states.

b)

All states are nations.

2.

The Judicial Power is vested in (a)   and other lower courts as established by law.

3.

Who is the President of the Philippines when the 1943 Constitution was implemented?

a)

Jose P. Laurel

b)

Diosdado Macapagal

c)

Carlos P. Garcia

d)

Manuel Roxas

4.

When was the Philippines' independence proclaimed?

a)

June 12, 1868

b)

July 4, 1946

c)

June 12, 1898

d)

July 4, 1965

5.

True or False: According to the 1987 Constitution, the country has a unitary presidential constitutional republic form of government.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The head of the barangay assembly, who has the authority to create local ordinances.

(a)  

7.

The branch of government who promulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of the constitutional rights.

(a)  

8.

True or False: During the American colonization, the elected president of the Commonwealth Government was Manuel Quezon

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following article of the 1987 Constitution showcases the constitutional rights of the Filipinos?

a)

Article 2

b)

Article 3

c)

Article 9

d)

Article 10

10.

Which of the following Philippine Constitution was established by the Japanese?

a)

1987 Constitution

b)

1973 Constitution

c)

1935 Constitution

d)

1943 Constitution

11.

This refers to a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any branch from exerting too much power.

(a)  

12.

Who is the head of the House of Representatives in the Philippines?

(a)  

13.

Which of the following functions both under the executive and legislative branches of the government?

a)

Senate

b)

Deputy Speaker

c)

Secretary of the Presidential Cabinet

d)

Vice Governor

14.

A system of principles where all laws must conform to is called

(a)  

15.

What branch of government has the power of general supervision over local governments?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

16.

What branch of government is responsible for making and enabling laws to make sure the spirit of the constitution is upheld in the country?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

17.

Which of the following Constitution was referred to as the Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas?

a)

1935 Constitution

b)

1943 Constitution

c)

1973 Constitution

d)

1987 Constitution

18.

The first constitution to create a sovereign, republican-state in Asia.

a)

Malolos Constitution

b)

Commonwealth of the Philippines

c)

Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas

19.

The following are the executive department of the Philippine government EXCEPT

a)

Department of Commerce

b)

Department of Defense

c)

Department of Education

d)

Commission on Audit

20.

The chief executive officer of the Philippine judiciary system

(a)  

21.

This refers to the branch of government that holds the power to settle controversies involving rights that are legally demandable and enforceable.

(a)  

22.

True or False: A constitution is considered the supreme law of the land that tests the legality of the country's highest officials.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The following statement describes the Senate EXCEPT

a)

Composed of 24 senators

b)

registered voter and resident for at least one year in his/her district

c)

Allowed to serve for 6 six years

d)

Next line to the President and Vice President

24.

This refers to a model where the government is divided into branches with independent powers and areas of responsibility.

(a)  

25.

How many executive cabinet secretaries do the present administration have?

(a)  

26.

Who is the current secretary of national defense?

a)

Benjamin Abalos Jr.

b)

Gilberto Teodoro Jr.

c)

Bienvenido Laguesma

d)

Lucas Bersamin

27.

Who is the current Senate President?

a)

Sen. Win Gatchalian

b)

Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara

c)

Sen. Francis Joseph G. Escudero

d)

Sen. Joel Villanueva

28.

Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Paul L. Hernando

b)

Benjamin S. Caguioa

c)

Marivic M.V.F. Leonen

d)

Alexander G. Gesmundo

29.

This refers to the legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.

(a)  

30.

Which of the following branch of the government has the power to rule an executive action?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Supreme Court