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Philippine Politics Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term pertains to organizations that are private in nature but have public functions or objectives that affect the process of governance?

a)

Civil Society

b)

Governance

c)

Government

d)

State

2.

Which view on politics states that the distinction between 'the political' and 'the 'nonpolitical' coincides with the division between the activities of the state and civil societies?

a)

Politics as power

b)

Politics as public affairs

c)

Politics as art of government

d)

Politics as compromise and consensus

3.

According to this view, to study politics is in essence to study government or the exercise of authority.

a)

Politics as power

b)

Politics as public affairs

c)

Politics as art of government

d)

Politics as compromise and consensus

4.

Active involvement of all affected and interested parties in the decision- making process is the hallmark of this indicator of good governance.

a)

Accountability

b)

Consensus

c)

Equity and inclusiveness

d)

Participatory

5.

This view sees politics to be present in all social activities, the ability to achieve a desired outcome and a struggle over limited resources.

a)

Politics as power

b)

Politics as public affairs

c)

Politics as art of government

d)

Politics as compromise and consensus

6.

What do you call the formal institutions through which a group of people is ruled or governed?

a)

Civil Society

b)

Governance

c)

Government

d)

Politics

7.

According to this characteristic of good governance, every person or group is responsible for their actions most especially when their acts affect public interest.

a)

Accountability

b)

Responsiveness

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Transparency

8.

Which among the choices below refers to the importance of government?

a)

building alliances

b)

maintenance of peace and order

c)

promotion of war

d)

winning elections

9.

What do you call the exercise of power or authority by political leaders for the well-being of their country's citizens or inhabitants and is also based on the realization that the government alone cannot do everything for the people?

a)

Authority

b)

Basic rights

c)

Corruption

d)

Governance

10.

What characteristic of good governance requires that people are open to information regarding decision-making process and the implementation of decisions?

a)

Accountability

b)

Responsiveness

c)

Transparency

d)

Zeal

11.

Which of the following is NOT a key idea of Liberalism?

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Reason

12.

It is the core principle of Liberalism.

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Reason

13.

What key idea of Liberalism is being described in the statement below? It is a desire to ensure that each person is able to act as he or she pleases or chooses.

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Reason

14.

Which is true about the key ideas of Conservatism?

a)

Authority, Consent, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition

b)

Authority, Equality ,Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition

c)

Authority, Human imperfection, Pragmatism , Property, Tradition

d)

Consent, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition, Toleration

15.

What belief states that action should be shaped by practical circumstances and practical goals, or simply by 'what works'?

a)

Authority

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Pragmatism

16.

The key idea of Socialism that emphasizes on nurture over nature.

a)

Community

b)

Fraternity

c)

Social Class

d)

Social Equality

17.

The key idea of Conservatism that reflects the accumulated wisdom of the past, institutions and practices that have been 'tested by time', and advocates that it should be preserved.

a)

Laws

b)

Norms

c)

Religion

d)

Tradition

18.

Which is NOT a key idea of liberalism on reason?

a)

Belief in progress and the capacity of human beings to resolve their differences through debate and argument

b)

Belief in the supreme importance of the human

c)

Faith in the ability of individuals to make wise judgments

d)

Individuals as the best judges of their own interests

19.

It is the central value of Socialism.

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Social Equality

20.

A political ideology that prefers cooperation over competition and favors collectivism over individualism.

a)

Communism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Socialism

21.

What type of power is manifested if the target person complies in order to avoid punishments he or she believes are controlled by the agent?

a)

Coercive power

b)

Legitimate power

c)

Referent Power

d)

Reward power

22.

What type of power is employed if the target person complies because he or she believes the agent has the right to make the request and the target person has the obligation to comply?

a)

Coercive power

b)

Legitimate power

c)

Referent Power

d)

Reward power

23.

What consequence of power is considered as desirable outcome because of the trust and emotional pledge that it causes?

a)

Commitment

b)

Compliance

c)

Resistance

d)

Referent Power

24.

This consequence of power means to refuse or to oppose.

a)

Commitment

b)

Compliance

c)

Referent Power

d)

Resistance

25.

This face of power is the ability to influence the desires of another person.

a)

Power as thought control

b)

Power as agenda setting

c)

Power as decision-making

d)

Power as necessity

26.

This face of power involves the ability to set or control the political discourse, thereby preventing issues or proposals from being aired in the first place.

a)

Power as thought control

b)

Power as agenda setting

c)

Power as decision-making

d)

Power as necessity

27.

What type of power was in place if the target person complies because he or she believes that the agent has special knowledge about the best way to do something?

a)

Coercive power

b)

Expert Power

c)

Legitimate power

d)

Reward power

28.

Commitment is most likely to be the consequence when the type of powers employed are ____________ and ____________.

a)

legitimate and referent

b)

reward and legitimate

c)

expert and legitimate

d)

referent and expert

29.

Through legitimate power, compliance with the order may occur if it is perceived to be within the leader's scope of what?

a)

authority

b)

close relationship

c)

expertise

d)

reward

30.

What type of power will be most suitable if the objective is preventing behavior that is harmful to the society and well-being of the people such as illegal and violent activities?

a)

Coercive power

b)

Expert Power

c)

Legitimate power

d)

Reward power