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WorksheetsPOLGOV PRELIM EXAM - Multiple-Choice Questions
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The primary goal in studying Politics is to:
Memorize political laws
Understand power relations and decision-making in society
Support any ruling party
Limit civic participation
Political Science is closely related to Economics because both:
Focus on production alone
Study power in financial markets only
Analyze how resources and decisions affect society
Reject social data
Which of the following is not an element of the State?
Government
Sovereignty
Population
International treaties
The element of the State that refers to the power to command and enforce obedience is:
Government
Sovereignty
Territory
Citizenship
Which theory explains that the State originated from family and kinship ties?
Force Theory
Divine Right Theory
Paternalistic/Patriarchal Theory
Social Contract Theory
The Divine Right Theory asserts that rulers:
Were chosen through elections
Inherited power from their parents
Received authority from God
Gained legitimacy through revolution
The government is best described as:
The same as the State
The machinery through which the State exercises its authority
A social group without political power
A private organization
Which of the following clearly distinguishes the State from the government?
The State is temporary while government is permanent
The State includes the whole people, while government is only its agency
The State operates only during elections
They have no difference
The first form of political organization in the Philippines during pre-Spanish times was the:
Barangay
Encomienda
Alcaldia
Principalia
Which Spanish policy integrated scattered barangays into towns for easier control?
Reduccion
Cedula system
Royal Audiencia
Encomienda
The Malolos Constitution was promulgated during the:
Spanish period
Philippine Revolution
American occupation
Japanese occupation
The Philippine Bill of 1902 and the Jones Law of 1916 were passed under which colonial power?
Spain
United States
Japan
Great Britain
The Japanese occupation introduced the:
Presidential form of government
1943 Constitution
Barangay justice system
1987 Constitution
The First Philippine Republic was officially inaugurated at:
Manila
Kawit, Cavite
Malolos, Bulacan
Cebu
The Constitution is defined as:
A set of ordinary statutes
The fundamental law establishing government and rights
A ceremonial document only
Rules issued by the president
A rigid constitution is one that:
Can be easily changed like an ordinary law
Requires a special procedure for amendment
Is unwritten
Is issued by the courts
The main purpose of the Constitution is to:
Give power only to the elite
Organize the government and guarantee rights
Increase taxation
Support international treaties
Which of the following is not a kind of constitution?
Written
Unwritten
Flexible
Parliamentary
Article I of the 1987 Constitution refers to:
Bill of Rights
National Territory
Executive Department
Local Government
Why is it necessary to include a constitutional provision on national territory?
To set limits for international recognition and security
To increase trade only
To allow any country to claim Philippine lands
To invite foreign colonization
The Philippine archipelago, internal waters, territorial sea, and all other areas over which the Philippines has sovereignty are collectively known as:
Exclusive Economic Zone
National Territory
Municipal Waters
Continental Shelf
Which branch of learning studies society, culture, and human behavior, complementing Political Science?
Zoology
Sociology
Physics
Engineering
The Social Contract Theory views the State as:
Created by an agreement among people to form government
Established by a conqueror’s will
A gift from deities
A natural biological unit
Which constitution restored democracy after the EDSA People Power Revolution?
1935 Constitution
1943 Constitution
1973 Constitution
1987 Constitution
Which statement is true about sovereignty?
It is divisible between citizens and officials
It is absolute within the State
It is subject to veto by other states
It is temporary and renewable yearly
The Philippine Commonwealth was created under which constitution?
1899 Malolos Constitution
1935 Constitution
1973 Constitution
1987 Constitution
The Philippine government system introduced by the Americans was mainly:
Authoritarianism
Democratic and presidential
Military dictatorship
Federal monarchy
Which form of constitution is based largely on customs, court decisions, and traditions?
Written
Unwritten
Flexible written
Organic Act
The 1987 Constitution states that the Philippine territory also includes “other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction.” This mainly refers to:
Disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea
Internal taxation areas
Free ports only
All Asian countries
The barangay as the smallest political unit demonstrates which characteristic of pre-Spanish governance?
Centralized monarchy
Local autonomy and kinship leadership
Feudal lords
Bureaucratic hierarchy
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 31. Politics is purely about holding public office.
True
False
Political Science helps us analyze how laws affect society.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 33. Territory is not a necessary element of a State.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 34. Government and State are synonymous in meaning.
True
False
The Force Theory states that the State resulted from conquest or coercion.
True
False
Before Spanish colonization, barangays were ruled by datus or rajahs.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 37. The Malolos Constitution was the first republican constitution in Asia.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 38. The American period gave rise to a civil government and democratic institutions in the Philippines.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 39. The Japanese sponsored the 1943 Constitution during World War II.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 40. The 1987 Constitution is considered a rigid constitution.
True
False
A written constitution is always flexible.
True
False
National Territory provisions define the extent of Philippine sovereignty.
True
False
Sovereignty means the State has supreme authority over its affairs.
True
False
The Constitution may be amended by ordinary legislative acts.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 45. The Philippine Republic was inaugurated after the Spanish-American War.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 46. The purpose of the constitution includes protecting individual rights.
True
False
An unwritten constitution exists mainly through customs and judicial decisions.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 48. The barangay system during the pre-Spanish era was highly centralized.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 49. Colonization had no impact on the Philippine governmental structure.
True
False
Write T if the statement is correct, F if not. 50. Article I of the 1987 Constitution defines the country’s national territory.
True
False
