WorksheetsPhilippine Taxation and Constitution Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the supreme law of the Philippines?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
Civil Code
Presidential Decree
What is the main purpose of the Constitution?
To define taxes
To protect the rights of the people and organize the government
To make money for the government
To create new businesses
The power to tax belongs primarily to which branch of government?
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Department of Finance
What is the main purpose of taxes?
To increase prices
To raise funds for government projects and services
To punish citizens
To help private companies
Which of the following is a direct tax?
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Income Tax
Customs Duties
Excise Tax
What does VAT stand for?
Value Added Trade
Value Added Tax
Verified Annual Tax
Variable Additional Tax
What year was the Value-Added Tax (VAT) introduced in the Philippines?
1973
1986
1988
1997
Who introduced the VAT system in the Philippines?
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Rodrigo Duterte
What kind of tax is placed on goods like alcohol and cigarettes?
Luxury Tax
Excise Tax
Business Tax
Income Tax
What is the supreme law of the Philippines?
Civil Code
1987 Constitution
Bill of Rights
Executive Order
Who collects internal revenue taxes in the Philippines?
Bureau of Customs
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Department of Trade
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
What is the tax on goods and services known as?
Excise Tax
Sales Tax
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Income Tax
During the Spanish period, what was the tax paid by Filipinos to the colonial government called?
Tributo
Buhis
Cedula
Encomienda
What system required Filipino males to render forced labor for public works during the Spanish era?
Reducción
Polo y Servicio
Encomienda
Barangay Labor
What document replaced the tribute system in 1884 during the Spanish period?
Cedula Personal
Magna Carta
Tax Declaration
Urban Tax
What law established the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)?
Republic Act 9700
Republic Act 6657
Presidential Decree 27
Republic Act 11953
What is the main goal of agrarian reform?
To collect more taxes
To give land to farmers
To expand government land
To privatize agriculture
Who created the Department of Agrarian Reform?
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Ramon Magsaysay
Manuel Quezon
What is the certificate of identification required during the Spanish period?
Barangay Clearance
Cedula Personal
Tax ID Number
Residence Certificate
What was the main purpose of the polo y servicio system?
Education reform
Forced labor for public works
Religious training
Payment of tribute
Who was the President when the New Agrarian Emancipation Act (RA 11953) was signed?
Rodrigo Duterte
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Corazon Aquino
Benigno Aquino III
What is the term for taxes added to the price of products like alcohol or tobacco?
Luxury Tax
Excise Tax
Income Tax
Corporate Tax
What do you call the power of the government to impose and collect taxes?
Police Power
Power of Eminent Domain
Power of Taxation
Power of the Purse
What is the common term for taxes on inheritance or estates?
Gift Tax
Real Property Tax
Estate Tax
Excise Tax
What do we call the rights guaranteed to all citizens under the Constitution?
Constitution
Freedom Act
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
What is the main purpose of taxation?
To punish citizens
To raise revenue for government services
To increase prices
To create inflation
Who collects internal revenue taxes in the Philippines?
Bureau of Customs
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Department of Trade
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
The first Philippine Constitution created under President Emilio Aguinaldo.
(a)
It is the process by which the government raises money from citizens to fund public services and national development.
(a)
The Philippine Constitution can be changed or amended anytime by the President.
TRUE
FALSE
All citizens are required to pay taxes according to their income and ability.
TRUE
FALSE
The main goal of agrarian reform is to:
Increase taxes on farmers
Give land to the farmers who till it
Support landlords and hacienderos
Promote industrialization
During the pre-colonial period, land was considered:
A property of the datu only
Shared and commonly used by everyone
Owned by the Spanish king
Bought and sold freely
The Spanish introduced which system that gave lands to Spaniards as rewards for service?
Hacienda system
Encomienda system
Polo y Servicio
Barangay system
The main purpose of CARPER was to:
Stop land reform
Extend and improve CARP
Increase land rent for farmers
Privatize government lands
The Malolos Constitution of 1899 included early attempts to:
Sell farmlands to foreigners
Redistribute land to Filipinos
Create export plantations
Remove farmers from land
The government agency that implements land distribution and helps farmers improve their livelihood.
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)
Operation Land Transfer
New Agrarian Emancipation Act (RA 11953)
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
The first female president who made agrarian reform the centerpiece of her administration.
(a)
Who is the main beneficiary of the Agrarian Reform Program?
Landlords
Foreign investors
Farmers and farmworkers
Business owners
The backbone of the Philippine economy that provides income and food to many Filipino farmers.
(a)
