PHINMA Araullo University

Senior High School Department

SOC 003: Philippine Politics and Governance
LONG QUIZ

NAME: Score Highest

Possible
SECTION: Score
PERMIT NUMBER:
TEACHER: DR. ROMEO D. ERESE III
70

MULTIPLE CHOICE (2 points each)

Directions: Encircle the letter of the correct answer for each question. Erasure is not allowed.

1. ________________ means organizing human activities.

a. Governance c. Rights
b. Politics d. Citizenship

2. This refers to the mass to the mass of population living within the state.
a. Government c. People
b. Territory d. State

3. What is the branch of social science that deals with the study of human behavior?
a. Psychology c. Sociology
b. Economics d. Anthropology

4. It refers to the group of people living in a definite territory having a government of their own and enjoying their
own independence.
a. State c. Religion
b. Nation d. Society

5. It is a branch of social science that deals with the study of politics, government and state.
a. Sociology c. History
b. Economics d. Political Science

6. __________________is a space within which the government exercises it power.

a. Sovereignty c. People
b. Territory d. State

7. _______________ is a provision about the national territory of the Philippines.

a. Article I Section II c. Article I Section 1
b. Article II Section II d. Article II Section I

8. This refers to the mass to the mass of population living within the state.
a. Government c. People
b. Territory d. State

9. According to ______________, man by nature is a political animal.

a. Plato c. Aristotle
b. Socrates d. Machiavelli

10. Any large group of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, or religion.
a. Community c. State
b. Nation d. Society

11. It is a mode of acquiring territory belonging to a state in the course of war and by annexation at the end of the
war.
a. Cession c. Occupation
b. Subjugation d. Prescription

12. Mode of acquiring territory through sale or donation.

a. Accretion c. Prescription
b. Discovery d. Cession

13 .Government is ruled by one person.

a. Democracy c. Aristocracy
b. Monarchy d. Liberalism

14. It is a mode of acquiring territory through continuous and undisputed exercise of sovereignty over it.
a. Accretion c. Prescription
b. Discovery d. Cession

15. An entity through which the will of the state is habitually exercised.
a. Government c. Sovereignty
b. Territory d. People

16. An entity through which the will of the state is habitually exercised.
a. Government c. Sovereignty
b. Territory d. People

17. Which of the following is NOT an element of a state?

a. Government c. Sovereignty
b. Technology d. People

18. It is the science of state.

a. Political Science c. Anthropology
b. Sociology d. Social Science

19. It refers to the occurrence and circumstance relating to politics.

a. National Politics c. Political Ideology
b. Political Phenomenon d. Globalization

20. It refers to the system of beliefs about how society should operate.
a. International Law c. Ideology
b. Nationalism d. Globalization

21. It is a subfield of political science that defines what is good and what is good government.
a. Public Policy c. International Relations
b. Constitutional Law d. Comparative Politics

22. It is a subfield of political science that defines what is good and what is good government.
a. Public Policy c. International Relations
b. Constitutional Law d. Comparative Politics

22. The government that is ruled by elite is called_________.

a. Democracy c. Meritocracy
b. Aristocracy d. Monarchy

23. Democracy comes from the Greek word demo which means______________.
a. People c. Power
b. Many d. Leader

24. It is a fixed portion of the surface of the earth inhabited by the people of the state.
a. People c. Territory
b. Government d. Sovereignty

25. Democracy comes from the Greek word kratos meaning

a. Strength c. People
b. Power d. Weakness

26. Mode of acquiring territory by addition of portions of soil, either artificial or by gradual disposition through the
operation of natural causes.
a. Accretion c. Prescription
b. Discovery d. Cession

27. Branch of political science that studies politics in another country.

a. National Politics c. International Relations
b. Constitutional Law d. Political Theory

28. Political Science that deals with the history, development, and application of Constitution.
a. National Politics c. International Relations
b. Constitutional Law d. Political Theory

29. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of good governance?

a. Follows the rule of law c. Corrupt
b. Responsive d. Transparent

30. Which of the following is a characteristic of good governance?

a. Rule of men c. Inhibition
b. Ineffective d. Accountable

31. It is the study of society and the manner in which people behave and influence the world.
a. Sociology c. History
b. Social Science d. Political Science

32. It is a branch of social science that studies the society and how people become members of group.
a. Sociology c. History
b. Social Science d. Political Science

33. It deals with the interpretation of the PAST and how it affects our views of the present.
a. Anthropology c. Archeology
b. History d. Economics

33. It deals with the study of human action especially to human choice and the allocation of scarce resources.
a. Anthropology c. Archeology
b. History d. Economics

34. You participate in politics by:

1. Voting 2. Expressing public opinion by posting on facebook 3. Joining rally in EDSA
a. # 2 is wrong c. All items are wrong
b. # 1 and # 2 are wrong d. All items are correct

35. Statement 1: Politics is meant to achieve the common good and active participation of the people.
Statement 2: Politics is all around.
Statement 3: People can choose not to involve themselves to politics for them to live peacefully.
a. Only statement 1 is correct. c. Statement 3 is wrong.
b. Statement 1 and 2 are wrong. d. All statements are correct.

IGNORANTIA LEGIS NON EXCUSAT

Ignorance of the law excuses no one.