I . P r e s i d e n t i a l s ys t e m o f g o v e r n m e n t w i t h t h r e e b r a n c h e s .
II.Parliamentary system of government.
III.The three branches of government are separate and independent of one another.
IV.The three branches of government have a check and balance over one another.
4.In President Quezon’s time, the country had the Philippine Commonwealth. What
is TRUEabout the Philippine Commonwealth? The Filipino people_______________.
a.Were fully independent.
b.Were partially independent.
c.Were granted total freedom to course their destiny only in matters of education.
d.Were citizens of the United States.
5.In the decade of the 70’s, one clamor of the activists who staged street
demonstration onthe streets was “Down with the oligarchs!” What did they accuse government
of assuggested by the underlined word?
a.A rule of the few rich
b. A form of dictatorship
c.Anti-poor
d.E l i t i s t
6.With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the
Marcosregime, which form of government was implemented?
a.Parliamentary
b.Dictatorial
c.Monarchial
d.Presidential
SOCIAL SCIENCES
CLUSTER/SUBJECT COMPETENCIES
1.2. Explain the nature and provisions of the present Constitution, its advantages and disadvantages over the
others in the past and its function as fundamental law of the states.
Practice Test
1. All of the following constitute the meaning of political science except:
2. It is primarily concerned with the association of human beings into a political community.
4. It deals with the relationship among men and groups which are subject to the control by
thestate.
1. Sovereignty
2. Nation
3. Citizenship
4. State
3. It refers to the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carriedout.
1. Government
2. Sovereignty
3. Constitution
4. Laws
5. What theory asserts that the early states must have been formed by deliberate and voluntary
compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their common good.
1. Necessity Theory
2. Divine Right Theory
3. Social Contact Theory
4. Social Compact Theory
6. Government exists and should continue to exist for the benefit of the people.
7. What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a few privilege
class.
8. The pre-colonial Philippines has no established government. Its villages and settlements were called
Barangay.
10. What are the two known written codes during the pre-Spanish era in the Philippines?
11. Under the Spanish colonial government, who directly governed the Philippines?
1. The Governor-General
2. The Viceroy of Mexico
3. The Royal Audiencia
4. The King of Spain
1. Manila
2. Davao
3. Cebu
4. Iloilo
13. The government which Spain established in the Philippines was defective. It was a government for the
Spaniards and not for the Filipinos.
14. What was the secret society founded in 1896 that precipitated the glorious revolution against
the Spaniards.
1. The Katipunan
2. The Kalahi
3. The Biak na Bato Republic
4. The Ilustrado
15. What was the civil government established during the Japanese occupation of the
Philippines?
16. The Constitution used by the Philippine government from the commonwealth period until 1973.
19. What kind of government was installed under the 1973 Constitution under the Marcos regime?
20. A de facto government acquires a de jure status when it gains wide acceptance from the
people and recognition from the community of nations.
21. It is defined as written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are
established, limited and defined and by which these powers are distributed among the severaldepartments or
branches for their and useful exercise for the benefit of the people.
1. Laws
2. Statutes
3. Constitution
4. Ordinances
1. Brief
2. Broad
3. Definite
4. All of the given options
1. Private individual
2. Courts
3. Legislative and Executive departments of the government
4. All of the given options
3.2 Apply the economic principles to the current economic condition of the Philippines.
Practice Tests
1. The problem of scarcity _____.
2. ―If an individual is to maximize the utility received from the consumption, he or she should
pend all available income…‖ This statement assumes ________.
A. represents the various quantities that the consumer is willing to purchase of a good at various
price levels.
B. is derived from an individual’s indifference curve map.
C. will shift if preferences, price of other goods, or income change.
D. all of the above.
4. What is a firm?
5. If more and more labor is employed while keeping all other inputs constant, the marginal
physicalproductivity of labor _____.
6. In general, microeconomic theory assumes that the firms attempt to maximize the difference
between ______.
10. In the opening of the free trade, if world prices of a good are less than domestic prices of that
same good, _________.
12. A deliberate attempt to recognize and transform existing agrarian system with the intention
of improving the distribution of agricultural incomes and thus fostering rural development.
13. What is the process by which the productive capacity of the economy is increased over time
to bring about rising levels of national output and income?
1. Economic growth
C. Economic development
2. Industry
D. Employment
14. A system whereby the determination of exchange rate is left solely to the market forces.
15. All are possible results when a high population growth rate continues in the Third World except
1. growth of slums
2. spread of diseases due to poverty and poor sanitation
3. not enough schools, hospitals, roads, bridges, etc.
4. increased Gross National Product
1. It is inherent in sovereignty.
2. It is legislative in nature.
3. It is subject to constitutional and inherent limitations.
4. All of the above
17. A kind of tax based on the rate of which decreases as the tax base or bracket increases.
1. Progressive
C. Regressive
2. Graduated
D. Proportional
18. Agrarian reform program, Philippine experience is a success.
1. Presidential Decree # 2
2. Presidential Decree # 27
3. Republic Act 6657
4. Republic Act 5766
20. The Cooperatives Development Program of the government is designed primarily to support
the agrarian reform program. It aims to achieve a dignified existence for the small farmers free
from pernicious institutional restraints and practices.
Naturalism2.
Epistemology3.
Logic4.
Pragmatism
4. A Philosophy that states that the tendency, movement, or more definite system of thought
inwhich stress is place upon critical consequence and values as standard for explicating
philosophicconcept, and as a test of truth lies in its practical consequence and that the purpose of conduct.1.
Naturalism2.
Epistemology3.
Logic4.
Pragmatism5. It states that the universals are independent of antecedent to and more real than the
specificindividual instances in which they manifest.1.
Naturalism2.
Existentialism3.
Realism4.
Progressivism6. This philosophy believes that the child is the center of the educational process1.
Progressivism2.
Naturalism3.
Humanism4.
Existentialism7. This philosophy advocates that the individual will be educated for his life here
on earth and toprepare for the life beyond.1.
Naturalism2.
Pragmatism3.
Existentialism4.
Supernaturalism8. Holds the view that human existence, or the human situation is the starting point of
thinkinga. Existentialismb. Realismc. Progressivismd. Naturalism
9. He stated that ―each person should devote his life to that which he is best fitted to do.‖
1.
Plato2.
Aristotle3.
Socrates4.
Locke
10. The following are John Locke’s view about education EXCEPT
a. ―
Tabula rasa
‖ or ―blank paper‖ theory
b. Man should live a simple life.1.
Education can shape the pupil according to the will of the teacher.2.
Training gained in one area can be applied in another area.11. He give emphasis on development of the
child according to his nature.1.
Locke2.
Spencer3.
Socrates4.
Rousseau
12. Which of the following is John Dewey’s thought on education?
1.
It is consequences that make the choice good or bad.13. Which of the following is the philosophical teaching of
Jesus Christ?1.
Knowledge that is best for use in life is also best for the development of power.4.
It is consequences that make the choice good or bad.14. All of the following are functions of
philosophies of education EXCEPT1.
Provide guidelines in the formulation of the educational policies and programs and in
theconstruction of curricula.2.
Provide theories and hypothesis which may be tested for their effectiveness and efficiency.4.
Create a new system of thoughts that challenges the existing paradigm.15. Philosophies provide the teacher
with basis for making his decision concerning his work. It helpsthe teacher develop a wide range of
interest, attitudes, and values concomitant to his professionallife as teacher.1.
Only the first statement is true and correct16. A philosophical foundation of education that
believes that one should be able to control andregulate his desires, not to devote life to sensual
pleasure success.
1.
Islam2.
Hinduism3.
Buddhism4.
Confucianism17. Every person should strive for the continual development of self until
excellence is achieved.1.
Islam2.
Hinduism3.
Buddhism4.
Confucianism18. This philosophy emphasizes that educational concern must be on the child interest, desires,
and
the learner’s freedom as an individual rather than the subject matter.
1.
Progressivism2.
Positivism3.
Realism4.
Naturalism19. It spouses that legitimate human knowledge arises from what is provided to the
mind by thesenses or by introspective awareness through experience.1.
Progressivism2.
Positivism3.
Realism4.
Empiricism20. A philosophical movement characterized by an emphasis upon science and scientific method
asthe only source of knowledge.1.
Progressivism2.
Positivism3.
Realism4.
Empiricism