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LET REVIEWERGENERAL EDUCATION- SOCIAL STUDIES

1.Which statement is TRUE of the pre- Spanish Filipino government?


a.The datu exercised all the powers of government.
b.Laws were formulated by a law making body elected by the datu.
c.Laws were formulated by a law making body elected by the community.
d.There was a court created by the datu to hear complaints.

2.What characteristic/s of the government is established by the 1987 Constitution?

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.

a . I o n l y b . I I o n l y c.II, III, and IV d.I, III, and


IV

3.If our present government is a democracy, where does power reside?


a . In t h e F i l i p i n o p e o p l e
b.In Congress
c.In the President
d.In the Supreme Court

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

7.What form of government is characterized by the separation of powers?


a.Parliamentary
b.Presidential
c.Aristocrac yd.Monarchical

8.To which type of political system do we belong?


a.Colonialism
b.Totalitarianism
c. Democracy
LET REVIEW 2010

SOCIAL SCIENCES

CLUSTER/SUBJECT COMPETENCIES

Philippine Government with New Constitution


1.1. Demonstrate understanding of the various forms of government from the
barangay to the present system.

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:

1. A basic knowledge and understanding of the state.

2. It is primarily concerned with the association of human beings into a political community.

3. Common knowledge every events taking place in the society.

4. It deals with the relationship among men and groups which are subject to the control by
thestate.

2. It refers to the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a


definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of
inhabitants render obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.

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

4. What are the four elements of state?

A. people, territory, sovereignty, government


B. people, constitution, territory, government
C. government, law, peace, territory
D. constitution, people, land, independence

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.

1. The statement is a general truth.


2. The statement is just an assumption.
3. The statement is a fallacy.
4. There is no basis for judgment.

7. What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a few privilege
class.

1. Oligarchy and Aristocracy


2. Aristocracy and Monarchy
3. Theocracy and Fascism
4. Democracy and Tyranny

8. The pre-colonial Philippines has no established government. Its villages and settlements were called
Barangay.

1. Only the first statement is true and correct.


2. Only the second statement is true and correct.
3. Both statements are true and correct.
4. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.

9. There were four social classes of people in the pre-colonial


barangays. They were the nobles,freemen, serfs, and the slaves.

1. Only the first statement is true and correct.


2. Only the second statement is true and correct.
3. Both statements are true and correct.
4. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.

10. What are the two known written codes during the pre-Spanish era in the Philippines?

1. Maragtas and Kalantiaw Codes


2. Sumakwil and Sulayman Codes
3. Panay and Subanon Codes
4. Hammurabi and Ur Nammu Codes

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

12. What is the first city to be established in 1565 in the Philippines?

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.

1. Only the first statement is true and correct.


2. Only the second statement is true and correct.
3. Both statements are true and correct.
4. Both statements are untrue and incorrect

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?

1. The Japanese Imperial Government


2. The Philippine Republic
3. The Puppet Government of Japan
4. The Philippine Executive Commission

16. The Constitution used by the Philippine government from the commonwealth period until 1973.

1. The Malolos Constitution


2. The Biak-na-Bato Constitution
3. The 1935 Constitution
4. The 1901 Constitution

19. What kind of government was installed under the 1973 Constitution under the Marcos regime?

1. Modified Presidential system


2. Modified Parliamentary system
3. Military system
4. Bicameral system

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.

1. The statement is true and valid.


2. The statement is an assumption.
3. The statement is a fallacy.
4. The statement is doubtful.

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

22. There is no Constitution that is entirely written or unwritten.

1. The statement is true and correct.


2. The statement is incorrect.
3. The statement is partially correct.
4. There is no basis to conclude.

23. Requisites of a good written constitution.

1. Brief
2. Broad
3. Definite
4. All of the given options

24. Who has the authority to interpret the constitution?

1. Private individual
2. Courts
3. Legislative and Executive departments of the government
4. All of the given options

Economics, Taxation, Land Reform, and Cooperative


3.1 Manifest understanding of the Philippine economic condition with respect to taxation, land
reform, cooperative as well as to the growth of its Gross National Product (GNP).

3.2 Apply the economic principles to the current economic condition of the Philippines.

Practice Tests
1. The problem of scarcity _____.

A. arises only in poor countries.


B. exists because the price of goods is too high.
C. exists because of limited resources.
D. will eventually be solve by better planning.

2. ―If an individual is to maximize the utility received from the consumption, he or she should
pend all available income…‖ This statement assumes ________.

1. that saving is impossible.


2. that the individual is not satiated in all goods.
3. that no goods are ―inferior.
4. both A and B.

3. An individual’s demand curve

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?

1. A president, some vice presidents, and some employees


2. Any organization that wants to make a profit.
3. Any accumulation of productive assets.
4. Any organization that turns inputs into outputs

5. If more and more labor is employed while keeping all other inputs constant, the marginal
physicalproductivity of labor _____.

1. will eventually increase.


2. will eventually decrease.
3. will eventually remain constant.
4. cannot tell from the information provided.

6. In general, microeconomic theory assumes that the firms attempt to maximize the difference
between ______.

1. total revenue and accounting costs.


2. price and marginal cost.
3. total revenues and economic costs.
4. economic costs and average cost

7. In a competitive market, efficient allocation of resources is characterized by ________.

1. a price greater than the marginal cost of production.


2. the possibility of further mutually beneficial transactions.
3. the largest possible sum of consumer and producer surplus.
4. a value of consumer surplus equal to that of producer surplus.

8. Price controls _______.

1. are always popular with consumers because they lower prices.


2. create shortages.
3. increase producer surplus because firms can now sell a greater quantity of a good at a lowerprice.
4. are necessary to preserve equity.

9. The excess burden of tax is ____.

1. The amount of which the price of a good increases


2. The loss of consumer and producer surplus that is not transferred elsewhere.
3. The amount y which a person’s after-tax income decrease as a result of the new tax.
4. The welfare costs to firms forced to leave the market due to an inward shift of the demand
curve.

10. In the opening of the free trade, if world prices of a good are less than domestic prices of that
same good, _________.

1. domestic consumers will experience a loss of surplus.


2. domestic prices will drop to the world price level.
3. all domestic producers of that good will try to find another market because they can’t compete
with foreign producers.
4. domestic producers will increase the quantity supplied in order to crowd out the foreign
produced goods.11. It states that as the price of the commodities increase the amount of goods the consumer is
willing to purchase decrease and as the price of the commodities decrease the willingness of the
consumer to buy increases and other factor remain constant.

1. Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility


2. Law of Gravity
3. Law of Supply
4. Law of Demand

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.

1. Millennium Development Plan


C. Water Reform
2. Land Reform
D. Development Goals

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.

1. Foreign exchange liberalization


2. Import liberalization
3. Terms of trade
4. Foreign investment

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

16. Which of the following is the nature of power of taxation?

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. The statement is generally true.


2. The statement is doubtful.
3. The statement is untrue.
4. There is no basis to conclude.

19. It is also known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL)

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.

1. Only the first statement is true and correct.


2. Only the second statement is true and correct.
3. Both statements are true and correct.
4. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.
3. A branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles, the origin an essence of things,
thecauses and end of thing.1.

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.

Education is a continuous reconstruction of experiences.2.

Education should be used for service3.


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.13. Which of the following is the philosophical teaching of
Jesus Christ?1.

Education is a continuous reconstruction of experiences.2.

Education should be used for service3.

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 direction toward which all educational effort should be exerted.3.

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.

Both statements are true and correct2.

Only the second statement is true and correct3.

Both statements are untrue and incorrect4.

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

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