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PRETEST: PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND CONSTITUTION

1. It is a community of persons, more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, independent of external control and possessing an organized government to which the great body of inhabitants render habitual obedience. a. Barangay b. Community c. State d. Government 2. Which of the following is not an element of a State? a. People b. Politics c. Government d. Sovereignty 3. It is the agency though which the will of the state is formulated, expressed, and carried out. a. Politics b. Government c. Sovereignty d. Community 4. It is a government in which a single person is generally considered the ruler. a. Aristocracy b. Monarchy c. Oligarchy d. Democracy 5. It is referred to as a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. a. Aristocracy b. Monarchy c. Oligarchy d. Democracy 6. What form of government is characterized by the separation of powers? a. Parliamentary b. Presidential c. Aristocracy d. Monarchial 7. The 1987 Constitution was framed by a _____________. a. Peoples initiative c. Constitutional Assembly b. Constitutional Commission d. Constitutional Convention 8. It is a written instrument by which the fundamental powers of government are established, limited and defined, and by which the powers are distributed among several departments for their safe and useful exercise. a. Preamble b. Constitution c. Political writing d. Government 9. What is the title of Article I of the 1986 Constitution? a. Preamble b. Bill of Rights c. National Territory d. Transitory Provisions 10. Separation of the _______ and State shall be inviolable. a. Military b. President c. Church d. Politics 11. It is a declaration and enumeration of the individual rights and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations by the government or by individual or groups of individuals. a. Transitory Provisions b. Bill of Rights c. Civil rights d. Human rights 12. It is defined as the membership of an individual in a political community enjoying political and civil rights. a. Naturalization b. Citizenship c. Jus sanguinis d. Jus soli 13. It is the mode of acquiring citizenship on the basis of blood relationship. a. Jus soli b. Naturalization c. Jus sanguinis d. Jus natural 14. Where is legislative power vested? a. Upper House of the Senate c. Congress of the Philippines b. Supreme Court of the Philippines d. electorate composed of qualified voters 15. Where is the executive power vested in? a. The Houses of Congress c. The government b. Supreme Court of the Philippines d. The President 16. What is the educational qualification of a presidential candidate? a. High school graduate c. College graduate b. Able to read and write d. Masters degree 17. Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional Commission? a. Commission on Human Rights b. Commission on Elections c. Civil Service Commission d. Commission on Audit 18. What body shall have the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment? a. Senate b. Supreme Court c. Dept. of Justice d. House of Representatives 19. Which of the following officials may not be removed by impeachment? a. Member of the Supreme Court c. The Ombudsman b. Member of the Constitutional Commission d. Senators 20. Which of the following is not a ground for impeachment? a. Betrayal of public trust c. Treason b. Graft and corruption d. Jaywalking

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