Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

DIVISION OF CEBU PROVINCE
TAYUD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tayud, Consolacion, Cebu
S.Y. 2018-2019

MIDTERM EXAM in PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Name: _____________________________ Yr./Sec.______________ Date: ________ Score: _______

I- Read and analyze each situation. What type of position power does the individual
possess?

a. Legitimate power b. reward power c. coercive power d. information power

________ 1. Mayor Teresa Alegado of Consolacion exercises control and supervision over
all local administrative affairs in the municipality.
________ 2. Christopher Bong Go has served as executive assistant and personal aide for
Duterte since 1998. He knows anything about the president and has kept confidential
health details about Duterte from the media.
________ 3. A 70-year-old retired colonel in the Austrian army who has not been named,
is alleged to have passed secrets to Russian intelligence for 20 years. He passed
information about weapons systems and key individuals to Moscow.
________ 4. The CEO made sure that his employees were happy by giving away cash gifts
and other goods during Christmas.
________ 5. The director decided to kick the lead actor out of the movie after 72 retakes.
________ 6. President Duterte threatens to close down the hotels and establishments near
Manila Bay if they do not practice proper waste management.
________ 7. The newly- appointed AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. is the
head of all Military Forces of the Philippines including all service branches.
________ 8. Mayor Tomas Osmeña gives cash incentives to policemen who refused a bribe
and reported the bribery to their station commander.

II- Read each statement and identify the political ideology being described.

a. Conservatism b. liberalism c. anarchism d. Marxism e. socialism

______ 9. It is a political and social disorder due to a lack of government authority

______ 10. It is a political philosophy held by people who strongly believe in the principles
of liberty and equality for all.
______ 11. It is a political philosophy that favors tradition (in the sense of various
religious, cultural, or nationally-defined beliefs and customs) in the face of external
forces for change
______ 12. It is a method of socioeconomic analysis that views class relations and social
conflict using a materialist interpretation of historical development and takes a
dialectical view of social transformation.
______ 13. A label used by movements and ideologies which generally have in common
the rejection of authority which does not regularly justify itself.
______ 14. It believes that government is necessary to protect individuals from being
harmed by others, but they also recognize that government itself can pose a threat to
liberty.
______ 15. It refers to right-wing politics which advocate the preservation of personal
wealth and private ownership Capitalism and emphasize self-reliance and Individualism.
_______ 16. It is a range of economic and social systems characterized by social
ownership and workers' self-management of the means of production as well as the
political theories and movements associated with them.
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III- Choose the letter of the best answer.

_____ 17. The main source of reign of the government. The possession to govern or rule
the state.
a. Position b. power c. wealth d. votes
_____ 18. ______ is the exercise of power/ authority by political leaders for the well being at their
country’s citizens or subject.
a. Government b. governance c. order d. politics
_____ 19. _______ is an art and science of the government.
a. Politics b. governance c. state d. political power
_____ 20. It is a social science regarding the practice and theory of politics, the analysis of
political systems, and the study of political behavior.
a. Politics b. governance c. political science d. polis
____ 21. ______ is a city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for
philosophical purposes.
a. Politics b. governance c. political science d. polis
____ 22. Which is NOT a goal in the study of political science?
a. To promote liberal education: Intelligent, responsible citizenship can save democracy;
ignorance and negligence can lose it.
b. To equip students to discharge the obligations of democratic citizenship
c. To develop a new breed of politicians for the next generation
d. To provide knowledge and understanding of government
____ 23. It is a community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying
a definite portion of territory, having a government.
a. Government b. governance c. state d. nation
____ 24. The following are elements of the state except ___________:
a. sovereignty b. territory c. government d. power
____ 25. It is a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language,
inhabiting a particular country or territory.
a. Government b. governance c. state d. nation

B. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if false, underline the incorrect term and
write the right answer on the blank.

_________ 26. A government may change, its form may change, but the state, as long as
its essential elements are present, remains the same.
_________ 27. A state cannot exist without a government, but it is possible to have a
government without a state.
_________ 28. “Power over” conveys the idea of one’s ability to realize one’s goals without
coercing others.
_________ 29. The State uses police or military power (force) for preserving its unity and
integrity, the Nation is bound by strong cultural and historical links.
_________ 30. It is the soul of the State. In the absence of territory, the State loses its
existence.

IV- Essay. Answer in 3-5 meaningful sentences.

A. According to the TED Ed video by Eric Liu shown in class, one of the sources of
POWER is IDEAS wherein it can generate boundless amount of power. Explain
how ideas can make a person become powerful. What can you do so that you can
have the power to become a great citizen of this country?

B. In the movie Heneral Luna, do you agree in this statement of Gen. Antonio Luna-
"May mas malaki tayong kalaban sa mga Amerikano–ang ating sarili."?
Explain and relate this with what is happening in our government today or in the
present political scene in our country. Cite concrete examples.

“Ang taong may damdamin ay hindi alipin.”- Heneral Antonio Luna

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IV- Read the excerpt from an article about drug awareness in schools. Write a PRECIS’
composed of a minimum of 3 sentences.

It is truly commendable that the new education secretary, Leonor Briones, has
declared that one of the first undertakings of the Department of Education under her
stewardship is to conduct a thorough review of the syllabus on drug education, with the plan
to fortify it.

It cannot be denied that the drug problem in the Philippines has reached alarming
proportions. One shudders to ponder on what Swedish political scientist Gunnar Myrdal once
said: “One of the surest and fastest ways of destroying a nation’s morality and will is
through the widespread dissemination of dangerous substances. For drug addiction
corrodes not only the body but the very soul itself. It does not affect the victims alone for it
has far-reaching effects on the whole community.”

There are great measures that may all be used to combat the drug menace. But the
reality is that there is no single solution to the problem of drug addiction. Those who put
forward brilliant suggestions and try these out find that their success is limited. Which is
why the most effective weapon in thwarting this problem in our society is still prevention.
And we can only achieve this by drug education—carried out, honest to goodness, on a
national scale and included in the school curricula as a separate subject, as suggested by
Education Secretary Briones, and started as early as Grade 4. For sure, this will do a great
deal in eliminating the continuing demand for illicit substances.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/95844/drug-education-is-imperative

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Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure.
- James Altucher