Department of Education

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Understanding Society, Culture, and Politics

S/Y 2017-2018
Final Examination

I. Determine whether the following governments is a De Jure or De Facto government. On the blank, write
DJ for De Jure governmentand DF for De Facto government.

______ 1. In case rebels overthrow the state ruler and imposes their own rules on the people.
______ 2. In 1942, Japanese army forced the Filipinos to follow their orders.
______ 3. The government under Corazon Aquino right after the 1972 Martial Law ended.
______ 4. The present government under Rodrigo Duterte.
______ 5. The government under Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo when she replaced Joseph Estrada due to
impeachment.

II. The following are examples of illegitimate governments. Determine the type of illegitimate government
shown in each item. On the blank, write R if the item shows a government acquired by revolution, S if the
item shows a government acquired by secession, and write O if the item shows a government acquired by
occupation.

______ 1. If the rebels could successfully overthrow the present government the establishes a communist
government.
______ 2. A government established by the inhabitants of a state who secede therefrom without overthrowing the
government.
______ 3. If the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) would succeed in its armed and revolutionary campaign
to make Mindanao a state separate and independent from the Philippines.
______ 4. A government established in the course of war by the invading forces of one belligerent country in the
territory of another belligerent country.
______ 5. The puppet government established by the Japanese sovereign in the Philippines.

III. Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. Which form of government resides the sovereign power in a single person only who has hereditary rights to
rule as head of state?
a. Democracy b. Monarchy c. Aristocracy d. Presidential

2. Which form of government resides the sovereign power in a class or persons who are believed to be superior
and best qualified to rule?
a. Democracy b. Monarchy c. Aristocracy d. Presidential

3. Which form of government resides the sovereign power in the people?

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

4. The Philippines signifies co-equality between the President and the Congress. The Philippines follows which
type of democracy?
a. Plain democracy b. Presidential system c. Parliamentarism d. Aristocracy

5. The government of Singapore observes dominance of legislature over the chief executive. Which type of
democracy is followed by Singapore?
a. Plain democracy b. Presidential system c. Parliamentarism d. Aristocracy

6. The Philippine Territory has three kinds of domain. Which one is not a kind of domain?
a. Aerial Domain b. Air Space c. Fluvial Domain d. Terrestrial Domain

7. Which one is not a manifestation of republicanism?

a. Election and Right of Suffrage c. Irrepealable Law
b. Government of Laws d. People have limitless freedom

8. In ancient Greece, people directly exercise the powers of government. What kind of democracy was practiced
by the ancient Greeks?
a. Direct Democracy c. Plain Democracy
b. Republicanism d. Parliamentarism

9. In a republican government, why can’t the legislature pass an irrepealable law?

 a. Becasue laws must be subjectable to change
b. The aw should be favorable to the ruler
c. No one must change the law
d. The law must be dictatorial

10. Analyze the quote below:

“Our constitution is called a democracy because power is in the hands not of a minority but of the whole
people. When it is a question of settling private disputes, everyone is equal before the law;...”
-PERICLES
Funeral Oration

What does the statement mean?

a. The will of the minority is followed in a democratic government
b. The progress of the country depends on the majority
c. The democratic government is based on the law and welfare of the majority
d. The people can express their grievances to the government

IV. Essay.
1. If you are tasked to defend the Philippine’s rights to the Spratly Islands, what arguments will you make to
defend our right in our national territory? (20 points)
Criteria: Usage of the concepts learned = 10
Clarity of arguments = 10