Republic of the Philippines

Pangasinan Division II
BENIGNO V. ALDANA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SHS

Final Examination 2nd Semester

Philippine Politics and Governance

Name_________________________ Strand ________

Schedule ______________________ Date__________

Note: STRICTLY NO ERASURES! Any kind of erasure /s incurred will

invalidate your answer.

I. True or False: Write T if the statement is True and F if the statement is False. RIGHT
MINUS WRONG!
______ 1. Only the Congress and Senate can exercise legislative power, which is the power to
make, propose, or amend laws.
______ 2. The legislative structure is unicameral.
______ 3. The provision for party list representative system is an added feature under the 1987
Constitution.
______ 4. The Congress enjoys the power to declare war.
______ 5. The membership of Senate must be composed of 12 Senators.
______ 6. Lower house representatives must be composed of 250 members.
______ 7. Citizenship requirement covers both the natural-born and naturalized Filipino citizen.
______ 8. The Constitution provides for literacy requirement as one qualification for office.
______ 9. The term of office and tenure of office is similar concept and is used inter-changeably.
______ 10. Renunciation of office like resignation would mean expiration of term.
______ 11. The frequency of election in the Philippines is once every three years.
______ 12. All organized parties may participate in the party list representative system.
______ 13. Legislative department is the branch of government, which imposes tax
measures/laws on the people, property, and occupation.
______ 14. The President is immune from suit.
______ 15. The President is the head of the State, head of the government, and the Commander-
in-Chief of the AFP.
______ 16. An aspirant for presidency must at least be a High School graduate.
______ 17. The President is eligible for re-election that is after a one full term has elapsed
following his/her term of office.
______ 18. The Vice-President shall serve for no more than 12 years.
______ 19. The Vice-President can only become President, not acting, when the President-elect
died or permanently incapacitated.
______ 20. In case of incapacity of the Senate President to act as President, the Speaker of the
House would become the President for the rest of the unexpired term.

II. ELIMINATION. Underline the word that does not belong to the group.

21. barangay district city province

22. devolution decentralization deconcentration disintegration

23. captain governor president Mayor

24. chartered highly urbanized regional component

25. Metro Manila Metro Davao Metro Palawan Metro Cebu

26. ordinance resolution statute law

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27. pesticide parricide homicide infanticide

28. RTC ROC SC CA

29. judiciary legislative department executive

30. CARL CAR ARMM NCR

III. CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

1. 7. 8.

2. 5.
6.

3.
4. 9.
6.
4.
5.
10.
3. 7.
8.

9.
11.
10.

ACROSS
2. The citizenship of a child is determined by blood relationship.
3. He enjoys the exercise of political rights above civil privileges provided by law.
4. Senate Electoral Tribunal
5. It refers to when a question or law or part of it is submitted to the electoral body for its
approval or rejection.
6. A kind of election where President, Vice President, and members of Congress are being
elected.
7. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal
8. A kind of election or the offices in the provinces, cities, and municipalities.
9. Commission on Election
10. It is a process by which the electorate directly proposes by the people upon a petition of at
least 12 per cent of the total numbers of registered voters.
DOWN
1. Local Government Unit
2. The right to vote in elections.
3. Elections are held simultaneously on the same day for all national and local offices.
4. It is a process of removing an incumbent officer from active duty or before the expiration of
his term of office by a vote of the people.
5. The citizenship of a child is determined by the place of birth.
6. This refers to the process by which a certain question, like the proposed amendment to, or
revision of the Constitution is put to a popular vote for approval or election.
7. A foreigner who temporarily resides in another country or one who passes through another
border.
8. This is called the involuntary method of acquiring citizenship.
9. It is the means through which the electorate chooses the leaders in whom they entrust the
functions and powers of the government for a fixed period of time.
10. Stateless persons who have fled their home State for shelter and asylum in another State.
11. Bureau of Immigration