SUMMATIVE TEST PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND 7.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the

GOVERNANCE MODULE 2 Philippines is the _____.
A. President C. Colonel
A. Multiple Choice. Read carefully each item and B. Vice-President D. General
encircle the letter of your correct answer. 8. The term of office of the President of the country is
_____.
1. Who came to the Philippines on March 16, 1521, and A. one C. six years
claimed the country for the crown of the king Philips II of B. four D. ten years
Spain? 9. The President and the Vice-President must have
A. Roy Lopez de Villalobos C. Ferdinand Magellan resided in the Philippines for at least ____ before the
B. Miguel Lopez de Legaspi D. Lapu-lapu election is held.
2. It deals with those relations among men and groups, A. 2 years C. 10 years
which are subject to control by the state, and with the B. 5 years D. 15 years
relations of the state to other states. 10. The president can enter into an international
A. Sociology C. Philosophy agreement or treaty but with the concurrence of at least
B. Political Science D. Psychology two-thirds of the Members of the _______.
3. This pertains to the study of phenomena of the state A. Congress C. House of
and government; it is derived from two Greek words, Representatives
“polis” or “city” and “scire” meaning “science”.” Nowadays, B. Senate D. Judiciary
it would mean a sovereign state. 11. Which statement is NOT TRUE about the legislative
A. Political Theory C. Economics branch?
B. Sociology D. Politics A. The legislative approves government budget.
4. The form of government before the colonizers came B. The legislative limits the emergency powers of
was _________. the president.
A. Republican C. Autocratic C. The legislative proposes, reviews, and adopts
B. Revolutionary D. Monarchy bills for enactment into law.
5. Before the coming of Islam in Sulu, there was a D. The legislative branch has the sole responsibility
community made up of many small communities or on appointing government Cabinet Officials.
which was similar to barangays. 12. Which of the following is not a role/function of the
A. banuas C. lungsud legislative branch?
B. purok D. municipality A. Make a treaty.
6. The present Martial Law declared by the President B. Make government budget
must not exceed ____ days unless it is approved by the C. Limits the power of the Philippine president
Philippine Congress. D. Proposes, reviews and adopts bills for enactment
A. 45 C. 120 into law.
B. 60 D. 200 13. Which member of the legislation comes from the
different marginalized sectors?
A. Senators C. Party-List Representatives
 B. District Representatives D. None of the above he was ousted through the EDSA People Power
Revolution in 1968. Ferdinand E. Marcos
14. The Philippine legislative department is also known as
______. ________________2. She was made as a national symbol for
A. The Upper House C. The Congress the anti-Marcos opposition. Corazon C. Aquino
B. The Lower House D. The Senate
________________3. He served as the 15th President of the
15. The house of Senate is composed of how many
Philippines. Benigno Aquino III
senators?
A. 24 C. 100 ________________4. His involvement in jueteng and
B. 50 D. 250 questionable bank account resulted to mass actions and
16 It is the system of the courts that interprets and impeachment complaint against him. Joseph E. Estrada
applies the law in the name of the state .
A. Executive C. Legislative ________________5. President Arroyo was brought into
B. Judiciary D. Philippine Senate. power through the People Power II. Gloria Macapagal
17. Which of the following is the highest court in the Arroyo
Philippines?
A. Court of Appeals C. Sandiganbayan C. True or False. Read the following statement and write
B. Regional Trial Court D. Supreme Court TRUE if the statement is correct and write FALSE if it
18. Which of the following article of the 1987 Philippine is wrong. Write your answer in the space provided.
Constitution defined the powers of the Supreme Court?
_________1. The term of office of the President of the
A. Article VII C. Article IX
country is six years.
B. Article VIII D. Article X
_________2. The president can enter into an international
19. The power to apply laws to contest or disputes
agreement or treaty but with the concurrence of at least
concerning legally recognized Rights.
two-thirds of the Members of the Congress.
A. Legislative Law C. Presidential Power
_________3. Supreme Court is the highest court in the
B. Judicial Power D. Rule of Law
Philippines.
20. It refers to the power of the Supreme Court to
_________4. Amnesty is an official pardon for people who
interpret and make judgment with respect to the law.
have been convicted of political offenses.
A. Adjudicating Power C. Incidental Power
_________5. Ferdinand E. Marcos imposed the martial law
B. Power of Judicial Review D. Veto Power
to improve the peace and order situation in our country.
B. Identification: Read the descriptions provided below. 1-5 TRUE
Write the name of the president that best describes the
descriptions in the spaces provided.
________________1. He imposed the martial law to improve
the peace and order situation in our country. Later, due
to his disregard to civil and human rights of the people,