TEST I

REMEMBERING
I. Direction. Choose the letter of the correct answer inside the box,
____________1. Is a locally tailored law or a piece of legislation enacted by a local authority.
____________ 2. The number (such as majority) of officers or members of a body that when dully assembled
is legally competent to transact business.
____________3. An act to recognize protect and promote the rights of Indigenous Cultural Committees and
Indigenous peoples in the Philippines.
____________4. The process of passing legislation.
____________5. Is to make minor change or addition designed to improve a text or piece of legislation.
____________6. Is the act of specifying how agricultural land shall utilized for Non-agricultural uses such a
residential, commercial purposes.
____________7. Is just a form in which a legislative body expresses an opinion purpose with respect to a given
matter or topic that is temporary in nature.
____________8. A general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them
for a direct decision.
____________9. When a person is given the responsibility to hold, use or dispose of resources not belonging to
him, he must be held fully answerable to the owner of the resources for what he does with them.
____________10. Temporary Presiding Officer

A. Referendum B. Amend C. Pro – Tempore D. Reclassification E. Ordinance

F. RA 8371 0F 1997 IPRA of 1997 G. Enact H. Quorum I. Resolution J. Public Accountability
TEST II
UNDERSTANDING
TRUE OR FALSE
Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
1. Local delegation refers to the power of a local legislative body to make rules in the form of ordinances
and resolutions of local application that have the force and effect of law.
Correct Answer: False

2. Under the general law, the term ‘subordinate legislation’ is often used to refer to a legislative copy made
by an entity under a power delegated to the entity by the Parliament.
Correct Answer: False

3. Delegation of authority can be defined as subdivision and sub-allocation of powers to the subordinates
in order to achieve effective results.
Correct Answer: True

4. legal dismissal is the termination of employment or separation from employment with complying with
due process of law.
Correct Answer: False

5. A mayor cannot be held personally liable if his actions were done pursuant to an ordinance which, at the
time of the collection, was yet to be invalidated
Correct Answer: True

6. Mandatory Prior Consultation is required before the inception of any project that would affect the
environment and the right of the people to a healthful ecology.
Correct Answer: True

7. The process of recall or the power to move a local elective official for loss of confidence shall not be
exercised by the registered voters of an LGU to which the local elective official subject to such recall belongs
(Section 69, 1991 LGC).
Correct Answer: False

8. Immoral Turpitude is a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be

present in the commission of a criminal offense.
Correct Answer: False

9. Private cases are the cases in which private citizens sue each other in court. Civil cases are not about
breaking a criminal law.
Correct Answer: False

10. Municipal corporations are not responsible for the acts of its officers, except if and when, and only to the
extent that, they have acted by authority of the law, and in conformity with the requirements thereof.
Correct Answer: False

TEST III
ANALYZING

1. It is when sovereign people have interest in contributing and practicing the key element of good governance
through the political exercises of voting, sectoral representation of the village and in the exercise of initiatives
and recall, however limited, in the referendums affecting the status of their community.
A. Local Legislation
B. Public Accountability
C. People’s Participation
D. Legislation of authority
CORRECT ANSWER: PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION

2. A diciplinary actions for the elective officials who is liable for violating the grounds of dishonesty,
oppression, misconduct in office, gross negligence, or dereliction of duty punishable in personal liability
recourse, and remedies.
A. Civil Case
B. Criminal Case
C. Administrative Case
D. Legal Case
CORRECT ANSWER: CIVIL CASE

3. Legislation power that has been delegated by the sovereign people to the legislative body.
A. Executive Legislation
B. Judicial Legislation
C. Denominated Legislation
D. Derivative Legislation
CORRECT ANSWER: DERIVATIVE LEGISLATION

4. It is a classification of legislation where in the way of defining its powers in Administration of the monetary
must be followed by procedures.
A. Executive Legislation
B. Judicial Legislation
C. Denominated Legislation
D. Derivative Legislation
CORRECT ANSWER: DENOMINATED LEGISLATION

5. One of the venues of people's participation in local government establishing and operating people's and non-
governmental organizations to become active partners in the pursuit of local autonomy to provide financial
assistance or otherwise, and may enter into partnership and cooperative arrangements with civil society groups,
non-governmental and people’s organizations according to Sections 34 - 36, 1991 LGC)
A. Recall
B. Partnerships and Assistance
C. Sectoral Representatives
D. Active Participation
CORRECT ANSWER: PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSISTANCE
6. It is based on the Sec 120, 1991 LGC that the legal process whereby the registered voters of an LGU may directly
propose, enact, or amend any ordinance and (Section 120, 1991 LGC) is also the legal process whereby the registered
voters of the LGUs may approve, amend or reject any ordinance enacted by the sanggunian.
A. Initiative Referendum
B. Partnerships and Assistance
C. Sectoral Representatives
D. Active Participation
CORRECT ANSWER: INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
7. A criminal case is a lawsuit brought by the state against a person who has broken a criminal law.
A. Civil Case
B. Criminal Case
C. Administrative Case
D. Legal Case
CORRECT ANSWER: CRIMINAL CASE

8. Failure or omission to perform an act when there is an obligation to perform that act.
A. Malfeasance
B. Misfeasance
C. Nonfeasance
D. Quasi Delict
CORRECT ANSWER: NONFEASANCE

9. An act whereby a person without malice but by fault negligence or imprudence not legally excusable causes injury to
another
A. Malfeasance
B. Misfeasance
C. Nonfeasance
D. Quasi Delict
CORRECT ANSWER: QUASI DELICT
10. Selected by another leader or a body of officials without the public directly participating after passing a vetting
process or background check. The local chief executive and the vice local chief executive have the power to appoint.
A. Elective Leader
B. Selected Leader
C. Appointive Leader
D. Transactional Leader
CORRECT ANSWER: APPOINTIVE LEADER

TEST IV
Fill in word puzzle

1. Another term for leader and overseer

CORRECT ANSWER: PRESIDER
2. _______is politicized Tribal leaders aspire to represent the IPs in the Sanggunian and other local bodies.
CORRECT ANSWER: IPMR (Indigenous People Mandatory Representative)
3. A ______is defined by Section 53 of the Local Government Code of 1991 as referring to the presence of the
majority of all the members of the sanggunian who have been duly elected and qualified.
CORRECT ANSWER: QUORUM
4. _______is a local law of a municipal corporation, duly enacted by the proper authorities, prescribing general,
uniform and permanent rules of conduct relating to the corporate powers of the municipality.
CORRECT ANSWER: ORDINANCE
5. _______are generally less permanent enactments than ordinances and commonly deal with matters of a
special or temporary character.
CORRECT ANSWER: RESOLUTION