Philippine Politics and Governance 9.
Quota system & there is a flexible computation
Final Exam
Multiple Choice: Shade the letter of your answer.
1. What are a device for filling a governmental office
through choices made by the electorate, a
designated body of qualified people?
A. Elections B. Governance
C. Politics D. vote buying
2. Why is election important?
A. To recruit leaders B. build legitimacy
D. Provide representation D. All the above.
3. Which is NOT a function of elections?
C. Strengthen elites B. influence policy
D. Educate voters D. none of the above.
4. What do you call a set of rules that governs the
conduct of elections?
A. Party list system B. Constitution
B. Electoral System D. Laws
5. The winning candidate needs only to achieve a
plurality of votes. The candidate who won the
highest number of votes should assume the
respective office.
A. Single- Member Plurality
B. Alternative Vote and Supplementary Vote
C. Second Ballot System
D. Mixed-member Proportional & Additional
Member
6. This electoral system is usually performed in two
phases to ensure the attainment
of majority vote.
A. Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
B. Party-list System Model State
C. Alternative Vote and Supplementary Vote
D. Second Ballot System
7. Voting is according to ranked preferences until the
attainment of the majority vote.
A. Second Ballot System Model States
B. Mixed-member Proportional & Additional
Member System Model States.
C. Party-list System Model State
D. Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote
(Majoritarian) Model States.
8. Proportional-Elector cast two votes: one for
candidate and one for the party.
A. Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
B. Mixed-member Proportional & Additional
Member System Model States
C. Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote
(Majoritarian) Model States
D. Party-list System Model State.
regarding the minimum number of
votes needed to be in office.
A. Party-list System Model State
B. Mixed-member Proportional & Additional
Member System Model States
C. Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
D. Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote
(Majoritarian) Model States
10. Elector vote for parties not for candidates.
A. Alternative Vote & Supplementary Vote
(Majoritarian) Model States
B. Mixed-member Proportional & Additional
Member System Model States
C. Single-Transferable Vote System Model States
D. Party-list System Model State
11. It is referred to as the “third sector’ of the society,
along with government and
business.
A. NGOs B. Social Movements
C. Civil Society D. Enterprise
12. It is considered a social sphere independent from
both the state and the market.
A. Social Movements B. Civil Society
C. Government D. Business
13. Which of the following is NOT included in Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs)?
A. organizations
B. networks
C. associations and groups
D. none of these
14. What are the services performed by the
Nongovernmental organizations?
A. Bring citizen concerns to governments
B. advocate and monitor policies.
C. none of the above.
D. all of the above.
15. Which of the following is NOT considered as key
characteristic of successful
civil societies?
A. Formed by people who have common needs,
interests, and values.
B. One with the state and the market.
C. Developed through a fundamentally
endogenous and autonomous process
that is not easily controlled from the outside.
D. All of the above
16. Which of the following is an example of CSOs?
A. Bayawan Multipurpose Agriculturang Kilusang
Bayan (BMAKB)
B. Parents- Teachers Association
C. none of the above
D. all of the above.
17. The civil society has become increasingly
important in the promotion of good
governance. Which of the following is the role of
CSOs in good governance?
A. exposes corrupt conduct of public officials and
the leaders.
B. watch how the state officials use their powers
and then raise public concern
about abuse of power.
C. organizes public forums for public policy debate
D. all of the above
18. These CSOs do not necessarily promote worship of
a religion, but they are more or less linked to a
given religion and they act following a religious
precept.
A. Community –Based B. Religious
C. Trade Unions D. Business
19. These are labor and worker associations which
promote workers’ interests.
A. Philanthropic B. Expert
C. Trade Unions D. Religious
20. Red Cross is an example of what type of CSO?
A. Religious B. Community-Based
C. Expert D. Trade Unions
21. A social movement is defined as _____.
A. a large group of people who are organized to
promote or resist some social
change.
B. an individual who is against the government
C. a large group of people who are organized to
defeat the government
D. a group of people who are against a political
party
22. Attract the young, better- educated, and relatively
affluent individuals, including the
post- material orientation and commitment of
these individuals to new forms of political
activism.
A. Civil Society B. Social movements
C. new social movements D. CSOs
25. What type of social movements that seek a more
limited change, but are targeted
at the entire population?
A. Alternative B. Redemptive
C. Reformative D. Revolutionary
II. True or False: Shade the letter A if the statement is TRUE
And shade the letter B if the statement is FALSE.
26. The Supreme court determines the qualifications
to become a judge of a lower court.
27. Non lawyers may become part of the judiciary.
28. The Judicial Bar Council provides the set of
nominees for appointment in the Supreme Court.
29. Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) are categorized into 13
judicial regions from Luzon to Mindanao.
30. Adjudicating Power refers to the power that
settles legal disputes.
31. The Court of Appeals is the highest court in the
country.
32. Judicial Power is a power that decides on legal
disputes.
33. Quasi-courts or quasi-judicial agencies are bodies
or agencies that exercise adjudicatory power in
certain types of controversies.
34. Incidental Powers are necessary for the discharge
of judicial functions.
35. Sandiganbayan is a specialized court that hears
cases involving violations committed by public
officials, excluding the President, Vice President,
Supreme Court Justices, and the Ombudsman.
36. LGU is authorized by law to impose certain taxes
to support their activities.
37. LGU is authorized to manage and control of
communal forest.
38. LGU is authorized to maintain and rehabilitate
roads and bridges.
39. Enforcement of fishery laws in municipal waters
including the conservation of mangroves is one of
the roles of the LGUs.
40. Government officials make political decisions.

23. What type of social movements typically focused

on self-improvement and limited, specific changes
to individual beliefs and behavior?
A. Alternative B. Redemptive
C. Reformative D. Revolutionary

24. What type of social movements are focused on a

specific segment of the population, and their goal
is to provoke inner change or spiritual growth in
individuals?
A. Revolutionary B. Reformative
C. Alternative D. Redemptive