Republic of the Philippines | Department of Education

Region IV-A CALABARZON

LYCEUM TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE
Lusacan, Tiaong, Quezon, 4325
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

SECOND SEMESTER 2023-2024

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Read and analyze the following instructions as well as the questions and decide
on the best answer. NO ERASURES ALLOWED.

TEST I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Read the following questions carefully, choose the best answer among the
choices and write your answer on the space provided.
1. It refers to the exercise of control within society through the making and enforcement of collective
decisions.
A) Civil Society B) Governance C) Government D) Politics
2. What do you call the formal institutions through which a group of people is ruled or governed?
A) Civil Society B) Governance C) Government D) Politics
3. What term pertains to organizations that are private in nature but have public functions or objectives
that affect the process of governance?
A) Civil Society B) Governance C) Government D) State
4. What view about politics stresses the statement: Conflict resolution is at the heart of politics?
A) Politics as power C) Politics as art of government
B) Politics as public affairs D) Politics as compromise and consensus
5. Which view on politics states that the distinction between ‘the political’ and ‘the ‘nonpolitical’
coincides with the division between the activities of the state and civil societies?
A) Politics as power C) Politics as art of government
B) Politics as public affairs D) Politics as compromise and consensus
6. This view sees politics to be present in all social activities, the ability to achieve a desired outcome
and a struggle over limited resources.
A) Politics as power C) Politics as art of government
B) Politics as public affairs D) Politics as compromise and consensus
7. Which among the choices below refers to the importance of government?
A) building alliances C) promotion of war
B) maintenance of peace and order D) winning elections
8. What do you call the exercise of power or authority by political leaders for the well-being of their
country’s citizens or inhabitants and is also based on the realization that the government alone cannot
do everything for the people?
A) Authority B) Basic Rights C) Corruption D) Governance
9. It refers to a system of belief about how society should function, behave, and operate.
A) Ideology B) Philosophy C) Psychology D) Theology
10. Which of the following is NOT a function of political ideology?
A) It creates laws in order to achieve a perfect society.
B) It offers an account of existing order by examining what works and what does not work
C) It outlines how political change or the desired social order can be achieved.
D) It provides a model of a desired social order, a vision of Good Society
11. It is the set of political beliefs emphasizing individual rights and liberties.
A) Conservatism B) Liberalism C) Socialism D) None of the above
12. Which of the following describes a set of political beliefs emphasizing community and social
equality?
A) Conservatism B) Liberalism C) Socialism D) None of the above
13. What set of political beliefs emphasizes preservation of customs and traditions that define the
character of a society?
A) Conservatism B) Liberalism C) Socialism D) None of the above
14. Which is true about the key ideas of Conservatism?
A) Authority, Consent, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition
B) Authority, Equality, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition
C) Authority, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Property, Tradition
D) Consent, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition, Toleration
15. Which is NOT a key idea of liberalism on reason?
A) Belief in progress and the capacity of human beings to resolve their differences through debate and
argument
B) Belief in the supreme importance of the human
C) Faith in the ability of individuals to make wise judgments
D. Individuals as the best judges of their own interests
16. It is the ability to achieve a desired outcome or ability to influence the behavior of others.
A) Commitment B) Compliance C) Power D) Resistance
17. What type of power is exercised if the target person complies because he or
she identifies with the agent and wants to gain the agent’s approval?
A) Coercive power C) Referent Power
B) Legitimate power D) Reward power
18. What type of power is manifested if the target person complies in order to
avoid punishments he or she believes are controlled by the agent?
A) Coercive power C) Referent Power
B) Legitimate power D) Reward power
19. This face of power is the ability to influence the desires of another person.
A) Power as thought control C) Power as decision-making
B) Power as agenda setting D) Power as necessity
20. This face of power involves the ability to set or control the political discourse, thereby preventing
issues or proposals from being aired in the first place
A) Power as thought control C) Power as decision-making
B) Power as agenda setting D) Power as necessity
 21. Commitment is most likely to be the consequence when the type of powers employed are
____________ and ____________.
A) legitimate and referent C) expert and legitimate
B) reward and legitimate D) referent and expert
22. Through legitimate power, compliance with the order may occur if it is perceived to be within the
leader’s scope of what?
A) authority B) expertise C) reward D) close relationship
23. It is a political community that has sovereign jurisdiction over a clearly defined territory and
exercises authority through several institutions including the government.
A) Globalization B) Nation C) Sovereignty D) State
24. It is an agency to which the political ideology of the state is expressed and carried out.
A) Government B) People C) Sovereignty D) Territory
25. It is a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a
particular country or territory.
A) Globalization B) Nation C) Sovereignty D) State
26. It is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of
different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment an aided by information
technology.
A) Globalization B) Nation C) Territory D) State
27. It includes all the land, sea and airspace the state exercises jurisdiction on.
A) Government B) People C) Sovereignty D) Territory
28. Refers to the amount of political co-operation that exists between different countries.
A) Economic Globalization C) Religious Globalization
B) Political Globalization D) Socio-cultural Globalization
29. Refers to the interconnectedness of economies through trade and the exchange of resources.
A) Economic Globalization C) Religious Globalization
B) Political Globalization D) Socio-cultural Globalization
30. The following statements are advantages of globalization to one state or nation except one, which is
this?
A) Development of trade systems C) Growing influence of international organizations
B) Interpenetration of cultures D) Globalization is a threat to our environment
TEST II. TRUE OR FALSE. The following are statements about the evolution of Philippine Politics and
Governance. On the space provided, write TRUE if the sentence is correct, write FALSE otherwise.
31. Biak-na-Bato Republic was established by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on November
1, 1897.
32. The two types of local government units created by the Spaniards were the alcadia
and the corregimiento.
33. Elections in the Philippines was introduced by the Spaniards.
34. The Magsaysay administration campaigned for the citizens’ support in
patronizing Filipino products and services, and implemented import and currency
controls favorable for Filipino industries.
35. Fidel Ramos served the longest time as President of the Philippines
36. People Power Revolution II ended Marcos’ dictatorial rule.
37. Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino was the first woman to become president of the
country.
38. Manuel L. Quezon won as the President of the Philippine Commonwealth.
39. The world’s attention was on the Philippines after it successfully overthrown almost
a decade of authoritarian rule through a peaceful demonstration known as the
EDSA People’s Power Revolution.
40. Rodrigo "Digong" Roa Duterte is our current president.
TEST III. ENUMERATION.
41-45. Give 5 out of the 8 indicators of a good governance.

TEST IV. ESSAY.

46-50. What is the importance of politics in our society? Explain your answer.

“Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.”

- Shiv Khera

Prepared by: Noted and checked by:

MARY GRACE L. CUASAY, LPT PARKER GINO P. FOSTER, LPT

Teacher SHS Coordinator