PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Chapter Test 1

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TEST I. Identify if the following are TRUE or FALSE. Write A if the first statement is true and the second statement is
false, B if the first statement is false and the second statement is true, C if both statements are true and D if both
statements are false. Two points each. Erasure means wrong.
C_____1. a. Polis refers to the Greek City-State.
b. Politics is the authoritative allocation of values.
A_____2. a. Michael Foucault is the author of the idea of governmentality.
b. Panopticon is the idea of decentralization of powers.
C_____3. a. Human beings have rationality.
b. Sigmund Freud believe that human beings can control their id.
A_____4. a. Plato considers social being as political animal.
b. Zoon Politikon means political dynasty.
B_____5. a. Power is the ability of a person to make choices.
b. Authority is the state of possessing power.
C_____6. a. Coercion is the ability to use force to make someone do something.
b. Power is an important element in the understanding of concept of politics.
B_____7. a. Conflict is not part of politics.
b. Compromise is needed in politics.
B_____8. a. UN has the power to impose sanctions to its members.
b. The UN Security Council plays an important role in regulating the conduct of war.
C_____9. a. The government must consider the interest of all social organizations in society.
b. The government should also consider the common good.
C_____10. a. Soft power is the ability to influence other people.
b. Coercion is hard power.

Test II. Identify the term being described in the following sentences. Write the answer on the line before the number.
Two points each. Erasure means wrong.
Aristotle 1. The author or The Politics.
Power 2. The ability of a person to make someone do something that that someone would, otherwise, not do.
Authority 3. The state of possessing power.
Formal-legal authority 4. This refers to the authority one receives from a certain legal process.
Traditional authority 5. This refers to the kind of authority wherein you are legitimized by traditions and customs.
Compromise 6. It means that the two parties must sacrifice a part of their interest so that they would come up with an
agreement that is beneficial to both parties.
Social choice / Public Choice Theory 7. According to this theory, it is hard to have collective interest because each
individual would still have his or her own interpretation of their interest.
Decision-making 8. A political process wherein one should make decisions based on the utility of the choice.

Test III. Identify the Political Dimension stated in different situations. Write letter A if it is Politics as a Human Activity, B
if it is Politics as Power, C if it is Politics as a conflict and compromise and D if it is Politics as a decision-making. Two
points each. Erasure means wrong.

B_____1. The election of leaders in a Student Government.

C_____2. The meeting of different student leaders to end the violence because of hazing.
B_____3. The boss asked the secretary to print all the documents.
C_____4. The two countries had joint venture in a disputed territory.
D_____5. The family decided to eat in the food court because the members preferred different fast food chains.
C_____6. The student had a dialogue with the school administration.
B_____7. The prince inherited the position from his power.
D_____8. The Lower House voted to approve the bill.
A_____9. The family attended the mass.
D_____10. The people chose Rodrigo Duterte as their president.

“The problem with political jokes is that they get elected.”

J. BAQUIRAN POLGOV 2017-2018