Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Nueva Ecija
CUYAPO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Brgy. Bulala, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija

SUMMATIVE TEST
PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Name: ______________________ Score:_________________

Section: _________________ Date: _________________

I. Multiple choice: Directions: Encircle the correct answer

1. Political Science is primarily the study of:

a. State and power b. power and government c. state and government d. power and state

2. Politics deals with:

a. power in society b. law in society c. power in government d. government in society

3. Governance deals with:

a. power in society b. law in society c. power in government d. government in society

4. These are the central concepts of politics according to Plato and Aristotle except one:

a. justice b. power c. political structures d. influences

5. The following are the elements of the state except:

a. People b. Congress c. Sovereignty d. Territory

6. The right of the state to take private property for public use with just compensation is called

a. Eminent Domain b. Police Power c. Judicial Power d. Palawan and Samar

7. Who is the head of government in a Parliamentary system of goverrnment

a. King or Queen b. Lord of the Chambers c. Prime Ministers d. President

8. It refers to the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying definite portion
of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render
obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.

a. Sovereignty b. Nation c. Citizenship d. State

9. It refers to the agency through which the will of the state is formulated, expressed and carried out.

a. Government b. Sovereignty c. Constitution d. Laws

 10. What are the four elements of state?
A. people, territory, sovereignty, government
B. people, constitution, territory, government
C. government, law, peace, territory
D. constitution, people, land, independence

11. Set of beliefs and attitudes about social and economic institution

a. Ideology b. Platform c. Political beliefs d. Political Institution

12. A body of rules emanating from government institution and enforceable by the courts

a. customs and traditions b. Law c. Ideology d. Institution

13. Which of the following is the inherent power of the state?

a. Power of Taxation b. Right of Equality c. Right of Independence d. Right of Intervention

14. A political ideology which focused on conserving something:

a. Liberalism b. Marxism c. Conservatism d. Libertarianism

15. Ideological and conceptual bases of Marxism where the relationship between two or more people or
parts of oneself in which one is cut off from, a stranger or alien, the others.

a. Class Struggle b. Materialism c. Alienation d. Revolution

II. TRUE OR FALSE: Write true or false

______________1. Plato is the father of Modern Political Science

______________ 2. Power is not a central concept in political science
______________ 3. Comparative Politics is about comparing various political systems and different
constitutions among different countries through time.
______________ 4. Political science is the study of power and government systems.
______________ 5. Politics is generally defined as the activity that influences an individual or group of
people.
______________ 6. The President made sure that his constituents were happy by giving away cash gifts
and other goods during Christmas. This situation shows that there is clear use of power.
_______________7. Nation and state are two different but interlinked concepts.
______________ 8. Only government officials have the right to study politics.
_______________9. The study of politics involves process of quantitative and qualitative interpretations
based on available data.
_______________10. The three branches of government are Executive, Legislative and Local

III. IDENTIFICATION

______________ 1. Is the opposite of conservatism

______________ 2. It is the agency or instrumentality through which the will of the state is formulated and
realized.
______________ 3. Is an event and issue that effects all fields of study, from the social sciences, natural
sciences, to humanities.
 ______________4. Form of government wherein the executive is dependent on legislative
______________5. Form of government is in the hands of people
______________6. (For questions nos. 6 & 7)Political Science comes from the Greek word called which
means
______________7.
______________8. It is the element of the state where it is the geographical area under jurisdiction of
another country or sovereign power of a state.
______________9. Form of government the executive is constitutionally vested with powers making it
independent from legislative government.
______________10. This is another version of anarchism but involves the government in a minimal role
such as ensuring the safety of everyone and fairness in whatever contracts or dealings.

IV. Enumeration:

1-7 Ways of changing the government

8-10 Inherent Power of the state
11-13 Fields of interest of Political Science
14-17 Political Ideologies
18-20 Forms of government according to number of persons exercising sovereign powers.

V. Discuss the following: Choose only two (10 points each)

1. Distinguish politics and governance

2. Distinguish state and nation

3. Why we study political science?

“On this important day I only want to wish you the biggest luck and say that you are the
best student ever. There is nothing impossible! Good luck!!”

RAUL S. CABANTING
Subject Teacher
Philippine Politics and Governance