Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
Polomolok North District
BONIFACIO R. TAGABAN SR. INTEGRATED SCHOOL
School Year 2019-2020

PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Name:_________________________________ Grade & Section:_____________________Date:_________________

I. IDENTIFICATION
Direction: Read and answer the following questions. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.

______________1. It is derived from the Greek word “polis” which means “city-state”.
______________2. He is the author of the quotation “Man by nature is a political animal”.
______________3. It is an academic discipline which deals with the theoretical study of the state and government.
______________4. It refers to the process of decision-making and the process by which decisions are implemented.
______________5. It refers to the free flow of information.
______________6. It is the transfer of power and authority from central institution to lower or local levels of a government system.
______________7. It pertains to the activity by which local officials, both elected and appointed, implement the goals and manage the
resources of the LGU.
______________8. It is sub-national administrative unit comprising of several provinces.
______________9. It is the largest unit in the Political Structure of the Philippines.
______________10. The smallest poltical unit into which cities and municipalities in the Philippines are divided.

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: Read each statement carefully. Write TRUE if the underlined word makes the statement correct and If it is wrong change the
underlined word to make the statement correct. Write your answer on the space before each number.

_______________11. The aim of decentralization is to improve the delivery of the basic services.
_______________12. RA 7160 of the Local Government Code 1991 hopes to achieve economic development at the regional and national
levels.
_______________13. Barangay is the largest political unit in the Philippines.
_______________14. City is a political corporate body which is endowed with the facilities of a municipal corporation.
_______________15. There are around 180 provinces in the Philippines.
_______________16. Barangay is the smallest political unit. Philippines have 42,028 barangays all throughout the country.
_______________17. According to Paul P. De Guzman, decentralization means systematic and rational dispersal of power, authority, and
responsibility.
_______________18. Governance is the exercise of power/authority by political leader for the well-being of the country’s citizen.
_______________19. State is the smallest social order today and in which the term politics originally derived.
_______________20. Power is the mains source of reign of the government.

III. ENUMERATION
Direction: Enumerate the following:

Characteristics of Good Governance Three Forms of Decentralization

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25. __________________________ Five Reasons Why we Study Politics
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IV.
Direction: Define the following: (5 pts. each)
1. Politics
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2. Governance
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3. Power
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