Divisions of City Schools
Pasay City
SUMMATIVE TEST 2 FOR FIRST QUARTER IN PHILIPPINE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
School Year 2020-2021
Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Grade & Section __________________________________________ Date: _______________
Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.
1.During the Spanish times what do you call the political office responsible for governing the town?
A. Alcalde mayor B. Cabeza de Barangay
C. Gobernadorcillo D. Governador Heneral
2. Which element of the state refers to the well-defined borders of land and includes rivers, lakes, canals inland as if any, a portion of
coastal sea—waters or maritime belt, continental shelf, mountains, hills and all other land features along with the air space above?
A. Government B. Population
C. Sovereignty D. Territory
3. What is this inherent power of the state which refers to the power of the state, through the government, to take private property
for public use?
A. Absolute power of the State B. Police Power
C. Power of eminent domain D. Power of Taxation
4. What was the name of the legislative arm of the American government in the Philippines which consisted of the cream of the
Filipino crop, who were elected by eligible Filipino voters based on educational attainment and wealth, and served as the cabinet
that assisted the American governor-general in governing the archipelago?
A. Filipino Cabinet B. Independent Commission
C. Philippine Commission D. Schurman Commission
5. What is this inherent power of the state to exercise reasonable control over persons and property within its jurisdiction in the
interest of the general security, health, safety, morals, and welfare except where legally prohibited?
A. Absolute Power of the State B. Police Power
C. Power of Eminent Domain D. Power of Taxation
6. During the pre-Hispanic times the Philippines, prior to the emergence of centralized government, there were thousands of
isolated and independently governed villages which were known as what?
A. Barangays B. Barrios
C. Pueblos D. Villas
7. What is this theory claims that the state originated from the naturally warlike nature of men, and that those who are strong
captured and enslaved the weak, thus establishing himself as the ruler over those he conquered?
A. Divine Right Theory B. Force Theory
C. Patriarchal Theory D. Social Contract Theory
8. What do you call this theory which explains that the state is the product of growth, a slow and steady evolution extending over a
long period of time and ultimately shaping itself into the complex structure of a modern state?
A. Divine Right Theory B. Force Theory
C. Patriarchal Theory D. Social Contract Theory
9. What do you call this agency or machinery of the state which legislates, executes and enforces the laws of the land? *
A. Government B.Population
C. Sovereignty D. Territory
10. During the Spanish times what do you call the political office responsible for governing the province?
A. Alcalde-Mayor B. Cabeza de Barangay
C. Gobernadorcillio D. Governador Heneral
11. What is this theory which claims that the state emerged from the basic institution of the family under the rule of the father, who
had complete control over his wife and children; later as the family grew, all its members although have established their own
families, still recognized the supremacy of the oldest male member?
A. Divine Right Theory B. Force Theory
C. Patriarchal Theory D. Social Contract Theory
12. Which theory claims that the rulers/kings, derive their authority to govern from God himself; and because of this they are
accountable to God alone, not to the people they govern?
A. Divine Right Theory B. Force Theory
C. Patriarchal Theory D. Social Contract Theory
13. What is this inherent power of the state which pertains to the power through its legislative or lawmaking branch, to impose
financial burdens to its citizens, within its jurisdiction for the purpose of generating income or revenue?
A. Absolute Power of the State B. Police Power
C. Power of Eminent Domain D. Power of Taxation
14. What was name given to the constitution which created a republic consisting of three branches: the Executive branch headed by
the president, composed of department secretaries; a Legislative branch headed by the Prime Minister and composed of delegates
from different provinces of the Philippines; and Judiciary headed by the president of the Supreme Court and lower judges on January
20, 1899?
A. Commonwealth Constitution B. Kawit Constitution
C. Malolos Constitution D.Tejeros Constitution
15. What was the name given to the initiative or movement of the Filipino members of the intelligentsia which consisted of
campaigning for reforms in the Philippines under the Spanish regime?
A.Katipunan B.Program Movement
C. Propaganda Movement D. Revolutionary Movement
16. Which element of the state refers to the people or individuals who live within its specific land borders?
A.Government B. Population
C. Sovereignty D. Territory
17. What is this word used to describe the growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought
about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information? *
A. Globalization B. Interdependence
C.Internationalism D. World Capitalism
18. What is this theory which establishes that the state was a result of a contract or agreement by the individuals living in isolation
and competition with each other to form a sort of organization that would rule over them?
A. Divine Right Theory B. Force Theory
C.Patriarchal Theory D. Social Contract Theory
19. Which of the following is the most distinctive trait or characteristic of a state from that of a nation?
A. Common Culture B. Common Language
C. Defined territorial Boundaries D. Possession of Sovereignty
20. According to Aristotle a monarchy can degenerate into a what?
A. Democracy B. Mobocracy
C. Oligarchy D. Tyranny
21. Which element of the state can be defined as the power of the state to command or enforce obedience, the power to which,
legally speaking, all individuals are subject and all rights are subordinate? *
A. Government B. Population
C. Sovereignty D. Territory
22. Which of the following statement is TRUE about Nation and State?
A. State is a concept tied to a territory while Nation is a cohesive and coherent unit based on shared cultural or historical criteria
B. State has a national bureaucracy staffed government personnel while Nation is in some ways can be thought of as “imagined
communities” that are bound together by notions of unity that can pivot around religion, ethnic identity, language, cultural practice.
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
23. They are a group of people which are united by a common linguistic and other cultural traditions, but are not connected or
united by any political ties- thus a nation, but not a state
A. Armenians B. Kurds
C.Muslims D. Persians
24. What are the three (3) areas in evert nation that is often affected by globalization?
A. Culture-Economy-Politics
B. Economy-Government-Peace and Order
C. Government-Politics-Territory
D. Politics-Sovereignty-Territory
25. Which of the following statement is TRUE about Globalization?
A. like a double-edged sword such that it brings a lot of benefits to various peoples of the world; however, it also hurts
the environment due to its highly unsustainable nature, and even facilitates the rapid spread of a highly contagious and
deadly strain of virus.
B. the word used to describe the growing interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought
about by cross-border trade in goods and services, technology, and flows of investment, people, and information
C. Both A and B
D. None of the Above
