2 Quarter Summative Test 1 Philippine Politics and Governance Name: Grade/Section: Date

Department of Education
Region III-Central Luzon

Schools Division of Bulacan
FELIZARDO C. LIPANA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
JC Santos St., Sta Rita, Guiguinto, Bulacan 3015
2ND QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST 1 ANSWER KEY

Philippine Politics and Governance
Name:
Grade/Section: Date:
Multiple Choice (1 point each)
Instructions: Encircle the letter corresponding to the correct answer.
1. This is the art and science of government:

a. Governance.
b. Neither A, nor C, nor D.
c. Politics.
d. Political science.
2. There are this many independent, co-equal, and coordinate branches of the government:
a. 2.
b. 3.
c. 4.
d. 5.
3. In the Philippines, this is the highest court in the land:
a. Court of Appeals.
b. Regional Trial Courts.
c. Sandiganbayan.
d. Supreme Court.
4. These are tribunals that have limited jurisdiction over certain cases:
a. Court of Appeals.
b. Municipal Trial Courts
c. None of the choices are correct.
d. Special courts.
5. In the expanded judicial system of the Philippines, these are bodies or agencies that exercise adjudicatory powers
in certain types of controversies. These bodies include:
a. All the choices are correct.
b. Civil Service Commission.
c. Commission on Audit.
d. Commission on Elections.
6. Section 6 of the Constitution provide that this body shall have administrative supervision over all courts in the
Philippines and the personnel thereof:
b. Court of Appeals.
c. Sandiganbayan.
d. Supreme Court.
7. Mr. Jones was born in Australia in 1967 but became a naturalized Filipino citizen in 2015. He passed the bar
exam and became a lawyer in 2017. The question is, if all other qualification requirements are met, can Mr. Jones
become a judge in the Supreme Court?
a. No, because the requirement is “natural-born Filipino citizens.”
b. None of the choices are correct.
c. Yes, because the requirement is “all Filipino citizens”.
d. Yes, if he is married to a Filipina.
8. Mr. X’s case has reached all the way up to the Supreme Court. If the Supreme Court rules against Mr. X, can he
still appeal to other courts?
a. No, the Supreme Court’s decision is considered final and non-appealable.
c. Yes, he can file an appeal to the Court of Appeals.
d. Yes, he can file an appeal to the Sandiganbayan.
9. This is the process that involves transfer of planning, decision-making, or administrative authority from the central
government to its field organizations and agencies:
b. Decentralization.
c. Decongestion.
d. Democratization.
10. This involves the redistribution of administrative responsibilities within the central government:
a. All the choices are correct
b. Deconcentration.
c. Delegation.
d. Devolution.
11. This involves the handing-over of certain decision-making and management authority for specific functions to
bodies not under the direct control of the government such as government-owned corporations:
a. Deconcentration.
b. Delegation.
c. Devolution.
d. None of the choices are correct.
12. This involves the process by which the central government relinquishes certain functions to local government
units:
a. Deconcentration.
b. Delegation.
c. Devolution.
d. None of the choices are correct.
13. The centralized form of government was introduced for the first time in the Philippines by:
a. None of the choices are correct.
b. The Americans in the early 20th Century.
c. The Japanese during World War II.
d. The Spaniards during the Spanish Colonial Era.
14. In the Philippines, this is the most basic administrative unit of governance:
a. Barrio or barangay.
b. Cities.
c. Municipalities.
d. Provinces.
15. The 1991 Local Government Code decentralized functions and responsibilities to local government units. The
major roles are the following except:
a. Economic development.
b. Efficient service delivery.
c. National defense.
d. Poverty alleviation.
16. At the present (as of early 2021), there are 81 provinces in the Philippines. The question is, can new provinces,
new cities, new municipalities, new barangays, or in short new LGUs, be created?
a. No, because the land area of the Philippines has already been filled up, and there are no new available
land.
c. Yes, if approved by the majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite in the political unit or units directly
affected, and the criteria for LGU creation under the Local Government Code of 1991 are met.
d. Yes, the President create new LGUs.
17. Mayor Batongbakal of the Municipality of Babuyan Island wants to enter into an economic treaty with the United
States of America so that his constituents can have direct access to imported goods from that country. The
question is, under the Local Government Code of 1991, can he legally do this?
a. No, there are no provisions for such international economic treaties in the Local Government Code
because treaties are the responsibility of the central National Government.
c. Yes, because this is part of decentralization as specified in the Local Government Code.
d. Yes, because what Mayor Batongbakal wants to do is for the good of the people.
18. This is a device for filling a government office through choices made by a designated body of qualified people:
a. Appointment.
b. Assignment.
c. Designation.
d. Election.
19. These are people who possess talents and skills relevant to electioneering:
a. Civil servants or public servants.
b. Government officials.
c. Politicians.
d. Voters.
20. This is a set of rules that governs the conduct of elections:
a. COMELEC or the Commission on Elections.
b. Electoral system.
c. None of the choices are correct.
d. Voting.
21. This is a group of people that is formally organized for the purpose of winning government power through electoral
or other means:
a. Congress.
c. Politicians.
d. Political party.
22. The complex relationship between political parties helps in the structuring of the country’s political system. This
network of relationship is commonly referred to as the “party system”. The Philippines uses this system:
a. Dominant party system.
b. Multiparty system.
c. One-party system.
d. Two-party system.
23. These are functions of political parties except:
a. Goal formation.
b. Organization of government.
c. Representation.
d. Winning elections.
24. These roles and functions of elections except:
a. Making governments.
b. Providing representation.
c. Recruiting political leaders.
d. Voting.
25. Congratulations on finishing the 2nd Quarter Summative Test 1. Encircle letter D:
a. No, not this.
b. No, not this one either.
c. No, not yet.
d. Yes, encircle this one.
Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:
FERDINAND R. TAMAYO DELILAH U. ORILLOSA MARIA LOURDES L. RAMOS

Teacher II Teacher III/SHS Focal Person Secondary School Principal III

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Department of Education

Region III-Central Luzon

2ND QUARTER SUMMATIVE TEST 1 ANSWER KEY

1. This is the art and science of government:

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

FERDINAND R. TAMAYO DELILAH U. ORILLOSA MARIA LOURDES L. RAMOS

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