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1. What are the 3 main branches of the Government of the Philippines?

Senate, Supreme Court, Congress

Presidential, Unicameral Parliamentar!, "icameralParliamentar!

#egislative, $%ecutive, &udicial

'he #egislature, 'he Senate, 'he Supreme Court

(. 'he Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief &ustice and ho) man!

*ssociates &ustices?

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3. 'he CommanderinChief of all armed forces of the Philippines this (-1+ is

.

*ir /orce Commanding General &e0re! elgado

President "enigno *2uino

Chief &ustice 4aria #ourdes Sereno

*/P Chief #ieutenant Gen. $mmanuel "autista

+. 'he e%ecutive po)er shall be vested in the .

President of the Philippines

5ouse of 6epresentatives

'he Supreme Court

'he Congress

. 'he legislative po)er shall be vested in the )hich shall consist of a

Senate and a 5ouse of 6epresentatives.


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Congress of the Philippines

5ouse of 7mbudsman

'he Supreme Court

"ureau of nternal 6evenue

8. 'he Senate shall be composed of ho) man! senators elected at large b! voters

of the Philippines?

(1

((

(3

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9. 5o) long shall the term of o:ce of the senators be commenced?

3 !ears

+ !ears

!ears

8 !ears

;. 'he term of o:ce of the President and


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3 !ears

+ !ears

!ears

8 !ears

1-. 'he follo)ing shall be e%empted from ta%ation e%cept>

#ands and buildings

Churches and convents

Charitable institutions

onpro@t cemeteries

11. 'he Congress, b! a vote of of both 5ouses in Aoint session assembled,

voting separatel!, shall have the sole po)er to declare a state of )ar.

')othirds

7nehalf

'hree 2uarters

4inorit!

1(. t states that Bno person shall be deprived of life, libert!, or propert! )ithout due

process of la), nor an! person be denied the e2ual protection of the la)s.

*rticle


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o person shall be compelled to be a )itness against himself

o person shall be imprisoned for nonpa!ment of debt or poll ta%.

o e% post facto la) or bill of attainder shall not be enacted.

o person shall be detained solel! b! reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.

1+. 'he follo)ing are citiDens of the Philippines e%cept>

'hose fathers or mothers are citiDens of the Philippines

'hose )ho are born before &anuar! 19, 1=93, of /ilipino mothers, )ho elect

Philippine citiDenship upon reaching the age of maAorit!

'hose )ho are naturaliDed citiDens of the Philippines in accordance )ith la).

*ll of the above are true.

1. t is the right and obligation b! all citiDens, )ho are at least 1; !ears of age, and

2uali@ed b! la), to vote in the election of national and local o:cials of the

government )ithout literac!,, propert!, or other substantive re2uirement.

Su0rage

$lection


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Police Po)er

Po)er of $minent omain

Po)er if 'a%ation

Po)er to mpeach

1;. t is the po)er of the State to taEe properties for the purpose of public use upon

pa!ment of Aust compensation.

Police Po)er


Po)er if 'a%ation

Po)er to mpeach

1=. t is the po)er of the State to impose charge or burden to persons and

properties, and propert! rights for the purpose of raising revenues to protect the

people and e%tend public proAects and services.

Police Po)er


Po)er if 'a%ation

Po)er to mpeach

(-. 'he follo)ing are members of the Constitutional Commission e%cept>

Commission on Civil 6ights

Commission on $lections

Civil Service Commission

Commission on *udit

(1. t states that public o:ce is public trust and that public o:cers and emplo!ees

must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them )ith utmost

responsibilit!, integrit!, lo!alt! and e:cienc!F act )ith patriotism and Austice and

lead modest lives.


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Public 'rust

Constitutional 6ights

*ccountabilit!

6esponsibilit!

((. Who shall have the e%clusive po)er to initiate all cases of impeachment?

5ouse of "lue 6ibbon Committee

5ouse of 6epresentatives

5ouse of the Senate

SpeaEer of the 5ouse

(3. 6.*. 8913 is an act to uphold the timehonored principle of public o:ce being a

public trust, granting incentives and re)ards for e%emplar! service, enumerating

prohibited acts and providing penalties for violations thereof and for other purposes.

Preamble

Code of $thics

Code of Government 7:cials

Code of Conduct and $thical Standards for Public 7:cials and $mplo!ees

(+. 'he follo)ing are duties and responsibilities of Public o:cials and $mplo!ees

e%cept>

*ct promptl! on letters, in2uiries, calls or an! other form of communications sent b!

the public.

Submit performance reports of the agenc! or o:ce regularl!

*ccept gifts from the public upon prioritiDing their 2ueries.

Process documents and papers e%peditiousl!.


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(. t is a )ritten instrument containing the proposition and re2uired number of

signatories and shall be in a form determined b! and submitted to the Commission

on $lections.

"ill

#a)

Proposition

Petition

(8. t is the electoral process b! )hich an initiative on the Constitution is either

approved or reAected b! the people.

6eferendum

Plebiscite

Petition

nitiative

(9. t is the po)er of the electorate to approve or reAect a legislation through an

election called for the purpose.

6eferendum

Plebiscite

Petition

nitiative


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1. t is that )ritten instrument b! )hich the fundamental po)ers of the government

are established, limited, and de@ned and b! )hich these po)ers are distributed

among the several departments or branches for their safe and useful e%ercise for

the bene@t of the people.

a. Constitution b. Statute of the Philippines c. 7rdinance of the

Philippines d. Constitution of the Philippines

(. t is a form of constitution that is regarded as a document of special sanctit!

)hich cannot be amended or altered e%cept b! some special machiner! morecumbersome than the ordinar! legislative process.

a. $nacted b. Un)ritten c. nelastic

d. Cumulative

3. What is that group of provisions that deal )ith the frame)orE of the government

and its po)ers, and de@ning the electorate?

a. Constitution of government b. Constitution of libert! c. Constitution of

sovereignt! d. *ll of the above

+. t is the Constitution drafted b! a Constitutional Commission created under the

*rticle < of Proclamation o. 3 issued on 4arch (, 1=;8 )hich promulgated the

/reedom Constitution follo)ing the installation of a revolutionar! government

through a direct e%ercise of the po)er of the /ilipino people.


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a. 1=;8 Provisional Constitution b. 1=;9 Constitution c. 1=93 Constitution

d. 1=3 Constitution

. Under )hat provision in the Constitution can !ou @nd the octrine of

ncorporation?

a. *rt. , Sec. 1 b. *rt. , Sec. ( c. *rt. , Sec. 3

d. *rt. , Sec. +

8. Which of the follo)ing rules is adopted b! the Philippines in determining the

limits of its territor!?

a. 3mile limit rule b. 1(mile limit rule c. *rchipelagicoctrine d. *rchipelago octrine

9. What is the signi@cance of the *rchipelagic principle of territorialit!?

a. t prevents the danger of having open seas right at the center or our territor!.

b. t )elcomes other nations to enter into our territor! )ithout much re2uirements.


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c. t opens our doors to enem! )arships or other foreign vessels and have friendl!

ties )ith them.

d. *ll of the above

;. f the State inicted damages to the propert! of a citiDen, can the citiDen Aust sue

the State?

a. Hes, because he has the right to demand from the State the indemni@cation of hispropert!.

b. o, because of the principle of the nonsuabilit! of the State.

c. o, because the citiDen has no right to demand for indemni@cations.

d. one of the above.

=. s it unconstitutional to declare )ar against the P*Is?

a. Hes, because *rt. , Sec. ( states that the Philippines renounces )ar as an

instrument of national polic!.

b. o, because this is in order to preserve peace and integrit! of the State.


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c. Hes, because )ar in here is aggressive.

d. o, because rebels need to die.

1-. What are some of the measures emplo!ed b! the Government to safeguard the

State against militar! dictatorship?

a. "! vesting upon a civilian the highest authorit! in the land, the Presidenc!.

b. "! maEing the President the CommanderinChief of the */P.

c. "! giving the President and the Congress the po)er to determine the militar!

budget and de@ne the national polic! on defense and securit!.

d. *ll of the above

11. Which of the follo)ing e%plains the principle of the separation of the Church and

State?

a. o la) shall be made respecting an establishment of religion.

b. o public mone! or propert! shall ever be used for an! religious denomination.


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c. 'he Church must not interfere )ith the a0airs e%clusivel! for the State.

d. *ll of the above

1(. Which of the follo)ing is 7' prohibited b! the State?

a. uclear po)er b. *bortion c. ivorce d. one of the

above

13. What is social Austice?

a. Giving e2ual opportunit! to all, rich and poor aliEe.

b. Giving preferential attention to the less fortunate.

c. $radicating povert! through the abolition of private propert!

d. Getting some from the rich and giving the same to the poor.


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1+. t is the method b! )hich a public o:cer ma! be removed from o:ce during his

tenure or before the e%piration of his term b! a vote of the people after registration

of the petition signed b! the re2uired percentage of the 2uali@ed voters.

a. Plebiscite b. 6eferendum c. 6ecall d. mpeachment

1. What is the di0erence bet)een a citiDen and an alien?

* citiDen is a member of a democratic communit!, )hile an alien is onl! someonepassing through another countr!.

* citiDen is a member of a democratic countr! )ho is accorded protection inside and

outside the territor! of the State, )hile an alien is a citiDen of another countr! )ho

ma! onl! be protected inside the territor! )here he is passing through.

* citiDen is a member of a democratic countr! )ho enAo!s full civil and political

rights )hile an alien is someone )ho does not enAo! the same.

*ll of the above

18. * "ill of #ocal *pplication )as submitted b! Senator Wade to the Senate

Secretar!. t has passed three readings in the Senate and then in the Congress.

'hereafter, it )as presented to the President for approval, but the same )as

disapproved. 'he President vehementl! obAected to the validit! of the entire

process.

s the President correct?

a. Hes, the "ill must @rst be submitted to a proper committee.


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b. o, it must be approved because there has been no constitutional breach.

c. Hes, because the said "ill must onl! emanate from the 5ouse of 6epresentatives.

d. o, it ma! be initiated b! the Senate because either 5ouse of the Congress ma!

do so.

e. Hes, because the President possesses an absolute veto po)er.

f. o, the veto po)er is not absolute.

g. Hes, the la) allo)s the president to disapprove an! bill submitted to him b! the

Congress.

h. o, the president acted in grave abuse of his discretion amounting to lacE or

e%cess of Aurisdiction.

19. President &uan 4asipag @led an application for appropriation, and in pursuance

thereof mone! )as paid out of the ational 'reasur!. t must be noted that the

appropriation is for a public purpose, and it is not for an! speci@c sect, church,

denomination.

s there something )rong )ith the presidential appropriation?

a. oneF it is perfectl! valid.

b. 'he appropriation is unla)ful because it is paid out of the ational 'reasur!.


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c. t is invalid because the Senate President, not the President, is empo)ered to

appl! for appropriation.

d. t is )rong because before public funds ma! be used, an appropriations la) must

@rst be passed.

e. t is la)fulF the President can b! la) @le an application for appropriation.

f. t is illegal because it should have been the Congress that applied for the

appropriations.

1;. When the president dies, is permanentl! disabled, is impeached, or resigns, the


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d. 'he SpeaEer of the 5ouse shall act as President until the President or


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((. 'his Constitutional principle signi@es that all persons subAect to legislation

should be treated aliEe, under liEe circumstances and conditions both in the

privileges conferred and liabilities imposed.

a. ue process of la)

b. $2ual protection of la)s

c. Securit! in oneIs person, house, papers, and e0ects

d. ational integrit!

(3. Pedro )as born &anuar! 19, 1=93, of /ilipino mother but a S)edish father. s he

still re2uired to elect his Philippine citiDenship?

a. Hes. Since he )as born on &anuar! 19, 1=93, the governing provision during that

time re2uires that his parents must both be /ilipinos. 'hus to e0ect his Philippine

citiDenship, he must elect for it upon reaching 1; !ears old.

b. o. 'he governing provision at the time of his birth re2uires onl! that either his

father or mother is a /ilipino. 'hus, he is alread! a /ilipino and electing his Philippine

citiDenship is no longer necessar!.

c. Hes because *rt. +, Sec. 1 J3K states that Bthose born on &anuar! 19, 1=93, of

/ilipino mothers, )ho elect Philippine citiDenship upon reaching the age of maAorit!

are citiDens of the Philippines. So if Pedro )ants to be a /ilipino citiDen he must elect

for it.


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d. o because he is alread! 3; !ears old.

(+. t is a form of government in )hich the control of national and local a0airs is

e%ercised b! the central or national government.

a. 6epublic b. Unitar! c. /ederal d.

Parliamentar!

(. 'his government )as established during the *merican regime pursuant to an

act of the United States Congress on 4arch (+, 1=3+, commonl! Eno)n as the

'!dings4cu:e #a).

a. Common)ealth GovIt b. 4ilitar! GovIt c. Civil GovIt d.

6epublic

(8. t refers to that bod! of rules and principles in accordance )ith )hich the

po)ers of sovereignt! are regularl! e%ercised.

a. Statute b. Civil Code c. Preamble d.Constitution


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(9. Which among the follo)ing is not descriptive of the Philippine Constitution?

a. Cumulative b. 6igid c. Conventional d. Written

(;. WhatIs the di0erence bet)een a Constitution and a statute?

a. * Constitution is a legislation direct from the people, )hile a state is a legislation

from the peopleIs representatives.

b. * Constitution provides the details of the general frame)orE of the la) and the

government stated in the statute.

c. 'he Statute is the fundamental la) of the land to )hich the Constitution and all

other la)s must conform.

d. 'here is no di0erence because the! are both la)s.

(=. 'his principle holds that no man is above the la), so that ever! man, ho)ever

high or lo), is e2ual.

a. 6ule of the maAorit! b. 6ule of #a) c. emocrac! d.

Constitution


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3-. *lthough the Preamble is not an essential part of the Constitution, )h! is it

advisable to have one?

a. t could be a source of private right enforceable b! the courts.

b. t sets do)n the origin and purposes of the Constitution.

c. *side from JbK, it ma! serve as an aid in the interpretation of the Constitution.

d. *ll of the above

31. What is the single biggest factor for national solidarit!?

a. 'he government envisioned in the Constitution

b. 'he Preamble and the di0erent Statutes promulgated b! the Congress

c. 'he emocratic ideals of peace, love, freedom, Austice, L e2ualit!

d. *ll of the above


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3(. Which of the follo)ing e%plains the principle of the separation of the Church and

State?

a. o la) shall be made respecting an establishment of religion.

b. o public mone! or propert! shall ever be used for an! religious denomination.

c. 'he Church must not interfere )ith the a0airs e%clusivel! for the State.

d. *ll of the above

33. What is meant b! a bicameral legislature?

a. t means that the Congress is composed of t)o 5ouse of 6epresentatives.

b. t means that the Congress is composed of t)o chambers> Senate and 5ouse of

6epresentatives.

c. t means that the legislative po)er, the authorit! to enact and promulgate la)s,

is vested in the Congress of the Philippines.

d. *ll of the above


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3+. What is the di0erence bet)een a Senator and a 4ember of the 5ouse of

6epresentatives?

a. * Senator is elected at large b! 2uali@ed voters, )hereas a member of the 5ouse

of 6epresentatives is elected in his district.

b. *lthough both are legislators, a senator is concerned )ith the national interest of

the people, )hile a member of the 5ouse of 6epresentatives is concerned onl! )ith

the regional interest of the people.

c. * senator is trained to be the future leader of the countr!, )hereas a member of

the 5ouse of 6epresentatives is not.

d. *ll of the above

3. Which of the follo)ing speaEs of the Philippine foreign polic!?

a. t is one that preserves and enhances national and economic securit!.

b. t guarantees the protection of the rights and promotion of the )elfare and

interest of /ilipino overseas.

c. t is one that does not subordinate or subAect to nor dependent upon the supportof another countr!.

d. ts obAective is to establish friendl! relations )ith all countries of the )orld

regardless of race, religion, ideolog! and social s!stem and to promote as much

bene@cial relations )ith them particularl! in economic and trade activities.


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e. t is the sole )eapon of the Philippines for the promotion of national interest in

international a0airs.

f. *ll of the above

g. C and

h. C, , and $

38. What is the e%tent of the right of State to interfere )ith education of children?

a. Since the children are the propert! of the State J6egalian octrineK, it can b! la)

compel the parents to maEe their children accept interference )ith the libert! of

parent to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control.

b. 'he State can reasonable regulate all schools, their teachers and pupils.

c. 'he State can re2uire that all children of proper age attend school, that teachers

shall be of good moral character and patriotic disposition.

d. 'he State can oblige that certain studies plainl! essential to good citiDenship

must be taught, and that nothing to be taught )hich is manifestl! inimical to public

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e. While the natural and primar! responsibilit! for educating the child rests in the

famil!, the State also has a distinct interest in this matter since a proper education M

humanistic, vocational, moral, religious, civic M is necessar! for social )ellbeing.

f. t is the right and dut! of the State to see that the obligations of the parents are

ful@lled Jthrough such means as compulsor! education la)s.

g. 'he State ma! suppl! the essential educational facilities )hich private initiative is

unable to furnish.

h. *ll e%cept *

i. ", C, , $

39. t is principle that discourages government engagement in particular business

activities )hich can be competentl! and e:cientl! undertaEen b! the private sector

unless the latter is timid or does not )ant to enter into a speci@c industr! or

enterprise.

a. Principle of subsidiarit! b. Principle of subsid!

c. Principle of subsidiar! d. Principle of free enterprise

e. Principle of capitalism f. Principle of free marEet


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3;. What is an indigenous cultural communit!?

a. t refers to those groups in our region )hich possess and )ish to develop their

ethnic, religious, or linguistic traditions or characteristics marEedl! di0erent from

the rest of the )orld.

b. t refers to those dominant groups in our countr! )hich possess and )ish to

improve their ethnic, religious, or linguistic traditions or characteristics similar the

rest of the population.

c. t refers to those minorit! groups in other countries )hich possess and )ish to

preserve ethnic, religious, or linguistic traditions or characteristics marEedl!di0erent from the rest if the population.

d. t refers to those nondominant groups in our countr! )hich possess and )ish to

preserve ethnic, religious, or linguistic traditions or characteristics marEedl!

di0erent from the rest of the population.

3=. t is a name given to the submission of a la) or part thereof passed b! the

national or local legislative bod! to the voting citiDens of a countr! for their

rati@cation or reAection.

a. $lection b. Plebiscite c. 6eferendum d. nitiative e. 6ecall

+-. n this s!stem or principle, the po)ers of the government are divided into three

distinct classes> the legislative, the e%ecutive, and the Audiciar!.


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a. "icameralism b. Parliamentar! S!stem c. Presidential S!stem

d. ChecEs and "alances

+1. Who among the follo)ing is a registered voter?

a. 7ne )ho is eighteen !ears of age and can read and )rite.

b. 7ne )ho is at least 3 !ears of age on the da! of the election and is a resident of

the Philippines for at least ( !ears prior the da! of election.

c. one )ho has all the 2uali@cations and none of the dis2uali@cations of a voter

provided b! la) and )ho has registered in the list of voters.

d. *ll of the above

e. " and C

f. *ll e%cept *

+(.When is the regular election of the Senators and the 4embers of the 5ouse of

6epresentatives held?

a. $ver! +th 4onda! of &ul!


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b. (nd 4onda! of 4a!

c. 1st Sunda! of &une

d. one of the above

+3. f there are (1 4embers of the 5ouse of 6epresentatives, and 1 are abroad,

)hat )ould constitute the 2uorum?

a. 1-- b. 1-1 c. 1--. d. 1-( e. 1-;

++. Which of the follo)ing is not allo)ed b! the rules on Congressional suspension?

a. Suspension for 1 month b. nde@nite suspension c. Suspension for 1 da!

d. one of the above

+. t is a bill a0ecting purel! municipal concerns liEe changing the name of a cit!.

a. "ill of municipal application

b. "ill authoriDing change of name


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c. "ill of local application

d. Private bill

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1+. Nuali@cations of voters

8. Congressional dis2uali@cations

91. Steps in the passage of a bill

1. Constitution is one )hose percepts are embodied in one document or set of

documents.

*.

Written

".

Un)ritten

C.

$nacted

(. Constitution consists of rules )hich have not been integrated into a single,

concrete form but are scattered in various sources.


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*.

Written

".

Un)ritten

C.

$nacted

3. Constitution that is formall! strucE o0 at a de@nite time and place follo)ing a

conscious or deliberate e0ort taEen b! a constituent bod! or ruler.

*.

Conventional

".

Cumulative

C.

$nacted

+. Constitution that is the result of political evolution, not inaugurated at an!

speci@c time but changing b! accretion rather than an! s!stematic method

*.

Written

".

Conventional

C.

Cumulative

. Constitution that can be amemded onl! b! a formal or unusuall! di:cult

process.

*.

Un)ritten

".


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/le%ible

C.

6igid

8. Constitution that can be changed b! ordinar! legislation

*.

/le%ible

".

6igid

C.

*mendment

9. solated change in the constitution

*.

/le%ible

".

6igid

C.

*mendment

;. 6evamp of the entire instrument

*.

6evision

".

*mendment

C.

e@nite

=. oes not confer rigths nor impose duties.

*.


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Po)ers

".

Preamble

C.

6epublicanism

1-. *dopts the generall! accepted principles of international la).

*.

CitiDenship

".

ncorporate clause

C.

6einforced

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