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2. It refers to the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a defini
te portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants r
ender obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.
A. Sovereignty
B. Nation
C. Citizenship
D. State
3. 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
5. What theory asserts that the early states must have been formed by deliberate and voluntary
compact among the people to form a society and organize government for their common good.
A. Necessity Theory
B. Divine Right Theory
C. Social Contact Theory
D. Social Compact Theory
6. Government exists and should continue to exist for the benefit of the people.
A. The statement is a general truth.
B. The statement is just an assumption.
C. The statement is a fallacy.
D. There is no basis for judgment.
7. What are the forms of government in which the political power is exercised by a few privilege
class.
A. Oligarchy and Aristocracy
B. Aristocracy and Monarchy
C. Theocracy and Fascism
D. Democracy and Tyranny
8. The precolonial Philippines has no established government. Its villages and settlements were
called barangays.
A. Only the first statement is true and correct.
B. Only the second statement is true and correct.
C. Both statements are true and correct
D. Both statements are untrue and incorrect.
9. There were four social classes of people in the precolonial barangays. They were the nobles,
freemen, serfs, and the slaves.
A. Only the first statement is true and correct.
10. What are the two known written codes during the pre-Spanish era in the Philippines?
A. Maragtas and Kalantiaw Codes
B. Sumakwil and Sulayman Codes
C. Panay and Subanon Codes
D. Hammurabi and Ur Nammu Codes
11. Under the Spanish colonial government, who directly governed the Philippines?
A. The Governor-General
B. The Viceroy of Mexico
C. The Royal Audiencia
D. The King of Spain
13.The government which Spain established in the Philippines was defective. It was a governm
ent for the Spaniards and not for the Filipinos.
A. Only the first statement is true and correct.
B. Only the second statement is true and correct.
C. Both statements are true and correct.
D. Both statements are untrue and incorrect
14. What was the secret society founded in 1896 that precipitated the glorious revolution agains
t the Spaniards.
A. The Katipunan
B. The Kalahi
17. What was the civil government established during the Japanese occupation of the Philippin
es?
A. The Japanese Imperial Government
B. The Philippine Republic
C. The Puppet Government of Japan
D. The Philippine Executive Commission
18. The Constitution used by the Philippine government from the commonwealth period until 19
73.
A. The Malolos Constitution
B. The Biak-na-Bato Constitution
C. The 1935 Constitution
D. The 1901 Constitution
19. What kind of government was installed under the 1973 Constitution under the Marcos regim
e?
A. Modified Presidential system
B. Modified Parliamentary system
C. Military system
D. Bicameral system
20. A de facto government acquires a de jure status when it gains wide acceptance from the pe
ople and recognition from the community of nations.
A. The statement is true and valid.
B. The statement is an assumption.
C. The statement is a fallacy.
D. The statement is doubtful.
21. It is defined as written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are
established, limited and defined and by which these powers are distributed among the several d
epartments or branches for their and useful exercise for the benefit of the people.
A. Laws
B. Statutes
C. Constitution
D. Ordinances
25. We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God , in order to build a jus
t and humane society and establish a government that shall embody our ideals and aspirations,
promote our common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and
our posterity the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law and the regim
e of truth, justice, freedom, equality and peace, do ordain and promulgate this Constitution.
What part of Constitution is this?
A. General Provision
B. Amendments
C. Preamble
D. National Patrimony
Answer Key
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. C
21. A
22. D
23. D
24. C
25. C