12162016 Prelim Exams in Soc Sci 2

Dominican College of Tarlac

Prepared by Maria Theresa B. Dalagan

Name:______________________________________________ Course:____________________

Multiple Choice

1. It resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.

a) Government

b) Sovereignty

c) Republican government

2. It is a democratic government by representatives chosen by the people at large.

a) Government

b) Sovereignty

c) Republican government

3. This is the essence of a republican state.

a) Indirect rule

b) Direct rule

c) Republican government

4. It embodies some features of a pure or direct democracy such as initiative, referendum and recall.

a) Indirect rule

b) Direct rule

c) Republican government

5. It implies the supreme authority inherent in the State by which it is governed.

a) Government

b) Sovereignty

c) Republican government

6. This, according to the Bill of Rights, will not be enacted.

a) Ex post facto law

b) Debt

c) Death penalty

7. You will not be imprisoned for not paying _____.

a) Ex post facto law

b) Debt

c) Death penalty

8. This will not be imposed, unless for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes.
 a) Ex post facto law

b) Debt

c) Death penalty

9. Any penalty demanding death will be reduced to this penalty.

a) Life imprisonment

b) Reclusion perpetua

c) Involuntary servitude

10. This shall exist except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.

a) Life imprisonment

b) Reclusion perpetua

c) Involuntary servitude

11. All persons shall have the right to a ___________ of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or
administrative bodies.

a) Speedy disposition

b) Writ of habeas corpus

c) Due process of law

12. This shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion when the public safety requires it.

a) Speedy disposition

b) Writ of habeas corpus

c) Due process of law

13. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without _____________.

a) Speedy disposition

b) Writ of habeas corpus

c) Due process of law

14. This shall not be impaired even when the privilege of writ of habeas corpus is suspended.

a) Excessive bail

b) Right to bail

c) Speedy disposition

15. This cannot be taken without just compensation.

a) Right to travel

b) Private property

c) Freedom of speech

16. This cannot be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as
may be provided by law.

a) Right to travel

b) Private property

c) Freedom of speech

17. This shall not be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.
 a) Religious test

b) Freedom of speech

c) Warrant of arrest

18. No law shall be passed abridging ____________.

a) Religious test

b) Freedom of speech

c) Warrant of arrest

19. This shall not be issued except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after
examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce.

a) Religious test

b) Freedom of speech

c) Warrant of arrest

20. A document particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

a) Right to counsel

b) Search warrant

c) Adequate legal assistance

21. This shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty.

a) Right to counsel

b) Search warrant

c) Adequate legal assistance

22. This will be given to any person under investigation for the commission of the offense.

a) Right to counsel

b) Search warrant

c) Adequate legal assistance

23. Any act or any other means which vitiate the free will used against the accused.

a) Religious test

b) Right to remain silent

c) Torture

24. “Law Governing the Constitutional Commission of 1986”

a) Parliamentary government

b) Proclamation No. 9

c) Proclamation No. 3

25. The form of government established as amendment in the 1973 Constitution.

a) Parliamentary government

b) Federal government

c) Unitary government

26. Under the 1973 Constitution, he became the President and the Prime Minister at the same time.

a) Juan Ponce Enrile

 b) Ferdinand E. Marcos

c) Emmanuel Virata

27. The Constitution that was signed after declaration of Martial Law.

a) 1973 Constitution

b) 1986 Constitution

c) 1935 Constitution

28. The date when 1973 Constitution was signed into law.

a) June 1, 1972

b) September 11, 1972

c) November 30, 1972

29. The Philippine Independence Law passed in US Congress.

a) Glass-Steagal Act

b) Tydings-McDuffie Law

c) 1935 Constitution

30. The constitution passed in accordance to the Philippine Independence Law.

a) Glass-Steagal Act

b) Tydings-McDuffie Law

c) 1935 Constitution

Essay: Explain each situation in no less than 3 sentences per question. 5pts each.

1. Why did Duterte support vigilante killings despite the existence of the Bill of Rights?

2. Why (or why not) the summoning of Ronnie Dayan considered as arrest?

3. Why is the burial of Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani justified?

4. What reasons justify Duterte’s alliance with China?

5. Summarize the Bill of Rights.