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First Quiz in Philippine Politics and Government

I. Select the best answer. Write the letter and the language, culture, and belief in common political
answer on the answer sheet ideas.
_____ 1. What is the “BEST” statement which a. State
describes Politics? b. Citizens
a. It is a systematic body of knowledge which for c. Nation
the most part is theoretical, that deals with the d. Population
government and regulation, maintenance and ______5. This theory holds that the state was
development, and defence and augmentation of formed through individuals who used cunning and
the state. military prowess in consolidating and governing vast
b. It is the way in which we understand and domains.
order our social affairs, and acquire greater a. Divine Right Theory b. Social Contract Theory c.
control over the situation applying the concepts Force Theory d. Instinct Theory
of politics as an art and science.
______6. What is the Greek word where politics was
c. It is the science of power and manipulation.
d. It deals with the protection of the rights of its coined?
citizens; safeguarding and enhancement their a. pulis
immorality; and, harmony and peace in their b. polics
relations. c. polis
_____ 2. What is Governance? d. none of the choices
a. It is the manner of stirring a group of people 7. Defined as the study of state and government,
or a state. what is the study of the conceptualized form of
b. governance is the complex decision making theorizing the eloquence of governance, state and
process whereby some sectors of the society politics?
wield power, and enact and promulgate public a. Public Administration
policies which directly affect human and b. Politics and Governance
institutional interactions, and economic and c. Philosophy
social development.
d. Political Science
c. It came from the Greek word gubernare which
8. It is an element of the state which could be
means to stir.
d. All of the above equated with freedom and/or independence.
_____ 3. Why did Aristotle say that man is a a. community
political animal which also was explained with b. sovereignty
the theory of state which explained that man c. jurisdiction
cannot live alone? d. territory
a. Because men naturally live in cities. 9. It is a political concept which is not subject from
b. Because men, like other animals, live in herds. external control.
c. Because it is part of men’s instinct to live a. government
together. b. state
d. Because it is in cities that men actualize their c. politics
animality. d. nation
_____ 4. It is a distinct group of people who 10. Which among the following is NOT a concept of
share a common background including any or all
politics?
of the following: geographic location, history,
a. Philippines
racial or ethnic characteristics, and religion,
b. French
c. Kenya
d. Egypt

14. All of the elements of statehood should be

11-20 True or False
11. Internal sovereignty is the power of the state to
command and enforce obedience to its citizen
12. Nation is always free from external control.
13. Philippines is an example of a state.
possessed for it to become a state under the concept
of political science.
15. A single state may compose of several nations
like in the case of United States pf America.
 16. A single state under the concept of political 19. Power of imminent domain is included on the
science is composed of several nationalities. 1987 constitution of the Philippines.
17. Divine theory is exemplified through the vested 20. There is an absolute freedom in political
power of God. communities.
18. Police power is the power of the state to enact
laws enforcing public welfare and convenience of
people therein.

20-30 identify your answer from the choices provided.

 effectiveness and efficiency  responsiveness
 instinctive theory  force theory
 constitution  power of taxation
 the right of existence and self defence  patriarchal theory
 transparency  government
 participation  consensus oriente

____________21. The criteria of good governance which
involves timeframe of rendering service to the public.
____________22. It means that information is freely available
and directly accessible to those who will be affected by such
decisions and their enforcement.
____________23. It is a key cornerstone of good governance
which involves direct and indirect contribution to the
governmental processes.
____________24. Involves coordinating with members of the
society to meet the best interest of the majority and welfare
of the citizen.
____________25. The state has the power to impose financial
charges among persons and property for the discharge of
governmental functions.
____________26. It is the handbook for rulers in the art of
government.
____________27. It covers the sustainable use of natural
resources and the protection of the environment.
____________28. It is considered the most important right of
the state, it involves maximizing measures to resist any danger
to its existence.
____________29. It is the theory which happens during war
were the strong dominated the weak to ensure full obedience
to its ruler.
____________30. An agency with which state is formulated,
expressed and carried out.

II. JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWER

31-35 Discuss the Patriarchal theory
36-40 Discuss the elements of state
41-50 Explain the power of imminent domain and its connection with government’s road widening construction.
III. The Legal History of the Philippine Archipelago
The modern history of the Philippines can be traced to 1898, when, following the Spanish-American War, the Spanish
government ceded to the United States the lands and waters of what is now the Philippines. Cession of these lands and waters was
accomplished via the Treaty of Paris, 21 in which a large box (see figure 1) was drawn around the 7,107 islands that form the Philippine
archipelago.22 Then, in 1932, the Philippine Senate passed Act No. 4003, classifying all of the waters inside the Treaty Box as Philippine
territorial waters for purposes of regulating fishing, law enforcement, defence, and resource development. In 1933, the United States
ceded all the lands it had received under the Treaty of Paris to the people of the Philippines; however, the United States retained
residual authority as a protector of the Philippines until such time as the Philippine legislature established self-rule.23 In 1946, the
United States formally recognized Philippine independence, and all of those territories inside the Treaty Box were ceded to the modern
day Republic of the Philippines (RP)24 without protest by any other nations. Neither Scarborough Shoal nor the features now claimed
by the Philippines as part of its Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) claim were inside of the original Treaty Box.
The documents effectuating the U.S. transfer of sovereignty in the 1930s did not address the status of the waters which were
enclosed inside the Treaty Box or the legitimacy of Philippine Act No. 4003 which classified the enclosed waters as internal waters. In
1955, the Philippines notified the Secretary General of the United Nationals that it regarded all waters inside of the Treaty Box to be
territorial waters.25 In subsequent legislation, the Government of the Philippines established, in Act No. 3046 of June 17, 1961, a
series of 80 straight baselines,26, more closely framed the Philippine archipelago and effectively repeals the old Treaty Box claim. The
position of the Philippine government in that legislation was that all waters inside the baselines were considered internal waters and
all waters between the baselines and “Treaty Limits” were territorial seas. The United States and other states regarded this new claim
as excessive because it would have the effect of closing off numerousinternational straits (Surigao, Sibutu, Balabac, and Mindora) and
would deny the international community passage through recognized “internal” passages27.
Helpful concepts under the constitution of the Philippines: ARTICLE 1 THE NATIONAL TERRITORY
The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other
territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including
its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas. The waters around, between, and
connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the
Philippines.
The National Territory of the Philippines comprises the Philippine
Archipelago: ARCHIPELAGO came from the Greek work PELAGOS meaning “sea”
. It has been defined as a sea or part of asea studded with islands, often synonymous with group of islands or large
group of islands in an extensive body of water.
51-60 In your opinion, was the Philippines’ claim to the bodies of water under its archipelago constitutional? Justify your answer in
max of 5 sentences. Use the concepts of the element of the state and the art. 1 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
61-70 Explain the relevance of the external sovereignty in this case. (Open format, lines and paragraphs)