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LET REVIEW: Intensive 17. To govern is to rule and the government rules by laws. Whose
SOCIAL SCIENCE Set 4 main duty is the enforcement or execution of laws?
a. Executive department
1. Which of the following is composed of the principal officers b. Police department
through whom the President executes the law? c. Judiciary department
a. the Regional officials c. Regional heads d. Legislative department
b. the Cabinet d. the Senate 18. A bill becomes a law after it passes _______ readings.
2. It is the legitimate platform of the incumbent President to make a. 2 c. 4
an accounting to the people the achievements and framework of b. 3 d. 5
the administration. 19. Three days after a permanent vacancy occurs in the Office of
a. State of the Nation Address President and Vice President a special election is to be called
b. Press Conference by ____________________
c. Achievement Report a. Senate President c. House speaker
d. Performance Appraisal b. congress d. supreme court
3. Who among the following is tasked to exercise general 20. The Vice-President shall become the President in any of the ff.
supervision over local governments? cases EXCEPT
a. the President c. Chief Justice a. death c. removal from office
b. the Senate President d. the governors b. temporary incapacity d. resignation; of the Pres.
4. The term of office of the President under the 1987 constitution. 21. A draft of a law submitted to the consideration of the legislative
a. 3 years c. 6 years body for its adoption.
a. resolution c. quorum
b. 3 years with re-election d. 6 years with re-election b. bill d. ordinance
22. The ff. are the qualifications of the party-list representatives
5. If the last presidential election was in 2016, when will the next
EXCEPT
one take place?
a. natural-born citizen
a. 2018 c. 2022
b. at least 25 years of age
b. 2020 d. 2024
c. a resident in the Phils. for not less than 1 year
6. Regular election for the members of congress is held every
d. a registered voter in the district
a. 2nd Monday of May c. 4th Monday of June
th 23. Number of Congressmen who are members of the Commission
b. 4 Monday of July d. At noon of June 30
on Appointments
7. The Vice-President is allowed to hold office for
a. 9 c. 24
_________________
b. 12 d. 25
a. 1 term c. 3 consecutive terms
24. Legislative power of the present government is vested in
b. 2 consecutive terms d. 4 consecutive terms
8. The Lower Chamber of the Congress of the Philippines is known the_______
a. president b. supreme court
by what name?
b. sandiganbayan d. congress
a. COMELEC c. Senate
b. Department d. House of Representatives
25. It refers to the act of postponement of the execution of death
9. How many Associate Justices comprise the Supreme Court?
sentence to some other date.
a. 9 c. 14
a. reprieve c. pardon
b. 12 d. 15
b. amnesty d. commutation
26. The Congress shall convene once a year for its regular session
10. The President being in the Executive Department exercises
on _____________
certain powers. Which of the following is NOT a power of the
a. 2nd Monday of May c. 4th Monday of June
President? th
b. 4 Monday of July d. At noon of June 30
a. budgetary power
27. It refers to the reduction of sentence to a lesser punishment
b. veto power
a. reprieve c. pardon
c. power to declare martial law
b. amnesty d. commutation
d. declare the existence of state of war
28. The body that shall have the principal function of recommending
11. It serves as the official residence of the president.
appointees to the judiciary.
a. Manila hotel c. Coconut palace
a. Security Council c. quasi-judicial bodies
b. Malacaan Palace d. Batasan Pambansa
12. Alnazer is 25 years old and wants to run in the district as a
Congressman. Is his age qualified for the position? b. judicial and Bar Council d. Philippine Bar
a. Yes c. Maybe 29. The period or duration during which an officer may claim to hold
b. No d. Possibly the office
13. Which government official(s) is appointed by the President? a. term of office c. tenure of office
a. Party-list representatives c.Senators b. public office d. 30th day of June
b. Supreme Court Justice d. Governors 30. Jerry,a Filipino citizen and age qualified, decided to run as
14. Mr. Chiu was born as a Chinese national. He wants to run as a president after his return from America. His total number of
congressman. He was naturalized at age 18. Can he run for a years of residency in the Philippines reaches 5 years. Is he
congressional seat? qualified for the position?
a. Yes, because he was a naturalized citizen a. Yes, 5 years of residency is enough
b. Yes, because he is a citizen b. Yes, no requirement of residency is required.
c. No, because a naturalized citizen cant run for c. No, residency must reached 10 years
congress d. No, he is still young
d. No, because his parents are already citizen 31. He acts as ex-officio chairman of the Commission on
15. Under the 1987 constitution, the term of office of the President Appointments.
and Vice President is __________ a. Speaker of the House c. Ombudsman
a. 6 years c. 4 years b. Senate President d. President of the Phils
32. What is the means that the president may be removed from d. Speaker of the House
office? 50. The period when an elected official starts the assumption of
a. recall c. impeachment office.
b. plebiscite d. direct act of congress a. 2nd Monday of May c. 4th Monday of June
th
33. Mr. Schultz is an Austrian national who became naturalized b. 4 Monday of July d. At noon of June 30
Filipino citizen in the country. Can he be appointed as judge in 51. They are members of the house of representatives who are
the lower courts of our judiciary? elected in the districts.
a. No, natural-born citizens are required a. party-list representatives c. district representatives
b. No, naturalized citizens are not allowed b. sectoral representatives d. public representatives
c. Yes, the law says one must be a Filipino citizen. 52. What will be the status of the Vice-president assuming the office
d. Yes, the law allows foreign nationals to be appointed if the President-elect fails to qualify?
34. The composition of the house of representatives. a. become the president
a. not more than 24 c. not more than 150 b. appoint somebody as president
b. not more than 50 d. not more than 250 c. act as president
35. Who will assume the office if both the president and vice d. a special election will be called
president shall have died? 53. The minimum age requirement for the members of the senate.
a. speaker of the house a. 25 years old c. 35 years old
b. chief justice of supreme court b. 30 years old d. 40 years old
c. senate president 54. If the supreme court operates in 3 divisions, how many justices
d. highest cabinet member will each division compose of?
36. It is the highest court in the judicial branch of the government. a. 3 c. 7
a. regional trial court c. supreme court b. 5 d. 9
b. court of appeals d. sandiganbayan 55. To avoid conflict of interest and undue influence, Senators are
37. Based on the present constitution, for how many terms a prohibited from appearing as ____ before any court of Justice.
senator will serve office?. a. adviser c. counsel
a. 2 terms, renewable c. 3 terms, renewable b. prosecutor d. judge
b. 2 terms, not renewable d. 3 terms, not renewable 56. The body that acts as a sole judge in all contests relating to
38. A kind of election that is called in case a vacancy arises in the election, returns and qualifications of the president and vice
Senate or House of Representatives. president.
a. special election c. regular election a. electoral tribunal c. senate
b. general election d. snap election b. house of representatives d. supreme court
39. What will be the status of the Vice-president assuming the office 57. The power of the President to disapprove bills that are passed in
if the President-elect dies? the congress.
a. become the president a. military power c. veto power
b. officer in-charge b. power of control d. power to appoint
c. act as president 58. The President plans to appoint Senator Tama as Secretary of
d. alter ego of the president Education because of his expertise in the field. Is this possible?
40. A general debate regarding the bill is opened after the ______. a. Yes, if the Senator relinquish his position
a. fourth reading c. third reading
b. second reading d. first reading b. No, because appointment can only be possible as head of
41. The President shall communicate his veto of any bill to the bureaus.
House where it originated within ____days after the date of c. No, as a rule, senators cannot be appointed in any offices in
receipt thereof, otherwise, it shall become a law as if he had the government
signed it. d. Maybe
a. 15 c. 45 59. A bill should contain how many subject matter?
b. 30 d. 60 a. 1 c. 3
42. During the first reading, the bill read is read by the ff. except.. b. 2 4. 4
a. name/s of authors c. title 60. The body that shall have the exclusive power to initiate all cases
b. number d. subject matter of impeachment.
43. An act of grace of putting into oblivion the offenses committed a. senate c. supreme court
by persons whose crime is of a political in character. b. house of representatives d. office of the ombudsman
a. pardon c. reprieve 61. The ff. are the classifications of courts in the Philippines Except..
b. amnesty d. commutation a. special courts c. national courts
44. The head of the House of representatives. b. regular courts d. quasi-courts
a. speaker of the house c. senate chairman 62. The senate shall elect its President by a ______
b. senate president d. senate leader a. 2/3 votes of all its respective members
45. Senators are immune from arrest for all offenses punishable by b. votes of all its respective members
not more than ____years as long as Congress is in session. c. 1/3 of all its respective members
a. 3 c. 10 d. majority vote of all its members
b. 6 d. 15 63. A Member of the Supreme Court must be at least ____years of
46. Composition of the Senate. age.
a. 12 c. 50 a. 30 c. 40
b. 24 d. 250 b. 35 d. 45
47. The ff. are the regular courts of the Philippines, Except.. 64. The special court which has jurisdiction over criminal and civil
a. municipal trial court c. court of appeals cases involving graft and corruption is the ___________.
b. regional trial court d. sandiganbayan a. Court of Appeals c. Sandiganbayan
48. The composition of the Electoral Tribunal. b. Ombudsman d. Peoples Court
a. 25 c. 9
b. 12 d. 15 65. In Sec. 17, Art.XVIII, Senators and members of the House of
49. Who may be appointed as member of the Cabinet without Representatives should receive what annual salary unless they,
needing confirmation from the Commission on Appointments? give themselves increases?
a. Senate President a. 240,000 pesos c. 60 million pesos
b. Any Senator b. 204,000 pesos d. 600,000 pesos
c. Vice-President
66. According to the 1987 Constitution, no person may be elected 80. It is the power to apply the laws to contests or disputes
President unless he is_____ concerning legally recognized rights or duties between the State
a. 35 years of age on the day of election and private persons brought before the judicial tribunals.
b. 40 years of age on the day of his assumption of office a. Executive Powers c. Legislative Powers
c. 40 years of age on the day of election b. Judicial Powers d. Emergency Powers
d. 40 years of age on the day of his proclamation
67. The national territory of the Republic of the Philippines includes
each of the following (in the territorial islands and waters)
except:
a. the seabed c. the overseas domains
b. the insular shelves d. the subsoil
68. Section 8 of the State Policies states that the Philippines,
consistent with the national interest, adopts and pursues a
policy of freedom from what type of weapons in its territory?
a. chemical weapons c. biological weapons
b. weapons of mass destruction d. nuclear
weapons
69. In Art. IV, Section 4, unless by their act or omission they are
deemed, under the law, to have renounced it, citizens of the
Philippines who marry aliens shall:
a. lose their citizenship
b. have the choice to select which citizenship to relinquish
c. retain their citizenship
d. automatically adopt dual citizenship, unless contravened by
laws of the country of his spouse
70. In Art. III, Section 20, no person shall be imprisoned for
______________
a. debt or non-payment of a poll tax
b. more than 25 years
c. a capital offense.
d. actions stemming from his political beliefs
71. The first female to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Philippines.
a. Leila de Lima c. ConchitaCarpio-Morales
b. Cecilia Munoz-Palma d. Maria Lourdes Sereno
72. As a result of EDSA 1, the Philippines:
a. Change its form of government to parliamentary
b. Intensified its participation in international affairs
c. Saw the impeachment of Joseph Estrada as president
d. Became known worldwide for its people power revolution
73. All appropriations, revenue or tariff bills shall originate
exclusively from the:
a. Senate c. sangguniang panlalawigan
b. House of representative d. Senate department of budget
74. The Philippines objected to the advisory on travels to Mindanao,
by the Australian government . What should the government
do?
a. Arrest their national c. File the diplomatic protest
b. Recall all nationals d. declare war against the country
75. In what way does the executive of the nation have a legislative
power?
a. Enforces the laws
b. Exercises general supervision over all municipal,
provincial, and city governments
c. Approves or vetoes the bill passed by Congress
d. Prepares annual budget of government
76. To assure the citizenry of a government of laws and not of men
which kind of judiciary is necessary?
I. free II. Independent III. Partial

a. I, II, III c. I and III

b. I and II d. II and III
77. When the maximum period for rendition of decisions is within 24
months, this is done by the:
a. supreme court c. barangay court
b. court of appeals d. lower court
78. Adopted on 12 February 1998 through RA 8491, the National
Motto of the Philippines is Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao,
___________ at Makabansa.
a. Mapagmahal c. Masipag
b. Makakalikasan d. Marangal
79. It shall have the SOLE power to TRY all cases of Impeachment.
a. The House of Representatives c. The Sandigan Bayan
b. The Supreme Court sitting En Banc d. The Senate