WILFORD UNIVERSITY

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SEMI-FINAL EXAMINATION

INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

2019-2020

NAME:____________________________________DATE:______________
SECTION/YEAR LEVEL:_____________________SCORE:_____________

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

1. Write your answers clearly, wrong spelling is wrong.

2. Avoid cheating. Once you are caught, you will be sent outside and will not be
able to continue taking the exam.
3. Pray and do your best. Good luck!

PART I. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: Choose the Party System to which the state belongs and write the letter
whether it is A.One-Party System, B. Two-Party System, C. Multi -Party System.
Write your answer on the space provided.
_____1.China _____6.Jamaica ______11.North Korea
_____2.Brazil _____7.Vietnam ______12.United States
_____3.Italy _____8.Finland ______13.Singapore
_____4.Norway _____9.Philippines ______14.Malta
_____5.Ireland _____10.Spain ______15. Cuba

PART II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and if it is incorrect, UNDERLINE the
word that made the statement wrong and write the correct word to make the statement
right. Write your answer on the space provided.
___________16.Election is the right to vote.
___________17.Election is the times when voters go to the polling places in
order to vote.
___________18.Centre Party is a conservative group which seeks to maintain
the status qou in the country.
___________19.Rightist Party is a party that has adopted policies which are a mixture
of both left and right tendencies.
___________20.Citizens are the persons who are temporary visitors in the territory of
another state.
___________21.Stateless person are those who lost their original nationality and
have not yet acquired another one.
___________22.Immigrants are those persons who apply for entry into another state
for the purpose of permanently residing therein.
___________23.Repatriation of Citizenship is the citizens who have expatriated
themselves, and assumed a foreign citizenship may regain their
former citizenship.
___________24.Jus Sanguinis is the principle that is also known as “law of the soil”

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 ___________25.Naturalized citizens by a special act of the foreign government are
few.
___________26.United States of America became the first Third World country
to give women the right to vote.
___________27.Bribery is another method in the panoply of tactics by
unscrupulous politicians.
___________28.Initiative is the method by which a given number of voters may, by
petition, originate a law.
___________29.The List Systems is system that is named after its British proponent
in 1851.
___________30.Interest groups is defined as the voluntary association of individuals
who advocate certain principles or policies.

PART III. IDENTIFICATION

Direction: Identify and write the correct answer for the following questions on the
space provided.

___________31. The one who has a share in the government of the state and is
entitled to enjoy its honors.
___________32. Person who does not enjoy the full civil and political rights and
obligations of a citizen.
___________33. Person that enjoys certain special privileges which are not given to
others.
___________34. The Principle that is also known as “law of the soil”
___________35. It can be acquired from three fundamental sources like birth,
naturalization and marriage.
___________36. The acquisition of citizenship that is based upon a special act of the
foreign government and through the personal request of the
individual.
___________37. Citizens who have expatriated themselves, and assumed a foreign
citizenship, may regain their former citizenship
___________38. The right to vote.
___________39. “The voice of the people is the voice of God”
___________40. The times when voters go to the polling places in order to vote.
___________41. In order to prevent election fraud like “flying voters,” most states
require their voters to it in one polling precinct.
___________42. Certain people that are debarred from voting.
___________43. It is a tool that is printed at government expense and distributed
only during election day at the polling places.
___________44. Another method in the panoply of tactics by unscrupulous
politicians.
___________45. Are those who register and vote in more than one precinct.
___________46. Every voter must experience his right to vote, and failure to do so
would mean certain penalties prescribed by the law.
___________47. A device by which an elected official, who became unsatisfactory to
the people, maybe removed from his office before the expiration of
his term.
___________48. A device by which a measure adopted by a legislative body maybe
referred directly to the electorate for its approval or rejection.
___________49.The submission of a certain question concerning more permanent
changes in the political structure to popular vote for approval or
rejection.
___________50. This Political system is named after its British proponent in 1851.
___________51. A group which makes certain claim upon other groups in the society
for the establishment, maintenance, or enhancement of certain
action.
___________52. The voluntary association of individuals who advocate certain
principles or policies as superior to all others for the general
conduct of government.
___________53. Legally permitted to use state power in all forms that are expedient
for the purposes of the state.
___________54. A conservative group which seeks to maintain the status qou in the
country.

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 ___________55. A party that has adopted policies which are a mixture of both left
and right tendencies.

PART IV. MATCHING TYPE

Direction: Match the items from column A with the correct answer from column
B. Write only the letter of the correct answer on space provided.

_____56. The Acquisition of citizenship is A.Two-party system

further determined by two principles: jus B.Sex
sanguinis and jus solis C.Jus Sanguinis
_____57. Citizens may lose his citizenship D. One-party system
if he fails to indicate his choice upon reaching E. Residence
the age of responsibility. F. Compulsory Voting
_____58. A privilege of state sovereignty, any G.Acquisition by Birth
state has the right to grant shelter or active H.1935 Constitution
protection to an alien who faces arrest by I.Asylum & Extradition
another state J.Methods of Minority
_____59.Granted suffrage to women. Representation
_____60. The mobility of population makes it K.Jus Solis
quite necessary to have this qualification. L. 1987 Constitution
_____61.In certain countries the voting privilege
is restricted to men: women are not allowed to vote.
_____62. Every voter must exercise his right to vote
and failure to do so would mean certain penalties
prescribed by the law.
_____63. A rising sentiments in many states to assure
the rights of minority against the probable despotism
of the majority.
_____64. The party-system that operates in the
United states.
_____65.Only one political party holds the power.

PART V. ESSAY
Direction: In not more than ten (10) sentences, answer the following questions.
Each questions are equivalent for five (5) points each.You will be graded based
on the following: 2 points for clearness and broadness and 3 points for the
content. Write your answer at the back of your test paper.

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 Traits 4 3 2 1
Focus & There is one clear, There is one There is one The topic and
Details wellfocused topic. clear, wellfocused topic. Main main ideas are
Main ideas are topic. Main ideas ideas are not clear.
clear and are well are clear but are somewhat
supported by not well supported clear.
detailed and by detailed
accurate information.
information.

Organization The introduction is The introduction The There is no

inviting, states the states the main introduction clear
main topic, and topic and provides states the introduction,
provides an an overview of the main topic. A structure, or
overview of the paper. A conclusion is conclusion.
paper. Information conclusion is included.
is relevant and included.
presented in a
logical order. The
conclusion is
strong.
Word Choice The author uses The author uses The author The writer
vivid words and vivid words and uses words uses a limited
phrases. The phrases. The that vocabulary.
choice and choice and communicate Jargon or
placement of words placement of clearly, but clichés may be
seems accurate, words is the writing present and
natural, and not inaccurate at lacks variety detract from
forced. times and/or the meaning.
seems overdone.
Sentence All sentences are Most sentences Most Sentences
Structure, well constructed are well sentences are sound
Grammar, and have varied constructed and well awkward, are
Mechanics, structure and have varied constructed, distractingly
& Spelling length. The author structure and but they have repetitive, or
makes no errors in length. The author a similar are difficult to
grammar, makes a few structure understand.
mechanics, and/or errors in grammar, and/or length. The author
spelling. mechanics, and/or The author makes
spelling, but they makes numerous
do not interfere several errors errors in
with in grammar, grammar,
understanding. mechanics, mechanics,
and/or and/or spelling
spelling that that interfere
interfere with with
understanding understanding.
.

66-70.Is compulsory voting a good thing?

71-75.Are all persons are qualified to vote? Why or why not?
76-80. Discuss the Different kinds of Party Members

Prepared by:

Lenz Meret Cataquis

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Checked by:

Dr. Edward E. Babasa

“With a heart as brave as yours, am sure no test can take you down. Wish
you all the luck for success.”