FINAL EXAMINATION

1. “Humans are jot self-sufficing so they find the need to come together as a community.”
This statement is according to whom?
a. Karl Marx and Plato c. Descartes and Marie Lu
b. Aristotle and Plato d. Aristotle and Descartes
2. Which one does NOT elucidate the term “political science”?
a. It deals with the study of power in society, politics, and government.
b. It is the academic discipline that deals with key issues and concepts in politics.
c. It is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups.
d. It is a classical discipline that deals with the study of political phenomena.
3. This state of nature is often violent and chaotic; therefore, people enter themselves into a
SOCIAL CONTRACT. The capitalize word means __________?
I. A written statement that limits or guides the behavior of a certain group.
II. A written or unwritten binding agreement among the people that bids for the
creation of a government.
III. Highlights the role of law in organizing and stabilizing individual interests to
prevent the overlapping individual needs.
IV. A consequent use of politics for the achievement of peace and order.

a. Statement I and II are correct c. Statement I and III are correct

b. Statement III and IV are correct d. Statement II and IV are correct
4. Which statement below explain the term “comparative advantage”?
I. It deals with the different perspectives and ideas regarding politics and
governance of different political philosophers from the ancient times.
II. It deals with power in government and how this institution exerts power
for the benefit of the society.
III. It is about critical attribute of a citizen belonging to a certain state.
IV. It is about comparing various political system and different constitutions
among different countries through time.
V. It is a type of study that was made by Aristotle and Plato during the golden
age of ancient Greece in their influential works.

a. I, V b. II, III c. III, IV d. IV, V

5. Who’s the father of modern political science?
a. Aristotle c. Machiavelli
b. Plato d. Descartes
6. If international relations concerned on establishing and maintaining relations among
countries through time. How about the political methodology, it is more concerned of
what _______?
a. The application of political concepts into research and policy making almost similar
to the applied nature of public administration.
b. The application of political concepts into rules and regulations that similar to the laws
implemented in the Philippines.
 c. The application of political concepts to the knowledge of politics and governance.
d. The application of political concepts into division of different fields of interests.
7. Who wrote the book entitled “The Prince and Discourses”?
a. Aristotle c. Machiavelli
b. Plato d. Descartes
8. What is law?
I. It is basically any written statement that limits or guides the behavior of a
certain group.
II. It is a central concept in politics and governance.
III. It deals with a particular type of agreement, relationship, or crime.
IV. It plays a central role in social, political and economic life.
V. It is a participation of an individual in the state

a. I, II, III, III b. II, III, IV, V c. I, III, IV, V d. I, II, IV, V
9. Politics deals with power in society in general, governance specifically deals with what
POWER?
I. Power in government and how this institution exerts power for the benefit of the
society.
II. Power in human dignity and how each human exerts power for the benefit of their
reputation.
III. Power in society and how individual exerts power for the benefit of themselves.

a. I b. II c. III
10. Why we need to study the historical factor of each theory or ideology of politics?
a. To know how each theory, framework, or ideology is applied in modern context.
b. To understand how each theory, framework, or ideology is applied in modern context.
c. To analyze how each theory, framework, or ideology is applied in modern context.
d. To evaluate how each theory, framework, or ideology is applied in modern context.
11. Political theory deals with different perspectives and ideas regarding politics and
governance while political methodology is more concerned of ____________?
I. The application of political concepts into research and policy making.
II. The application of politics in government and society.
III. The application of law in the behavior of a certain group.

a. I b. II c. III
12. Frederick Watkins suggested that ideologies come from different political extremes while
Claude Destutt De Tracy made the _________?
a. The first formal use of ideology as a political science jargon.
b. The second formal use of ideology as a political science jargon.
c. The third formal use of ideology as a political science jargon.
d. The fourth formal use of ideology as a political science jargon.
13. Edmund Burke through his work “Reflections on the French Revolution”, argued that
_________?
 I. Tampering with tradition is likely to bring grief rather than improvement.
II. Institutions evolved over time to fit the needs of society.
III. Violent upheavals always make things worse.
a. I b. II c. III
14. According to Edmund Burke, through his work Reflections on the French Revolution,
argued that institutions evolved over time to fit the needs of society, thus “tampering with
tradition is likely to bring grief rather than improvement”. His idea means
_____________?
a. Adheres to change although through a rapid and sudden process.
b. Adheres to change although through a faster and abrupt process.
c. Adheres to change although through a slow and gradual process.
d. Adheres to change although through a hasty and moving process.
15. “Social problems are not always solved by reason.” This statement is according to
whom?
a. Aristotle c. Sen. Defensor-Santiago
b. Edward Burke d. Alexander Berkman
16. “Alienation in its basic form is the alienation from one’s labor (or product of one’s labor),
and capitalism is a great factor in this phenomenon.” This statement is according to
whom?
a. John Locke c. Thomas Hobbes
b. Karl Marx d. David Ingersoll
17. “Anarchism teaches that we can live in a society where there is no compulsion of any
kind. A life without compulsion naturally means liberty; it means freedom from being
forced or coerced, a chance to lead the life that suits you best.” This statement is
according to whom?
a. Aristotle c. Sen. Defensor-Santiago
b. Edward Burke d. Alexander Berkman
18. What is power?
I. Power in the natural sciences can be easily established through a single
question, which signifies the quantifiable nature of physical power.
II. Power in society, and by extension, the social sciences are more complicated
because it is continuously being molded by the dynamic nature of society.
III. Power is a political statement that aim to call upon massive mass or
government action to achieve a relatively better political and economic condition.
IV. Power is the product of numerous views from different political scientists and
philosophers through time from the classical to the modern period.

a. I, II b. III, IV c. I, IV d. II, III

19. Proletariat: Workers; Capitalist: _________?
a. Slave c. Royal People
b. Freeman d. Middle Class
20. “There are situations where power in government is corrupted by the personal and selfish
goals of individuals.” This statement is according to whom?
 a. Aristotle c. Sen. Defensor-Santiago
b. Edward Burke d. Alexander Berkman
21. “The members of the bourgeoisie might think more of profit and leisure, that life is good,
and that money can do anything.” This statement is an example of __________?
a. Materialism c. Revolution
b. Liberalism d. Marxism
22. Which statement below doesn’t explain the term “classical liberalism”?
I. It is the adverse impact of the free market which is more open to the idea that, at certain
times, the government should interfere.
II. It adheres to the laissez-faire system wherein the government does not interfere with
the market.
III. It prefers more freedom and has a more optimistic approach to human reasoning and
nature.
IV. It is the opposite of conservatism for it favors change, prefers more freedom, and has
a more optimistic approach to human reasoning and nature.

a. I b. II c. III d. IV
23. “When parents tell their children what they should and should not”. Is the example of
________?
a. Expressing Power c. Grandest Power
b. Power in Society d. Political Power
24. “When the government imposes policies for the welfare of its constituents”. Is the
example of ______________?
a. Expressing Power c. Grandest Power
b. Power in Society d. Political Power
25. “There are situations where power in government is corrupted by the personal and selfish
goals of individuals”. This statement is according to whom?
a. Karl Marx c. Rene Descartes
b. Aristotle d. Bruce Lee
26. Which statement below is BEST define the term structural power?
I. The direct control of one actor of the conditions and actions of another.
II. The indirect ways in which an actor affects another.
III. It basically looks at the position and the roles of various actors in relation to
each other.
IV. It is similar to structural power that looks into the relative position of the
actors, the social production of their roles, and how the roles affect the actors’
perceptions and actions.

a. I b. II c. III d. IV
27. Which statement below is BEST define the term productive power?
I. The direct control of one actor of the conditions and actions of another.
II. The indirect ways in which an actor affects another.
 III. It basically looks at the position and the roles of various actors in relation to each
other.
IV. It is similar to structural power that looks into the relative position of the actors, the
social production of their roles, and how the roles affect the actors’ perceptions and
actions.

a. I b. II c. III d. IV
28. Which statement below is BEST define the term compulsory power?
I. The direct control of one actor of the conditions and actions of another.
II. The indirect ways in which an actor affects another.
III. It basically looks at the position and the roles of various actors in relation to each
other.
IV. It is similar to structural power that looks into the relative position of the actors, the
social production of their roles, and how the roles affect the actors’ perceptions and
actions.

a. I b. II c. III d. IV
29. Which statement below is BEST define the term institutional power?
I. The direct control of one actor of the conditions and actions of another.
II. The indirect ways in which an actor affects another.
III. It basically looks at the position and the roles of various actors in relation to
each other.
IV. It is similar to structural power that looks into the relative position of the
actors, the social production of their roles, and how the roles affect the actors’
perceptions and actions.

a. I b. II c. III d. IV
30. This is the relationship between two or more people or parts of oneself in which one is
cut off from, a stranger or alien, the others.
a. Class Struggle c. Materialism
b. Alienation d. Revolution