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ROSE ANN A. RAYO - Instructor

ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

Jones, Isabela
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
SOCIAL SCIENCE 14
NAME: ______________________________ SCORE: ______________DATE:_____________

I.

IDENTIFICATION: Determine the word/phrase that best describes the

statements below. Write your answer at the space provided before each
number. ERASURE AND WRONG SPELLING MEANS WRONG.

__________________________1. The article that provides for the national territory of the
Philippines.
__________________________2. It refers to the land that holds the sea or the sea floor.
__________________________3. Law that provides for the baselines of the Philippines.
__________________________4. It contemplates of the territory as one of the essential
elements of state. That without a territory, state will not exist.
__________________________5. Section under article II which provides for the
independent foreign policy of the state.
__________________________6. It refers to all waters seaward to a line twelve nautical
miles distant from the outer limits of territorial waters.
__________________________7. It refers to the portion of the sea which is free to all
mankind.
__________________________8. Lines which are drawn on the low water mark in an island
or group of islands to indicate the end of the internal waters and the beginning of the
territorial waters.
__________________________9. It is the soil below the soil on the surface of the earth.
__________________________10. It refers to all waters seaward to a line twelve nautical
miles distant from the archipelagic baseline over which the Philippines exercises jurisdiction.
__________________________11. Refers to the air space above the territorial lands and
water of the Philippines but excluding the outer space.
__________________________12. These include rivers, lakes, canals, ports, harbors, gulls
and bays and waters around, between and connecting the islands of the archipelago.
__________________________13. It is the submerged portions of a continent or offshore
island.
__________________________14. It is the right any foreign merchant vessel to navigate
through the territorial waters of state for purposes of traversing that sea without entering
internal waters.
__________________________15. It is the right of any foreign merchant vessel to enter the
territorial waters of a state in cases of emergency.
_________________________ 16. A process by which a state confer its citizenship to any
person after birth.
__________________________17. Citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to
perform any act to acquire or perfect Philippine citizenship.
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_________________________ 18. Defined as membership of an individual in a political

community enjoying political and civil rights.
__________________________19. A rule that a persons citizenship is determined by the
place of his birth.
__________________________20. It refers to a situation in which a person simultaneously
owes, by some positive act, loyalty to two or more states.
_________________________ 21. A rule that a persons citizenship is determined by his
blood or by the citizenship of his parents.
_________________________ 22. Another term for the intention to return.
__________________________23. A citizenship as a result of the concurrent application of
the different laws of two or more states.
_________________________ 24. A law that says all inhabitants of the islands who were
Spanish subjects on April 11, 1898, and residing in the islands, who did not declare their
intention of preserving Spanish nationality between the said date and October 1900 were
declared citizens of the Philippines.
__________________________25. Principle that states that the state is the second parent of
a child.
__________________________26. Branch of the government which is in charge with the
foreign relations of our country.
__________________________27. They are those who are naturalized in accordance with
law.
__________________________28. Right and obligation to vote and be voted of qualified
citizens in the election of public officers.
__________________________29. A method by which a local elective official may be
removed from office during his tenure.
__________________________30. Latin maxim which means the law is harsh, but it is the
law.
__________________________ 31. SALN means?
__________________________ 32. It is the submission of a law passed
legislative body to the people for their ratification or rejection.

by

the

__________________________ 33. EEZ means?

__________________________ 34. COA means?
__________________________ 35. COMELEC means?
__________________________ 36. Article that provides for the accountability of public
officers.
___________________________37. Law that created the local government which is enacted
on 1991.
__________________________ 38. Law that allows overseas workers to vote.
__________________________ 39. Voting age for the exercise of the right of suffrage.
__________________________ 40. Kind of war that the Philippines is renouncing.
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II.

TRUE OR FALSE. Read the statements carefully and identify whether it is correct
or wrong. Write true if it is correct and false if it is wrong. Write your answer at the
space provided before the number. RIGHT MINUS WRONG.

___________________1. Without a territory, State will still exist.

___________________2. Article II of the 1987 Constitution is divided into two parts,
sections 1 to 7 is declaration of principles and 8 to 28 is about state policies.
___________________3. Foreign vessels are allowed to travel in the internal waters of the
Philippines without its consent even in the exercise of the right of involuntary entrance or
innocent passage.
___________________4. The Scarborough Shoal does not fall in the 200 Exclusive
Economic Zones of the Philippines.
___________________5. Continental or insular slope has a depth of 3,500 to 5,500 meters.
___________________6. Patrimonial sea extends 12 nautical miles away from the coastal
baselines.
___________________7. Dereliction and abandonment is one way of losing a territory.
___________________8. Terrestrial domain refers to agricultural lands only.
___________________9. R.A 9255 is the law that provides for the baselines of the
Philippines.
___________________10. Article II, Section 6 speaks of the union of the Church and the
State.
___________________11. Baselines are drawn to determine the extension of our territory
and are usually drawn on a high water mark.
___________________12. Citizens of the Philippines who marry aliens shall follow the
citizenship of his/her husband/wife.
___________________13. Salus Populi, Est Suprema Lex, this is the guiding principle for
the promotion of general welfare.
___________________14. Article II of the 1987 Constitution is entitled Declaration of State
policies and principles.
___________________15. Article IV has 5 sections.
___________________16. Article IV, Section 5 prohibits dual citizenship.
___________________17. Civilian authority is at all times superior over the military
because of the reason that the head of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is the president,
himself.
___________________18. Rearing of the youth is provided under Article II, Section 13.
___________________19. Suffrage means the right of every citizen to be voted in public
office.
___________________20. Article IX speaks of the accountability of public officers.
___________________21. Suffrage is a natural right of every individual.

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___________________22. Illegitimate child follows the citizenship of his/her father.

___________________23. The ten year period a requirement for the naturalization is
material or physical presence.
___________________24. RA 9225 is about the citizenship retention and reacquisition act of
2003.
___________________25. Dual citizenship is prohibited by law.
___________________26. A child born after January 17, 1973 of Filipino mother is a
Filipino Citizen.
___________________27. Ma. Gracia Cielo M. Padaca is a member of the Commission on
Audit.
___________________28. Public office is a public trust that is under article IX of the
Constitution.
___________________29. Article X speaks of the National economy and patrimony of our
country.
___________________30. Disabled and illiterates are ban from voting or exercising their
right of suffrage.
III.

EXPLANATION: Read the following situations carefully and explain it with basis.
One sentence is enough to explain each problem. 2 POINT EACH. Write your answer
at the back of your papers. Write legibly.
1. Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Lee went to the United States on working Visa. After a year of stay
there, child A was born. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are natural-born Filipinos.
What is the citizenship of child A at the time of birth? Is it American or Filipino
citizenship, or both? Qualify your answer by citing the supporting principle or principles.
2. Miss Deniece Cornejo was born on January 11, 1973, of a Filipino mother and a Chinese
father. Her parents got married on November 30, 1971. What is the citizenship of Deniece
during her minority? How about after reaching the age of majority? Qualify your answer
by citing the supporting principle or principles.
3. Mr. Vhong Navarro was charged of the crime of rape against Miss Deniece Cornejo on
December 23, 2014 and was later on acquitted for the crime charged. On the following
year, May 2015, there will be an election to be held. Can Vhong Navarro exercise his
right of suffrage? Why? Explain very briefly.
4. Mr. Dee Nhalhilhigo was an Iranian citizen. He stayed in the Philippines for two years
and later on applies for naturalization. His application then was approved and he was
naturalized as a Filipino citizen. After a year, he met Miss Ahng Dood at the Boracay,
who is an African citizen. They got married immediately. What is now the citizenship of
Miss Ahng Dood after marrying Mr. Dee Nhalhilhigo?
5. Zeus Mar Yhu Zep was sentenced of the crime of murder which is punishable under the
Philippine laws for more than one year of imprisonment. Question, can Zeus Mar Yhu
Zep exercise his right of suffrage? Qualify your answer.
6. Cindy Biglanggahasa is a deaf-mute person. She was born as deaf-mute; On May 23,
2015 there will be a general election and at that date she is already qualified to vote as a
registered voter. Now, can Cindy Biglanggahasa vote despite of being a deaf-mute or
disabled?
7. Are foreign vessels allowed to travel in the internal waters of the Philippines without its
consent even in the exercise of the right of involuntary entrance or innocent passage?
Why?
8. Baby Ama was a child born out of wedlock to a Filipino mother and an alien father. What
is now the citizenship of Baby ama?
9. Dina Vhirgin who was a member of a group against the government wants the vote
during an election but was questioned because she was disqualified to vote. If you were
the judge, how will you decide on this case?
10. Can the congress abolish the constitutional commissions? Why?
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V.

ENUMERATION: Give what is asked by the following. Write your answers

at the back page of your test paper.
Scope of suffrage (5)
Ways of acquiring citizenship (2)
Manifestations of a democratic and republican state (3)
ways of losing citizenship (voluntary and involuntary method) (6)
ways of reacquiring citizenship (3)
Persons disqualified to vote (3)
Types of naturalization (2)
Constitutional Commissions (3)
Requirements for naturalization (3)
LABELLING. Direction: Identify and label the territorial waters of the Philippines.
One point for correct labeling. NO ERASURES. 10 POINTS.

Believe in what youre praying for.

If God has placed that desire in your heart,
Then you must not fear for He is with you.
-maam Ann-

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