SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTS

General Luna Road, Baguio City, Philippines 2600

Tel. No.: (074) 442-3071 loc 274 Website: www.ubaguio.edu E-mail Address: ste@ubaguio.edu

Finals (Online Learning), 2nd semester 2019-2020

Date: MWF April 6, 8,& 10 /TTH April 7 & 9 Course Code: RPHIST 1 Score: ___ / 50
TOPIC: The socio-political context of taxation
Name: ______________ Degree: ____________ Class Section and Schedule: __________

Activity. Answering ESSAY Questions

A. Instructions: Answer the following Questions in a paragraph form. (You can type your
answers below each question.)
1. What is taxation? (2 points)
2. What is the importance of paying taxes to the government? (5 points)
3. Explain the following concepts (2 points each)
a) equity-
b) uniformity-
c) progressivity-
4. What is the train Law? (2 points)
5. What are the salient features of the Train Law? (5 points)
6. How do we benefit from the Train Law? (5 points)
7. Are there downsides to the Train Law? If your answer is no, why?
If your answer is yes, what are they? (5 points)
8. The following are national taxes. Explain each and how it is done? (3 points each)
a. income tax
b. excise tax
c. VAT ( Value Added Tax)
9. The following are local taxes. Explain each and how it is done? (3 points each)
a. community certificate tax
b. business permit
c. amusement tax
10. Do you agree on how taxes are being handled by the Philippine Government?
(2 points)
 SCHOOL OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTS
General Luna Road, Baguio City, Philippines 2600
Tel. No.: (074) 442-3071 loc 274 Website: www.ubaguio.edu E-mail Address: ste@ubaguio.edu

Finals (Online Learning), 2nd semester 2019-2020

Date: MWF April 13,15 & 17 TTH April 14 & 16) Course Code: RPHIST 1 Score: ___ / 55
TOPIC: An overview of the Philippine Constitutions (Part I)
Name: ______________ Degree: ____________ Class Section and Schedule: __________

Activity 1.
A. Instructions: Fill up the following chart with the correct answers. (You can type your
answers within the chart below.)

Comparison between Parliamentary Form of Government

and Presidential Form of Government
Structure of Government Parliamentary Form Presidential Form
1. Title of the people Executive
occupying these Legislative
different branches Judiciary
(12 points)
2. Jobs and Executive
responsibilities of Legislative
each branch (12 Judiciary
points)
3. Give at least 5 countries who have
this form of Government (10 points)
4. What are the advantages of this
form of government? ( 6 points)
5. What are the disadvantages of this
form of government? ( 6 points)

(Note: For numbers 1 to 5, there could be more than one answer to each column.)

B. Instructions: Answer the following questions in not more than 5 sentences. (You can
type your answers within the chart below.)

6. What is the importance of having a constitution? (5 points)

7. Is it possible for a country to exist without a constitution? (3 points)
8. How is the constitution created and changed as for the case of the Philippine
Constitution? (6 points)