WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND US
CONSTITUTION FINAL OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT REVIEW PAPER 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS HIGH
SCORE STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the
Constitution? Answer: A strong national government is better for
national defense and economic growth
⩥What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more
power than individual members of the House of Representatives?
Answer: The smaller total number of Senate members compared to the
number of representatives
⩥What describes the equal proportions method of congressional
apportionment? Answer: Congressional districts are drawn in order to
maintain similar numbers of voters in each district
⩥Which constitutional amendment established term limits for the
president? Answer: The 22nd Ammendment
, ⩥What describes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in
Marbury v. Madison? Answer: It established the principle of judicial
review
⩥Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve powers?
Answer: The 10th Amendment
⩥What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish?
Answer: A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause
⩥Which amendment provided for the separate election of the president
and vice president? Answer: The 12th Amendment
⩥Which election cycle event allows local party members to select their
delegates for a presidential election? Answer: A caucus
⩥What was the purpose of creating the Federal Election Commission in
the 1970s? Answer: To ensure transparency in campaign financing
⩥Which Supreme Court decision allowed super PACs to make unlimited
contributions to political candidates? Answer: Citizens United v. Federal
Election Commission
CONSTITUTION FINAL OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT REVIEW PAPER 2026 REAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS HIGH
SCORE STUDY RESOURCE GRADED A+
⩥What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the
Constitution? Answer: A strong national government is better for
national defense and economic growth
⩥What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more
power than individual members of the House of Representatives?
Answer: The smaller total number of Senate members compared to the
number of representatives
⩥What describes the equal proportions method of congressional
apportionment? Answer: Congressional districts are drawn in order to
maintain similar numbers of voters in each district
⩥Which constitutional amendment established term limits for the
president? Answer: The 22nd Ammendment
, ⩥What describes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in
Marbury v. Madison? Answer: It established the principle of judicial
review
⩥Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve powers?
Answer: The 10th Amendment
⩥What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish?
Answer: A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause
⩥Which amendment provided for the separate election of the president
and vice president? Answer: The 12th Amendment
⩥Which election cycle event allows local party members to select their
delegates for a presidential election? Answer: A caucus
⩥What was the purpose of creating the Federal Election Commission in
the 1970s? Answer: To ensure transparency in campaign financing
⩥Which Supreme Court decision allowed super PACs to make unlimited
contributions to political candidates? Answer: Citizens United v. Federal
Election Commission
