WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND US
CONSTITUTION FINAL OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥Natural Rights. Answer: the idea that all humans are born with rights,
which include the right to life, liberty, and property
⩥State of Nature. Answer: A theory on how people might have lived
before societies came into existence. is a condition in which all of us live
individually and solitarily, prior to the existence of society. We are
physically and mentally capable of achieving our own survival.
⩥Montesquieu (1689-1755). Answer: contribution in The Spirit of the
Laws (1748) regards the structure of political institutions. He argues for
a separation of powers: legislative, executive, and judicial. Each will
serve as a check on the power of the other, limiting the harm each might
do. separates power to offset the power of different social interests:
ordinary people, the aristocracy, and the monarch.
⩥Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679):. Answer: One of the first individuals to
contribute to the idea of the social contract was a pre-Enlightenment
English philosopher. Hobbes argues that society is not something natural
and immutable, but rather it is something created by us. We do this to
,resolve problems we collectively face, to make our lives better. State of
Nature: it's "a war of all against all." Basically, the state of nature is a
pretty nasty place where lives are perpetually insecure.
⩥John Locke (1632-1704). Answer: we are autonomous individuals,
capable of using reason, and are driven to advance our personal interests.
Our primary interest is survival, which we want to make secure and
comfortable. To achieve this security and comfort, we acquire property.
Two Treatises of Government, disagrees, saying the state of nature is a
relatively decent place. All its inhabitants are rational people, mindful of
the basic law of nature to not harm another, and people will get along
okay. But our relationship in the state of nature is "inconvenient,"
implying an incentive for us to devise a better, more convenient
arrangement.
⩥Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Answer: A French man who
believed that humans are naturally good and free and can rely on their
instincts. He also advocated a democracy because he believed the
government should exist to protect common good. Like other
Enlightenment thinkers, he was passionately committed to individual
freedom, but he attacked rationalism and civilization as destroying,
rather than liberating, the individual. He also called for a rigid division
of gender roles, believing women should be subordinate in social life.
His ideals greatly influenced the early romantic movement, which
rebelled against the culture of the Enlightenment in the late eighteenth
century. Rousseau was both one of the most influential voices of the
Enlightenment and, in his rejection of rationalism and social discourse, a
harbinger of reaction against Enlightenment ideas.
,⩥Constitution is influenced by the Enlightenment. Answer: (Separation
of powers) embodies Montesquieu's principles by separating the
legislative, executive, and judicial power, placing each into the hands of
different political actors.
⩥Bill of Rights influenced by Enlightenment. Answer: · The First
Amendment gives us a definitive declaration for the protection of natural
rights. Protections of individual conscience as well as protections for
democratic participation (John Lock ideology).
· The Second Amendment, which also embodies Lockean ideas, permits
the possession of arms for the "security of a free State."14 In this
Amendment, the right to rebellion is established.
· Due process says all citizens are subject to fair and equitable treatment.
· The Fourth - Eighth Amendments serve to both limit the power
government has over us and lay out procedures which must be followed
when dealing with us.
· The Ninth Amendment makes it clear that the list of rights protected in
the first eight Amendments is not exhaustive and that we, the people, can
assert additional natural rights when we see fit (at least in theory.)
, · The Tenth Amendment makes clear that powers not specifically
granted to the federal government are retained by the states and the
people (these last two are Lockean ideals)
⩥Declaration of Independence influenced by Enlightenment. Answer:
Locke maintains that society is a rational but voluntary expression.
Government, which serves to regulate the terms of the social contact on
which society is created, serves to protect our natural rights and serve as
a democratic conduit for our interests. Most important of our natural
rights are liberty and property.
⩥National Government under the Articles of Confederation. Answer:
unicameral congress, or one chamber known as the Confederation
Congress. no executive or judicial branch. Functions in order to make
sure that the national government did not have too much power and that
the power of the states remained protected. had the authority to
exchange ambassadors and make treaties with foreign governments and
Indian tribes, declare war, coin currency and borrow money, and settle
disputes between states. Each state legislature appointed delegates to the
Congress; these men could be recalled at any time. Regardless of its size
or the number of delegates it chose to send, each state would have only
one vote. Delegates could serve for no more than three consecutive
years, lest a class of elite professional politicians develop. The nation
would have no independent chief executive or judiciary. Nine votes were
required before the central government could act, and the Articles of
Confederation could be changed only by unanimous approval of all 13
states.
CONSTITUTION FINAL OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥Natural Rights. Answer: the idea that all humans are born with rights,
which include the right to life, liberty, and property
⩥State of Nature. Answer: A theory on how people might have lived
before societies came into existence. is a condition in which all of us live
individually and solitarily, prior to the existence of society. We are
physically and mentally capable of achieving our own survival.
⩥Montesquieu (1689-1755). Answer: contribution in The Spirit of the
Laws (1748) regards the structure of political institutions. He argues for
a separation of powers: legislative, executive, and judicial. Each will
serve as a check on the power of the other, limiting the harm each might
do. separates power to offset the power of different social interests:
ordinary people, the aristocracy, and the monarch.
⩥Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679):. Answer: One of the first individuals to
contribute to the idea of the social contract was a pre-Enlightenment
English philosopher. Hobbes argues that society is not something natural
and immutable, but rather it is something created by us. We do this to
,resolve problems we collectively face, to make our lives better. State of
Nature: it's "a war of all against all." Basically, the state of nature is a
pretty nasty place where lives are perpetually insecure.
⩥John Locke (1632-1704). Answer: we are autonomous individuals,
capable of using reason, and are driven to advance our personal interests.
Our primary interest is survival, which we want to make secure and
comfortable. To achieve this security and comfort, we acquire property.
Two Treatises of Government, disagrees, saying the state of nature is a
relatively decent place. All its inhabitants are rational people, mindful of
the basic law of nature to not harm another, and people will get along
okay. But our relationship in the state of nature is "inconvenient,"
implying an incentive for us to devise a better, more convenient
arrangement.
⩥Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Answer: A French man who
believed that humans are naturally good and free and can rely on their
instincts. He also advocated a democracy because he believed the
government should exist to protect common good. Like other
Enlightenment thinkers, he was passionately committed to individual
freedom, but he attacked rationalism and civilization as destroying,
rather than liberating, the individual. He also called for a rigid division
of gender roles, believing women should be subordinate in social life.
His ideals greatly influenced the early romantic movement, which
rebelled against the culture of the Enlightenment in the late eighteenth
century. Rousseau was both one of the most influential voices of the
Enlightenment and, in his rejection of rationalism and social discourse, a
harbinger of reaction against Enlightenment ideas.
,⩥Constitution is influenced by the Enlightenment. Answer: (Separation
of powers) embodies Montesquieu's principles by separating the
legislative, executive, and judicial power, placing each into the hands of
different political actors.
⩥Bill of Rights influenced by Enlightenment. Answer: · The First
Amendment gives us a definitive declaration for the protection of natural
rights. Protections of individual conscience as well as protections for
democratic participation (John Lock ideology).
· The Second Amendment, which also embodies Lockean ideas, permits
the possession of arms for the "security of a free State."14 In this
Amendment, the right to rebellion is established.
· Due process says all citizens are subject to fair and equitable treatment.
· The Fourth - Eighth Amendments serve to both limit the power
government has over us and lay out procedures which must be followed
when dealing with us.
· The Ninth Amendment makes it clear that the list of rights protected in
the first eight Amendments is not exhaustive and that we, the people, can
assert additional natural rights when we see fit (at least in theory.)
, · The Tenth Amendment makes clear that powers not specifically
granted to the federal government are retained by the states and the
people (these last two are Lockean ideals)
⩥Declaration of Independence influenced by Enlightenment. Answer:
Locke maintains that society is a rational but voluntary expression.
Government, which serves to regulate the terms of the social contact on
which society is created, serves to protect our natural rights and serve as
a democratic conduit for our interests. Most important of our natural
rights are liberty and property.
⩥National Government under the Articles of Confederation. Answer:
unicameral congress, or one chamber known as the Confederation
Congress. no executive or judicial branch. Functions in order to make
sure that the national government did not have too much power and that
the power of the states remained protected. had the authority to
exchange ambassadors and make treaties with foreign governments and
Indian tribes, declare war, coin currency and borrow money, and settle
disputes between states. Each state legislature appointed delegates to the
Congress; these men could be recalled at any time. Regardless of its size
or the number of delegates it chose to send, each state would have only
one vote. Delegates could serve for no more than three consecutive
years, lest a class of elite professional politicians develop. The nation
would have no independent chief executive or judiciary. Nine votes were
required before the central government could act, and the Articles of
Confederation could be changed only by unanimous approval of all 13
states.
