WGU C963 - OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
SUPERSET- EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Major contributors to social contract theory - ANS Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau
Social Contract Theory - ANS We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing
should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The
belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as
individuals.
Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - ANS Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment,
Ninth Amendment
Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - ANS The first eight Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) - ANS people have rights of life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness
Articles of Confederation weaknesses - ANS No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no
power to regulate trade
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,Articles of Confederation - Strengths - ANS Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability
to conduct diplomacy with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American
relations.
New Jersey Plan - ANS The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Virginia Plan - ANS Proposal to create a strong national government
Constitutional Convention - ANS A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new
constitution
Three-Fifths compromise - ANS Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person
in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated
by the 13th amendment). Bicameral congress.
Checks and Balances - ANS A system that allows each branch of government to limit the
powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Separation of Powers - ANS Constitutional division of powers among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying
and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
Federalists - ANS A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification
debates in state legislatures.
Anti-Federalists - ANS Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states
were contemplating its adoption.
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, Ratifying the Constitution - ANS Article VII, 9 out of 13 states had to agree, it was ratified at
state conventions
Federalist #10 (factions) - ANS Elites can never take over rule of the government due to too
many factions.
Federalist #51 (Madison) - ANS Separation of powers, checks and balances
Separations of Powers - ANS The division of the federal government into three branches each
with its own powers
Government Branches - ANS Three sections of the US government: legislative, executive, and
judicial. Each branch has powers that restrict the other branches powers.
How are laws made and enforced using the separation of powers - ANS Congress originates
laws
Judicial branch reviews laws for constitutionality
Executive branch enforces laws
system of checks and balances - ANS Constitutional system in which each branch of
government places limits on the power of other branches
Several checks the judicial branch has on the legislative and executive branches -
ANS Executive:
Can overturn actions of the president with judicial review if the actions violate the Constitution
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SUPERSET- EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Major contributors to social contract theory - ANS Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau
Social Contract Theory - ANS We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing
should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The
belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as
individuals.
Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - ANS Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment,
Ninth Amendment
Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - ANS The first eight Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) - ANS people have rights of life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness
Articles of Confederation weaknesses - ANS No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no
power to regulate trade
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,Articles of Confederation - Strengths - ANS Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability
to conduct diplomacy with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American
relations.
New Jersey Plan - ANS The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Virginia Plan - ANS Proposal to create a strong national government
Constitutional Convention - ANS A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new
constitution
Three-Fifths compromise - ANS Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person
in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated
by the 13th amendment). Bicameral congress.
Checks and Balances - ANS A system that allows each branch of government to limit the
powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Separation of Powers - ANS Constitutional division of powers among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying
and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
Federalists - ANS A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification
debates in state legislatures.
Anti-Federalists - ANS Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states
were contemplating its adoption.
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, Ratifying the Constitution - ANS Article VII, 9 out of 13 states had to agree, it was ratified at
state conventions
Federalist #10 (factions) - ANS Elites can never take over rule of the government due to too
many factions.
Federalist #51 (Madison) - ANS Separation of powers, checks and balances
Separations of Powers - ANS The division of the federal government into three branches each
with its own powers
Government Branches - ANS Three sections of the US government: legislative, executive, and
judicial. Each branch has powers that restrict the other branches powers.
How are laws made and enforced using the separation of powers - ANS Congress originates
laws
Judicial branch reviews laws for constitutionality
Executive branch enforces laws
system of checks and balances - ANS Constitutional system in which each branch of
government places limits on the power of other branches
Several checks the judicial branch has on the legislative and executive branches -
ANS Executive:
Can overturn actions of the president with judicial review if the actions violate the Constitution
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