C963 OA:WGU:WGU C963 OA Exam (American Politics and the US Constitution) Questions & Answers

Powers under the Articles of Confederation Answer: 1. Could exchange Ambassadors 2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes 3. Declare War 4. Borrow Money 5. Settle disputes among States Question: Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Answer: no power to tax, President lacked power, no money to buy ships no money pay soldiers no national judiciary Question: New Jersey PlanAnswer: William Paterson Three Branches of Government The states had the power Every state had one vote one chamber legislature, unicameral Supremacy clause "Law of the Land" Question: Virginia Plan Answer: James Madison Three Branches of government Two-chamber in a legislative Bicameral legislature: House: elected by the people Senate: appointed by the legislature Votes based on population Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army Question: The Great Compromises Answer: 1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan. 2. The 3/5 slavery ruling 3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled. 4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28