WGU C963 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
Answer: They did not have elected representatives in the House of
Commons
◉ What was a major difference between the Articles of
Confederation and the Constitution?
Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national
judiciary
◉ Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of
Confederation with a Congress?
Answer: They wanted a government based on the representation of
the population
◉ What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and
the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish?
Answer: A two-chamber congress
, ◉ What were the results of the three-fifths compromise?
Answer: It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved
population for the purpose of representation
◉ 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
◉ Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated,
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition" in Federalist, no.
51?
Answer: Separation of powers and checks and balances
◉ What is a judicial check on the executive branch?
Answer: The Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive
branch unconstitutional
◉ What describes dual federalism?
Answer: State government and national government have exclusive
authority in clearly defined jurisdictions
2026 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉ Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
Answer: They did not have elected representatives in the House of
Commons
◉ What was a major difference between the Articles of
Confederation and the Constitution?
Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national
judiciary
◉ Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of
Confederation with a Congress?
Answer: They wanted a government based on the representation of
the population
◉ What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and
the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish?
Answer: A two-chamber congress
, ◉ What were the results of the three-fifths compromise?
Answer: It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved
population for the purpose of representation
◉ 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
◉ Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated,
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition" in Federalist, no.
51?
Answer: Separation of powers and checks and balances
◉ What is a judicial check on the executive branch?
Answer: The Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive
branch unconstitutional
◉ What describes dual federalism?
Answer: State government and national government have exclusive
authority in clearly defined jurisdictions
