WGU C963 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Executive Orders (Checks and Balances)
Answer: the president can direct agencies to administer laws in
particular ways. A president can affect the administration of laws
passed by Congress with executive orders
· Congress can prevent the implementation of some activities by
refusing to provide funding for some efforts.
◉ Budget (checks and Balances)
Answer: Congress authorizes the spending of various activities and
sets funding levels for the national government. The budget process
gives both the executive and legislative branches a role to play in
government spending. Control over spending in other areas also
gives Congress power. Congress can refuse to fund executive orders,
executive agreements, or otherwise provide the necessary funds for
the projects that presidents want to pursue.
◉ Checks on Executive Branch
Answer: By Congress
,Can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in both
chambers
Must approve treaties by a two-thirds vote in the Senate
Control of funding activities of the executive branch
Presidential nominees must be approved by the Senate
Only Congress can declare war
House can impeach the president or vice president and the Senate
can remove them by a two-thirds vote
By Judiciary
Can overturn actions of the president with judicial review if the
actions violate the Constitution
Serve during good behavior to maintain independence of judiciary
◉ Checks on Congress
Answer: By President
Can veto legislation
Can use executive agreements
Can use executive orders
Negotiates treaties (not Congress)
By Judiciary
,Can overturn acts of Congress as unconstitutional if they violate the
law
Can influence laws by interpretation
Serve during good behavior to maintain independence of judiciary
◉ Checks on Judiciary
Answer: By President
Nominates judges
Power of pardon
By Congress
Senate must approve judges and justices
Controls jurisdiction of the courts
Determines size of Supreme Court
House can impeach judges and Senate can remove them by two-
thirds vote
◉ Federalism
Answer: is an institutional arrangement that creates two relatively
autonomous levels of government, each possessing the capacity to
act directly on behalf of the people with the authority granted to it
by the national constitution.
, · establish two levels of government, with both levels being elected
by the people and each level assigned different functions.
· The national government is responsible for handling matters that
affect the country, like defending the nation against foreign threats
and promoting national economic prosperity
· Subnational, or state, governments are responsible for matters that
lie within their regions, which include ensuring the well-being of
their people by administering education, healthcare, public safety,
and other public services.
· All national matters are handled by the federal government, which
is led by the president and members of Congress, all of whom are
elected by voters across the country.
· All matters at the subnational level are the responsibility of the 50
states, each headed by an elected governor and legislature.
· The second characteristic common to all federal systems is a
written national constitution that cannot be changed without the
substantial consent of subnational governments.
◉ Structure of Federalism
Answer: The constitutions of countries with federal systems
formally allocate legislative, judicial, and executive authority to the
two levels of government in such a way that ensures each level some
degree of autonomy from the other. Under the U.S. Constitution, the
president assumes executive power, Congress exercises legislative
powers, and the federal courts (e.g., U.S. district courts, appellate
courts, and the Supreme Court) assume judicial powers. In each of
the 50 states, a governor assumes executive authority, a state
ASSESSMENT 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Executive Orders (Checks and Balances)
Answer: the president can direct agencies to administer laws in
particular ways. A president can affect the administration of laws
passed by Congress with executive orders
· Congress can prevent the implementation of some activities by
refusing to provide funding for some efforts.
◉ Budget (checks and Balances)
Answer: Congress authorizes the spending of various activities and
sets funding levels for the national government. The budget process
gives both the executive and legislative branches a role to play in
government spending. Control over spending in other areas also
gives Congress power. Congress can refuse to fund executive orders,
executive agreements, or otherwise provide the necessary funds for
the projects that presidents want to pursue.
◉ Checks on Executive Branch
Answer: By Congress
,Can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in both
chambers
Must approve treaties by a two-thirds vote in the Senate
Control of funding activities of the executive branch
Presidential nominees must be approved by the Senate
Only Congress can declare war
House can impeach the president or vice president and the Senate
can remove them by a two-thirds vote
By Judiciary
Can overturn actions of the president with judicial review if the
actions violate the Constitution
Serve during good behavior to maintain independence of judiciary
◉ Checks on Congress
Answer: By President
Can veto legislation
Can use executive agreements
Can use executive orders
Negotiates treaties (not Congress)
By Judiciary
,Can overturn acts of Congress as unconstitutional if they violate the
law
Can influence laws by interpretation
Serve during good behavior to maintain independence of judiciary
◉ Checks on Judiciary
Answer: By President
Nominates judges
Power of pardon
By Congress
Senate must approve judges and justices
Controls jurisdiction of the courts
Determines size of Supreme Court
House can impeach judges and Senate can remove them by two-
thirds vote
◉ Federalism
Answer: is an institutional arrangement that creates two relatively
autonomous levels of government, each possessing the capacity to
act directly on behalf of the people with the authority granted to it
by the national constitution.
, · establish two levels of government, with both levels being elected
by the people and each level assigned different functions.
· The national government is responsible for handling matters that
affect the country, like defending the nation against foreign threats
and promoting national economic prosperity
· Subnational, or state, governments are responsible for matters that
lie within their regions, which include ensuring the well-being of
their people by administering education, healthcare, public safety,
and other public services.
· All national matters are handled by the federal government, which
is led by the president and members of Congress, all of whom are
elected by voters across the country.
· All matters at the subnational level are the responsibility of the 50
states, each headed by an elected governor and legislature.
· The second characteristic common to all federal systems is a
written national constitution that cannot be changed without the
substantial consent of subnational governments.
◉ Structure of Federalism
Answer: The constitutions of countries with federal systems
formally allocate legislative, judicial, and executive authority to the
two levels of government in such a way that ensures each level some
degree of autonomy from the other. Under the U.S. Constitution, the
president assumes executive power, Congress exercises legislative
powers, and the federal courts (e.g., U.S. district courts, appellate
courts, and the Supreme Court) assume judicial powers. In each of
the 50 states, a governor assumes executive authority, a state
