WGU C963 EXAM PREP GUIDE 2026 CORE
UNITED STATES POLITICS AND
GOVERNMENT CONCEPTS AND SOLVED
ITEMS
◉ What describes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in
Marbury v. Madison?
Answer: It established the principle of judicial review
◉ How many federal appellate courts exist in the United States?
Answer: 13
◉ How many sitting justices are there on the Supreme Court?
Answer: 9
◉ What is a power reserved for the state?
Answer: Conducting elections
◉ Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve
powers?
Answer: The 10th Amendment
, ◉ What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden
establish?
Answer: A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce
clause
◉ How do most states award votes in the Electoral College?
Answer: The candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets
all the electoral votes for the state
◉ Which amendment provided for the separate election of the
president and vice president?
Answer: The 12th Amendment
◉ What is true about campaign ads in primary elections?
Answer: They often try to raise the name recognition of a candidate
◉ How are elections for the U.S. Senate conducted?
Answer: One-third of the Senate seats are up for election every two
years
◉ Which election cycle event allows local party members to select
their delegates for a presidential election?
UNITED STATES POLITICS AND
GOVERNMENT CONCEPTS AND SOLVED
ITEMS
◉ What describes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in
Marbury v. Madison?
Answer: It established the principle of judicial review
◉ How many federal appellate courts exist in the United States?
Answer: 13
◉ How many sitting justices are there on the Supreme Court?
Answer: 9
◉ What is a power reserved for the state?
Answer: Conducting elections
◉ Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve
powers?
Answer: The 10th Amendment
, ◉ What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden
establish?
Answer: A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce
clause
◉ How do most states award votes in the Electoral College?
Answer: The candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets
all the electoral votes for the state
◉ Which amendment provided for the separate election of the
president and vice president?
Answer: The 12th Amendment
◉ What is true about campaign ads in primary elections?
Answer: They often try to raise the name recognition of a candidate
◉ How are elections for the U.S. Senate conducted?
Answer: One-third of the Senate seats are up for election every two
years
◉ Which election cycle event allows local party members to select
their delegates for a presidential election?
