WGU C963 Objective Assessment Superset Exam
American Politics and the US Constitution|
Questions and Verified Answers | Graded A| 100
OUT OF 100.
Question:
Major contributors to social contract theory
Answer:
Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau
Question:
Social Contract Theory
Answer:
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.
Question:
Enlightenment Influence on Constitution
Answer:
Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment
,Question:
Bill of Rights (Enlightenment)
Answer:
The first eight Bill of Rights
Question:
Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment)
Answer:
people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Question:
Articles of Confederation weaknesses
Answer:
No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade
Question:
Articles of Confederation - Strengths
Answer:
Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy with
Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations.
,Question:
New Jersey Plan
Answer:
The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation
of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Question:
Virginia Plan
Answer:
Proposal to create a strong national government
Question:
Constitutional Convention
Answer:
A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
Question:
Three-Fifths compromise
Answer:
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.
, Question:
Checks and Balances
Answer:
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other
branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Question:
Separation of Powers
Answer:
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
Question:
Federalists
Answer:
A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates
in state legislatures.
Question:
Anti-Federalists
American Politics and the US Constitution|
Questions and Verified Answers | Graded A| 100
OUT OF 100.
Question:
Major contributors to social contract theory
Answer:
Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau
Question:
Social Contract Theory
Answer:
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.
Question:
Enlightenment Influence on Constitution
Answer:
Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment
,Question:
Bill of Rights (Enlightenment)
Answer:
The first eight Bill of Rights
Question:
Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment)
Answer:
people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
Question:
Articles of Confederation weaknesses
Answer:
No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade
Question:
Articles of Confederation - Strengths
Answer:
Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy with
Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations.
,Question:
New Jersey Plan
Answer:
The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation
of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Question:
Virginia Plan
Answer:
Proposal to create a strong national government
Question:
Constitutional Convention
Answer:
A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
Question:
Three-Fifths compromise
Answer:
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.
, Question:
Checks and Balances
Answer:
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other
branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Question:
Separation of Powers
Answer:
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
Question:
Federalists
Answer:
A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates
in state legislatures.
Question:
Anti-Federalists
