WGU C181 SURVEY OF UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
AND GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESMENT LATEST
2022/2023(FINAL EXAM OA)
1. Which economic theory is aligned with the political theory of libertarianism?
a. Laissez-faire
b. Keynesian
c. Socialism
d. Democratic socialism (correct answers)a. Laissez-faire
2. Which political ideology opposes government control and also values freedom over order?
a. Communism
b. Liberalism
c. Libertarianism
d. Socialism (correct answers)c. Libertarianism
3. What is an example of equality of opportunity? (correct answers)We all have the same chance to
succeed in life.
4. Federal law requires that employers pay men and women equally for equal work.
Is this an example of Equality of Opportunity or Equality of Outcome? (correct answers)Equality of
outcome
5. Which process does the majoritarian model of democracy specify for selecting public officials?
,a. Lawsuits to confirm appointments
b. Congressional committees appoint members of Congress
c. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court nominates public officials
d. Popular election of members of Congress (correct answers)d. Popular election of members of
Congress
6. Where does sovereign power reside in a republican system of government?
a. The people
b. The legislature
c. The constitution
d. The judiciary (correct answers)The people
7. Which term characterizes the relationship between the federal government and the various state
governments under dual federalism?
a. Equality
b. Tension
c. Subordination
d. Subjugation (correct answers)b. Tension
, 8. How does the constitutional principle of separation of powers protect liberty?
a. It promotes majority rule and limits direct influence on the electoral process.
b. It ensures that all government power does not fall to a single branch of government.
c. It gives each branch of government some control over state based interest groups.
d. It divides power between foreign governments and the federal government. (correct answers)b. It
ensures that all government power does not fall to a single branch of government.
9. How does the Constitution establish the principle of separation of powers?
a. By including a Bill of Rights to guarantee individual freedoms to American citizens
b. By unifying the role of national governments and state governments to give equal power
c. By creating independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches with distinct functions
d. By stating the legislative branch has more power over the executive and judicial branches. (correct
answers)c. By creating independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches with distinct functions
10. Match each branch of government with the type of power held over another branch of government.
AND GOVERNMENT OBJECTIVE ASSESMENT LATEST
2022/2023(FINAL EXAM OA)
1. Which economic theory is aligned with the political theory of libertarianism?
a. Laissez-faire
b. Keynesian
c. Socialism
d. Democratic socialism (correct answers)a. Laissez-faire
2. Which political ideology opposes government control and also values freedom over order?
a. Communism
b. Liberalism
c. Libertarianism
d. Socialism (correct answers)c. Libertarianism
3. What is an example of equality of opportunity? (correct answers)We all have the same chance to
succeed in life.
4. Federal law requires that employers pay men and women equally for equal work.
Is this an example of Equality of Opportunity or Equality of Outcome? (correct answers)Equality of
outcome
5. Which process does the majoritarian model of democracy specify for selecting public officials?
,a. Lawsuits to confirm appointments
b. Congressional committees appoint members of Congress
c. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court nominates public officials
d. Popular election of members of Congress (correct answers)d. Popular election of members of
Congress
6. Where does sovereign power reside in a republican system of government?
a. The people
b. The legislature
c. The constitution
d. The judiciary (correct answers)The people
7. Which term characterizes the relationship between the federal government and the various state
governments under dual federalism?
a. Equality
b. Tension
c. Subordination
d. Subjugation (correct answers)b. Tension
, 8. How does the constitutional principle of separation of powers protect liberty?
a. It promotes majority rule and limits direct influence on the electoral process.
b. It ensures that all government power does not fall to a single branch of government.
c. It gives each branch of government some control over state based interest groups.
d. It divides power between foreign governments and the federal government. (correct answers)b. It
ensures that all government power does not fall to a single branch of government.
9. How does the Constitution establish the principle of separation of powers?
a. By including a Bill of Rights to guarantee individual freedoms to American citizens
b. By unifying the role of national governments and state governments to give equal power
c. By creating independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches with distinct functions
d. By stating the legislative branch has more power over the executive and judicial branches. (correct
answers)c. By creating independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches with distinct functions
10. Match each branch of government with the type of power held over another branch of government.
