WGU C217 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THE LIFESPAN FINAL EXAM 2022/2023
1.What is sovereignty and how is it threatened in our globalized world? (correct answers)There are
different nations involved by international trade and investment and those nations may not be as
focused on sovereignty as our own nation.
2.What are the fundamental values of American democracy? (correct answers)Equality
Freedom-Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Order
3.How are these values shown in the two dilemmas of government? (correct answers)Freedom but not
total due to following government laws vs Equality for Political equality, opportunity, outcome of social
and economic equality.
4.What are the major purposes of government? (correct answers)Order, public goods, equality
5.Which major purpose of the government is most controversial? (correct answers)Promoting equality
6.What are the types of direct democracy? (correct answers)All citizens run government personally
All citizens vote for laws, taxes, gov. actions
Small towns in municipal gov.
7.What is indirect democracy (representative democracy)? (correct answers)All citizens vote for gov
leaders. Elected leaders represent the people
Based on Popular Sovereignty
8.What are the basic concepts of Majoritarian democracy? (correct answers)Majority Rule
,Politically Equal
Universal participation
Voter knowledge
Listen to all public opinion polls
9.What are the basic concepts of Pluralist democracy (correct answers)Plural group participation
Organized interest groups
Majority of citizens silent/no participation
Interest groups promote own agenda
How does elite theory differ? (correct answers)Gov controlled by small wealthy group, most Americans
are not represented in democracy.
Chapter 3 (correct answers)chapter 3 Articles of Constitution
Explain Thomas Jefferson's ideas on unalienable rights as they are found in the Declaration of
Independence. (correct answers)Liberties, rights, pursuit of happiness
Gov authority thru the people
People may rid old gov and start new one
Free and independent (no kings)
Social contract theory (correct answers)People have a collective right to set up or change their gov and
establish their society or nation.
How was Thomas Jefferson influenced by John Locke? (correct answers)All people are born with natural
rights-life, liberty, property
Purpose for gov-protect peoples rights
,Three branches of gov.
Right to vote (correct answers)Right of people to have power to vote or majority rule
Popular sovereignty (correct answers)Power and authority of gov rule based on the power, right and
consent of the people given to go based on idea of social contract theory.
Republicanism (correct answers)Type of gov with popular sovereignty where citizens elect their rep.-
indirect democracy
What were the political and economic weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?` (correct
answers)13 States
Weak national gov
Continental congress-single chamber leg. branch
Citizens only vote to elect reps to send officials (1 vote per state)
States more powerful than national gov
States responsible to share taxes with congress
Continental congress had no power over commerce or trade
State for own treaties
No national pres., military, courts
National laws had to have unanimous vote of all states
States had veto power
No unity
How did trade wars and events like Shay's rebellion expose some of the weaknesses? (correct
answers)High tax on farms
Soldiers not paid
, Competing treaties
Continental congress too weak to maintain law and order
How may the failure of the Articles of Confederation be seen as giving rise to the US Constitution?
(correct answers)Lead to the Philly Convention (Constitutional Convention) to revise the Article and re-
write the new US Convention and New Fed Gov.
Virginia Plan (correct answers)James Madison
Proposed 3 branches of gov
Leg. branch strongest branch
Bicameral (2 Houses)
House of Rep-elected by people
Senate- elected by state leg.
National gov make trade and treaties
Veto state laws
Military
New Jersey Plan (correct answers)Proposed 3 branches of gov
One House-each state represented equally based on population
Supremacy Clause-national gov could levy taxes, import and regulate trade
How were the differences of the Virginia and New Jersey Plan resolved at the Great Compromise?
(correct answers)2 Chambers of Houses
Bicameralism
Based on population size
Senate-every state represented equally with 2 seats each to serve 6 years
Legislative Branch based on both-2 Houses-Reps serve 2 years
ACROSS THE LIFESPAN FINAL EXAM 2022/2023
1.What is sovereignty and how is it threatened in our globalized world? (correct answers)There are
different nations involved by international trade and investment and those nations may not be as
focused on sovereignty as our own nation.
2.What are the fundamental values of American democracy? (correct answers)Equality
Freedom-Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Order
3.How are these values shown in the two dilemmas of government? (correct answers)Freedom but not
total due to following government laws vs Equality for Political equality, opportunity, outcome of social
and economic equality.
4.What are the major purposes of government? (correct answers)Order, public goods, equality
5.Which major purpose of the government is most controversial? (correct answers)Promoting equality
6.What are the types of direct democracy? (correct answers)All citizens run government personally
All citizens vote for laws, taxes, gov. actions
Small towns in municipal gov.
7.What is indirect democracy (representative democracy)? (correct answers)All citizens vote for gov
leaders. Elected leaders represent the people
Based on Popular Sovereignty
8.What are the basic concepts of Majoritarian democracy? (correct answers)Majority Rule
,Politically Equal
Universal participation
Voter knowledge
Listen to all public opinion polls
9.What are the basic concepts of Pluralist democracy (correct answers)Plural group participation
Organized interest groups
Majority of citizens silent/no participation
Interest groups promote own agenda
How does elite theory differ? (correct answers)Gov controlled by small wealthy group, most Americans
are not represented in democracy.
Chapter 3 (correct answers)chapter 3 Articles of Constitution
Explain Thomas Jefferson's ideas on unalienable rights as they are found in the Declaration of
Independence. (correct answers)Liberties, rights, pursuit of happiness
Gov authority thru the people
People may rid old gov and start new one
Free and independent (no kings)
Social contract theory (correct answers)People have a collective right to set up or change their gov and
establish their society or nation.
How was Thomas Jefferson influenced by John Locke? (correct answers)All people are born with natural
rights-life, liberty, property
Purpose for gov-protect peoples rights
,Three branches of gov.
Right to vote (correct answers)Right of people to have power to vote or majority rule
Popular sovereignty (correct answers)Power and authority of gov rule based on the power, right and
consent of the people given to go based on idea of social contract theory.
Republicanism (correct answers)Type of gov with popular sovereignty where citizens elect their rep.-
indirect democracy
What were the political and economic weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?` (correct
answers)13 States
Weak national gov
Continental congress-single chamber leg. branch
Citizens only vote to elect reps to send officials (1 vote per state)
States more powerful than national gov
States responsible to share taxes with congress
Continental congress had no power over commerce or trade
State for own treaties
No national pres., military, courts
National laws had to have unanimous vote of all states
States had veto power
No unity
How did trade wars and events like Shay's rebellion expose some of the weaknesses? (correct
answers)High tax on farms
Soldiers not paid
, Competing treaties
Continental congress too weak to maintain law and order
How may the failure of the Articles of Confederation be seen as giving rise to the US Constitution?
(correct answers)Lead to the Philly Convention (Constitutional Convention) to revise the Article and re-
write the new US Convention and New Fed Gov.
Virginia Plan (correct answers)James Madison
Proposed 3 branches of gov
Leg. branch strongest branch
Bicameral (2 Houses)
House of Rep-elected by people
Senate- elected by state leg.
National gov make trade and treaties
Veto state laws
Military
New Jersey Plan (correct answers)Proposed 3 branches of gov
One House-each state represented equally based on population
Supremacy Clause-national gov could levy taxes, import and regulate trade
How were the differences of the Virginia and New Jersey Plan resolved at the Great Compromise?
(correct answers)2 Chambers of Houses
Bicameralism
Based on population size
Senate-every state represented equally with 2 seats each to serve 6 years
Legislative Branch based on both-2 Houses-Reps serve 2 years
