WGU C963 Objectives Assessments 2022
Updates
Powers under the Articles of Confederation Correct Answer: 1. Could exchange Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Correct Answer: no power to tax,
President lacked power,
No money to buy ships
No money pay soldiers
No national judiciary
New Jersey Plan Correct Answer: William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
One chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
Virginia Plan Correct Answer: James Madison
Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
The Great Compromises Correct Answer: 1. Combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the
New Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
Articles of Confederation with a Congress Correct Answer: 1. Representation based on the
population
2. The the weak national government and a strong states
Federalists Correct Answer: supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists Correct Answer: people who opposed the Constitution
Federalist Paper #10 Correct Answer: Written by James Madison to convince people to support the
ratification of the constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by a large
, republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition among factions would limit
their negative impacts.
Federalist Paper # 51 Correct Answer: •Written by James Madison
•Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as independent.
•To stay independent, no branch should have total power to choose members of the other branches
•By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny
•Explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution? Correct
Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a Congress?
Correct Answer: They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
Implied powers Correct Answer: Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
Examples of implied powers Correct Answer: Establishing a national bank, creating the IRS,
establishing a military draft, raising the min wage
Enumerated powers Correct Answer: The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.
Examples of enumerated powers Correct Answer: -declare war & raise army & navy
-create rules on how to become citizen
-regulate trade b/t states & countries
-coin $
-protect patents & copyrights
-create lower federal courts
-est. Post offices
Inherent powers Correct Answer: is the power that congress and the president need in order to get
the job done
Examples of inherent powers Correct Answer: Regulating immigration, acquiring territory, granting
diplomatic recognition to other states
Concurrent powers Correct Answer: Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
Examples of concurrent power Correct Answer: Impose Taxes, Borrow Money, Establish Lower
Courts
Expressed powers Correct Answer: powers directly stated in the constitution
Examples of expressed powers Correct Answer: make treaties, coin money, declare war, grant
copyrights and patents
Reserved powers Correct Answer: powers that the Constitution does not give to the national
government that are kept by the states
Examples of reserved powers Correct Answer: - police power - promote safety, morals and health
Updates
Powers under the Articles of Confederation Correct Answer: 1. Could exchange Ambassadors
2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
3. Declare War
4. Borrow Money
5. Settle disputes among States
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation Correct Answer: no power to tax,
President lacked power,
No money to buy ships
No money pay soldiers
No national judiciary
New Jersey Plan Correct Answer: William Paterson
Three Branches of Government
The states had the power
Every state had one vote
One chamber legislature, unicameral
Supremacy clause "Law of the Land"
Virginia Plan Correct Answer: James Madison
Three Branches of government
Two-chamber in a legislative
Bicameral legislature:
House: elected by the people
Senate: appointed by the legislature
Votes based on population
Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
The Great Compromises Correct Answer: 1. Combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the
New Jersey plan.
2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
Articles of Confederation with a Congress Correct Answer: 1. Representation based on the
population
2. The the weak national government and a strong states
Federalists Correct Answer: supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists Correct Answer: people who opposed the Constitution
Federalist Paper #10 Correct Answer: Written by James Madison to convince people to support the
ratification of the constitution. Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by a large
, republic that employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition among factions would limit
their negative impacts.
Federalist Paper # 51 Correct Answer: •Written by James Madison
•Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as independent.
•To stay independent, no branch should have total power to choose members of the other branches
•By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny
•Explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution? Correct
Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a Congress?
Correct Answer: They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.
Implied powers Correct Answer: Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
Examples of implied powers Correct Answer: Establishing a national bank, creating the IRS,
establishing a military draft, raising the min wage
Enumerated powers Correct Answer: The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.
Examples of enumerated powers Correct Answer: -declare war & raise army & navy
-create rules on how to become citizen
-regulate trade b/t states & countries
-coin $
-protect patents & copyrights
-create lower federal courts
-est. Post offices
Inherent powers Correct Answer: is the power that congress and the president need in order to get
the job done
Examples of inherent powers Correct Answer: Regulating immigration, acquiring territory, granting
diplomatic recognition to other states
Concurrent powers Correct Answer: Powers held jointly by the national and state governments.
Examples of concurrent power Correct Answer: Impose Taxes, Borrow Money, Establish Lower
Courts
Expressed powers Correct Answer: powers directly stated in the constitution
Examples of expressed powers Correct Answer: make treaties, coin money, declare war, grant
copyrights and patents
Reserved powers Correct Answer: powers that the Constitution does not give to the national
government that are kept by the states
Examples of reserved powers Correct Answer: - police power - promote safety, morals and health
