WGU C963 - Objective Assessment(Solved 100%)2022

WGU C963 - Objective Assessment(Solved 100%)2022 Major contributors to social contract theory - CORRECT ANSWER Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - CORRECT 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. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - CORRECT ANSWER The first eight Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) - CORRECT ANSWER people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Articles of Confederation weaknesses - CORRECT ANSWER No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade Articles of Confederation - Strengths - CORRECT ANSWER Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. New Jersey Plan - CORRECT ANSWER The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. Virginia Plan - CORRECT ANSWER Proposal to create a strong national government Constitutional Convention - CORRECT ANSWER A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution Three-Fifths compromise - CORRECT 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. Checks and Balances - CORRECT ANSWER A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power Separation of Powers - CORRECT 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 Federalists - CORRECT ANSWER A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures. Anti-Federalists - CORRECT ANSWER Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its adoption. Ratifying the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER Article VII, 9 out of 13 states had to agree, it was ratified at state conventions Federalist #10 (factions) - CORRECT ANSWER Elites can never take over rule of the government due to too many factions. Federalist #51 (Madison) - CORRECT ANSWER Separation of powers, checks and balances Separations of Powers - CORRECT ANSWER The division of the federal government into three branches each with its own powers Government Branches - CORRECT ANSWER Three sections of the US government: legislative, executive, and judicial. Each branch has powers that restrict the other branches powers. How are laws made and enforced using the separation of powers - CORRECT ANSWER Congress originates laws Judicial branch reviews laws for constitutionality Executive branch enforces laws system of checks and balances - CORRECT ANSWER Constitutional system in which each branch of government places limits on the power of other branches Several checks the judicial branch has on the legislative and executive branches - CORRECT ANSWER Executive: Can overturn actions of the president with judicial review if the actions violate the Constitution Serve during good behavior to maintain independence of judiciary Legislative: Can overturn acts of Congress as unconstitutional if they violate the law Can influence laws by interpretation