WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND US
CONSTITUTION OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
2023/2024
What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution?
A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth.
A strong national government is better for the representation of small landowners of modest wealth.
Strong state governments are better for funding internal improvements like roads.
Strong state governments are better for facilitating business transactions (correct answer)A strong
national government is better for national defense and economic growth.
Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated, "Ambition must be made to counteract
ambition" in Federalist, no. 51?
Free enterprise and competition
Life and the pursuit of happiness
Separation of powers and checks and balances
Equality and individual rights (correct answer)Separation of powers and checks and balances
,What is a judicial check on the executive branch?
The Supreme Court can veto an executive order
The Supreme Court can override an executive pardon.
The Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court can block a declaration of war. (correct answer)The Supreme Court can declare
actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
What is the goal of new federalism?
Centralize policy to strengthen administrative oversight and control overall public spending
Decentralize policy to reduce redundancy and increase overall public spending
Decentralize policy to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce overall public spending
Centralize policy to enforce administrative regulations and increase overall public spending (correct
answer)Decentralize policy to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce overall public spending
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
, The Articles of Confederation required states to provide troops for national defense.
The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to establish banks.
The Articles of Confederation required states to pay for land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains.
(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?
They wanted a government funded by the people.
They wanted a government that protected state sovereignty.
They wanted the government to have supreme authority instead of a monarch.
They wanted the government to resemble the British Parliament. (correct answer)They wanted a
government that protected state sovereignty.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in
the Constitution establish?
Authority to tax and regulate trade
A two-chamber Congress
National armed forces
CONSTITUTION OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT
2023/2024
What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution?
A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth.
A strong national government is better for the representation of small landowners of modest wealth.
Strong state governments are better for funding internal improvements like roads.
Strong state governments are better for facilitating business transactions (correct answer)A strong
national government is better for national defense and economic growth.
Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated, "Ambition must be made to counteract
ambition" in Federalist, no. 51?
Free enterprise and competition
Life and the pursuit of happiness
Separation of powers and checks and balances
Equality and individual rights (correct answer)Separation of powers and checks and balances
,What is a judicial check on the executive branch?
The Supreme Court can veto an executive order
The Supreme Court can override an executive pardon.
The Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court can block a declaration of war. (correct answer)The Supreme Court can declare
actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
What is the goal of new federalism?
Centralize policy to strengthen administrative oversight and control overall public spending
Decentralize policy to reduce redundancy and increase overall public spending
Decentralize policy to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce overall public spending
Centralize policy to enforce administrative regulations and increase overall public spending (correct
answer)Decentralize policy to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce overall public spending
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
, The Articles of Confederation required states to provide troops for national defense.
The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to establish banks.
The Articles of Confederation required states to pay for land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains.
(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?
They wanted a government funded by the people.
They wanted a government that protected state sovereignty.
They wanted the government to have supreme authority instead of a monarch.
They wanted the government to resemble the British Parliament. (correct answer)They wanted a
government that protected state sovereignty.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in
the Constitution establish?
Authority to tax and regulate trade
A two-chamber Congress
National armed forces
