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WGU C963 FINAL EXAM 2025|
AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US
CONSTITUTION| COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|
Natural Rights - CORRECT-ANSWER-The right to life, liberty, and
property; believed to be given by God; no government may take them
away.
State of Nature - CORRECT-ANSWER-A theory on how people might
have lived before societies came into existence.
Due Process - CORRECT-ANSWER-The requirement that government,
when dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it
equally applies to all.
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Social Contract - CORRECT-ANSWER-An agreement between people
and government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as
the government protects their natural rights.
Political Ideologies - CORRECT-ANSWER-Coherent philosophies about
the structure, power, and purpose of government.
Bicameral Legislature - CORRECT-ANSWER-A lawmaking body that
consists of two separate chambers.
Popular Vote - CORRECT-ANSWER-An election in which the winner is
determined by the number of individual votes obtained.
Virginia Plan - CORRECT-ANSWER-A plan for a two-house legislature;
representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each
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state's population; representatives for the upper house would be
chosen by the lower house.
New Jersey Plan - CORRECT-ANSWER-A plan that called for a one-house
national legislature; each state would receive one vote.
Great Compromise - CORRECT-ANSWER-Also known as the Connecticut
Compromise. A compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature; representation based
on population in the House of Representatives and equal
representation of states in the Senate.
Caucus - CORRECT-ANSWER-Meetings among party members, starting
at a local level, where delegates are selected to support a candidate for
a party's presidential nomination.
Caucuses - CORRECT-ANSWER-Meetings among party members,
starting at a local level, where delegates are selected to support a
candidate for a party's presidential nomination.
WGU C963 FINAL EXAM 2025|
AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US
CONSTITUTION| COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|
Natural Rights - CORRECT-ANSWER-The right to life, liberty, and
property; believed to be given by God; no government may take them
away.
State of Nature - CORRECT-ANSWER-A theory on how people might
have lived before societies came into existence.
Due Process - CORRECT-ANSWER-The requirement that government,
when dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it
equally applies to all.
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Social Contract - CORRECT-ANSWER-An agreement between people
and government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as
the government protects their natural rights.
Political Ideologies - CORRECT-ANSWER-Coherent philosophies about
the structure, power, and purpose of government.
Bicameral Legislature - CORRECT-ANSWER-A lawmaking body that
consists of two separate chambers.
Popular Vote - CORRECT-ANSWER-An election in which the winner is
determined by the number of individual votes obtained.
Virginia Plan - CORRECT-ANSWER-A plan for a two-house legislature;
representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each
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state's population; representatives for the upper house would be
chosen by the lower house.
New Jersey Plan - CORRECT-ANSWER-A plan that called for a one-house
national legislature; each state would receive one vote.
Great Compromise - CORRECT-ANSWER-Also known as the Connecticut
Compromise. A compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature; representation based
on population in the House of Representatives and equal
representation of states in the Senate.
Caucus - CORRECT-ANSWER-Meetings among party members, starting
at a local level, where delegates are selected to support a candidate for
a party's presidential nomination.
Caucuses - CORRECT-ANSWER-Meetings among party members,
starting at a local level, where delegates are selected to support a
candidate for a party's presidential nomination.
