WGU C963 - EXAM PACKAGE DEAL GRADED A+

New Jersey Plan - advocated for equal representation in the national legislature regardless of the size of a state's population in order to ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the government. The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some states, while the Ne...

Marbury v. Madison - This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Supreme Court declared that the law conflicted with the U.S. Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial review wherein the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws passed by Congress and signed by the ...

Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American Revolution? - Social Contract How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of the Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? - The Bill of Rights explicitly listed individual freedoms What was a major problem w...

Requirements to be a Representative/term information - Citizen for 7 years, at least 25 years old/2 year term, based on population Requirements to be a Senator/term information - Citizen for 9 years, at least 30 years old/6 year term, 2 per state How many members of the House of Representatives ...

Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American Revolution? Free press Universal suffrage Trial by jury Social contract - Answer Social contract How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? Ensured that civil r...

Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress? - James Madison Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? - They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and ...

natrual rights - Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke - 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature - Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government...

• I can identify areas of the Constitution that are influenced by the enlightenment. - The Constitution makes justice more important than liberty. more concerned with controlling rather than expressing the popular will. Property rights republicanism separation of powers • I can identify areas...

Major contributors to social contract theory - Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - 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. Therefo...