WGU C963 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Natural Rights - Answer- The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be given by God; no government may take them away. State of Nature - Answer- A theory on how people might have lived before societies came into existence. Due Process - Answer- The requirement that government, when dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it equally applies to all. Social Contract - 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 - Answer- Coherent philosophies about the structure, power, and purpose of government. Bicameral Legislature - Answer- A lawmaking body that consists of two separate chambers. Popular Vote - Answer- An election in which the winner is determined by the number of individual votes obtained. Virginia Plan - Answer- A plan for a two-house legislature; representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each state's population; representatives for the upper house would be chosen by the lower house. New Jersey Plan - Answer- A plan that called for a one-house national legislature; each state would receive one vote. Great Compromise - 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. Three-Fifths Compromise - Answer- A compromise between northern and southern states that called for counting of all a state's free population and 60 percent of its slave population for both federal taxation and representation in Congress. Veto - Answer- The power of the president to reject a law proposed by Congress. Checks and Balances - Answer- A system that allows one branch of government to limit the exercise of power by another branch; requires the different parts of government to work together..