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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 ...
C963 AMERICAN POLITICS-WGU
Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American Revolution? - correct answer Social Contract
How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of the Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? - correct answer The Bill of Rights explicitly listed individual freedoms
What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer The national government did not have the power to impose taxes
What describes Clause 3 of Article IV , Section 2 in the constitution? - correct answer Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled
What describes the opposing views in the debates between the Federalists and the Anti-
Federalists? - correct answer Federalists favored a strong central government while the Anti-Federalist favored strong state governments
How do the branches of the government operate under the concept of checks and balances?
- correct answer The branch of government must cooperate to to function, and each branch
can restrict the other branches' powers
What describes the general structure of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer It was an alliance of independent states under a limited central government
Which major compromise was made at the Constitutional Convention? - correct answer The proportional representation of enslaved persons (3/5)
What is an argument outlined in Federalist, no. 10? - correct answer The diverse interests of the people would prevent the development of powerful political parties What is a primary effect of the census on the functioning of Congress? - correct answer It is
used to determine the number of House representatives for each state
Which describes the purpose of Congressional appropriations committees? - correct answer They recommended how specific funds are allocated
Which power is assigned to the House under the Constitution? - correct answer Originating
congressional spending bills
What is an example of checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches of government? - correct answer The Senate must confirm the President's Supreme Court nominee
Which presidential power can be restricted by Congress? - correct answer Appointing cabinet members
Which president was impeached by the House of Representatives? - correct answer Andrew
Johnson for firing his secretary of war
What is true about the U.S. court system? - correct answer It is a dual system with a federal court system and courts in each state
Which type of power is a state's right to tax? - correct answer A concurrent power
What is an example of a state exercising a concurrent power? - correct answer Issuing bonds to fund an infrastructure project
How does apportionment influence the makeup of Congress? - correct answer It determines the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives based on the equal proportions method What is the general purpose of the president making recess appointments? - correct answer
To fill cabinet vacancies while bypassing Senate approval
What describes the Supreme Court's use of the judicial principal of stare decisis? - correct answer The Supreme Court's precedents are treated as established law
What was the significance of the Supreme Court's ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland? - correct answer It established a loose constructionist view of the necessary and proper clause
What is an example of a state exercising its reserve power? - correct answer Establishing laws to regulate businesses in the state
Which statement describes characteristics of a social contract? - correct answer A collective
expression of a collectively shared interest, A definition of human nature, A specification of natural right
In what way is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? - correct answer The state of nature gives definition to what it means to be human and gives definition to natural rights
Why is it important to know what the quality of life is like in the state of nature? - correct answer It explains the incentive for working cooperatively with others and it helps to frame
the type of social contract that is needed to make individual life better
What is the purpose of a social contract? - correct answer To acknowledge and protect natural rights
What is an important weakness of a social contract? - correct answer Social contracts require consensus
Which statements are true about natural rights? - correct answer They let you do what you
need to survive and be secure and they impart an equality of being among all people
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