WGU C963 ACTUAL EXAM ,
AMENDMENTS AND COURT CASES EXAM
2024-2025 COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS
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WGU C963 EXAM
How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of
Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? -
....ANSWER...The Bill of Rights explicitly listed
individual freedoms
What describes the general structure of the U.S.
government under the Articles of Confederation? -
....ANSWER...It was an alliance of independent states
under a limited central government
What was a major problem with the articles of
confederation? - ....ANSWER...The national
government did not have the power to impose taxes
,What describes Clause 3 of Article IV section 2 in the
Constitution? - ....ANSWER...Slave owners could
reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled
Which major compromise was made at the
Constitutional Convention? - ....ANSWER...The
proportional representation of enslaved persons
What describes the opposing views in the debates
between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalist -
....ANSWER...Federalists favored a strong central
government while the Anti-Federalists favored
strong state governments
What is an argument outlined in Federalist Number
10 - ....ANSWER...The diverse interests of the people
would prevent the development of powerful
interests
How do the branches of government operate under
the concept of checks and balances? -
....ANSWER...The branches of government must
cooperate to function and each branch can restrict
the other branches power
,What describes the civil liberties derived from the
Bill of Rigths - ....ANSWER...They are things the
government is now allowed to do
What is the difference between civil liberties and
civil rights - ....ANSWER...Civil liberties are
protections from the government while civil rights
are protections by the government
In which type of cases would the Supreme Court use
the rational basis test - ....ANSWER...Cases involving
discrimination that do not involve protected classes
What did segregated educational institutions violate
according to the Supreme Court ruling in the Brown
vs Board of Education of Topeka - ....ANSWER...The
equal protection clause of the 14th amendment
Which criminal justice issue is addressed by the
courts under the Eight amendment? -
....ANSWER...Conditions related to capital punishment
Which Supreme Court case set the precedent that
poor defendents must provide legal counsel in felony
cases - ....ANSWER...Gideon vs Wainwright
, Which constitutional amendment protects people
from illegal searches and seizures of property -
....ANSWER...Fourth amendment
In which case did the supreme Court rule that
evidence obtained without a warrant that does not
fall under exclusionary rule is inadmissible in Court?
- ....ANSWER...Mapp vs Ohio
What describes the Supreme Courts decision in West
Virginia state Board of Education vs Barnette? -
....ANSWER...A school cannot force students to salute
the flag if doing so violates their religious beliefs
What was the Supreme Courts rationale for ruling a
Pennsylvania program that helped fund the salaries
of parochial school teachers unconstitutional in
Lemon Vs Kurtzman - ....ANSWER...It violated the
establishment clause because it would have created
excessive government entanglement with religion
Which question is not part of the Miller standard for
obscenity that was developed by the supreme court
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