WGU C963 Objective Assessment Questions and Answers
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Major vcontributors vto vsocial vcontract vtheory v- vANS-Hobbes, vLocke, vReasseau
Social vContract vTheory v- vANS-We vneed vfood, vclothing vand vshelter vto vsurvive vand
vnothing vshould vinterfere vwith vour vability vto vobtain vthem. vWe vmay valso vchoose vto
vbelieve vin va vgod. vThe vbelief vgives vdefinition vto vour vexistance. vTherefore vit vis
vimportant vwe vdefine vourselves vas vindividuals.
Enlightenment vInfluence von vConstitution v- vANS-Bill vof vRights vand vthe vSecond
vAmendment, vNinth vAmendment
Bill vof vRights v(Enlightenment) v- vANS-The vfirst veight vBill vof vRights
Declaration vof vIndependence v(Enlightenment) v- vANS-people vhave vrights vof vlife,
vliberty, vand vthe vpursuit vof vhappiness
Articles vof vConfederation vweaknesses v- vANS-No vexecutive, vno vjudicial, vno vpower
vto vtax, vno vpower vto vregulate vtrade
,Articles vof vConfederation v- vStrengths v- vANS-Provided vdirection vfor vthe vRevolution,
vthe vability vto vconduct vdiplomacy vwith vEurope, vand vdeal vwith vterritorial vissues vand
vNative vAmerican vrelations.
New vJersey vPlan v- vANS-The vproposal vat vthe vConstitutional vConvention vthat vcalled
vfor vequal vrepresentation vof veach vstate vin vCongress vregardless vof vthe vstate's
vpopulation.
Virginia vPlan v- vANS-Proposal vto vcreate va vstrong vnational vgovernment
Constitutional vConvention v- vANS-A vmeeting vin vPhiladelphia vin v1787 vthat vproduced
va vnew vconstitution
Three-Fifths vcompromise v- vANS-Agreement vthat veach vslave vcounted vas vthree-fifths
vof va vperson vin vdetermining vrepresentation vin vthe vHouse vfor vrepresentation vand
vtaxation vpurposes v(negated vby vthe v13th vamendment). vBicameral vcongress.
Checks vand vBalances v- vANS-A vsystem vthat vallows veach vbranch vof vgovernment vto
vlimit vthe vpowers vof vthe vother vbranches vin vorder vto vprevent vabuse vof vpower
Separation vof vPowers v- vANS-Constitutional vdivision vof vpowers vamong vthe
vlegislative, vexecutive, vand vjudicial vbranches, vwith vthe vlegislative vbranch vmaking
,vlaw, vthe vexecutive vapplying vand venforcing vthe vlaw, vand vthe vjudiciary vinterpreting
vthe vlaw
Federalists v- vANS-A vterm vused vto vdescribe vsupporters vof vthe vConstitution vduring
vratification vdebates vin vstate vlegislatures.
Anti-Federalists v- vANS-Opponents vof vthe vAmerican vConstitution vat vthe vtime vwhen
vthe vstates vwere vcontemplating vits vadoption.
Ratifying vthe vConstitution v- vANS-Article vVII, v9 vout vof v13 vstates vhad vto vagree, vit
vwas vratified vat vstate vconventions
Federalist v#10 v(factions) v- vANS-Elites vcan vnever vtake vover vrule vof vthe vgovernment
vdue vto vtoo vmany vfactions.
Federalist v#51 v(Madison) v- vANS-Separation vof vpowers, vchecks vand vbalances
Separations vof vPowers v- vANS-The vdivision vof vthe vfederal vgovernment vinto vthree
vbranches veach vwith vits vown vpowers
Government vBranches v- vANS-Three vsections vof vthe vUS vgovernment: vlegislative,
vexecutive, vand vjudicial. vEach vbranch vhas vpowers vthat vrestrict vthe vother vbranches
vpowers.
, How vare vlaws vmade vand venforced vusing vthe vseparation vof vpowers v- vANS-
Congress voriginates vlaws
Judicial vbranch vreviews vlaws vfor vconstitutionality
Executive vbranch venforces vlaws
system vof vchecks vand vbalances v- vANS-Constitutional vsystem vin vwhich veach
vbranch vof vgovernment vplaces vlimits von vthe vpower vof vother vbranches
Several vchecks vthe vjudicial vbranch vhas von vthe vlegislative vand vexecutive vbranches
v- vANS-Executive:
Can voverturn vactions vof vthe vpresident vwith vjudicial vreview vif vthe vactions vviolate vthe
vConstitution v
Serve vduring vgood vbehavior vto vmaintain vindependence vof vjudiciary
Legislative:
Can voverturn vacts vof vCongress vas vunconstitutional vif vthey vviolate vthe vlaw v
Can vinfluence vlaws vby vinterpretation v
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Major vcontributors vto vsocial vcontract vtheory v- vANS-Hobbes, vLocke, vReasseau
Social vContract vTheory v- vANS-We vneed vfood, vclothing vand vshelter vto vsurvive vand
vnothing vshould vinterfere vwith vour vability vto vobtain vthem. vWe vmay valso vchoose vto
vbelieve vin va vgod. vThe vbelief vgives vdefinition vto vour vexistance. vTherefore vit vis
vimportant vwe vdefine vourselves vas vindividuals.
Enlightenment vInfluence von vConstitution v- vANS-Bill vof vRights vand vthe vSecond
vAmendment, vNinth vAmendment
Bill vof vRights v(Enlightenment) v- vANS-The vfirst veight vBill vof vRights
Declaration vof vIndependence v(Enlightenment) v- vANS-people vhave vrights vof vlife,
vliberty, vand vthe vpursuit vof vhappiness
Articles vof vConfederation vweaknesses v- vANS-No vexecutive, vno vjudicial, vno vpower
vto vtax, vno vpower vto vregulate vtrade
,Articles vof vConfederation v- vStrengths v- vANS-Provided vdirection vfor vthe vRevolution,
vthe vability vto vconduct vdiplomacy vwith vEurope, vand vdeal vwith vterritorial vissues vand
vNative vAmerican vrelations.
New vJersey vPlan v- vANS-The vproposal vat vthe vConstitutional vConvention vthat vcalled
vfor vequal vrepresentation vof veach vstate vin vCongress vregardless vof vthe vstate's
vpopulation.
Virginia vPlan v- vANS-Proposal vto vcreate va vstrong vnational vgovernment
Constitutional vConvention v- vANS-A vmeeting vin vPhiladelphia vin v1787 vthat vproduced
va vnew vconstitution
Three-Fifths vcompromise v- vANS-Agreement vthat veach vslave vcounted vas vthree-fifths
vof va vperson vin vdetermining vrepresentation vin vthe vHouse vfor vrepresentation vand
vtaxation vpurposes v(negated vby vthe v13th vamendment). vBicameral vcongress.
Checks vand vBalances v- vANS-A vsystem vthat vallows veach vbranch vof vgovernment vto
vlimit vthe vpowers vof vthe vother vbranches vin vorder vto vprevent vabuse vof vpower
Separation vof vPowers v- vANS-Constitutional vdivision vof vpowers vamong vthe
vlegislative, vexecutive, vand vjudicial vbranches, vwith vthe vlegislative vbranch vmaking
,vlaw, vthe vexecutive vapplying vand venforcing vthe vlaw, vand vthe vjudiciary vinterpreting
vthe vlaw
Federalists v- vANS-A vterm vused vto vdescribe vsupporters vof vthe vConstitution vduring
vratification vdebates vin vstate vlegislatures.
Anti-Federalists v- vANS-Opponents vof vthe vAmerican vConstitution vat vthe vtime vwhen
vthe vstates vwere vcontemplating vits vadoption.
Ratifying vthe vConstitution v- vANS-Article vVII, v9 vout vof v13 vstates vhad vto vagree, vit
vwas vratified vat vstate vconventions
Federalist v#10 v(factions) v- vANS-Elites vcan vnever vtake vover vrule vof vthe vgovernment
vdue vto vtoo vmany vfactions.
Federalist v#51 v(Madison) v- vANS-Separation vof vpowers, vchecks vand vbalances
Separations vof vPowers v- vANS-The vdivision vof vthe vfederal vgovernment vinto vthree
vbranches veach vwith vits vown vpowers
Government vBranches v- vANS-Three vsections vof vthe vUS vgovernment: vlegislative,
vexecutive, vand vjudicial. vEach vbranch vhas vpowers vthat vrestrict vthe vother vbranches
vpowers.
, How vare vlaws vmade vand venforced vusing vthe vseparation vof vpowers v- vANS-
Congress voriginates vlaws
Judicial vbranch vreviews vlaws vfor vconstitutionality
Executive vbranch venforces vlaws
system vof vchecks vand vbalances v- vANS-Constitutional vsystem vin vwhich veach
vbranch vof vgovernment vplaces vlimits von vthe vpower vof vother vbranches
Several vchecks vthe vjudicial vbranch vhas von vthe vlegislative vand vexecutive vbranches
v- vANS-Executive:
Can voverturn vactions vof vthe vpresident vwith vjudicial vreview vif vthe vactions vviolate vthe
vConstitution v
Serve vduring vgood vbehavior vto vmaintain vindependence vof vjudiciary
Legislative:
Can voverturn vacts vof vCongress vas vunconstitutional vif vthey vviolate vthe vlaw v
Can vinfluence vlaws vby vinterpretation v
