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WGU C963 Terms And Definition For American Politics And The US Constitution | Verified 2022/2023
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WGU C963 Terms And Definition1. Natural Rights: Answer- The right to life, liberty, and property;
believed to be given by God; no government may take them away.
2. State of Nature: Answer- A theory on how people might have lived
before societies came into existence.
3. Due Process: Answer- The requirement that government, when
dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it equally
applies to all.
4. 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.
5. Political Ideologies: Answer- Coherent philosophies about the
structure, power, and purpose of government.
6. Bicameral Legislature: Answer- A lawmaking body that consists of two
separate cham- bers.
7. Popular Vote: Answer- An election in which the winner is determined
by the number of individual votes obtained.
8. Virginia Plan: Answer- A plan for a two-house legislature;
representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each
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,state's population; representatives for the upper house would be
chosen by the lower house.
9. New Jersey Plan: Answer- A plan that called for a one-house national
legislature; each state would receive one vote.
10.Great Compromise: Also known as the Connecticut Compromise. A
compro- mise 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.
11.Three-Fifths Compromise: 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.
12.Veto: The power of the president to reject a law proposed by
Congress.
13.Checks and Balances: 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..
14.Separation of Powers: The sharing of powers among three separate
branch- es of government.
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, 15.Federal System: A form of government which power is divided
between state governments and a national government.
16.Enumerated Powers: The powers given explicitly to the federal
government by the Constitution; power to regulate interstate and
foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare war, coin money,
and conduct foreign affairs.
17.Reserved Powers: Any powers not prohibited by the Constitution or
delegated to the national government; powers reserved to the states
and denied to the federal government.
18.Ratification: The action of signing or giving formal consent to a
treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
19.Republic: A system of government in which power is given to
the people through their ability to elect representatives who make
laws on their behalf.
20.Habeas Corpus: The right to know, before a judge, why you
have been detained.
21.The Federalist Papers: A series of 85 essays, written and published
in favor of ratifying the Constitution.
22.Faction: A group who gathers together to advocate for their special
interest.
23.Impeachment: A process of removing government officials
suspected of crim- inal activity, including judges and even the
president. It requires a majority vote in the House of Representatives
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