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WGU C963 - LEARNING CHECKS &QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Whataisaitacalledawhenapeopleamakeaanaagreementabetweenathemselvesaandatheagovern
ment?a-aans✔✔Aasocialacontract
Accordingatoatheasocialacontractatheory,awhataisatheaoriginaofasociety?a-
aans✔✔Societyaisatheaproductaofahumanadesireaandaeffort
WhichaofatheafollowingadidaJohnaLockeaviewaasatheamostaimportantaprotectionsaunderathea
socialacontract?a-aans✔✔Libertyaandaproperty
WhichaofatheseaaccuratelyadescribesaJohnaLocke'saviewaonatheastateaofanature?a-
aans✔✔Theastateaofanatureawasapeacefulaandaconsistedaofarationalahumanabeings
AccordingatoaJohnaLocke,ahowamuchaauthorityashouldasocietyahaveaoveraitsacitizensaunde
ratheasocialacontract?a-
aans✔✔Limitedaauthority,atheasocialacontractashouldaprovideaaasocietyainawhichatheasociet
yahasanoamoreapowerathanaisanecessaryatoaregulateatheanaturalarightsaandaco-
existenceaofaitsacitizens
Describeatheacharacteristicsaofaaasocialacontract.a-
aans✔✔Aasocialacontractaisaaacollectiveaexpressionaofaaacollectivelyasharedainterest,aaade
finitionaofahumananature,aandaaaspecificationaofanaturalarights.
Inawhatawayaisatheastateaofanatureaimportantaforaconstructingaaasocialacontract?a-
aans✔✔Societyashouldabeaaareflectionaofawhataitameansatoabeahuman,aandanaturalarightsa
mustabeaacknowledgedaandaprotectedainaaasocialacontract.
Whyaisaitaimportantatoaknowawhatatheaqualityaofalifeaisalikeainatheastateaofanature?a-
aans✔✔Howabadaoragoodalifeaisainatheastateaofanatureawillaguideatheaneedatoacooperateawi
thaothers,aandatheasubsequentasocialacontractawillahelpaovercomeatheadrawbacksaexperie
ncedainatheastateaofanature.
Whataisatheapurposeaofaaasocialacontract?a-
aans✔✔Socialacontractsaareacreatedatoaacknowledgeaandaprotectanaturalarights.
,Whataisaanaimportantaweaknessaofaaasocialacontract?a-
aans✔✔Socialacontractsarequireaconsensus,awhichaisadifficultatoaobtainainaanyasociety.
Whatadoanaturalarightsaletayouado?a-
aans✔✔Naturalarightsaletayouadoawhatayouaneedatoasurviveaandabeasecure,aandatheyaimpa
rtaanaequalityaofaallapeople.
WhatadidatheaEnlightenmentaphilosophersausedatheastateaofanatureafor?a-
aans✔✔Enlightenment aphilosophersausedatheastateaofanatureatoadefineahumananatureaan
daarguedaforaaaproperasocietyaandagovernmentabasedaonathatanature.
Whataconditionsaarearequiredaforaaasocialacontractatoawork?a-
aans✔✔Theaconditionsaneededaforaaasocialacontractatoaworkaincludeaconsensusaamongat
hoseainvolvedainatheasocialacontractaandaaauniformityaofaabilityaandapurposeaamongathose
awhoaagreeatoait.
Whatadoesatheatheoryaofaaasocialacontractaacknowledge?a-
aans✔✔Theasocialacontractaacknowledgesathatatheapeopleaareainarelationshipawithatheago
vernmentaandathereaareaobligationsatheacitizensahaveatoaaasociety.
Whataareasocialacontractsaconstructedatoabeacompatibleawith?a-
aans✔✔Theasocialacontractarecognizesabothahumananatureaandanaturalarightsaandawhena
constructed,anaturalarightsaareaaacentralapartabecauseatheyaareatooaimportantatoaouraindivi
dualalives.
WhatanaturalarightawasaexplicitlyaprotectedainatheaDeclarationaofaIndependence?a-
aans✔✔Liberty.aThomasaJeffersonawroteatheaDeclarationaofaIndependenceabasedaonathea
ideasaofaJohnaLockeawhoaarguedathataoneaofaouramostaimportantanaturalarightsaisaliberty.
WhichaConstitutionalaprinciple,asuggestedabyaMontesquieu,alessensatheapotentialaharmaof
atheanationalagovernmentaoveratheapeople?a-
aans✔✔SeparationaofaPowers.aByaseparatingathealegislative,aexecutive,aandajudicialapow
eraandaplacingaeachabranchaintoatheacontrolaofadifferentapoliticalaactorsathisawouldaprevent
agovernmentatyrannyaoveratheapeopleabyalimitingatheaharmaanyaoneabranchamightadoaonait
saown.
WhichaConstitutionalamechanism,asuggestedabyaMontesquieu,abalancesatheanationalagov
ernmentaandapreventsaanyaoneasectionaofagovernmentafromahavingasole/
completeapower?a-
aans✔✔ChecksaandaBalances.aPreventsaanyaoneabranchafromagainingacompleteapoweraa
ndacontrolaoveratheagovernmentabyaallowingaeachabranchatoamonitoraandainfluenceawhata
happensainatheaotherabranches.
WhichaofatheafollowingaprotectsaLocke'saideaaofanaturalarightsaandaprovidesaMontesquieu'
saprotectionsaknownaasadueaprocessaofalaw?a-
, aans✔✔TheaBillaofaRights.aThisaadditionatoatheaConstitutionafocusesaonaprotectingathealib
ertiesaorafreedomsabyaprotectingasucharightsaasafreedomaofaspeechaandaprovidingadueapr
ocess.
Whichawasadesignedawithaaaconcernaforatheatyrannyaofafactionalamajority?a-
aans✔✔TheaConstitution.aTheapotentialaforatheatyrannyaofafactionalamajorityawasaaakeyaco
nsiderationaatatheatimeaofatheadraftingaofatheaConstitution.
WhataisatheaEnlightenment?a-
aans✔✔AaperiodaofaWesternaEuropeanahistoryafollowingatheaMiddleaAgesa(1650-
1800)athataoccurredamainlyainaGreataBritain,aFrance,aandaGermany.aItsaphilosophyaprodu
cedatheaideaaofanaturalarights.
WhyadoesatheaEnlightenmentainfluenceaAmericanapoliticsaandagovernment?a-
aans✔✔ThoseawhoasettledatheaAmericanacoloniesawereaseekingafreedomaandaopportunit
y,aandaLocke'saideasaaboutatheaconsentatoabeagovernedaandathearightatoarebellionahadaaa
majorainfluenceainatheaestablishmentaofaAmericanagovernment.aEarlyaAmericansawereano
tadrawnatoatheaideaaofatheadivinearightaofakings.
HowadoaconflictingaideasaofatheaEnlightenmentainfluenceagovernmentaandapolitics?a-
aans✔✔SeparationaofapowersainatheaConstitutionaworksatoaundermineapopularademocrati
cainputaandacontrol,abutaevenawhenadealingawithaimportantasocialaneeds,aprotectionaofapri
vateapropertyalimitsatheagovernment'saactions.
WhataideasaareaembodiedainatheaDeclarationaofaIndependence?a-
aans✔✔TheaDeclarationaspecificallyamentionsalife,aliberty,aandatheapursuitaofahappinessaa
sawellaasatheaideaathatapeopleahaveathearightatoacreateaoraabolishagovernmentsaifatheiranat
uralarightsaareaatarisk.
InawhatakeyawaysadoesatheaConstitutionadifferafromatheaDeclarationaofaIndependence?a-
aans✔✔WhileatheaDeclarationaemphasizedalibertyaandaexpressingatheapopularawill,atheaC
onstitutionawasadesignedatoacontrolapopularawillaandasupportajustice.
WhatatypeaofarightsaareacontainedainatheaBillaofaRights?a-
aans✔✔TheaBillacontainsabothanaturalarightsaandaproceduralarights.
TheaConstitution'safirstathreeaarticlesacreateaseparatealegislative,aexecutive,aandajudicialab
ranches,aisaconsistentawith?a-
aans✔✔Montesquieu'satheoryaforatheaseparationaofapoliticalapower.
TheaConstitution'sademotionaofaliberty,aandalackaofaprotectionsaforanaturalarights,asuggest
satheaframersawereawhat?a-
aans✔✔Theaframersawereainterestedainacreatingaaanationalagovernmentathataworked.
HowaisaunicameralaCongressadifferentafromaaabicameralaCongress?a-
aans✔✔AaunicameralaCongressahasaoneachamberawhileaaabicameralaCongressahasatwo.
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