WGU C963 - OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT (SOLVED
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How was slavery involved in the Constitutional Convention? - -answer-
Representatives from the North were adamant that slaves not be counted
towards a state's population while Southerners insisted that they be counted.
What are specific powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution? - -
answer-Congress was given the power to collect taxes, regulate trade and
commerce, and declare war.
To reinforce the representational differences in the national bicameral legislature,
the Great Compromise required that: - -answer-Members of the House of
Representatives be selected by the voters, and members of the Senate be
selected by the state legislatures.
The most important structural outcome of the Great Compromise was: - -answer-
The creation of a bicameral national legislature, with each chamber representing
a different type of political actor.
,Supremacy Clause - -answer-Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the
Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the
national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
Legislative Branch - -answer-the branch of government that makes the laws
Judicial Branch - -answer-Branch of government that decides if laws are carried
out fairly.
Executive Branch - -answer-the branch of government that carries out laws
What debate did the Great Compromise settle so that the Constitutional
Convention could continue? - -answer-settled the debate between the New
Jersey and Virginia Plans for state representation in the national legislature
Supremacy Clause - -answer-works to support the power of the national
government, not limit it. It seeks to make the government more powerful than
the states in several areas.
New Jersey Plan - -answer-The Senate has equal representation regardless of
population of the state.
New Jersey Plan - -answer-State governments still given sovereignty over their
individual states.
Virginia Plan - -answer-Bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers.
, Virginia Plan - -answer-Senators are appointed rather than popularly elected.
Virginia Plan - -answer-The House of Representatives has state representation
that varies based on the size of a state's population.
Virginia Plan - -answer-The National government given increased powers.
The Three-Fifths Compromise worked to: - -answer-Increase the representation
of Southern states in the House of Representatives.
The Anti-Federalist insistence on a Bill of Rights resulted from - -answer-The view
that the Constitution offered little protection for liberty or natural rights.
Add a bill of rights to the Constitution. - -answer-As a compromise to win support
for ratification of the Constitution from the Anti-Federalists, the Federalists
agreed to:
The addition of the Bill of Right - -answer-Which Constitutional change was not
advocated by the Federalists?
Why did the Anti-Federalists want the government to remain closer to the
people? - -answer-to keep the wealthy elites from having complete power. To
prevent the possibility of government tyranny.
seperation of powers - -answer-dividing the powers of government among the
executive, legislative, and judicial branches
100%) CORRECT!!
How was slavery involved in the Constitutional Convention? - -answer-
Representatives from the North were adamant that slaves not be counted
towards a state's population while Southerners insisted that they be counted.
What are specific powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution? - -
answer-Congress was given the power to collect taxes, regulate trade and
commerce, and declare war.
To reinforce the representational differences in the national bicameral legislature,
the Great Compromise required that: - -answer-Members of the House of
Representatives be selected by the voters, and members of the Senate be
selected by the state legislatures.
The most important structural outcome of the Great Compromise was: - -answer-
The creation of a bicameral national legislature, with each chamber representing
a different type of political actor.
,Supremacy Clause - -answer-Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the
Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the
national government is acting within its constitutional limits.
Legislative Branch - -answer-the branch of government that makes the laws
Judicial Branch - -answer-Branch of government that decides if laws are carried
out fairly.
Executive Branch - -answer-the branch of government that carries out laws
What debate did the Great Compromise settle so that the Constitutional
Convention could continue? - -answer-settled the debate between the New
Jersey and Virginia Plans for state representation in the national legislature
Supremacy Clause - -answer-works to support the power of the national
government, not limit it. It seeks to make the government more powerful than
the states in several areas.
New Jersey Plan - -answer-The Senate has equal representation regardless of
population of the state.
New Jersey Plan - -answer-State governments still given sovereignty over their
individual states.
Virginia Plan - -answer-Bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers.
, Virginia Plan - -answer-Senators are appointed rather than popularly elected.
Virginia Plan - -answer-The House of Representatives has state representation
that varies based on the size of a state's population.
Virginia Plan - -answer-The National government given increased powers.
The Three-Fifths Compromise worked to: - -answer-Increase the representation
of Southern states in the House of Representatives.
The Anti-Federalist insistence on a Bill of Rights resulted from - -answer-The view
that the Constitution offered little protection for liberty or natural rights.
Add a bill of rights to the Constitution. - -answer-As a compromise to win support
for ratification of the Constitution from the Anti-Federalists, the Federalists
agreed to:
The addition of the Bill of Right - -answer-Which Constitutional change was not
advocated by the Federalists?
Why did the Anti-Federalists want the government to remain closer to the
people? - -answer-to keep the wealthy elites from having complete power. To
prevent the possibility of government tyranny.
seperation of powers - -answer-dividing the powers of government among the
executive, legislative, and judicial branches
