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C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US
CONSTITUTION | COMPREHENSIVE
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers | 100% Verified
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, Due Process The requirement that government, when dealing with people, have in place a fair
procedure which it equally applies to all.
Social Contract An agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to be
governed so long as the government protects their natural rights.
Political Ideologies Coherent philosophies about the structure, power, and purpose of government.
Bicameral Legislature A lawmaking body that consists of two separate chambers.
Popular Vote An election in which the winner is determined by the number of individual votes
obtained.
Virginia Plan A plan for a two-house legislature; representatives would be elected to the lower
house based on each state's population; representatives for the upper house
would be chosen by the lower house.
New Jersey Plan A plan that called for a one-house national legislature; each state would receive
one vote.
Great Compromise Also known as the Connecticut Compromise. A compromise 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.
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.
Veto The power of the president to reject a law proposed by Congress.
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..
C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US
CONSTITUTION | COMPREHENSIVE
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
2026 | GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers | 100% Verified
Exam Prep and Comprehensive Rationales Included
, Due Process The requirement that government, when dealing with people, have in place a fair
procedure which it equally applies to all.
Social Contract An agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to be
governed so long as the government protects their natural rights.
Political Ideologies Coherent philosophies about the structure, power, and purpose of government.
Bicameral Legislature A lawmaking body that consists of two separate chambers.
Popular Vote An election in which the winner is determined by the number of individual votes
obtained.
Virginia Plan A plan for a two-house legislature; representatives would be elected to the lower
house based on each state's population; representatives for the upper house
would be chosen by the lower house.
New Jersey Plan A plan that called for a one-house national legislature; each state would receive
one vote.
Great Compromise Also known as the Connecticut Compromise. A compromise 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.
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.
Veto The power of the president to reject a law proposed by Congress.
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..
