WGU C963 UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
Answer: They did not have elected representatives in the House of
Commons
◉ What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation
and the Constitution? Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not
provide for a national judiciary
◉ Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of
Confederation with a Congress? Answer: They wanted a government
based on the representation of the population
◉ What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the
New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish?
Answer: A two-chamber congress
◉ What were the results of the three-fifths compromise? Answer: It
allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population
for the purpose of representation
, ◉ What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the
Constitution? Answer: A strong national government is better for
national defense and economic growth
◉ Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated,
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition" in Federalist, no.
51? Answer: Separation of powers and checks and balances
◉ What is a judicial check on the executive branch? Answer: The
Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive branch
unconstitutional
◉ What describes dual federalism? Answer: State government and
national government have exclusive authority in clearly defined
jurisdictions
◉ Which congressional action would be the result of the implied
powers of Congress? Answer: Congress passes a law raising the
minimum wage to $10.00 per hour
◉ What best explains why individual members of the Senate have
more power than individual members of the House of
Representatives? Answer: The smaller total number of Senate
members compared to the number of representatives
◉ What describes the equal proportions method of congressional
apportionment? Answer: Congressional districts are drawn in order to
maintain similar numbers of voters in each district
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain?
Answer: They did not have elected representatives in the House of
Commons
◉ What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation
and the Constitution? Answer: The Articles of Confederation did not
provide for a national judiciary
◉ Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of
Confederation with a Congress? Answer: They wanted a government
based on the representation of the population
◉ What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the
New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish?
Answer: A two-chamber congress
◉ What were the results of the three-fifths compromise? Answer: It
allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population
for the purpose of representation
, ◉ What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the
Constitution? Answer: A strong national government is better for
national defense and economic growth
◉ Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated,
"Ambition must be made to counteract ambition" in Federalist, no.
51? Answer: Separation of powers and checks and balances
◉ What is a judicial check on the executive branch? Answer: The
Supreme Court can declare actions by the executive branch
unconstitutional
◉ What describes dual federalism? Answer: State government and
national government have exclusive authority in clearly defined
jurisdictions
◉ Which congressional action would be the result of the implied
powers of Congress? Answer: Congress passes a law raising the
minimum wage to $10.00 per hour
◉ What best explains why individual members of the Senate have
more power than individual members of the House of
Representatives? Answer: The smaller total number of Senate
members compared to the number of representatives
◉ What describes the equal proportions method of congressional
apportionment? Answer: Congressional districts are drawn in order to
maintain similar numbers of voters in each district
