Wgu C963 - American Politics And The US Constitution 2023 GRADED A+

Wgu C963 - American Politics And The US Constitution 2023 GRADED A+ Wgu C963 - American Politics And The US Constitution 2023 GRADED A+ natrual rights ANSWER - Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke ANSWER - 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature ANSWER - Hypothetical condition assumed to exist on the absence of government where human beings live on "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process ANSWER - involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a requirement lessens the extent to which government power can be exercised over the individual, making the power differential between the two more fair, and ensuring a general sense of political equality Social Contract ANSWER - A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules. Thomas Hobbes () ANSWER - One of the first individuals to contribute to the idea of the social contract was a pre-Enlightenment English philosopher Leviathan (1651): Thomas Hobbes ANSWER - Hobbes argues that society is not something natural and immutable, but rather it is something created by us. Labor Movement Page 2 ANSWER - the formation of labor unions, during the 1880's, for the workers to receive better treatment by Constitution ANSWER - A document which spells out the principles by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society Bill of Rights ANSWER - The first ten amendments to the Constitution Declaration of Independence ANSWER - the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain Thomas Jefferson ANSWER - Wrote the Declaration of Independence Shays's Rebellion () ANSWER - which almost resulted on potential mob rule, suggested there might be too much democracy at play, and that maybe individual liberty was going too far Articles of Confederation ANSWER - A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War. Federalist no. 51 ANSWER - Argues that separation of powers within the national government is the best way to prevent the concentration of power on the hands of one person or a single group. First Amendment ANSWER - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, Page 3 or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Second Amendment ANSWER - Right to keep and bear arms Third Amendment ANSWER - The government may not house soldiers on private homes without consent of the owner Forth Amendment ANSWER - It protects people against unfair searches of their homes; search and seizure. Fifth Amendment ANSWER - A constitutional amendment designed to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy, selfincrimination, and punishment without due process of law. Sixth Amendment ANSWER - Right to a speedy and public trial Seventh Amendment ANSWER - Right to a trial by jury on civil cases Eighth Amendment ANSWER - No cruel and unusual punishment Nineth Amendment ANSWER - peoples rights are not just limited to those listed on the Constitution and Bill of Rights Tenth Amendment