WGU C963 OA questions and answers 2025

WGU C963 OA questions and answers
2025
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Powers under the Articles of Confederation
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1. Could exchange Ambassadors
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2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes
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3. Declare War
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4. Borrow Money
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5. Settle disputes among States ff ff ff ff ff



Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
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no power to tax, ff ff



President lacked power,
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no money to buy ships
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no money pay soldiers
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no national judiciary
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New Jersey Plan ff



William Paterson ff ff ff



Three Branches of Government
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The states had the power ff ff ff ff



Every state had one vote
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one chamber legislature, unicameral ff ff ff ff ff



Supremacy clause "Law of the Land" ff



Virginia Plan ff



James Madison ff ff ff



Three Branches of government ff ff ff



Two-chamber in a legislative ff



Bicameral legislature: ff ff ff ff



House: elected by the people ff ff ff ff



Senate: appointed by the legislature
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Votes based on population ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff



Could tax, regulate trade, veto down state laws, create an army
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The Great Compromises
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1. combined the two ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan.
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2. The 3/5 slavery ruling
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3. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
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4. Slaves could only be freed if they were born in the US and was over the age of 28
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Articles of Confederation with a Congress
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1. representation based on the population
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2. the the weak national government and a strong states
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supporters of the Constitution
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people who opposed the Constitution

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Written by James Madison to convince people to support the ratification of the constitution.
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Argued that factions were inevitable but were best controlled by a large republic that
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employed a Federalist structure. Argued that competition among factions would limit their
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Federalist Paper # 51
•Written by James Madison
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•Defines the relationship among the three branches of government as independent.
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•To stay independent, no branch should have total power to choose members of the other
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branches
•By creating a bicameral legislature, it protects the people from legislative tyranny
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•Explains that each branch of government should be selected in different ways
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What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
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The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.

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Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a
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They wanted a government based on the representation of the population.

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implied powers ff ff ff ff ff ff



Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution ff ff ff



Examples of implied powers ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff



Establishing a national bank, creating the IRS, establishing a military draft, raising the min
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enumerated powers
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The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution. ff ff ff



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-declare war & raise army & navy ff ff ff ff ff ff



-create rules on how to become citizen ff ff ff ff ff



-regulate trade b/t states & countries
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-coin $ ff ff ff



-protect patents & copyrights ff ff ff



-create lower federal courts
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-est. post offices ff



inherent powers
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is the power that congress and the president need in order to get the job done ff ff ff



Examples of inherent powers ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff



Regulating immigration, acquiring territory, granting diplomatic recognition to other states ff



concurrent powers ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff



Powers held jointly by the national and state governments. ff ff ff



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Impose Taxes, Borrow Money, Establish Lower Courts ff



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powers directly stated in the constitution