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i COACHING REPORT – Pre-Assessment: American Politics and the
i i i i i i i i
US Constitution (PGVP)
i i
Attempt 1 - July 3, 2023
i i i i i Printi Viewi Assessment Description
i
Americani Politicsi andi thei U.S.i
Constitutioni examinesi thei evolutioni oi
representativei governmenti ini thei Uniti
Statesianditheichangingiinterpretationi ofi
i i i thei civili rightsi andi civili libertiesi
protectedi byi thei Constitution.i Thisi
coursei willi givei candidatesi ani
Thei Developmenti ofi
understandingi ofi thei powersi ofi thei
ConstitutionaliDemocracyi-i17%
branchesiofitheifederaligovernment,ithi
ofiassessment
continuali tensionsi inherenti ini ai federai
system,i thei shiftingi relationshipi
TheiInhuenceiofitheiEnlightenment betweenistateiandifederaligovernmenti
andi thei interactionsi betweeni electedi
Thei Articlesi ofi Confederation i
officialsi andi thei ever-changingi
electorate.iThisicourseiwillifocusionisui
Thei Constitutionali Convention
topicsi asi thei rolei ofi ai freei pressi ini ai
Federalistivs.iAnti-federalist i
democracy,i thei impacti ofi changingi
demographicsioniAmericanipolitics,iani
SeparationiofiPowersi&iChecksiand theidebatesioveriandiexpansionioficivili
i
Balances rights.i Uponi completioni ofi thei course,i
candidatesishouldibeiableitoiexplainithi
basici functionsi ofi thei federali
government,i describei thei forcesi thati
Structurei ofi Thei Unitedi States shapei Americani policyi andi politics,i ani
Governmenti-i23%iofiassessment bei betteri preparedi toi participatei ini
America’si civici institutions.i Thisi coursi
hasi noi prerequisite.
TheiLegislativeiBranch i
Usingi Thisi Reporti
TheiExecutiveiBranch i
TheiJudicialiBranch i
Poweri Underi thei American
i
Federalisti System
PoliticaliParticipationi-i 25%iof
assessment
Presidentiali andi Congressional
i
Elections
1i ofi 29 7/5/2023,i 2:17
, InterestiGroups Suggestedi Study
VoteriChoiceiandiPoliticali
Suggestedi Study
Participation
Civili Libertiesi andi Civili Rightsi -
25%iofiassessment UNSATISFACTORY
CiviliRightsi&iCiviliLibertiesiUnderi
Suggestedi Study
thei Unitedi Statesi Constitution
BalancingiLibertiesiandiPublici
Suggestedi Study
Safety
LibertyiAccordingitoitheiFirsti
Suggestedi Study
Amendment
RestrictioniandiExpansioniofi
Suggestedi Study
IndividualiRights
Publici Opinioni andi thei Mediai -
10%iofiassessment UNSATISFACTORY
InhuenceiofiMediaioniDemocracy Suggestedi Study
InhuenceiofiPubliciOpinionioni
Suggestedi Study
Democracy
GeneraliConcepts
1. WhichicontributoritoitheiEnlightenmentiidentifieditwoikeyi
aspectsi toi ouri existence,i libertyi andi property?
Less
YOURi CORRECTi
ANSWER ANSWER
JohniLocke
ThomasiHobbesi
Montesquieu
2i ofi 29 7/5/2023,i 2:17
, YOURi CORRECTi
ANSWER ANSWER
2. Whatiisithei purposeiofi theiOccupyiWalli Streetimovement?
Less
YOUR
CORRECT
ANSWER
Itiadvocatesiforiaicorrectioniofi today'si
economici inequalities.
Itiadvocatesiforiincreasediminorityi
votingirights.
Itispeaksioutiagainstitheiraciali
inequalityi ini employment.
Itiadvocatesiforigreateriregulationiofi
religiousiideologies.
3. Therei werei severali factorsi thati significantlyi contributedi toi
thei governmenti structurei outlinedi ini thei Articlesi ofi
Confederation.iWhatiwasioneiofithem?
Less
YOURi CORRECTi
ANSWER ANSWER
Americansiwisheditheigovernmentitoi
bei representativei ofi thei states.
Thei statesi werei unablei toi protecti
Americanishipsifromiattacksibyithei
Barbaryipirates.
Taxationi wasi ai well-recognizedi way
i fori thei nationali governmenti toi retain
controli overi thei individuali states.
Theipeopleiwantediaistrongicentrali
governmenti toi gatheri defensesi ini
timesi ofi war.
3i ofi 29 7/5/2023,i 2:17
i COACHING REPORT – Pre-Assessment: American Politics and the
i i i i i i i i
US Constitution (PGVP)
i i
Attempt 1 - July 3, 2023
i i i i i Printi Viewi Assessment Description
i
Americani Politicsi andi thei U.S.i
Constitutioni examinesi thei evolutioni oi
representativei governmenti ini thei Uniti
Statesianditheichangingiinterpretationi ofi
i i i thei civili rightsi andi civili libertiesi
protectedi byi thei Constitution.i Thisi
coursei willi givei candidatesi ani
Thei Developmenti ofi
understandingi ofi thei powersi ofi thei
ConstitutionaliDemocracyi-i17%
branchesiofitheifederaligovernment,ithi
ofiassessment
continuali tensionsi inherenti ini ai federai
system,i thei shiftingi relationshipi
TheiInhuenceiofitheiEnlightenment betweenistateiandifederaligovernmenti
andi thei interactionsi betweeni electedi
Thei Articlesi ofi Confederation i
officialsi andi thei ever-changingi
electorate.iThisicourseiwillifocusionisui
Thei Constitutionali Convention
topicsi asi thei rolei ofi ai freei pressi ini ai
Federalistivs.iAnti-federalist i
democracy,i thei impacti ofi changingi
demographicsioniAmericanipolitics,iani
SeparationiofiPowersi&iChecksiand theidebatesioveriandiexpansionioficivili
i
Balances rights.i Uponi completioni ofi thei course,i
candidatesishouldibeiableitoiexplainithi
basici functionsi ofi thei federali
government,i describei thei forcesi thati
Structurei ofi Thei Unitedi States shapei Americani policyi andi politics,i ani
Governmenti-i23%iofiassessment bei betteri preparedi toi participatei ini
America’si civici institutions.i Thisi coursi
hasi noi prerequisite.
TheiLegislativeiBranch i
Usingi Thisi Reporti
TheiExecutiveiBranch i
TheiJudicialiBranch i
Poweri Underi thei American
i
Federalisti System
PoliticaliParticipationi-i 25%iof
assessment
Presidentiali andi Congressional
i
Elections
1i ofi 29 7/5/2023,i 2:17
, InterestiGroups Suggestedi Study
VoteriChoiceiandiPoliticali
Suggestedi Study
Participation
Civili Libertiesi andi Civili Rightsi -
25%iofiassessment UNSATISFACTORY
CiviliRightsi&iCiviliLibertiesiUnderi
Suggestedi Study
thei Unitedi Statesi Constitution
BalancingiLibertiesiandiPublici
Suggestedi Study
Safety
LibertyiAccordingitoitheiFirsti
Suggestedi Study
Amendment
RestrictioniandiExpansioniofi
Suggestedi Study
IndividualiRights
Publici Opinioni andi thei Mediai -
10%iofiassessment UNSATISFACTORY
InhuenceiofiMediaioniDemocracy Suggestedi Study
InhuenceiofiPubliciOpinionioni
Suggestedi Study
Democracy
GeneraliConcepts
1. WhichicontributoritoitheiEnlightenmentiidentifieditwoikeyi
aspectsi toi ouri existence,i libertyi andi property?
Less
YOURi CORRECTi
ANSWER ANSWER
JohniLocke
ThomasiHobbesi
Montesquieu
2i ofi 29 7/5/2023,i 2:17
, YOURi CORRECTi
ANSWER ANSWER
2. Whatiisithei purposeiofi theiOccupyiWalli Streetimovement?
Less
YOUR
CORRECT
ANSWER
Itiadvocatesiforiaicorrectioniofi today'si
economici inequalities.
Itiadvocatesiforiincreasediminorityi
votingirights.
Itispeaksioutiagainstitheiraciali
inequalityi ini employment.
Itiadvocatesiforigreateriregulationiofi
religiousiideologies.
3. Therei werei severali factorsi thati significantlyi contributedi toi
thei governmenti structurei outlinedi ini thei Articlesi ofi
Confederation.iWhatiwasioneiofithem?
Less
YOURi CORRECTi
ANSWER ANSWER
Americansiwisheditheigovernmentitoi
bei representativei ofi thei states.
Thei statesi werei unablei toi protecti
Americanishipsifromiattacksibyithei
Barbaryipirates.
Taxationi wasi ai well-recognizedi way
i fori thei nationali governmenti toi retain
controli overi thei individuali states.
Theipeopleiwantediaistrongicentrali
governmenti toi gatheri defensesi ini
timesi ofi war.
3i ofi 29 7/5/2023,i 2:17
