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WGU C963 - OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
Major contributors to social contract theory - correct answer-
Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau
Social Contract Theory - correct answer- We need food,
clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with
our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a
god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is
important we define ourselves as individuals.
Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - correct answer- Bill of
Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment
Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - correct answer- The first eight
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) - correct answer-
people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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Articles of Confederation weaknesses - correct answer- No
executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate
trade
Articles of Confederation - Strengths - correct answer- Provided
direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy
with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native
American relations.
New Jersey Plan - correct answer- The proposal at the
Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of
each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Virginia Plan - correct answer- Proposal to create a strong
national government
Constitutional Convention - correct answer- A meeting in
Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
Three-Fifths compromise - correct answer- Agreement that
each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining
representation in the House for representation and taxation
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purposes (negated by the 13th amendment). Bicameral
congress.
Checks and Balances - correct answer- A system that allows
each branch of government to limit the powers of the other
branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Separation of Powers - correct answer- Constitutional division
of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial
branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive
applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting
the law
Federalists - correct answer- A term used to describe
supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in
state legislatures.
Anti-Federalists - correct answer- Opponents of the American
Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its
adoption.
Ratifying the Constitution - correct answer- Article VII, 9 out of
13 states had to agree, it was ratified at state conventions
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Federalist #10 (factions) - correct answer- Elites can never take
over rule of the government due to too many factions.
Federalist #51 (Madison) - correct answer- Separation of
powers, checks and balances
Separations of Powers - correct answer- The division of the
federal government into three branches each with its own
powers
Government Branches - correct answer- Three sections of the
US government: legislative, executive, and judicial. Each
branch has powers that restrict the other branches powers.
How are laws made and enforced using the separation of
powers - correct answer- Congress originates laws
Judicial branch reviews laws for constitutionality
Executive branch enforces laws
WGU C963 - OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT 2025
UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS.
Major contributors to social contract theory - correct answer-
Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau
Social Contract Theory - correct answer- We need food,
clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with
our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a
god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is
important we define ourselves as individuals.
Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - correct answer- Bill of
Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment
Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - correct answer- The first eight
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) - correct answer-
people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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Articles of Confederation weaknesses - correct answer- No
executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate
trade
Articles of Confederation - Strengths - correct answer- Provided
direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy
with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native
American relations.
New Jersey Plan - correct answer- The proposal at the
Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of
each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
Virginia Plan - correct answer- Proposal to create a strong
national government
Constitutional Convention - correct answer- A meeting in
Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
Three-Fifths compromise - correct answer- Agreement that
each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining
representation in the House for representation and taxation
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purposes (negated by the 13th amendment). Bicameral
congress.
Checks and Balances - correct answer- A system that allows
each branch of government to limit the powers of the other
branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Separation of Powers - correct answer- Constitutional division
of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial
branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive
applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting
the law
Federalists - correct answer- A term used to describe
supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in
state legislatures.
Anti-Federalists - correct answer- Opponents of the American
Constitution at the time when the states were contemplating its
adoption.
Ratifying the Constitution - correct answer- Article VII, 9 out of
13 states had to agree, it was ratified at state conventions
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Federalist #10 (factions) - correct answer- Elites can never take
over rule of the government due to too many factions.
Federalist #51 (Madison) - correct answer- Separation of
powers, checks and balances
Separations of Powers - correct answer- The division of the
federal government into three branches each with its own
powers
Government Branches - correct answer- Three sections of the
US government: legislative, executive, and judicial. Each
branch has powers that restrict the other branches powers.
How are laws made and enforced using the separation of
powers - correct answer- Congress originates laws
Judicial branch reviews laws for constitutionality
Executive branch enforces laws
