WGU C963 - OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT(SOLVED 100%)2023/2024
1. What was the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Fergu- son?:
It allowed racial segregation by establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine.
2. What is a judicial check on the executive branch?: The Supreme Court can
@#$%^&*()_+
declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
3. What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more leg-
islative power than individual members of the House of Representatives?: The
smaller total number of Senate members compared to the number of representa-
tives.
4. What describes the equal proportions method of congressional apportion-
ment?: Congressional districts are drawn in order to maintain similar numbers of
voters in each district.
5. What is an example of a congressional allocation that would influence the
national budget to help a member of congress's district or state?: Funds for the
building of an airport in a congressperson's district.
6. Why is the House Rules Committee one of the most powerful committees in the
U.S. House of Representatives?: It determines the rules for debate and in what
order to schedule consideration of bills in the House.
7. What is the purpose of executive agreements?: To establish agreements with
foreign countries without congressional approval.
8. Which statement best describes "executive privilege"?: A president may
withhold confidential communication from the courts and the legislative branch.
9. How can an outgoing president exert significant influence over a new pres-
ident's administration?: By having a budget that affects the ability of the incoming
administration to pursue new initiatives.
10. Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve powers not
explicitly granted to the national government?: The Tenth Amendment
11. What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish?: A
loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause.
12. What is a characteristic of an open primary system?: Voters registered with any
political party are allowed to vote for candidates in any party during the primary.
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1. What was the impact of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Fergu- son?:
It allowed racial segregation by establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine.
2. What is a judicial check on the executive branch?: The Supreme Court can
@#$%^&*()_+
declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional.
3. What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more leg-
islative power than individual members of the House of Representatives?: The
smaller total number of Senate members compared to the number of representa-
tives.
4. What describes the equal proportions method of congressional apportion-
ment?: Congressional districts are drawn in order to maintain similar numbers of
voters in each district.
5. What is an example of a congressional allocation that would influence the
national budget to help a member of congress's district or state?: Funds for the
building of an airport in a congressperson's district.
6. Why is the House Rules Committee one of the most powerful committees in the
U.S. House of Representatives?: It determines the rules for debate and in what
order to schedule consideration of bills in the House.
7. What is the purpose of executive agreements?: To establish agreements with
foreign countries without congressional approval.
8. Which statement best describes "executive privilege"?: A president may
withhold confidential communication from the courts and the legislative branch.
9. How can an outgoing president exert significant influence over a new pres-
ident's administration?: By having a budget that affects the ability of the incoming
administration to pursue new initiatives.
10. Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve powers not
explicitly granted to the national government?: The Tenth Amendment
11. What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish?: A
loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause.
12. What is a characteristic of an open primary system?: Voters registered with any
political party are allowed to vote for candidates in any party during the primary.
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