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WGU C963 OA 2025 REVIEW | C963 AMERICAN
POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT PREP 2025 WITH 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (BRAND NEW!)
What is an argument outlined in, Federalists No. 10?
The government is needed because individual citizens
cannot be trusted.
The diverse interests of the people would prevent the
development of powerful interests.
The common interests of the people are decided by the
government.
The interest of the people must be considered more
important that the state authority. - ...ANSWER...✓✓The
diverse interests of the people would prevent the
development of powerful interests.
Which contributor to the Enlightenment identified two key
aspects of our existence, liberty and property?
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John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
Adam Smith - ...ANSWER...✓✓John Locke
What is the purpose of the Occupy Wall Street movement?
Advocate for correction of today's economic inequalities
Advocates for increased minority voting rights.
It speaks out against the racial inequalities in
employment.
Advocates for greater regulation of religious ideologies. -
...ANSWER...✓✓Advocates for a correction of today's
economic inequalities.
There were several factors that significantly contributed
to the government structure outlined in the Articles of
Confederation. What was one of them?
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Americans wished the government to be representative
of the states.
The states were unable to protect American ships from
attacks by the Barbary pirates.
Taxation was a well-recognized way for the national
government to retain control over the individual states
The people wanted a strong central government to gather
defenses in times of war - ...ANSWER...✓✓Americans
wished the government to be representative of the states.
What was the major difference between the Articles of
Confederation and the Constitution?
Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national
judiciary.
The Articles of Confederation required states to provide
troops for national defense.
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The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to
establish banks.
The Articles of Confederation required states to pay for
land claims of Appalachian Mountains. -
...ANSWER...✓✓The Articles of Confederation required
states to provide troops for national defense.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan
and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the
Constitution establish?
Authority to tax and regulate trade.
A two-chamber Congress
National armed forces
A national currency - ...ANSWER...✓✓A two-chamber
Congress.
WGU C963 OA 2025 REVIEW | C963 AMERICAN
POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT PREP 2025 WITH 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (BRAND NEW!)
What is an argument outlined in, Federalists No. 10?
The government is needed because individual citizens
cannot be trusted.
The diverse interests of the people would prevent the
development of powerful interests.
The common interests of the people are decided by the
government.
The interest of the people must be considered more
important that the state authority. - ...ANSWER...✓✓The
diverse interests of the people would prevent the
development of powerful interests.
Which contributor to the Enlightenment identified two key
aspects of our existence, liberty and property?
,2|Page
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
Adam Smith - ...ANSWER...✓✓John Locke
What is the purpose of the Occupy Wall Street movement?
Advocate for correction of today's economic inequalities
Advocates for increased minority voting rights.
It speaks out against the racial inequalities in
employment.
Advocates for greater regulation of religious ideologies. -
...ANSWER...✓✓Advocates for a correction of today's
economic inequalities.
There were several factors that significantly contributed
to the government structure outlined in the Articles of
Confederation. What was one of them?
,3|Page
Americans wished the government to be representative
of the states.
The states were unable to protect American ships from
attacks by the Barbary pirates.
Taxation was a well-recognized way for the national
government to retain control over the individual states
The people wanted a strong central government to gather
defenses in times of war - ...ANSWER...✓✓Americans
wished the government to be representative of the states.
What was the major difference between the Articles of
Confederation and the Constitution?
Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national
judiciary.
The Articles of Confederation required states to provide
troops for national defense.
, 4|Page
The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to
establish banks.
The Articles of Confederation required states to pay for
land claims of Appalachian Mountains. -
...ANSWER...✓✓The Articles of Confederation required
states to provide troops for national defense.
What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan
and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the
Constitution establish?
Authority to tax and regulate trade.
A two-chamber Congress
National armed forces
A national currency - ...ANSWER...✓✓A two-chamber
Congress.
