WGU C963 American Politics and the US Constitution WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset

WGU C963 American Politics and the US Constitution WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset 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 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