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WGU C963 Module Exam Questions
Lessons 1-23 With 100% Correct |
Verified Answers | Latest Update
2025




TheiprocessiofinominatingiaiJusticeiforitheiSupremeiCourtiinvolves:i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--

AipresidentialiappointmentiandiconfirmationibyitheiSenate.
-
ConfirmationibyitheiSenateiisinecessaryibeforeianiappointmentiisifinal.

WhatitypeiofipoweriisitheipassageiofitheiCleaniAiriActiofi1963ibyiCongr
ess?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--impliedipower
-
Congress,iwhichicaniregulateiinterstateicommerce,imayialsoiregulateit
heiharmfulieffectsiofiinterstateicommerce.

Whatiisistareidecisis?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Stareidecisisiisiairelianceionipreviousidecisionsiandiestablishedipreced
ents.
-.iJudgesiandijusticesidoirelyiheavilyionipreviousidecisions.

Whomicaniaipresidentipardon?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Someoneiconvictediofiaicrimeiiniaifederalicourt
-Presidentsicanipardonisomeoneiconvictediofiaifederalicrime.

Whatiisiiticallediwhenipeopleimakeianiagreementibetweenithemselvesi
anditheigovernment?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--Aisocialicontract
-
Aicontractiisianiagreementibetweenitwoiparties,itheitermsiofitheiagree
mentibetweeniaigovernmentiandiitsipeopleiareianiongoinginegotiation

Accordingitoitheisocialicontractitheory,iwhatiisitheioriginiofisociety?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--societyiisitheiproductiofihumanidesireiandieffort




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Socialicontractitheoryiarguesithatiweicreateisocietyitoimeetiparticulari
needsiweiindividuallyipossessiandishareiwithiothers.

WhichiofitheifollowingididiJohniLockeiviewiasitheimostiimportantiprote
ction(s)iunderitheisocialicontract?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Libertyiandiproperty
-
JohniLockeibelievedithatilibertyiandipropertyiareibothinaturalirightsian
diitiisitheigovernmentsijobitoiprotectithem

WhichiofitheseiaccuratelyidescribesiJohniLocke'siviewiofitheistateiofina
ture?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Theistateiofinatureiwasipeacefuliandiconsistediofirationalihumanibeing
s
-
EvenithoughiJohniLocke'sibelief,iheialsoiarguedithatilifeiinitheistateiofi
natureiwasi"inconvenient"

AccordingitoiJohniLocke,ihowimuchiauthorityishouldisocietyihaveioveri
itsicitizensiunderitheisocialicontract?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
LimitediAuthority
-
Lockeibelievedithatitheisocialicontractishouldiprovideiaisocietyiiniwhic
hitheisocietyihasinoimoreipowerithaniisinecessaryitoiregulateitheinatur
alirightsiandico-existenceiofiitsicitizens.

WhichinaturalirightiwasiexplicitlyiprotectediinitheiDeclarationiofiIndep
endence?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--Liberty
-
ThomasiJeffersoniwroteitheiDeclarationiofiIndependenceibasedionithei
ideasiofiJohniLockeiwhoiarguedithationeiofiourimostiimportantinaturali
rightsiisiliberty.

WhichiConstitutionaliprinciple,isuggestedibyiMontesquieu,ilessensithei
potentialiharmiofitheinationaligovernmentioveritheipeople?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--Separationiofipowers

-
Byiseparatingitheilegislative,iexecutive,iandijudicialipoweriandiplacingi
eachibranchiintoitheicontroliofidifferentipoliticaliactorsithisiwouldiprev
entigovernmentityrannyioveritheipeopleibyilimitingitheiharmianyioneib
ranchiofigovernmentimightidoioniitsiown.




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, WhichiConstitutionalimechanism,isuggestedibyiMontesquieu,ibalances
itheinationaligovernmentiandipreventsianyioneisectioniofigovernmentif

romihavingisole/completeipower?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
checksiandibalances
-
TheiConstitutionaliprincipleiofichecksiandibalancesiisimeantitoipreventi
anyioneibranchiofigovernmentifromigainingicompleteipoweriandicontr
olioveritheigovernmentibyiallowingieachibranchitoimonitoriandiinfluen
ceiwhatihappensiiniotheribranchesiofigovernment.

WhichiofitheifollowingiprotectsiLocke'siideaiofinaturalirightsiandiprovi
desiMontesquieu'siprotectionsiknowniasidueiprocessiofilaw?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--BilliofiRights

-
ThisiadditionitoitheiConstitutionifocusesioniprotectingitheilibertiesiorifr
eedomsibyiprotectingisuchirightsiasifreedomiofispeechiandiprovidingid
ueiprocessiofilawiwhenicitizensimustiinteractiwithitheigovernmentiove
rilegalimatters.

HowiisitheiunicameraliCongressidifferentifromiaibicameraliCongress?i-
iCORRECTiANSWERS--

AiunicameraliCongressihasioneichamberiwhileiaibicameraliCongressiha
sitwo.
-
UnderitheiArticlesiofiConfederationithereiwasiaiunicameraliCongress,i
whichiconsistediofioneichamberiknowniasitheiConfederation.iToday,iC
ongressiisibicameraliandiconsistsiofitwoichambersi--
itheiHouseiofiRepresentativesianditheiSenate.



WhatiwasitheibasisiofirepresentationiiniCongressiunderitheiArticlesiofi
Confederation?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
eachistateihadioneivoteiinitheicongressi
-allitheistatesiwereiconsidereditoibeiequal

Whyiwereitheipowersiofitheinationaligovernmentiseverelyilimitediunde
ritheiArticlesiofiConfederation?i-iCORRECTiANSWERS--
Toipreventitheinationaligovernmentifromibecomingitooipowerfulioriab
usingitheirightsiofiindividualicitizensiandistates.
-
ThisiwasiaiconcerniwhenicreatingitheiArticlesiofiConfederationiasitheiU
.S.igovernmentididinotiwantitoicreateiaigovernmentisimilaritoitheioppr
essiveiBritishigovernmentitheyihadijustideclarediindependenceifrom.




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