WGU C963 PRE ASSESSMENT AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US
CONSTITUTION |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress?
- (answer)James Madison
Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? - (answer)They did not
have elected representatives in the House of Commons
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the
Constitution? - (answer)The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
national judiciary
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation
with a Congress? - (answer)They wanted a government based on the representation
of the population
, What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey
Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish? - (answer)A two-chamber
congress
What were the results of the three-fifths compromise? - (answer)It allowed slave
states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of
representation
What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution? -
(answer)A strong national government is better for national defense and economic
growth
Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated, "Ambition must be
made to counteract ambition" in Federalist, no. 51? - (answer)Separation of powers
and checks and balances
What is a judicial check on the executive branch? - (answer)The Supreme Court
can declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional
CONSTITUTION |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress?
- (answer)James Madison
Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? - (answer)They did not
have elected representatives in the House of Commons
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the
Constitution? - (answer)The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
national judiciary
Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation
with a Congress? - (answer)They wanted a government based on the representation
of the population
, What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey
Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish? - (answer)A two-chamber
congress
What were the results of the three-fifths compromise? - (answer)It allowed slave
states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of
representation
What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution? -
(answer)A strong national government is better for national defense and economic
growth
Which concept was James Madison referencing when he stated, "Ambition must be
made to counteract ambition" in Federalist, no. 51? - (answer)Separation of powers
and checks and balances
What is a judicial check on the executive branch? - (answer)The Supreme Court
can declare actions by the executive branch unconstitutional
