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WGU C963 PRE ASSESSMENT AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE
US CONSTITUTION |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
Congressional powers as either implied, enumerated or inherent
......ANSWER......Enumerated: Taxation, budget authority, power to
regulate, power to declare war, checks on other branches including
advice and consent and impeachment.
Implied: Power to oversee the other branches as well as reign in
administrative agencies.
Examples of Congress exercising its power under the Commerce Clause
......ANSWER......Regulating trade between states, setting a federal
minimum wage, prohibiting discrimination employment.
Ways in which the legislative branch can engage in checks and balances
with the other branches of government ......ANSWER......Judicial:
Senate must approve judges and justices
Controls jurisdiction of the courts
Determines size of Supreme Court
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House can impeach judges and Senate can remove them by two-thirds
vote
Executive:
Can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in both chambers
Must approve treaties by a two-thirds vote in the Senate
Control of funding activities of the executive branch
Presidential nominees must be approved by the Senate
Only Congress can declare war
House can impeach the president or vice president and the Senate can
remove them by a two-thirds vote
Process of legislation and how bills become law ......ANSWER......1. A bill
is proposed
2. Introduced in house or senate
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3. Passed to committee or subcommittee
4. Floor action: debate and voting
5. Conference committee resolves conflicting points. New version sent
back for approval.
6. President can sign bill into law or choose to veto
7. If veto, congress can override veto by passing bill in house and senate
by a 2/3rd majority.
8 YAY! New Law!
Purpose of congressional committees and describe several types
......ANSWER......A committee is a smaller subset of representatives or
senators that consider particular types of bill. Committees can be either
long-standing or temporary.
Committees serve political as well as lawmaking functions.
Different committees:
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House Committee
Resources Committee
Foreign Relations has sub-committees on Europe and Africa
Committee on Agriculture
Committee on Energy
Define reapportionment, redistricting, and gerrymandering
......ANSWER......Reapportionment - Redrawing voting districts after a
census
Redistricting - The redrawing of congressional district lines within a
state to ensure roughly equal populations within each district
Gerrymandering - Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the
purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Role of the census in the reapportionment and redistricting processes
......ANSWER......Reapportionment occurs when census data indicates
needed adjustments so a state is not paying too much or too little in
federal taxes.
WGU C963 PRE ASSESSMENT AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE
US CONSTITUTION |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED
EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST UPDATED
Congressional powers as either implied, enumerated or inherent
......ANSWER......Enumerated: Taxation, budget authority, power to
regulate, power to declare war, checks on other branches including
advice and consent and impeachment.
Implied: Power to oversee the other branches as well as reign in
administrative agencies.
Examples of Congress exercising its power under the Commerce Clause
......ANSWER......Regulating trade between states, setting a federal
minimum wage, prohibiting discrimination employment.
Ways in which the legislative branch can engage in checks and balances
with the other branches of government ......ANSWER......Judicial:
Senate must approve judges and justices
Controls jurisdiction of the courts
Determines size of Supreme Court
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House can impeach judges and Senate can remove them by two-thirds
vote
Executive:
Can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds vote in both chambers
Must approve treaties by a two-thirds vote in the Senate
Control of funding activities of the executive branch
Presidential nominees must be approved by the Senate
Only Congress can declare war
House can impeach the president or vice president and the Senate can
remove them by a two-thirds vote
Process of legislation and how bills become law ......ANSWER......1. A bill
is proposed
2. Introduced in house or senate
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3. Passed to committee or subcommittee
4. Floor action: debate and voting
5. Conference committee resolves conflicting points. New version sent
back for approval.
6. President can sign bill into law or choose to veto
7. If veto, congress can override veto by passing bill in house and senate
by a 2/3rd majority.
8 YAY! New Law!
Purpose of congressional committees and describe several types
......ANSWER......A committee is a smaller subset of representatives or
senators that consider particular types of bill. Committees can be either
long-standing or temporary.
Committees serve political as well as lawmaking functions.
Different committees:
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House Committee
Resources Committee
Foreign Relations has sub-committees on Europe and Africa
Committee on Agriculture
Committee on Energy
Define reapportionment, redistricting, and gerrymandering
......ANSWER......Reapportionment - Redrawing voting districts after a
census
Redistricting - The redrawing of congressional district lines within a
state to ensure roughly equal populations within each district
Gerrymandering - Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the
purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Role of the census in the reapportionment and redistricting processes
......ANSWER......Reapportionment occurs when census data indicates
needed adjustments so a state is not paying too much or too little in
federal taxes.
