WGU C963 BUNDLED EXAMS VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
PACKAGE
◉ John Locke. Answer: 17th century English philosopher who
opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have
a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
◉ State of Nature. Answer: Hypothetical condition assumed to exist
in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete"
freedom and general equality.
◉ Due Process. Answer: involves the government's obligation to treat
all citizens fairly. Such a requirement lessens the extent to which
government power can be exercised over the individual, making the
power differential between the two more fair, and ensuring a general
sense of political equality
◉ Social Contract. Answer: A voluntary agreement among individuals
to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and
abiding by its rules.
◉ Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Answer: One of the first individuals
to contribute to the idea of the social contract was a pre-
Enlightenment English philosopher
,◉ Leviathan (1651): Thomas Hobbes. Answer: Hobbes argues that
society is not something natural and immutable, but rather it is
something created by us.
◉ Labor Movement. Answer: the formation of labor unions, during
the 1880's, for the workers to receive better treatment by
◉ Constitution. Answer: A document which spells out the principles
by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a
society
◉ Bill of Rights. Answer: The first ten amendments to the
Constitution
◉ Declaration of Independence. Answer: the document recording the
proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776)
asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
◉ Thomas Jefferson. Answer: Wrote the Declaration of Independence
◉ Shays's Rebellion (1786-1787). Answer: which almost resulted in
potential mob rule, suggested there might be too much democracy at
play, and that maybe individual liberty was going too far
◉ Articles of Confederation. Answer: A weak constitution that
governed America during the Revolutionary War.
,◉ Federalist no. 51. Answer: Argues that separation of powers within
the national government is the best way to prevent the concentration
of power in the hands of one person or a single group.
◉ First Amendment. Answer: Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances.
◉ Second Amendment. Answer: Right to keep and bear arms
◉ Third Amendment. Answer: The government may not house
soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
◉ Forth Amendment. Answer: It protects people against unfair
searches of their homes; search and seizure.
◉ Fifth Amendment. Answer: A constitutional amendment designed
to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection
against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without
due process of law.
◉ Sixth Amendment. Answer: Right to a speedy and public trial
◉ Seventh Amendment. Answer: Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
, ◉ Eighth Amendment. Answer: No cruel and unusual punishment
◉ Nineth Amendment. Answer: peoples rights are not just limited to
those listed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights
◉ Tenth Amendment. Answer: Amendment stating that the powers
not delegated to the federal gov. are reserved to the states
◉ bicameral legislature. Answer: A law making body made of two
houses (bi means 2). Example: Congress (our legislature) is made of
two house - The House of Representatives and The Senate.
◉ House of Representatives. Answer: the lower house of Congress,
consisting of a different number of representatives from each state,
depending on population
◉ New Jersey Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a weak national
government
◉ Virginia Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a strong national
government
◉ Constitutional Convention. Answer: Meeting in 1787 of the elected
representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution
of the United States.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
PACKAGE
◉ John Locke. Answer: 17th century English philosopher who
opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have
a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
◉ State of Nature. Answer: Hypothetical condition assumed to exist
in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete"
freedom and general equality.
◉ Due Process. Answer: involves the government's obligation to treat
all citizens fairly. Such a requirement lessens the extent to which
government power can be exercised over the individual, making the
power differential between the two more fair, and ensuring a general
sense of political equality
◉ Social Contract. Answer: A voluntary agreement among individuals
to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and
abiding by its rules.
◉ Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Answer: One of the first individuals
to contribute to the idea of the social contract was a pre-
Enlightenment English philosopher
,◉ Leviathan (1651): Thomas Hobbes. Answer: Hobbes argues that
society is not something natural and immutable, but rather it is
something created by us.
◉ Labor Movement. Answer: the formation of labor unions, during
the 1880's, for the workers to receive better treatment by
◉ Constitution. Answer: A document which spells out the principles
by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a
society
◉ Bill of Rights. Answer: The first ten amendments to the
Constitution
◉ Declaration of Independence. Answer: the document recording the
proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776)
asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
◉ Thomas Jefferson. Answer: Wrote the Declaration of Independence
◉ Shays's Rebellion (1786-1787). Answer: which almost resulted in
potential mob rule, suggested there might be too much democracy at
play, and that maybe individual liberty was going too far
◉ Articles of Confederation. Answer: A weak constitution that
governed America during the Revolutionary War.
,◉ Federalist no. 51. Answer: Argues that separation of powers within
the national government is the best way to prevent the concentration
of power in the hands of one person or a single group.
◉ First Amendment. Answer: Congress shall make no law respecting
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances.
◉ Second Amendment. Answer: Right to keep and bear arms
◉ Third Amendment. Answer: The government may not house
soldiers in private homes without consent of the owner
◉ Forth Amendment. Answer: It protects people against unfair
searches of their homes; search and seizure.
◉ Fifth Amendment. Answer: A constitutional amendment designed
to protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection
against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without
due process of law.
◉ Sixth Amendment. Answer: Right to a speedy and public trial
◉ Seventh Amendment. Answer: Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
, ◉ Eighth Amendment. Answer: No cruel and unusual punishment
◉ Nineth Amendment. Answer: peoples rights are not just limited to
those listed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights
◉ Tenth Amendment. Answer: Amendment stating that the powers
not delegated to the federal gov. are reserved to the states
◉ bicameral legislature. Answer: A law making body made of two
houses (bi means 2). Example: Congress (our legislature) is made of
two house - The House of Representatives and The Senate.
◉ House of Representatives. Answer: the lower house of Congress,
consisting of a different number of representatives from each state,
depending on population
◉ New Jersey Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a weak national
government
◉ Virginia Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a strong national
government
◉ Constitutional Convention. Answer: Meeting in 1787 of the elected
representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution
of the United States.
