WGU C963 - OA Review (WGU), Answered 2022/2023

C963 - OA Review (WGU), Answered John Locke's view on Natural Rights Natural Rights are God granted and cannot be abolished by the government Who was the person that drafted the Bill of Rights? (and was also responsible for submitting them to Congress) James Madison Major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution The Articles of Confederation did NOT provide a National Judiciary What was the reason why the Framers designed the government with a Congress under the Articles of Confederation? They wanted a government that was for protected state sovereignty What did the Great Compromise establish? A two-chamber Congress -Great Compromise was a result after Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan How did the Three-Fifths Compromise result? Allowing slave states to count three-fifths of their slave population for the purpose of representation A Federalists argument that supported the ratification of the Constitution A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth James Madison's concept on his statement, "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition," in Federalist, no. 51 Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances A Judicial check on the Executive Branch The Judicial Branch can declare actions made by the Executive branch unconstitutional Why do individual members of the Senate have more power than individual members of the House of Representatives? Because the Senate has a smaller total number of members than the total number of Representatives Describe the Equal Proportions Method of Congressional Apportionment Congressional Districts are drawn in order to maintain similar numbers of voters in each district Describe the process of Bills becoming Laws in Congress Bills will/can change significantly through the House of Reps and Senate revisions Powers of the President: -Appointing Judges -Commander-In-Chief -Veto Legislation -Executive Orders A protection against an ele