WGU C963 Terms And Definition For American Politics And The US Constitution | Verified 2022/2023

WGU C963 Terms And Definition For American Politics And The US Constitution | Verified 2022/2023 Natural Rights The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be given by God; no government may take them away. State of Nature A theory on how people might have lived before societies came into existence. Due Process The requirement that government, when dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it equally applies to all. Social Contract An agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as the government protects their natural rights. Political Ideologies Coherent philosophies about the structure, power, and purpose of government. Bicameral Legislature A lawmaking body that consists of two separate chambers. Popular Vote An election in which the winner is determined by the number of individual votes obtained. Virginia Plan A plan for a two-house legislature; representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each state's population; representatives for the upper house would be chosen by the lower house. New Jersey Plan A plan that called for a one-house national legislature; each state would receive one vote. Great Compromise Also known as the Connecticut Compromise. A compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature; representation based on population in the House of Representatives and equal representation of states in the Senate. Three-Fifths Compromise A compromise between northern and southern states that called for counting of all a state's free population and 60 percent of its slave population for both federal taxation and representation in Congress. Veto The power of the president to reje