C963 - Objective Assessment Superset questions with complete solutions

Major contributors to social contract theory correct answer: Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory correct answer: We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution correct answer: Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) correct answer: The first eight Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) correct answer: people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Articles of Confederation weaknesses correct answer: No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade Articles of Confederation - Strengths correct answer: Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. New Jersey Plan correct answer: The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. Virginia Plan correct answer: Proposal to create a strong national government Constitutional Convention correct answer: A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution Three-Fifths compromise correct answer: Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment). Bicameral congress. Checks and Balances correct answer: A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power Separation of Powers correct answer: Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law