C963 - Objective Assessment Superset (A+ Guaranteed)

Major contributors to social contract theory correct answers Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory correct answers 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 answers Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) correct answers The first eight Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) correct answers people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Articles of Confederation weaknesses correct answers No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade Articles of Confederation - Strengths correct answers 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 answers 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 answers Proposal to create a strong national government Constitutional Convention correct answers A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution Three-Fifths compromise correct answers 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 answers 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 answers 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 Federalists correct answers A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in state legislatures.