WGU C963 Pre-Assessment American Politics and the US Constitution Questions and Answers

WGU C963 Pre-Assessment American Politics and the US Constitution Questions and Answers Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress? - ANS ️️ James Madison Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? - ANS ️️ They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution? - ANS ️️ The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation with a Congress? - ANS ️️ They wanted a government based on the representation of the population What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish? - ANS ️️ A two-chamber congress What were the results of the three-fifths compromise? - ANS ️️ It allowed slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of representation What was a Federalist argument in support of the ratification of the Constitution? - ANS ️️ A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth