WGU C963 - Objective Assessment(Solved
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Physical Security (correct answer) social contract should protect
the right to life (Thomas Hobbes)
Quality of Life (correct answer) People have rights from god that
the government cannot take away. The social contract should protect
life, liberty, and property. (John Locke)
Freedom of Choice (correct answer) You cannot be "forced to be
free" and it should protect liberty (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
State of Nature (correct answer) How people may have lived
before societies came into existence
Natural Rights (correct answer) "Basic human rights" we choose
how we want to live
Sovereignty (correct answer) A person who has supreme
power/authority
Consensual political rule (correct answer) People consent the
government to make rules to follow-allowing the government to tell you
what you can and can't do
,Areas of the Constitution influenced by the Enlightenment (correct
answer) John Locke's natural rights,
Rousseau's social contract in article 1 section 2 clause 1.
The separation of powers is found in articles 1,2 and 3.
Enlightenment influence on bill of rights (correct answer) Society
and government are created to protect and advance natural rights.
Enlightenment influence on Deceleration of Independence (correct
answer) Fundamental natural rights are life, liberty, and property to
which we are individually and equally entitled.
Primary goals of the Articles of Confederation. (correct answer)
Limit the national government's power, which in return provides greater
state sovereignty.
Structure of Government under the Articles of Confederation (correct
answer) unicameral congress=1 chamber;confederation
each state had only one vote in Congress
The central government was weaker than the states
,Powers of government under Articles of Confederation (correct
answer) Borrow and coin money,
Declare war,
Make treaties,
Alliance with other nations,
Regulate trade with Native Americans, and
Settle disputes among other states.
Weakness of Article of Confederations (correct answer) No power
to tact or interstate commerce or regulate trade. They could only
request money from the state., No national army or navy., No Judicial or
executive branches., Each state had one vote regardless of the size of
congress; The articles could not be changed without a unanimous vote
to do so.
New Jersey Plan (correct answer) Unicameral (one vote per state),
State-based (Each state is equally represented),
Small states are given the same power as the more significant states in
the national legislature,
Legislature gave all states one vote each regardless of the population
size.
Virginia Plan (correct answer) Bicameral,
population based,
, larger states would have more power than small states and the national
legislature,
Legislature in what states receive representation based on their
population.
Major compromises of the constitutional convention (correct answer)
Bicameral Legislature=senate and house reps
Two senators regardless of size representation
representation in the house would be based upon population
elected members of the house=2 years in office
appointed to the senate by each state political elite would serve a term
of 6 years
Three-Fifths Compromise (correct answer) Satisfied the concerns
of the South's concerns over counting their slave population by allowing
60% of the slave population to be counted for State representation and
tax purposes. Five slaves=3votes
Checks and Balances (correct answer) A system that allows each
government branch to limit the other branches' power to prevent abuse
of power.
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Physical Security (correct answer) social contract should protect
the right to life (Thomas Hobbes)
Quality of Life (correct answer) People have rights from god that
the government cannot take away. The social contract should protect
life, liberty, and property. (John Locke)
Freedom of Choice (correct answer) You cannot be "forced to be
free" and it should protect liberty (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
State of Nature (correct answer) How people may have lived
before societies came into existence
Natural Rights (correct answer) "Basic human rights" we choose
how we want to live
Sovereignty (correct answer) A person who has supreme
power/authority
Consensual political rule (correct answer) People consent the
government to make rules to follow-allowing the government to tell you
what you can and can't do
,Areas of the Constitution influenced by the Enlightenment (correct
answer) John Locke's natural rights,
Rousseau's social contract in article 1 section 2 clause 1.
The separation of powers is found in articles 1,2 and 3.
Enlightenment influence on bill of rights (correct answer) Society
and government are created to protect and advance natural rights.
Enlightenment influence on Deceleration of Independence (correct
answer) Fundamental natural rights are life, liberty, and property to
which we are individually and equally entitled.
Primary goals of the Articles of Confederation. (correct answer)
Limit the national government's power, which in return provides greater
state sovereignty.
Structure of Government under the Articles of Confederation (correct
answer) unicameral congress=1 chamber;confederation
each state had only one vote in Congress
The central government was weaker than the states
,Powers of government under Articles of Confederation (correct
answer) Borrow and coin money,
Declare war,
Make treaties,
Alliance with other nations,
Regulate trade with Native Americans, and
Settle disputes among other states.
Weakness of Article of Confederations (correct answer) No power
to tact or interstate commerce or regulate trade. They could only
request money from the state., No national army or navy., No Judicial or
executive branches., Each state had one vote regardless of the size of
congress; The articles could not be changed without a unanimous vote
to do so.
New Jersey Plan (correct answer) Unicameral (one vote per state),
State-based (Each state is equally represented),
Small states are given the same power as the more significant states in
the national legislature,
Legislature gave all states one vote each regardless of the population
size.
Virginia Plan (correct answer) Bicameral,
population based,
, larger states would have more power than small states and the national
legislature,
Legislature in what states receive representation based on their
population.
Major compromises of the constitutional convention (correct answer)
Bicameral Legislature=senate and house reps
Two senators regardless of size representation
representation in the house would be based upon population
elected members of the house=2 years in office
appointed to the senate by each state political elite would serve a term
of 6 years
Three-Fifths Compromise (correct answer) Satisfied the concerns
of the South's concerns over counting their slave population by allowing
60% of the slave population to be counted for State representation and
tax purposes. Five slaves=3votes
Checks and Balances (correct answer) A system that allows each
government branch to limit the other branches' power to prevent abuse
of power.
