PRE-ASSESSMENT WGU AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION C963 WITH 100- CORRECT

PRE-ASSESSMENT WGU
AMERICAN POLITICS
AND THE US
CONSTITUTION C963
WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS




WhovwasvresponsiblevforvdraftingvthevBillvofvRightsvandvsubmittingvitvtovCongress?v-
vcorrectvanswer-JamesvMadison


WhyvdidvthevcolonistsvopposevbeingvtaxedvbyvGreatvBritain?v-vcorrectvanswer-
TheyvdidvnotvhavevelectedvrepresentativesvinvthevHousevofvCommons

WhatvwasvavmajorvdifferencevbetweenvthevArticlesvofvConfederationvandvthevConstit
ution?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevArticlesvofvConfederationvdidvnotvprovidevforvavnationalvjudiciary

, WhyvdidvthevframersvdesignvthevgovernmentvundervthevArticlesvofvConfederationvwit
hvavCongress?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Theyvwantedvavgovernmentvbasedvonvthevrepresentationvofvthevpopulation

WhatvdidvthevGreatvCompromisevbetweenvthevVirginiavPlanvandvthevNewvJerseyvPla
nvthatvwasvfinalizedvinvthevConstitutionvestablish?v-vcorrectvanswer-Avtwo-
chambervcongress

Whatvwerevthevresultsvofvthevthree-fifthsvcompromise?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Itvallowedvslavevstatesvtovcountvthree-
fifthsvofvtheirvenslavedvpopulationvforvthevpurposevofvrepresentation

WhatvwasvavFederalistvargumentvinvsupportvofvthevratificationvofvthevConstitution?v-
vcorrectvanswer-
Avstrongvnationalvgovernmentvisvbettervforvnationalvdefensevandveconomicvgrowth

WhichvconceptvwasvJamesvMadisonvreferencingvwhenvhevstated,v"Ambitionvmustvbe
vmadevtovcounteractvambition"vinvFederalist,vno.v51?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Separationvofvpowersvandvchecksvandvbalances

Whatvisvavjudicialvcheckvonvthevexecutivevbranch?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevSupremevCourtvcanvdeclarevactionsvbyvthevexecutivevbranchvunconstitutional

Whatvdescribesvdualvfederalism?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Statevgovernmentvandvnationalvgovernmentvhavevexclusivevauthorityvinvclearlyvdefin
edvjurisdictions

WhichvcongressionalvactionvwouldvbevthevresultvofvthevimpliedvpowersvofvCongress?
v-vcorrectvanswer-
Congressvpassesvavlawvraisingvthevminimumvwagevtov$10.00vpervhour

WhatvbestvexplainsvwhyvindividualvmembersvofvthevSenatevhavevmorevpowervthanvi
ndividualvmembersvofvthevHousevofvRepresentatives?v-vcorrectvanswer-
ThevsmallervtotalvnumbervofvSenatevmembersvcomparedvtovthevnumbervofvrepresent
atives

Whatvdescribesvthevequalvproportionsvmethodvofvcongressionalvapportionment?v-
vcorrectvanswer-
Congressionalvdistrictsvarevdrawnvinvordervtovmaintainvsimilarvnumbersvofvvotersvinv
eachvdistrict

WhatvdescribesvthevprocessvofvbillsvbecomingvlawsvinvCongress?v-vcorrectvanswer-
BillsvchangevsignificantlyvthroughvHousevandvSenatevrevisions

WhichvpowervdoesvthevpresidentvhavevundervthevConstitution?v-vcorrectvanswer-
Appointingvjudges

Whatvisvavprotectionvagainstvanvelectedvpresidentvabusingvpowersvforvpersonalvgain
?v-vcorrectvanswer-ThevpowervofvCongressvtovimpeachvthevpresident