PRE-ASSESSMENT WGU AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION C963

PRE-ASSESSMENT WGU AMERICAN
POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION
C963



WhohwashresponsiblehforhdraftinghthehBillhofhRightshandhsubmittinghithtohCongress?h-ans--
JameshMadison

WhyhdidhthehcolonistshopposehbeinghtaxedhbyhGreathBritain?h-ans--
TheyhdidhnothhavehelectedhrepresentativeshinhthehHousehofhCommons

WhathwashahmajorhdifferencehbetweenhthehArticleshofhConfederationhandhthehConstitution?
h-ans--ThehArticleshofhConfederationhdidhnothprovidehforhahnationalhjudiciary




WhyhdidhthehframershdesignhthehgovernmenthunderhthehArticleshofhConfederationhwithhahCo
ngress?h-ans--Theyhwantedhahgovernmenthbasedhonhthehrepresentationhofhthehpopulation

WhathdidhthehGreathCompromisehbetweenhthehVirginiahPlanhandhthehNewhJerseyhPlanhthath
washfinalizedhinhthehConstitutionhestablish?h-ans--Ahtwo-chamberhcongress

Whathwerehthehresultshofhthehthree-fifthshcompromise?h-ans--
Ithallowedhslavehstateshtohcounththree-
fifthshofhtheirhenslavedhpopulationhforhthehpurposehofhrepresentation

WhathwashahFederalisthargumenthinhsupporthofhthehratificationhofhthehConstitution?h-ans--
Ahstronghnationalhgovernmenthishbetterhforhnationalhdefensehandheconomichgrowth

WhichhconcepthwashJameshMadisonhreferencinghwhenhhehstated,h"Ambitionhmusthbehmad
ehtohcounteracthambition"hinhFederalist,hno.h51?h-ans--
Separationhofhpowershandhcheckshandhbalances

Whathishahjudicialhcheckhonhthehexecutivehbranch?h-ans--
ThehSupremehCourthcanhdeclarehactionshbyhthehexecutivehbranchhunconstitutional

Whathdescribeshdualhfederalism?h-ans--
Statehgovernmenthandhnationalhgovernmenthhavehexclusivehauthorityhinhclearlyhdefinedhjur
isdictions

, WhichhcongressionalhactionhwouldhbehthehresulthofhthehimpliedhpowershofhCongress?h-
ans--Congresshpasseshahlawhraisinghthehminimumhwagehtoh$10.00hperhhour

WhathbesthexplainshwhyhindividualhmembershofhthehSenatehhavehmorehpowerhthanhindividu
alhmembershofhthehHousehofhRepresentatives?h-ans--
ThehsmallerhtotalhnumberhofhSenatehmembershcomparedhtohthehnumberhofhrepresentatives

Whathdescribeshthehequalhproportionshmethodhofhcongressionalhapportionment?h-ans--
Congressionalhdistrictsharehdrawnhinhorderhtohmaintainhsimilarhnumbershofhvotershinheachhd
istrict

WhathdescribeshthehprocesshofhbillshbecominghlawshinhCongress?h-ans--
BillshchangehsignificantlyhthroughhHousehandhSenatehrevisions

WhichhpowerhdoeshthehpresidenthhavehunderhthehConstitution?h-ans--Appointinghjudges

Whathishahprotectionhagainsthanhelectedhpresidenthabusinghpowershforhpersonalhgain?h-
ans--ThehpowerhofhCongresshtohimpeachhthehpresident

Whichhconstitutionalhamendmenthestablishedhtermhlimitshforhthehpresident?h-ans--
Theh22ndhAmmendment

Whathishthehpurposehofhexecutivehagreements?h-ans--
Tohestablishhagreementshwithhforeignhcountrieshwithouthcongressionalhapproval

WhathdescribeshthehimportancehofhthehSupremehCourthdecisionhinhMarburyhv.hMadison?h-
ans--Ithestablishedhthehprinciplehofhjudicialhreview

HowhmanyhfederalhappellatehcourtshexisthinhthehUnitedhStates?h-ans--13

HowhmanyhsittinghjusticesharehtherehonhthehSupremehCourt?h-ans--9

Whathishahpowerhreservedhforhthehstate?h-ans--Conductinghelections

Whichhconstitutionalhamendmenthallowshstateshtohreservehpowers?h-ans--
Theh10thhAmendment

WhathdidhthehSupremehCourt'shrulinghinhGibbonshv.hOgdenhestablish?h-ans--
Ahloosehconstructionisthinterpretationhofhthehcommercehclause

HowhdohmosthstateshawardhvoteshinhthehElectoralhCollege?h-ans--
Thehcandidatehwhohwinshthehpopularhvotehinhthehstatehgetshallhthehelectoralhvoteshforhthehst
ate

Whichhamendmenthprovidedhforhthehseparatehelectionhofhthehpresidenthandhvicehpresident
?h-ans--Theh12thhAmendment