WGU C963 OA 2025 REVIEW | C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE
US CONSTITUTION OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PREP 2025 WITH 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (BRAND NEW!
What is the purpose of the Occupy Wall Street movement?
A. It advocates for a correction of today's economic inequalities.
B. It advocates for increased minority voting rights.
C. It speaks out against the racial inequality in employment.
D. It advocates for greater regulation of religious ideologies.
A. It advocates for a correction of today's economic inequalities.
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
A. The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
B. The Articles of Confederation required states to provide troops for national defense.
C. The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to establish banks.
D. The Articles of Confederation required states to pay for land claims west of the Appalachian
Mountains.
A. The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary
Why is the House Rules Committee one of the most powerful committees in the U.S. House of
Representatives?
A. It determines the rules for debate and in what order to schedule consideration of bills in the
House.
B. It sets rules that must be followed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
C. It defines the process of selecting the majority leader in the House of Representatives.
D. It is made up of senior representatives who have served at least three terms in office.
A. It determines the rules for debate and in what order to schedule consideration of bills in the
House.
Which constitutional amendment established term limits for the president?
A. The Nineteenth Amendment
B. The Seventeenth Amendment
C. The Twentieth Amendment
D. The Twenty-Second Amendment
D. The Twenty-Second Amendment
,What is the purpose of executive agreements?
A. To influence domestic policy without passing legislation through Congress
B. To establish agreements with foreign countries without congressional approval
C. To exercise the use of the military without requiring a declaration of war from Congress
D. To override congressional legislation that the president does not support
B. To establish agreements with foreign countries without congressional approval
How can an outgoing president exert significant influence over a new president’s administration?
A. By reserving a seat in the new president's cabinet
B. By continuing to operate through the first 100 days during the incoming administration's transition
C. By having a budget that affects the ability of the incoming administration to pursue new initiatives
D. By participating in agenda setting during the transition
C. By having a budget that affects the ability of the incoming administration to pursue new initiatives
How does the 14th Amendment affect the powers of the federal judiciary?
A. It restricted the judiciary’s power to override state constitutions.
B. It restricted the judiciary’s power to national issues instead of state issues
C. It expanded the judiciary’s power to rule in disputes between states.
D. It expanded the judiciary’s power over states that applied laws unfairly.
D. It expanded the judiciary's power over states that applied laws unfairly.
What describes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison?
A. It reinforced congressional impeachment power.
B. It protected presidential control over the military.
C. It established the principle of judicial review.
D. It affirmed the presidential use of veto power.
C. It established the principle of judicial review
What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish?
A. A basis for exercising broad states' rights under the Tenth Amendment
B. A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause
C. A strict constructionist interpretation of the supremacy clause
D. A foundation for the constitutional principle of judicial review
B. A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause
Which amendment provided for the separate election of the president and vice president?
, A. The Eleventh Amendment
B. The Twelfth Amendment
C. The Thirteenth Amendment
D. The Fourteenth Amendment
B. The Twelfth Amendment
What was the purpose of creating the Federal Election Commission in the 1970s?
A. To manage the operation of polling stations
B. To ensure transparency in campaign financing
C. To limit the influence of negative campaigning
D. To regulate the influence of super PACs
B. To ensure transparency in campaign financing
What is the definition of inside lobbying?
A. An attempt to sway government decision-making targeted directly at government officials
B. An attempt to sway government decision-making through media-covered events
C. An attempt to sway government decision-making by influencing public opinion
D. An attempt to sway government decision-making by proposing legislative policies
A. An attempt to sway government decision-making targeted directly at government officials
What describes a legislative check on the judicial branch?
A. Congress can appoint federal judges.
B. Congress can limit the term of a Supreme Court justice.
C. Congress can change the Supreme Court's jurisdiction.
D. Congress can override a Supreme Court decision.
C. Congress can change the Supreme Court's jurisdiction.
What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more legislative power than
individual members of the House of Representatives?
A. The increased length of the term of office in the Senate
B. The higher minimum age requirement in the Senate
C. The smaller total number of Senate members compared to the number of representatives
D. The ability of the Senate to approve members of the president's cabinet
D. The ability of the Senate to approve members of the president's cabinet
US CONSTITUTION OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT PREP 2025 WITH 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (BRAND NEW!
What is the purpose of the Occupy Wall Street movement?
A. It advocates for a correction of today's economic inequalities.
B. It advocates for increased minority voting rights.
C. It speaks out against the racial inequality in employment.
D. It advocates for greater regulation of religious ideologies.
A. It advocates for a correction of today's economic inequalities.
What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?
A. The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary.
B. The Articles of Confederation required states to provide troops for national defense.
C. The Articles of Confederation did not allow states to establish banks.
D. The Articles of Confederation required states to pay for land claims west of the Appalachian
Mountains.
A. The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary
Why is the House Rules Committee one of the most powerful committees in the U.S. House of
Representatives?
A. It determines the rules for debate and in what order to schedule consideration of bills in the
House.
B. It sets rules that must be followed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
C. It defines the process of selecting the majority leader in the House of Representatives.
D. It is made up of senior representatives who have served at least three terms in office.
A. It determines the rules for debate and in what order to schedule consideration of bills in the
House.
Which constitutional amendment established term limits for the president?
A. The Nineteenth Amendment
B. The Seventeenth Amendment
C. The Twentieth Amendment
D. The Twenty-Second Amendment
D. The Twenty-Second Amendment
,What is the purpose of executive agreements?
A. To influence domestic policy without passing legislation through Congress
B. To establish agreements with foreign countries without congressional approval
C. To exercise the use of the military without requiring a declaration of war from Congress
D. To override congressional legislation that the president does not support
B. To establish agreements with foreign countries without congressional approval
How can an outgoing president exert significant influence over a new president’s administration?
A. By reserving a seat in the new president's cabinet
B. By continuing to operate through the first 100 days during the incoming administration's transition
C. By having a budget that affects the ability of the incoming administration to pursue new initiatives
D. By participating in agenda setting during the transition
C. By having a budget that affects the ability of the incoming administration to pursue new initiatives
How does the 14th Amendment affect the powers of the federal judiciary?
A. It restricted the judiciary’s power to override state constitutions.
B. It restricted the judiciary’s power to national issues instead of state issues
C. It expanded the judiciary’s power to rule in disputes between states.
D. It expanded the judiciary’s power over states that applied laws unfairly.
D. It expanded the judiciary's power over states that applied laws unfairly.
What describes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison?
A. It reinforced congressional impeachment power.
B. It protected presidential control over the military.
C. It established the principle of judicial review.
D. It affirmed the presidential use of veto power.
C. It established the principle of judicial review
What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish?
A. A basis for exercising broad states' rights under the Tenth Amendment
B. A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause
C. A strict constructionist interpretation of the supremacy clause
D. A foundation for the constitutional principle of judicial review
B. A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause
Which amendment provided for the separate election of the president and vice president?
, A. The Eleventh Amendment
B. The Twelfth Amendment
C. The Thirteenth Amendment
D. The Fourteenth Amendment
B. The Twelfth Amendment
What was the purpose of creating the Federal Election Commission in the 1970s?
A. To manage the operation of polling stations
B. To ensure transparency in campaign financing
C. To limit the influence of negative campaigning
D. To regulate the influence of super PACs
B. To ensure transparency in campaign financing
What is the definition of inside lobbying?
A. An attempt to sway government decision-making targeted directly at government officials
B. An attempt to sway government decision-making through media-covered events
C. An attempt to sway government decision-making by influencing public opinion
D. An attempt to sway government decision-making by proposing legislative policies
A. An attempt to sway government decision-making targeted directly at government officials
What describes a legislative check on the judicial branch?
A. Congress can appoint federal judges.
B. Congress can limit the term of a Supreme Court justice.
C. Congress can change the Supreme Court's jurisdiction.
D. Congress can override a Supreme Court decision.
C. Congress can change the Supreme Court's jurisdiction.
What best explains why individual members of the Senate have more legislative power than
individual members of the House of Representatives?
A. The increased length of the term of office in the Senate
B. The higher minimum age requirement in the Senate
C. The smaller total number of Senate members compared to the number of representatives
D. The ability of the Senate to approve members of the president's cabinet
D. The ability of the Senate to approve members of the president's cabinet
