WGU C963 Objective Assessment|548 New
Actual Questions and Answers|2025
Update 100% Correct
natural rights - ANSWER - Life, Liberty, and Property
John Locke - ANSWER - 17th century English philosopher who opposed the
Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and
property.
State of Nature - ANSWER - Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the
absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality.
Due Process - ANSWER - involves the government's obligation to treat all
citizens fairly. Such a requirement lessens the extent to which government power can be
exercised over the individual, making the power differential between the two more fair, and
ensuring a general sense of political equality
,Social Contract - ANSWER - A voluntary agreement among individuals to
secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) - ANSWER - One of the first individuals to
contribute to the idea of the social contract was a pre-Enlightenment English philosopher
Leviathan (1651): Thomas Hobbes - ANSWER - Hobbes argues that society
is not something natural and immutable, but rather it is something created by us.
Labor Movement - ANSWER - the formation of labor unions, during the
1880's, for the workers to receive better treatment by
Constitution - ANSWER - A document which spells out the principles by
which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
Bill of Rights - ANSWER - The first ten amendments to the Constitution
,Declaration of Independence - ANSWER - the document recording the
proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of
the colonies from Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson - ANSWER - Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Shays's Rebellion (1786-1787) - ANSWER - which almost resulted in
potential mob rule, suggested there might be too much democracy at play, and that maybe
individual liberty was going too far
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER - A weak constitution that governed
America during the Revolutionary War.
Federalist no. 51 - ANSWER - Argues that separation of powers within the
national government is the best way to prevent the concentration of power in the hands of one
person or a single group.
First Amendment - ANSWER - Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
, speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
government for a redress of grievances.
Second Amendment - ANSWER - Right to keep and bear arms
Third Amendment - ANSWER - The government may not house soldiers in
private homes without consent of the owner
Forth Amendment - ANSWER - It protects people against unfair searches of
their homes; search and seizure.
Fifth Amendment - ANSWER - A constitutional amendment designed to
protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy,
self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.
Sixth Amendment - ANSWER - Right to a speedy and public trial
Actual Questions and Answers|2025
Update 100% Correct
natural rights - ANSWER - Life, Liberty, and Property
John Locke - ANSWER - 17th century English philosopher who opposed the
Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and
property.
State of Nature - ANSWER - Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the
absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality.
Due Process - ANSWER - involves the government's obligation to treat all
citizens fairly. Such a requirement lessens the extent to which government power can be
exercised over the individual, making the power differential between the two more fair, and
ensuring a general sense of political equality
,Social Contract - ANSWER - A voluntary agreement among individuals to
secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) - ANSWER - One of the first individuals to
contribute to the idea of the social contract was a pre-Enlightenment English philosopher
Leviathan (1651): Thomas Hobbes - ANSWER - Hobbes argues that society
is not something natural and immutable, but rather it is something created by us.
Labor Movement - ANSWER - the formation of labor unions, during the
1880's, for the workers to receive better treatment by
Constitution - ANSWER - A document which spells out the principles by
which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
Bill of Rights - ANSWER - The first ten amendments to the Constitution
,Declaration of Independence - ANSWER - the document recording the
proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of
the colonies from Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson - ANSWER - Wrote the Declaration of Independence
Shays's Rebellion (1786-1787) - ANSWER - which almost resulted in
potential mob rule, suggested there might be too much democracy at play, and that maybe
individual liberty was going too far
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER - A weak constitution that governed
America during the Revolutionary War.
Federalist no. 51 - ANSWER - Argues that separation of powers within the
national government is the best way to prevent the concentration of power in the hands of one
person or a single group.
First Amendment - ANSWER - Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
, speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
government for a redress of grievances.
Second Amendment - ANSWER - Right to keep and bear arms
Third Amendment - ANSWER - The government may not house soldiers in
private homes without consent of the owner
Forth Amendment - ANSWER - It protects people against unfair searches of
their homes; search and seizure.
Fifth Amendment - ANSWER - A constitutional amendment designed to
protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection against double jeopardy,
self-incrimination, and punishment without due process of law.
Sixth Amendment - ANSWER - Right to a speedy and public trial
