WGU C963 EXAM || 126 WGU C963
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Natural Rights - ANSWER- The right to life, liberty, and property;
believed to be given by God; no government may take them away.
State of Nature - ANSWER- A theory on how people might have lived
before societies came into existence.
Due Process - ANSWER- The requirement that government, when
dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it equally
applies to all.
,Social Contract - ANSWER- An agreement between people and
government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as the
government protects their natural rights.
Political Ideologies - ANSWER- Coherent philosophies about the
structure, power, and purpose of government.
Bicameral Legislature - ANSWER- A lawmaking body that consists of
two separate chambers.
Popular Vote - ANSWER- An election in which the winner is
determined by the number of individual votes obtained.
Virginia Plan - ANSWER- A plan for a two-house legislature;
representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each state's
population; representatives for the upper house would be chosen by the
lower house.
New Jersey Plan - ANSWER- A plan that called for a one-house
national legislature; each state would receive one vote.
Great Compromise - ANSWER- Also known as the Connecticut
Compromise. A compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature; representation based on
population in the House of Representatives and equal representation of
states in the Senate.
, Three-Fifths Compromise - ANSWER- A compromise between northern
and southern states that called for counting of all a state's free population
and 60 percent of its slave population for both federal taxation and
representation in Congress.
Veto - ANSWER- The power of the president to reject a law proposed
by Congress.
Checks and Balances - ANSWER- A system that allows one branch of
government to limit the exercise of power by another branch; requires
the different parts of government to work together..
Separation of Powers - ANSWER- The sharing of powers among three
separate branches of government.
Federal System - ANSWER- A form of government which power is
divided between state governments and a national government.
Enumerated Powers - ANSWER- The powers given explicitly to the
federal government by the Constitution; power to regulate interstate and
foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare war, coin money,
and conduct foreign affairs.
Reserved Powers - ANSWER- Any powers not prohibited by the
Constitution or delegated to the national government; powers reserved to
the states and denied to the federal government.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Natural Rights - ANSWER- The right to life, liberty, and property;
believed to be given by God; no government may take them away.
State of Nature - ANSWER- A theory on how people might have lived
before societies came into existence.
Due Process - ANSWER- The requirement that government, when
dealing with people, have in place a fair procedure which it equally
applies to all.
,Social Contract - ANSWER- An agreement between people and
government in which citizens consent to be governed so long as the
government protects their natural rights.
Political Ideologies - ANSWER- Coherent philosophies about the
structure, power, and purpose of government.
Bicameral Legislature - ANSWER- A lawmaking body that consists of
two separate chambers.
Popular Vote - ANSWER- An election in which the winner is
determined by the number of individual votes obtained.
Virginia Plan - ANSWER- A plan for a two-house legislature;
representatives would be elected to the lower house based on each state's
population; representatives for the upper house would be chosen by the
lower house.
New Jersey Plan - ANSWER- A plan that called for a one-house
national legislature; each state would receive one vote.
Great Compromise - ANSWER- Also known as the Connecticut
Compromise. A compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature; representation based on
population in the House of Representatives and equal representation of
states in the Senate.
, Three-Fifths Compromise - ANSWER- A compromise between northern
and southern states that called for counting of all a state's free population
and 60 percent of its slave population for both federal taxation and
representation in Congress.
Veto - ANSWER- The power of the president to reject a law proposed
by Congress.
Checks and Balances - ANSWER- A system that allows one branch of
government to limit the exercise of power by another branch; requires
the different parts of government to work together..
Separation of Powers - ANSWER- The sharing of powers among three
separate branches of government.
Federal System - ANSWER- A form of government which power is
divided between state governments and a national government.
Enumerated Powers - ANSWER- The powers given explicitly to the
federal government by the Constitution; power to regulate interstate and
foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare war, coin money,
and conduct foreign affairs.
Reserved Powers - ANSWER- Any powers not prohibited by the
Constitution or delegated to the national government; powers reserved to
the states and denied to the federal government.
