6/18/25, 6:57 PM WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset
WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset\COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS \VERIFIED 100%
Judicial:
Senate must approve judges
and justices Controls
jurisdiction of the courts
Determines size of Supreme Court
House can impeach judges and Senate can remove
Ways in which the them by two-thirds vote Executive:
legislative branch can Can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds
engage in checks and
balances with the other vote in both chambers Must approve treaties by
branches of
government a two-thirds vote in the Senate
Control of funding activities of the executive branch
Presidential nominees must be
approved by the Senate Only
Congress can declare war
House can impeach the president or vice president and
the Senate can remove them by a two-thirds vote
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1. A bill is proposed
2. Introduced in house or senate
3. Passed to committee or subcommittee
4. Floor action: debate and voting
Process of legislation 5. Conference committee resolves conflicting points.
and how bills become New version sent back for approval.
law
6. President can sign bill into law or choose to veto
7. If veto, congress can override veto by passing bill in
house and senate by a 2/3rd majority.
8 YAY! New Law!
A committee is a smaller subset of representatives or
senators that consider particular types of bill.
Committees can be either long-standing or temporary.
Committees serve political as well as
lawmaking functions. Different
Purpose of congressional
committees and describe committees:
several types
House Committee
Resources Committee
Foreign Relations has sub-committees on
Europe and Africa Committee on
Agriculture
Committee on Energy
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, 6/18/25, 6:57 PM WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset
Reapportionment - Redrawing voting districts after a census
Redistricting - The redrawing of congressional district
Define reapportionment,
lines within a state to ensure roughly equal
redistricting, and
populations within each district
gerrymandering
Gerrymandering - Process of redrawing legislative
boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in
power.
Reapportionment occurs when census data indicates
needed adjustments so a state is not paying too much
Role of the census in the
or too little in federal taxes.
reapportionment and
redistricting processes
Every state goes through reapportionment every 10
years. The census helps to determine the changes
to its districts, taxes, etc.
Race cannot be the dominant and controlling factor for
Miller vs. Johnson
redrawing congressional districts.
1. Established 1787
2. Electoral College emerged as way to elect/re-elect president
3. Duties outlined in newly-formed Constitution
4. Impeachment built into Constitution - clear process for removal
Evolution of the presidency 5. Twelfth Amendment - Pairs Presidential candidate with running
mate on a ticket
in the United States
6. Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 - Executive
branch put in charge of forming budget.
7. Twenty Second Amendment limits terms
8. Expansion of Duties - From Washington who formed
first cabinet to now President contributes to office.
Term limits for the President 2 terms or 10 years
/ 3/22
WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset\COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS \VERIFIED 100%
Judicial:
Senate must approve judges
and justices Controls
jurisdiction of the courts
Determines size of Supreme Court
House can impeach judges and Senate can remove
Ways in which the them by two-thirds vote Executive:
legislative branch can Can override a presidential veto by a two-thirds
engage in checks and
balances with the other vote in both chambers Must approve treaties by
branches of
government a two-thirds vote in the Senate
Control of funding activities of the executive branch
Presidential nominees must be
approved by the Senate Only
Congress can declare war
House can impeach the president or vice president and
the Senate can remove them by a two-thirds vote
/ 1/22
,6/18/25, 6:57 PM WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset
1. A bill is proposed
2. Introduced in house or senate
3. Passed to committee or subcommittee
4. Floor action: debate and voting
Process of legislation 5. Conference committee resolves conflicting points.
and how bills become New version sent back for approval.
law
6. President can sign bill into law or choose to veto
7. If veto, congress can override veto by passing bill in
house and senate by a 2/3rd majority.
8 YAY! New Law!
A committee is a smaller subset of representatives or
senators that consider particular types of bill.
Committees can be either long-standing or temporary.
Committees serve political as well as
lawmaking functions. Different
Purpose of congressional
committees and describe committees:
several types
House Committee
Resources Committee
Foreign Relations has sub-committees on
Europe and Africa Committee on
Agriculture
Committee on Energy
/ 2/22
, 6/18/25, 6:57 PM WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset
Reapportionment - Redrawing voting districts after a census
Redistricting - The redrawing of congressional district
Define reapportionment,
lines within a state to ensure roughly equal
redistricting, and
populations within each district
gerrymandering
Gerrymandering - Process of redrawing legislative
boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in
power.
Reapportionment occurs when census data indicates
needed adjustments so a state is not paying too much
Role of the census in the
or too little in federal taxes.
reapportionment and
redistricting processes
Every state goes through reapportionment every 10
years. The census helps to determine the changes
to its districts, taxes, etc.
Race cannot be the dominant and controlling factor for
Miller vs. Johnson
redrawing congressional districts.
1. Established 1787
2. Electoral College emerged as way to elect/re-elect president
3. Duties outlined in newly-formed Constitution
4. Impeachment built into Constitution - clear process for removal
Evolution of the presidency 5. Twelfth Amendment - Pairs Presidential candidate with running
mate on a ticket
in the United States
6. Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 - Executive
branch put in charge of forming budget.
7. Twenty Second Amendment limits terms
8. Expansion of Duties - From Washington who formed
first cabinet to now President contributes to office.
Term limits for the President 2 terms or 10 years
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