WGU C963 Objective Assessment Questions and Answers (2025 / 2026) | 100% Correct Verified Answers

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1. Majorcontributors tosocialcontracttheory
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ANS>>:Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau
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2. Social ContractTheoryq q




ANS>>: We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our
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ability to obtain them.We may also choose to believein a god.The beliefgives definition to
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our existance.Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals.
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3. EnlightenmentInfluenceonConstitution q q q




ANS>>:BillofRightsandthe Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment
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4.Bill of Rights (Enlightenment)
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,ANS>>:The first eight Bill of Rights
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5. DeclarationofIndependence(Enlightenment) q q q




ANS>>:peoplehaverightsoflife,liber-ty,andthe pursuit of happiness
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6. Articles of Confederation weaknesses
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ANS>>:Noexecutive,nojudicial, nopowerto tax, no power to regulate trade
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7. ArticlesofConfederation-Strengths
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ANS>>: ProvideddirectionfortheRevolution,the ability to conduct diplomacy with Europe,
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and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations.
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8. New JerseyPlan
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ANS>>: The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation
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ofeachstateinCongressregardlessofthestate'spopulation.
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9. VirginiaPlan q




ANS>>:Proposal to create a strong national government
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,10. Constitutional Convention q




ANS>>:Ameeting inPhiladelphia in1787thatproduceda new constitution
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11. Three-Fifths compromise q




ANS>>:Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining
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representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th
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amendment). Bicameral congress.
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12. ChecksandBalances q q




ANS>>:Asystemthatallowseachbranchofgovernmenttolimitthe powers of the other branche
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in order to prevent abuse of power
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13. SeparationofPowers q q




ANS>>:Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial
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branches,withthe legislativebranchmakinglaw,theexecu- tive applying and enforcing the
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law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
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14.Federalists
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, ANS>>:A term used to describe supporters of the Constitution during ratification debates in
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15. Anti-Federalists


ANS>>:OpponentsoftheAmericanConstitutionatthetimewhenthe states were contemplatin
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16. RatifyingtheConstitution q q




ANS>>:ArticleVII,9 out of 13 states had to agree, it was ratified at state conventions
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17. Federalist#10(factions) q q




ANS>>:Elitescannevertakeoverruleofthegovernmentduetotoomany factions.
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18. Federalist#51(Madison) q q




ANS>>:Separationof powers,checksand balances
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19. SeparationsofPowers q q




ANS>>:Thedivision of thefederalgovernment intothree branches each with its own
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