WGU C963 COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\."Motor Voter" Law (National Voter Registration Act 1993) - Answer- A law that allows voters
to register when they sign up for a drivers license or selected other government services.
\.Administrative Agencies - Answer- Bodies created by Congress to enforce laws and develop
regulations for the enforcement of laws.
\.Advice and Consent - Answer- Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for
executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international
treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
\.Age Discrimination Act of 1975 - Answer- This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of
age in programs and activities that receive federal assistance, such as in education, healthcare,
housing, and rehabilitation programs.
\.Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - Answer- This law, passed in 1967, prohibits
discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older in hiring, promotion, discharge,
compensation or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.
\.Agenda Setting - Answer- The media's ability to choose which issues or topics get attention.
\.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer- This law, passed in 1990, prohibited
discrimination based on disability, required employers to make reasonable accommodations for
employees with disabilities, and created accessibility requirements for public accommodations.
, \.Amicus Briefs - Answer- A legal brief filed with a court by an individual or group who is not
party to a case but has an interest in the case's outcome.
\.Appellate Jurisdiction - Answer- A court hears a case on appeal from a lower court and may
change the lower court's decision.
\.Association - Answer- An interest group comprised of many groups or institutions with
similar interests.
\.Ballot Fatigue - Answer- The tendency of a voter to select a candidate in the higher or more
important offices and then stop voting before selecting candidates for lower offices.
\.Bicameral Legislature - Answer- A lawmaking body that consists of two separate chambers.
\.Bill of Attainder - Answer- An act of a legislature, such as Congress, declaring a person guilty
of a crime and levying a punishment.
\.Brokered Convention - Answer- A national party convention where no candidate for the
party's presidential nomination has a majority of the convention's delegates.
\.Buckley v. Valeo - Answer- A landmark court case that held spending money in an election
was essentially equivalent to free speech and struck down several provisions of campaign
finance law that had previously been in place.
\.Budget Resolution - Answer- A model of what the government plans to spend and take in as
revenue over the next fiscal year. Includes a set of budget priorities and discretionary spending
limits.
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\."Motor Voter" Law (National Voter Registration Act 1993) - Answer- A law that allows voters
to register when they sign up for a drivers license or selected other government services.
\.Administrative Agencies - Answer- Bodies created by Congress to enforce laws and develop
regulations for the enforcement of laws.
\.Advice and Consent - Answer- Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for
executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international
treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
\.Age Discrimination Act of 1975 - Answer- This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of
age in programs and activities that receive federal assistance, such as in education, healthcare,
housing, and rehabilitation programs.
\.Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - Answer- This law, passed in 1967, prohibits
discrimination against persons 40 years of age or older in hiring, promotion, discharge,
compensation or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.
\.Agenda Setting - Answer- The media's ability to choose which issues or topics get attention.
\.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer- This law, passed in 1990, prohibited
discrimination based on disability, required employers to make reasonable accommodations for
employees with disabilities, and created accessibility requirements for public accommodations.
, \.Amicus Briefs - Answer- A legal brief filed with a court by an individual or group who is not
party to a case but has an interest in the case's outcome.
\.Appellate Jurisdiction - Answer- A court hears a case on appeal from a lower court and may
change the lower court's decision.
\.Association - Answer- An interest group comprised of many groups or institutions with
similar interests.
\.Ballot Fatigue - Answer- The tendency of a voter to select a candidate in the higher or more
important offices and then stop voting before selecting candidates for lower offices.
\.Bicameral Legislature - Answer- A lawmaking body that consists of two separate chambers.
\.Bill of Attainder - Answer- An act of a legislature, such as Congress, declaring a person guilty
of a crime and levying a punishment.
\.Brokered Convention - Answer- A national party convention where no candidate for the
party's presidential nomination has a majority of the convention's delegates.
\.Buckley v. Valeo - Answer- A landmark court case that held spending money in an election
was essentially equivalent to free speech and struck down several provisions of campaign
finance law that had previously been in place.
\.Budget Resolution - Answer- A model of what the government plans to spend and take in as
revenue over the next fiscal year. Includes a set of budget priorities and discretionary spending
limits.
