Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress? - Answer- James Madison Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? - Answer- They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons. What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution? - Answer- The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a national judiciary. Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation ...

New Jersey Plan - Answer- advocated for equal representation in the national legislature regardless of the size of a state's population in order to ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the government. The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some states, while the New Jersey Plan provided for equal representation for all states. - Answer- During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan? unicameral legisl...

Major contributors to social contract theory - Answer- Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - Answer- We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - Answer- Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (...

Major contributors to social contract theory - Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) ...

WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset 2022 with complete solution

Major contributors to social contract theory - ANSWER Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - ANSWER We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - ANSWER Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enl...

Major contributors to social contract theory - ANSWER Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - ANSWER We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - ANSWER Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enl...

C963 Final prep (Answered) Major contributors to social contract theory Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacque Rousseau, Montesquieu Requirements to be a Representative/term information Citizen for 7 years, at least 25 years old/2 year term, based on population Civil rights Rights to be free from discrimination/free from unequal treatment/requirements for government action Powers of the legislative branch Tax citizens, set budget, impeach, regulate commerce, declare war provide advise ...

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU summer 2023 with complete solution

Major contributors to social contract theory - Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - The fir...