WGU C963 PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
■ Thomas Jefferson. Answer: Wrote the Declaration of Independence
■ Shays's Rebellion (1786-1787). Answer: which almost resulted in
potential mob rule, suggested there might be too much democracy at
play, and that maybe individual liberty was going too far
■ Articles of Confederation. Answer: A weak constitution that governed
America during the Revolutionary War.
■ Federalist no. 51. Answer: Argues that separation of powers within
the national government is the best way to prevent the concentration of
power in the hands of one person or a single group.
■ First Amendment. Answer: Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances.
,■ Second Amendment. Answer: Right to keep and bear arms
■ Third Amendment. Answer: The government may not house soldiers
in private homes without consent of the owner
■ Forth Amendment. Answer: It protects people against unfair searches
of their homes; search and seizure.
■ Fifth Amendment. Answer: A constitutional amendment designed to
protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection
against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due
process of law.
■ Sixth Amendment. Answer: Right to a speedy and public trial
■ Seventh Amendment. Answer: Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
■ Eighth Amendment. Answer: No cruel and unusual punishment
■ Nineth Amendment. Answer: peoples rights are not just limited to
those listed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights
■ Tenth Amendment. Answer: Amendment stating that the powers not
delegated to the federal gov. are reserved to the states
,■ bicameral legislature. Answer: A law making body made of two
houses (bi means 2). Example: Congress (our legislature) is made of two
house - The House of Representatives and The Senate.
■ House of Representatives. Answer: the lower house of Congress,
consisting of a different number of representatives from each state,
depending on population
■ New Jersey Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a weak national
government
■ Virginia Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a strong national
government
■ Constitutional Convention. Answer: Meeting in 1787 of the elected
representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of
the United States.
■ unicameral legislature. Answer: One-house legislature
■ Three-Fifths Compromise. Answer: Agreement that each slave
counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the
House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th
amendment)
, ■ Checks and Balances. Answer: A system that allows each branch of
government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent
abuse of power
■ Separation of Powers. Answer: Constitutional division of powers
among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the
legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the
law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
■ federal system. Answer: A government that divides the powers of
government between the national government and state or provincial
governments
■ enumerated powers. Answer: The powers explicitly given to Congress
in the Constitution.
■ reserved powers. Answer: Powers given to the state government alone
■ Federalists. Answer: Supporters of the Constitution that were led by
Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national
government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights
because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the
Constitution.
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
■ Thomas Jefferson. Answer: Wrote the Declaration of Independence
■ Shays's Rebellion (1786-1787). Answer: which almost resulted in
potential mob rule, suggested there might be too much democracy at
play, and that maybe individual liberty was going too far
■ Articles of Confederation. Answer: A weak constitution that governed
America during the Revolutionary War.
■ Federalist no. 51. Answer: Argues that separation of powers within
the national government is the best way to prevent the concentration of
power in the hands of one person or a single group.
■ First Amendment. Answer: Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances.
,■ Second Amendment. Answer: Right to keep and bear arms
■ Third Amendment. Answer: The government may not house soldiers
in private homes without consent of the owner
■ Forth Amendment. Answer: It protects people against unfair searches
of their homes; search and seizure.
■ Fifth Amendment. Answer: A constitutional amendment designed to
protect the rights of persons accused of crimes, including protection
against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and punishment without due
process of law.
■ Sixth Amendment. Answer: Right to a speedy and public trial
■ Seventh Amendment. Answer: Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
■ Eighth Amendment. Answer: No cruel and unusual punishment
■ Nineth Amendment. Answer: peoples rights are not just limited to
those listed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights
■ Tenth Amendment. Answer: Amendment stating that the powers not
delegated to the federal gov. are reserved to the states
,■ bicameral legislature. Answer: A law making body made of two
houses (bi means 2). Example: Congress (our legislature) is made of two
house - The House of Representatives and The Senate.
■ House of Representatives. Answer: the lower house of Congress,
consisting of a different number of representatives from each state,
depending on population
■ New Jersey Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a weak national
government
■ Virginia Plan. Answer: Proposal to create a strong national
government
■ Constitutional Convention. Answer: Meeting in 1787 of the elected
representatives of the thirteen original states to write the Constitution of
the United States.
■ unicameral legislature. Answer: One-house legislature
■ Three-Fifths Compromise. Answer: Agreement that each slave
counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the
House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th
amendment)
, ■ Checks and Balances. Answer: A system that allows each branch of
government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent
abuse of power
■ Separation of Powers. Answer: Constitutional division of powers
among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the
legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the
law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
■ federal system. Answer: A government that divides the powers of
government between the national government and state or provincial
governments
■ enumerated powers. Answer: The powers explicitly given to Congress
in the Constitution.
■ reserved powers. Answer: Powers given to the state government alone
■ Federalists. Answer: Supporters of the Constitution that were led by
Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national
government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights
because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the
Constitution.
