WGU C963 COURT CASES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WGU C963 - LEARNING CHECKS &
QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Whathishithcalledhwhenhpeoplehmakehanhagreementhbetweenhthemselveshandhthehgovernm
ent?h-hans--✔✔Ahsocialhcontract

Accordinghtohthehsocialhcontracththeory,hwhathishthehoriginhofhsociety?h-hans--
✔✔Societyhishthehproducthofhhumanhdesirehandheffort

WhichhofhthehfollowinghdidhJohnhLockehviewhashthehmosthimportanthprotectionshunderhthehs
ocialhcontract?h-hans--✔✔Libertyhandhproperty

WhichhofhthesehaccuratelyhdescribeshJohnhLocke'shviewhonhthehstatehofhnature?h-hans--
✔✔Thehstatehofhnaturehwashpeacefulhandhconsistedhofhrationalhhumanhbeings

AccordinghtohJohnhLocke,hhowhmuchhauthorityhshouldhsocietyhhavehoverhitshcitizenshunderh
thehsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Limitedhauthority,hthehsocialhcontracthshouldhprovidehahsocietyhinhwhichhthehsocietyhhas
hnohmorehpowerhthanhishnecessaryhtohregulatehthehnaturalhrightshandhco-

existencehofhitshcitizens

Describehthehcharacteristicshofhahsocialhcontract.h-hans--
✔✔Ahsocialhcontracthishahcollectivehexpressionhofhahcollectivelyhsharedhinterest,hahdefinitio
nhofhhumanhnature,handhahspecificationhofhnaturalhrights.

Inhwhathwayhishthehstatehofhnaturehimportanthforhconstructinghahsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Societyhshouldhbehahreflectionhofhwhathithmeanshtohbehhuman,handhnaturalhrightshmusthb
ehacknowledgedhandhprotectedhinhahsocialhcontract.

Whyhishithimportanthtohknowhwhaththehqualityhofhlifehishlikehinhthehstatehofhnature?h-hans--
✔✔Howhbadhorhgoodhlifehishinhthehstatehofhnaturehwillhguidehthehneedhtohcooperatehwithhoth
ers,handhthehsubsequenthsocialhcontracthwillhhelphovercomehthehdrawbackshexperiencedhin
hthehstatehofhnature.




Whathishthehpurposehofhahsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Socialhcontractsharehcreatedhtohacknowledgehandhprotecthnaturalhrights.

,Whathishanhimportanthweaknesshofhahsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Socialhcontractshrequirehconsensus,hwhichhishdifficulthtohobtainhinhanyhsociety.

Whathdohnaturalhrightshlethyouhdo?h-hans--
✔✔Naturalhrightshlethyouhdohwhathyouhneedhtohsurvivehandhbehsecure,handhtheyhimparthanh
equalityhofhallhpeople.

WhathdidhthehEnlightenmenthphilosophershusedhthehstatehofhnaturehfor?h-hans--
✔✔Enlightenmenthphilosophershusedhthehstatehofhnaturehtohdefinehhumanhnaturehandharg
uedhforhahproperhsocietyhandhgovernmenthbasedhonhthathnature.

Whathconditionsharehrequiredhforhahsocialhcontracthtohwork?h-hans--
✔✔Thehconditionshneededhforhahsocialhcontracthtohworkhincludehconsensushamonghthosehi
nvolvedhinhthehsocialhcontracthandhahuniformityhofhabilityhandhpurposehamonghthosehwhohag
reehtohit.

Whathdoeshthehtheoryhofhahsocialhcontracthacknowledge?h-hans--
✔✔Thehsocialhcontracthacknowledgeshthaththehpeopleharehinhrelationshiphwithhthehgovern
menthandhthereharehobligationshthehcitizenshhavehtohahsociety.

Whatharehsocialhcontractshconstructedhtohbehcompatiblehwith?h-hans--
✔✔Thehsocialhcontracthrecognizeshbothhhumanhnaturehandhnaturalhrightshandhwhenhconstr
ucted,hnaturalhrightsharehahcentralhparthbecausehtheyharehtoohimportanthtohourhindividualhliv
es.

WhathnaturalhrighthwashexplicitlyhprotectedhinhthehDeclarationhofhIndependence?h-hans--
✔✔Liberty.hThomashJeffersonhwrotehthehDeclarationhofhIndependencehbasedhonhthehideas
hofhJohnhLockehwhoharguedhthathonehofhourhmosthimportanthnaturalhrightshishliberty.




WhichhConstitutionalhprinciple,hsuggestedhbyhMontesquieu,hlessenshthehpotentialhharmhofh
thehnationalhgovernmenthoverhthehpeople?h-hans--
✔✔SeparationhofhPowers.hByhseparatinghthehlegislative,hexecutive,handhjudicialhpowerhan
dhplacingheachhbranchhintohthehcontrolhofhdifferenthpoliticalhactorshthishwouldhpreventhgover
nmenthtyrannyhoverhthehpeoplehbyhlimitinghthehharmhanyhonehbranchhmighthdohonhitshown.

WhichhConstitutionalhmechanism,hsuggestedhbyhMontesquieu,hbalanceshthehnationalhgov
ernmenthandhpreventshanyhonehsectionhofhgovernmenthfromhhavinghsole/completehpower?
h-hans--

✔✔CheckshandhBalances.hPreventshanyhonehbranchhfromhgaininghcompletehpowerhandhco
ntrolhoverhthehgovernmenthbyhallowingheachhbranchhtohmonitorhandhinfluencehwhathhappen
shinhthehotherhbranches.

WhichhofhthehfollowinghprotectshLocke'shideahofhnaturalhrightshandhprovideshMontesquieu'sh
protectionshknownhashduehprocesshofhlaw?h-hans--

, ✔✔ThehBillhofhRights.hThishadditionhtohthehConstitutionhfocuseshonhprotectinghthehlibertiesh
orhfreedomshbyhprotectinghsuchhrightshashfreedomhofhspeechhandhprovidinghduehprocess.

Whichhwashdesignedhwithhahconcernhforhthehtyrannyhofhfactionalhmajority?h-hans--
✔✔ThehConstitution.hThehpotentialhforhthehtyrannyhofhfactionalhmajorityhwashahkeyhconside
rationhaththehtimehofhthehdraftinghofhthehConstitution.

WhathishthehEnlightenment?h-hans--
✔✔AhperiodhofhWesternhEuropeanhhistoryhfollowinghthehMiddlehAgesh(1650-
1800)hthathoccurredhmainlyhinhGreathBritain,hFrance,handhGermany.hItshphilosophyhproduc
edhthehideahofhnaturalhrights.

WhyhdoeshthehEnlightenmenthinfluencehAmericanhpoliticshandhgovernment?h-hans--
✔✔ThosehwhohsettledhthehAmericanhcolonieshwerehseekinghfreedomhandhopportunity,hand
hLocke'shideashabouththehconsenthtohbehgovernedhandhthehrighthtohrebellionhhadhahmajorhinfl

uencehinhthehestablishmenthofhAmericanhgovernment.hEarlyhAmericanshwerehnothdrawnhtoh
thehideahofhthehdivinehrighthofhkings.

HowhdohconflictinghideashofhthehEnlightenmenthinfluencehgovernmenthandhpolitics?h-hans--
✔✔SeparationhofhpowershinhthehConstitutionhworkshtohunderminehpopularhdemocratichinpu
thandhcontrol,hbuthevenhwhenhdealinghwithhimportanthsocialhneeds,hprotectionhofhprivatehpro
pertyhlimitshthehgovernment'shactions.

WhathideasharehembodiedhinhthehDeclarationhofhIndependence?h-hans--
✔✔ThehDeclarationhspecificallyhmentionshlife,hliberty,handhthehpursuithofhhappinesshashwell
hashthehideahthathpeoplehhavehthehrighthtohcreatehorhabolishhgovernments hifhtheirhnaturalhrig

htsharehathrisk.

InhwhathkeyhwayshdoeshthehConstitutionhdifferhfromhthehDeclarationhofhIndependence?h-
hans--

✔✔WhilehthehDeclarationhemphasizedhlibertyhandhexpressinghthehpopularhwill,hthehConstit
utionhwashdesignedhtohcontrolhpopularhwillhandhsupporthjustice.

WhathtypehofhrightsharehcontainedhinhthehBillhofhRights?h-hans--
✔✔ThehBillhcontainshbothhnaturalhrightshandhproceduralhrights.

ThehConstitution'shfirsththreeharticleshcreatehseparatehlegislative,hexecutive,handhjudicialhbr
anches,hishconsistenthwith?h-hans--
✔✔Montesquieu'shtheoryhforhthehseparationhofhpoliticalhpower.

ThehConstitution'shdemotionhofhliberty,handhlackhofhprotectionshforhnaturalhrights,hsuggestsh
thehframershwerehwhat?h-hans--
✔✔Thehframershwerehinterestedhinhcreatinghahnationalhgovernmenththathworked.

HowhishunicameralhCongresshdifferenthfromhahbicameralhCongress?h-hans--
✔✔AhunicameralhCongresshhashonehchamberhwhilehahbicameralhCongresshhashtwo.