WGU C963 - Objective Assessment
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Majori contributorsi toi sociali contracti theoryi -i ANSWER-Hobbes,i Locke,i Reasseau
Sociali Contracti Theoryi -i ANSWER-Wei needi food,i clothingi andi shelteri toi survivei andi
i nothingi shouldi interferei withi ouri abilityi toi obtaini them.i Wei mayi alsoi choosei toi
believei i ini ai god.i Thei beliefi givesi definitioni toi ouri existance.i Thereforei iti isi importanti
wei definei i ourselvesi asi individuals.
Enlightenmenti Influencei oni Constitutioni -i ANSWER-Billi ofi Rightsi andi thei Secondi i
Amendment,i Ninthi Amendment
Billi ofi Rightsi (Enlightenment)i -i ANSWER-Thei firsti eighti Billi ofi Rights
Declarationi ofi Independencei (Enlightenment)i -i ANSWER-peoplei havei rightsi ofi life,i i
liberty,i andi thei pursuiti ofi happiness
Articlesi ofi Confederationi weaknessesi -i ANSWER-Noi executive,i noi judicial,i noi poweri
toi tax,i noi poweri toi regulatei trade
Articlesi ofi Confederationi -i Strengthsi -i ANSWER-Providedi directioni fori thei
Revolution,i i thei abilityi toi conducti diplomacyi withi Europe,i andi deali withi territoriali
issuesi andi Nativei i Americani relations.
Newi Jerseyi Plani -i ANSWER-Thei proposali ati thei Constitutionali Conventioni thati calledi
i fori equali representationi ofi eachi statei ini Congressi regardlessi ofi thei state'si
population.
Virginiai Plani -i ANSWER-Proposali toi createi ai strongi nationali government
Constitutionali Conventioni -i ANSWER-Ai meetingi ini Philadelphiai ini 1787i thati producedi
ai newi constitution
Three-Fifthsi compromisei -i ANSWER-Agreementi thati eachi slavei countedi asi three-
fifthsi ofi ai personi ini determiningi representationi ini thei Housei fori representationi andi
taxationi i purposesi (negatedi byi thei 13thi amendment).i Bicamerali congress.
Checksi andi Balancesi -i ANSWER-Ai systemi thati allowsi eachi branchi ofi governmenti toi i
limiti thei powersi ofi thei otheri branchesi ini orderi toi preventi abusei ofi power
Separationi ofi Powersi -i ANSWER-Constitutionali divisioni ofi powersi amongi thei i
legislative,i executive,i andi judiciali branches,i withi thei legislativei branchi makingi law,i
thei i executivei applyingi andi enforcingi thei law,i andi thei judiciaryi interpretingi thei law
, Federalistsi -i ANSWER-Ai termi usedi toi describei supportersi ofi thei Constitutioni duringi i
ratificationi debatesi ini statei legislatures.
Anti-Federalistsi -i ANSWER-Opponentsi ofi thei Americani Constitutioni ati thei timei wheni i
thei statesi werei contemplatingi itsi adoption.
Ratifyingi thei Constitutioni -i ANSWER-Articlei VII,i 9i outi ofi 13i statesi hadi toi agree,i iti wasi
i ratifiedi ati statei conventions
Federalisti #10i (factions)i -i ANSWER-Elitesi cani neveri takei overi rulei ofi thei governmenti i
duei toi tooi manyi factions.
Federalisti #51i (Madison)i -i ANSWER-Separationi ofi powers,i checksi andi balances
Separationsi ofi Powersi -i ANSWER-Thei divisioni ofi thei federali governmenti intoi threei i
branchesi eachi withi itsi owni powers
Governmenti Branchesi -i ANSWER-Threei sectionsi ofi thei USi government:i legislative,i i
executive,i andi judicial.i Eachi branchi hasi powersi thati restricti thei otheri branchesi
powers.
Howi arei lawsi madei andi enforcedi usingi thei separationi ofi powersi -i ANSWER-
Congressi i originatesi laws
Judiciali branchi reviewsi lawsi fori constitutionality
Executivei branchi enforcesi laws
systemi ofi checksi andi balancesi -i ANSWER-Constitutionali systemi ini whichi eachi
branchi i ofi governmenti placesi limitsi oni thei poweri ofi otheri branches
Severali checksi thei judiciali branchi hasi oni thei legislativei andi executivei branchesi
-i i ANSWER-Executive:
Cani overturni actionsi ofi thei presidenti withi judiciali reviewi ifi thei actionsi violatei thei i
Constitutioni
Servei duringi goodi behaviori toi maintaini independencei ofi judiciary
Legislative:
Cani overturni actsi ofi Congressi asi unconstitutionali ifi theyi violatei thei lawi
Cani influencei lawsi byi interpretationi
Servei duringi goodi behaviori toi maintaini independencei ofi judiciary
Severali checksi thei legislativei branchi hasi oni thei judiciali andi executivei branchesi
-i i ANSWER-Judicial:
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Majori contributorsi toi sociali contracti theoryi -i ANSWER-Hobbes,i Locke,i Reasseau
Sociali Contracti Theoryi -i ANSWER-Wei needi food,i clothingi andi shelteri toi survivei andi
i nothingi shouldi interferei withi ouri abilityi toi obtaini them.i Wei mayi alsoi choosei toi
believei i ini ai god.i Thei beliefi givesi definitioni toi ouri existance.i Thereforei iti isi importanti
wei definei i ourselvesi asi individuals.
Enlightenmenti Influencei oni Constitutioni -i ANSWER-Billi ofi Rightsi andi thei Secondi i
Amendment,i Ninthi Amendment
Billi ofi Rightsi (Enlightenment)i -i ANSWER-Thei firsti eighti Billi ofi Rights
Declarationi ofi Independencei (Enlightenment)i -i ANSWER-peoplei havei rightsi ofi life,i i
liberty,i andi thei pursuiti ofi happiness
Articlesi ofi Confederationi weaknessesi -i ANSWER-Noi executive,i noi judicial,i noi poweri
toi tax,i noi poweri toi regulatei trade
Articlesi ofi Confederationi -i Strengthsi -i ANSWER-Providedi directioni fori thei
Revolution,i i thei abilityi toi conducti diplomacyi withi Europe,i andi deali withi territoriali
issuesi andi Nativei i Americani relations.
Newi Jerseyi Plani -i ANSWER-Thei proposali ati thei Constitutionali Conventioni thati calledi
i fori equali representationi ofi eachi statei ini Congressi regardlessi ofi thei state'si
population.
Virginiai Plani -i ANSWER-Proposali toi createi ai strongi nationali government
Constitutionali Conventioni -i ANSWER-Ai meetingi ini Philadelphiai ini 1787i thati producedi
ai newi constitution
Three-Fifthsi compromisei -i ANSWER-Agreementi thati eachi slavei countedi asi three-
fifthsi ofi ai personi ini determiningi representationi ini thei Housei fori representationi andi
taxationi i purposesi (negatedi byi thei 13thi amendment).i Bicamerali congress.
Checksi andi Balancesi -i ANSWER-Ai systemi thati allowsi eachi branchi ofi governmenti toi i
limiti thei powersi ofi thei otheri branchesi ini orderi toi preventi abusei ofi power
Separationi ofi Powersi -i ANSWER-Constitutionali divisioni ofi powersi amongi thei i
legislative,i executive,i andi judiciali branches,i withi thei legislativei branchi makingi law,i
thei i executivei applyingi andi enforcingi thei law,i andi thei judiciaryi interpretingi thei law
, Federalistsi -i ANSWER-Ai termi usedi toi describei supportersi ofi thei Constitutioni duringi i
ratificationi debatesi ini statei legislatures.
Anti-Federalistsi -i ANSWER-Opponentsi ofi thei Americani Constitutioni ati thei timei wheni i
thei statesi werei contemplatingi itsi adoption.
Ratifyingi thei Constitutioni -i ANSWER-Articlei VII,i 9i outi ofi 13i statesi hadi toi agree,i iti wasi
i ratifiedi ati statei conventions
Federalisti #10i (factions)i -i ANSWER-Elitesi cani neveri takei overi rulei ofi thei governmenti i
duei toi tooi manyi factions.
Federalisti #51i (Madison)i -i ANSWER-Separationi ofi powers,i checksi andi balances
Separationsi ofi Powersi -i ANSWER-Thei divisioni ofi thei federali governmenti intoi threei i
branchesi eachi withi itsi owni powers
Governmenti Branchesi -i ANSWER-Threei sectionsi ofi thei USi government:i legislative,i i
executive,i andi judicial.i Eachi branchi hasi powersi thati restricti thei otheri branchesi
powers.
Howi arei lawsi madei andi enforcedi usingi thei separationi ofi powersi -i ANSWER-
Congressi i originatesi laws
Judiciali branchi reviewsi lawsi fori constitutionality
Executivei branchi enforcesi laws
systemi ofi checksi andi balancesi -i ANSWER-Constitutionali systemi ini whichi eachi
branchi i ofi governmenti placesi limitsi oni thei poweri ofi otheri branches
Severali checksi thei judiciali branchi hasi oni thei legislativei andi executivei branchesi
-i i ANSWER-Executive:
Cani overturni actionsi ofi thei presidenti withi judiciali reviewi ifi thei actionsi violatei thei i
Constitutioni
Servei duringi goodi behaviori toi maintaini independencei ofi judiciary
Legislative:
Cani overturni actsi ofi Congressi asi unconstitutionali ifi theyi violatei thei lawi
Cani influencei lawsi byi interpretationi
Servei duringi goodi behaviori toi maintaini independencei ofi judiciary
Severali checksi thei legislativei branchi hasi oni thei judiciali andi executivei branchesi
-i i ANSWER-Judicial:
