C963 AMERICAN POLITICS-WGU
EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
COMPLETE ANSWERS PASSED &
ALREADY GRADED A+
Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American
Revolution? - correct answer ✔✔Social Contract
How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of the Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution?
- correct answer ✔✔The Bill of Rights explicitly listed individual freedoms
What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer ✔✔The
national government did not have the power to impose taxes
What describes Clause 3 of Article IV, Section 2 in the constitution? - correct answer ✔✔Slave
owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled
What describes the opposing views in the debates between the Federalists and the Anti-
Federalists? - correct answer ✔✔Federalists favored a strong central government while the
Anti-Federalist favored strong state governments
How do the branches of the government operate under the concept of checks and balances? -
correct answer ✔✔The branch of government must cooperate to to function, and each branch
can restrict the other branches' powers
What describes the general structure of the U.S. government under the Articles of
Confederation? - correct answer ✔✔It was an alliance of independent states under a limited
central government
,Which major compromise was made at the Constitutional Convention? - correct answer ✔✔The
proportional representation of enslaved persons (3/5)
What is an argument outlined in Federalist, no. 10? - correct answer ✔✔The diverse interests of
the people would prevent the development of powerful political parties
What is a primary effect of the census on the functioning of Congress? - correct answer ✔✔It is
used to determine the number of House representatives for each state
Which describes the purpose of Congressional appropriations committees? - correct answer
✔✔They recommended how specific funds are allocated
Which power is assigned to the House under the Constitution? - correct answer ✔✔Originating
congressional spending bills
What is an example of checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches of
government? - correct answer ✔✔The Senate must confirm the President's Supreme Court
nominee
Which presidential power can be restricted by Congress? - correct answer ✔✔Appointing
cabinet members
Which president was impeached by the House of Representatives? - correct answer ✔✔Andrew
Johnson for firing his secretary of war
What is true about the U.S. court system? - correct answer ✔✔It is a dual system with a federal
court system and courts in each state
,Which type of power is a state's right to tax? - correct answer ✔✔A concurrent power
What is an example of a state exercising a concurrent power? - correct answer ✔✔Issuing
bonds to fund an infrastructure project
How does apportionment influence the makeup of Congress? - correct answer ✔✔It
determines the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives based on the equal
proportions method
What is the general purpose of the president making recess appointments? - correct answer
✔✔To fill cabinet vacancies while bypassing Senate approval
What describes the Supreme Court's use of the judicial principal of stare decisis? - correct
answer ✔✔The Supreme Court's precedents are treated as established law
What was the significance of the Supreme Court's ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland? - correct
answer ✔✔It established a loose constructionist view of the necessary and proper clause
What is an example of a state exercising its reserve power? - correct answer ✔✔Establishing
laws to regulate businesses in the state
Which statement describes characteristics of a social contract? - correct answer ✔✔A collective
expression of a collectively shared interest, A definition of human nature, A specification of
natural right
In what way is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? - correct answer
✔✔The state of nature gives definition to what it means to be human and gives definition to
natural rights
, Why is it important to know what the quality of life is like in the state of nature? - correct
answer ✔✔It explains the incentive for working cooperatively with others and it helps to frame
the type of social contract that is needed to make individual life better
What is the purpose of a social contract? - correct answer ✔✔To acknowledge and protect
natural rights
What is an important weakness of a social contract? - correct answer ✔✔Social contracts
require consensus
Which statements are true about natural rights? - correct answer ✔✔They let you do what you
need to survive and be secure and they impart an equality of being among all people
Which statements are true concerning the state of nature? - correct answer ✔✔Is a thought
experiment upon which a definition of proper society and government are built and permits a
philosophical definition of human nature
What conditions are required for a social contract to work? - correct answer ✔✔Uniformity of
ability and purpose among those who agree to the social contract and Consensus among those
whom the social contract applies to
Which of these describes the theory of the social contract? - correct answer ✔✔Society is not
natural, but created by the people.
What are social contracts constructed to be compatible with? - correct answer ✔✔Human
Nature and Natural Rights
Why were foreign governments reluctant to loan money to the United States during the time of
the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer ✔✔Since the national government lacked the
ability to tax its citizens, foreign governments feared that the national government would not be
able to repay the loans.
EXAM QUESTIONS & CORRECT
COMPLETE ANSWERS PASSED &
ALREADY GRADED A+
Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American
Revolution? - correct answer ✔✔Social Contract
How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of the Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution?
- correct answer ✔✔The Bill of Rights explicitly listed individual freedoms
What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer ✔✔The
national government did not have the power to impose taxes
What describes Clause 3 of Article IV, Section 2 in the constitution? - correct answer ✔✔Slave
owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled
What describes the opposing views in the debates between the Federalists and the Anti-
Federalists? - correct answer ✔✔Federalists favored a strong central government while the
Anti-Federalist favored strong state governments
How do the branches of the government operate under the concept of checks and balances? -
correct answer ✔✔The branch of government must cooperate to to function, and each branch
can restrict the other branches' powers
What describes the general structure of the U.S. government under the Articles of
Confederation? - correct answer ✔✔It was an alliance of independent states under a limited
central government
,Which major compromise was made at the Constitutional Convention? - correct answer ✔✔The
proportional representation of enslaved persons (3/5)
What is an argument outlined in Federalist, no. 10? - correct answer ✔✔The diverse interests of
the people would prevent the development of powerful political parties
What is a primary effect of the census on the functioning of Congress? - correct answer ✔✔It is
used to determine the number of House representatives for each state
Which describes the purpose of Congressional appropriations committees? - correct answer
✔✔They recommended how specific funds are allocated
Which power is assigned to the House under the Constitution? - correct answer ✔✔Originating
congressional spending bills
What is an example of checks and balances between the executive and legislative branches of
government? - correct answer ✔✔The Senate must confirm the President's Supreme Court
nominee
Which presidential power can be restricted by Congress? - correct answer ✔✔Appointing
cabinet members
Which president was impeached by the House of Representatives? - correct answer ✔✔Andrew
Johnson for firing his secretary of war
What is true about the U.S. court system? - correct answer ✔✔It is a dual system with a federal
court system and courts in each state
,Which type of power is a state's right to tax? - correct answer ✔✔A concurrent power
What is an example of a state exercising a concurrent power? - correct answer ✔✔Issuing
bonds to fund an infrastructure project
How does apportionment influence the makeup of Congress? - correct answer ✔✔It
determines the allocation of seats in the House of Representatives based on the equal
proportions method
What is the general purpose of the president making recess appointments? - correct answer
✔✔To fill cabinet vacancies while bypassing Senate approval
What describes the Supreme Court's use of the judicial principal of stare decisis? - correct
answer ✔✔The Supreme Court's precedents are treated as established law
What was the significance of the Supreme Court's ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland? - correct
answer ✔✔It established a loose constructionist view of the necessary and proper clause
What is an example of a state exercising its reserve power? - correct answer ✔✔Establishing
laws to regulate businesses in the state
Which statement describes characteristics of a social contract? - correct answer ✔✔A collective
expression of a collectively shared interest, A definition of human nature, A specification of
natural right
In what way is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? - correct answer
✔✔The state of nature gives definition to what it means to be human and gives definition to
natural rights
, Why is it important to know what the quality of life is like in the state of nature? - correct
answer ✔✔It explains the incentive for working cooperatively with others and it helps to frame
the type of social contract that is needed to make individual life better
What is the purpose of a social contract? - correct answer ✔✔To acknowledge and protect
natural rights
What is an important weakness of a social contract? - correct answer ✔✔Social contracts
require consensus
Which statements are true about natural rights? - correct answer ✔✔They let you do what you
need to survive and be secure and they impart an equality of being among all people
Which statements are true concerning the state of nature? - correct answer ✔✔Is a thought
experiment upon which a definition of proper society and government are built and permits a
philosophical definition of human nature
What conditions are required for a social contract to work? - correct answer ✔✔Uniformity of
ability and purpose among those who agree to the social contract and Consensus among those
whom the social contract applies to
Which of these describes the theory of the social contract? - correct answer ✔✔Society is not
natural, but created by the people.
What are social contracts constructed to be compatible with? - correct answer ✔✔Human
Nature and Natural Rights
Why were foreign governments reluctant to loan money to the United States during the time of
the Articles of Confederation? - correct answer ✔✔Since the national government lacked the
ability to tax its citizens, foreign governments feared that the national government would not be
able to repay the loans.
