WGU C963 EXAM QUESTIONS &
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Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that when governments do not
protect the rights of the people, "it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it. " This is a
reference to what idea?
Social Contract Theory
What was the name of America's first constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Which of these is a reason for the failure of the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles did not give the national government the powers to tax
Why was the New Jersey Plan created in response to the Virginia Plan?
a. The small states feared having representation based on population in the legislature would
allow large states to dominate the new government
Why did the AntiFederalists oppose the Constitution?
It gave too much power to the national government
, In the most well-known Federalist Paper, Federalist No. 10, James Madison famously argued
that the new Constitution would
break and control factions.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively referred to as
. the Bill of Rights.
The assignment of law-making, law-enforcing and law-interpreting powers to the legislative,
executive and judicial branches of government is called:
Separation of powers
After each census, seats in the House of Representatives are assigned based on recent
population shifts among the states. What term defines this process?
reapportionment
Which of the following is NOT a power granted to the president under the Constitution?
he power to declare war
The power of Congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power? Hint: this power
was affirmed in the case McCulloch v. Maryland
ACCURATE ANSWERS RATED 100%
CORRECT
Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that when governments do not
protect the rights of the people, "it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it. " This is a
reference to what idea?
Social Contract Theory
What was the name of America's first constitution?
Articles of Confederation
Which of these is a reason for the failure of the Articles of Confederation?
The Articles did not give the national government the powers to tax
Why was the New Jersey Plan created in response to the Virginia Plan?
a. The small states feared having representation based on population in the legislature would
allow large states to dominate the new government
Why did the AntiFederalists oppose the Constitution?
It gave too much power to the national government
, In the most well-known Federalist Paper, Federalist No. 10, James Madison famously argued
that the new Constitution would
break and control factions.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively referred to as
. the Bill of Rights.
The assignment of law-making, law-enforcing and law-interpreting powers to the legislative,
executive and judicial branches of government is called:
Separation of powers
After each census, seats in the House of Representatives are assigned based on recent
population shifts among the states. What term defines this process?
reapportionment
Which of the following is NOT a power granted to the president under the Constitution?
he power to declare war
The power of Congress to charter a bank is an example of what type of power? Hint: this power
was affirmed in the case McCulloch v. Maryland
