WGU C963 - Objective Assessment(Solved
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Terms in this set (126)
The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be
Natural Rights
given by God; no government may take them away.
A theory on how people might have lived before
State of Nature
societies came into existence.
The requirement that government, when dealing with
Due Process people, have in place a fair procedure which it
equally applies to all.
An agreement between people and government in
Social Contract which citizens consent to be governed so long as the
government protects their natural rights.
Coherent philosophies about the structure, power,
Political Ideologies
and purpose of government.
A lawmaking body that consists of two separate
Bicameral Legislature
chambers.
An election in which the winner is determined by the
Popular Vote
number of individual votes obtained.
A plan for a two-house legislature; representatives
would be elected to the lower house based on each
Virginia Plan
state's population; representatives for the upper
house would be chosen by the lower house.
A plan that called for a one-house national legislature;
New Jersey Plan
each state would receive one vote.
, Also known as the Connecticut Compromise. A
compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature;
Great Compromise
representation based on population in the House of
Representatives and equal representation of states in
the Senate.
A compromise between northern and southern states
that called for counting of all a state's free population
Three-Fifths Compromise
and 60 percent of its slave population for both
federal taxation and representation in Congress.
The power of the president to reject a law proposed
Veto
by Congress.
A system that allows one branch of government to
limit the exercise of power by another branch;
Checks and Balances
requires the different parts of government to work
together..
The sharing of powers among three separate
Separation of Powers
branches of government.
A form of government which power is divided
Federal System between state governments and a national
government.
The powers given explicitly to the federal government
by the Constitution; power to regulate interstate and
Enumerated Powers
foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare
war, coin money, and conduct foreign affairs.
Any powers not prohibited by the Constitution or
delegated to the national government; powers
Reserved Powers
reserved to the states and denied to the federal
government.
Coherent philosophies about the structure, power,
Political Ideologies
and purpose of government.
100%)2024/2025 UPDATE
Terms in this set (126)
The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be
Natural Rights
given by God; no government may take them away.
A theory on how people might have lived before
State of Nature
societies came into existence.
The requirement that government, when dealing with
Due Process people, have in place a fair procedure which it
equally applies to all.
An agreement between people and government in
Social Contract which citizens consent to be governed so long as the
government protects their natural rights.
Coherent philosophies about the structure, power,
Political Ideologies
and purpose of government.
A lawmaking body that consists of two separate
Bicameral Legislature
chambers.
An election in which the winner is determined by the
Popular Vote
number of individual votes obtained.
A plan for a two-house legislature; representatives
would be elected to the lower house based on each
Virginia Plan
state's population; representatives for the upper
house would be chosen by the lower house.
A plan that called for a one-house national legislature;
New Jersey Plan
each state would receive one vote.
, Also known as the Connecticut Compromise. A
compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a bicameral legislature;
Great Compromise
representation based on population in the House of
Representatives and equal representation of states in
the Senate.
A compromise between northern and southern states
that called for counting of all a state's free population
Three-Fifths Compromise
and 60 percent of its slave population for both
federal taxation and representation in Congress.
The power of the president to reject a law proposed
Veto
by Congress.
A system that allows one branch of government to
limit the exercise of power by another branch;
Checks and Balances
requires the different parts of government to work
together..
The sharing of powers among three separate
Separation of Powers
branches of government.
A form of government which power is divided
Federal System between state governments and a national
government.
The powers given explicitly to the federal government
by the Constitution; power to regulate interstate and
Enumerated Powers
foreign commerce, raise and support armies, declare
war, coin money, and conduct foreign affairs.
Any powers not prohibited by the Constitution or
delegated to the national government; powers
Reserved Powers
reserved to the states and denied to the federal
government.
Coherent philosophies about the structure, power,
Political Ideologies
and purpose of government.
