WGU C963 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS(A+ VERIFIED)

WGU C963 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS(A+ VERIFIED) Physical Security - ANSWER social contract should protect the right to life (Thomas Hobbes) Quality of Life - ANSWER People have rights from god that the government cannot take away. The social contract should protect life, liberty, and property. (John Locke) Freedom of Choice - ANSWER You cannot be "forced to be free" and it should protect liberty (Jean-Jacques Rousseau) State of Nature - ANSWER How people may have lived before societies came into existence Natural Rights - ANSWER "Basic human rights" we choose how we want to live Sovereignty - ANSWER A person who has supreme power/authority Consensual political rule - ANSWER People consent the government to make rules to follow-allowing the government to tell you what you can and can't do Areas of the Constitution influenced by the Enlightenment - ANSWER John Locke's natural rights, Rousseau's social contract in article 1 section 2 clause 1. The separation of powers is found in articles 1,2 and 3. Enlightenment influence on bill of rights - ANSWER Society and government are created to protect and advance natural rights. Enlightenment influence on Deceleration of Independence - ANSWER Fundamental natural rights are life, liberty, and property to which we are individually and equally entitled. Primary goals of the Articles of Confederation. - ANSWER Limit the national government's power, which in return provides greater state sovereignty. Structure of Government under the Articles of Confederation - ANSWER unicameral congress=1 chamber;confederation each state had only one vote in Congress The central government was weaker than the states Powers of government under Articles of Confederation - ANSWER Borrow and coin money, Declare war, Make treaties, Alliance with other nations, Regulate trade with Native Americans, and Settle disputes among other states. Weakness of Article of Confederations - ANSWER No power to tact or interstate commerce or regulate trade. They could only request money from the state., No national army or navy., No Judicial or executive branches., Each state had one vote regardless of the size of congress; The articles could not be changed without a unanimous vote to do so. New Jersey Plan - ANSWER Unicameral (one vote per state), State-based (Each state is equally represented), Small states are given the same power as the more significant states in the national legislature, Legislature gave all states one vote each regardless of the population size. Virginia Plan - ANSWER Bicameral, population based, larger states would have more power than small states and the national legislature, Legislature in what states receive representation based on their population.