WGU C963 - Objective Assessment 2023 with complete solution

WGU C963 - Objective Assessment 2023 with complete solutionMajor contributors to social contract theory - CORRECT ANSWERS Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - CORRECT ANSWERS Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - CORRECT ANSWERS The first eight Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) - CORRECT ANSWERS people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Articles of Confederation weaknesses - CORRECT ANSWERS No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade Articles of Confederation - Strengths - CORRECT ANSWERS Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. New Jersey Plan - CORRECT ANSWERS The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. Virginia Plan - CORRECT ANSWERS Proposal to create a strong national government Constitutional Convention - CORRECT ANSWERS A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution Three-Fifths compromise - CORRECT ANSWERS Agreement that each slave counted as three-fifths of a person in determining representation in the House for representation and taxation purposes (negated by the 13th amendment). Bicameral congress. Checks and Balances - CORRECT ANSWERS A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power