PRE-ASSESSMENT WGU AMERICAN
POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION
C963
WhohwashresponsiblehforhdraftinghthehBillhofhRightshandhsubmittinghithtohCongress?h-ans--
JameshMadison
WhyhdidhthehcolonistshopposehbeinghtaxedhbyhGreathBritain?h-ans--
TheyhdidhnothhavehelectedhrepresentativeshinhthehHousehofhCommons
WhathwashahmajorhdifferencehbetweenhthehArticleshofhConfederationhandhthehConstitution?
h-ans--ThehArticleshofhConfederationhdidhnothprovidehforhahnationalhjudiciary
WhyhdidhthehframershdesignhthehgovernmenthunderhthehArticleshofhConfederationhwithhahCo
ngress?h-ans--Theyhwantedhahgovernmenthbasedhonhthehrepresentationhofhthehpopulation
WhathdidhthehGreathCompromisehbetweenhthehVirginiahPlanhandhthehNewhJerseyhPlanhthath
washfinalizedhinhthehConstitutionhestablish?h-ans--Ahtwo-chamberhcongress
Whathwerehthehresultshofhthehthree-fifthshcompromise?h-ans--
Ithallowedhslavehstateshtohcounththree-
fifthshofhtheirhenslavedhpopulationhforhthehpurposehofhrepresentation
WhathwashahFederalisthargumenthinhsupporthofhthehratificationhofhthehConstitution?h-ans--
Ahstronghnationalhgovernmenthishbetterhforhnationalhdefensehandheconomichgrowth
WhichhconcepthwashJameshMadisonhreferencinghwhenhhehstated,h"Ambitionhmusthbehmad
ehtohcounteracthambition"hinhFederalist,hno.h51?h-ans--
Separationhofhpowershandhcheckshandhbalances
Whathishahjudicialhcheckhonhthehexecutivehbranch?h-ans--
ThehSupremehCourthcanhdeclarehactionshbyhthehexecutivehbranchhunconstitutional
Whathdescribeshdualhfederalism?h-ans--
Statehgovernmenthandhnationalhgovernmenthhavehexclusivehauthorityhinhclearlyhdefinedhjur
isdictions
, WhichhcongressionalhactionhwouldhbehthehresulthofhthehimpliedhpowershofhCongress?h-
ans--Congresshpasseshahlawhraisinghthehminimumhwagehtoh$10.00hperhhour
WhathbesthexplainshwhyhindividualhmembershofhthehSenatehhavehmorehpowerhthanhindividu
alhmembershofhthehHousehofhRepresentatives?h-ans--
ThehsmallerhtotalhnumberhofhSenatehmembershcomparedhtohthehnumberhofhrepresentatives
Whathdescribeshthehequalhproportionshmethodhofhcongressionalhapportionment?h-ans--
Congressionalhdistrictsharehdrawnhinhorderhtohmaintainhsimilarhnumbershofhvotershinheachhd
istrict
WhathdescribeshthehprocesshofhbillshbecominghlawshinhCongress?h-ans--
BillshchangehsignificantlyhthroughhHousehandhSenatehrevisions
WhichhpowerhdoeshthehpresidenthhavehunderhthehConstitution?h-ans--Appointinghjudges
Whathishahprotectionhagainsthanhelectedhpresidenthabusinghpowershforhpersonalhgain?h-
ans--ThehpowerhofhCongresshtohimpeachhthehpresident
Whichhconstitutionalhamendmenthestablishedhtermhlimitshforhthehpresident?h-ans--
Theh22ndhAmmendment
Whathishthehpurposehofhexecutivehagreements?h-ans--
Tohestablishhagreementshwithhforeignhcountrieshwithouthcongressionalhapproval
WhathdescribeshthehimportancehofhthehSupremehCourthdecisionhinhMarburyhv.hMadison?h-
ans--Ithestablishedhthehprinciplehofhjudicialhreview
HowhmanyhfederalhappellatehcourtshexisthinhthehUnitedhStates?h-ans--13
HowhmanyhsittinghjusticesharehtherehonhthehSupremehCourt?h-ans--9
Whathishahpowerhreservedhforhthehstate?h-ans--Conductinghelections
Whichhconstitutionalhamendmenthallowshstateshtohreservehpowers?h-ans--
Theh10thhAmendment
WhathdidhthehSupremehCourt'shrulinghinhGibbonshv.hOgdenhestablish?h-ans--
Ahloosehconstructionisthinterpretationhofhthehcommercehclause
HowhdohmosthstateshawardhvoteshinhthehElectoralhCollege?h-ans--
Thehcandidatehwhohwinshthehpopularhvotehinhthehstatehgetshallhthehelectoralhvoteshforhthehst
ate
Whichhamendmenthprovidedhforhthehseparatehelectionhofhthehpresidenthandhvicehpresident
?h-ans--Theh12thhAmendment
POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION
C963
WhohwashresponsiblehforhdraftinghthehBillhofhRightshandhsubmittinghithtohCongress?h-ans--
JameshMadison
WhyhdidhthehcolonistshopposehbeinghtaxedhbyhGreathBritain?h-ans--
TheyhdidhnothhavehelectedhrepresentativeshinhthehHousehofhCommons
WhathwashahmajorhdifferencehbetweenhthehArticleshofhConfederationhandhthehConstitution?
h-ans--ThehArticleshofhConfederationhdidhnothprovidehforhahnationalhjudiciary
WhyhdidhthehframershdesignhthehgovernmenthunderhthehArticleshofhConfederationhwithhahCo
ngress?h-ans--Theyhwantedhahgovernmenthbasedhonhthehrepresentationhofhthehpopulation
WhathdidhthehGreathCompromisehbetweenhthehVirginiahPlanhandhthehNewhJerseyhPlanhthath
washfinalizedhinhthehConstitutionhestablish?h-ans--Ahtwo-chamberhcongress
Whathwerehthehresultshofhthehthree-fifthshcompromise?h-ans--
Ithallowedhslavehstateshtohcounththree-
fifthshofhtheirhenslavedhpopulationhforhthehpurposehofhrepresentation
WhathwashahFederalisthargumenthinhsupporthofhthehratificationhofhthehConstitution?h-ans--
Ahstronghnationalhgovernmenthishbetterhforhnationalhdefensehandheconomichgrowth
WhichhconcepthwashJameshMadisonhreferencinghwhenhhehstated,h"Ambitionhmusthbehmad
ehtohcounteracthambition"hinhFederalist,hno.h51?h-ans--
Separationhofhpowershandhcheckshandhbalances
Whathishahjudicialhcheckhonhthehexecutivehbranch?h-ans--
ThehSupremehCourthcanhdeclarehactionshbyhthehexecutivehbranchhunconstitutional
Whathdescribeshdualhfederalism?h-ans--
Statehgovernmenthandhnationalhgovernmenthhavehexclusivehauthorityhinhclearlyhdefinedhjur
isdictions
, WhichhcongressionalhactionhwouldhbehthehresulthofhthehimpliedhpowershofhCongress?h-
ans--Congresshpasseshahlawhraisinghthehminimumhwagehtoh$10.00hperhhour
WhathbesthexplainshwhyhindividualhmembershofhthehSenatehhavehmorehpowerhthanhindividu
alhmembershofhthehHousehofhRepresentatives?h-ans--
ThehsmallerhtotalhnumberhofhSenatehmembershcomparedhtohthehnumberhofhrepresentatives
Whathdescribeshthehequalhproportionshmethodhofhcongressionalhapportionment?h-ans--
Congressionalhdistrictsharehdrawnhinhorderhtohmaintainhsimilarhnumbershofhvotershinheachhd
istrict
WhathdescribeshthehprocesshofhbillshbecominghlawshinhCongress?h-ans--
BillshchangehsignificantlyhthroughhHousehandhSenatehrevisions
WhichhpowerhdoeshthehpresidenthhavehunderhthehConstitution?h-ans--Appointinghjudges
Whathishahprotectionhagainsthanhelectedhpresidenthabusinghpowershforhpersonalhgain?h-
ans--ThehpowerhofhCongresshtohimpeachhthehpresident
Whichhconstitutionalhamendmenthestablishedhtermhlimitshforhthehpresident?h-ans--
Theh22ndhAmmendment
Whathishthehpurposehofhexecutivehagreements?h-ans--
Tohestablishhagreementshwithhforeignhcountrieshwithouthcongressionalhapproval
WhathdescribeshthehimportancehofhthehSupremehCourthdecisionhinhMarburyhv.hMadison?h-
ans--Ithestablishedhthehprinciplehofhjudicialhreview
HowhmanyhfederalhappellatehcourtshexisthinhthehUnitedhStates?h-ans--13
HowhmanyhsittinghjusticesharehtherehonhthehSupremehCourt?h-ans--9
Whathishahpowerhreservedhforhthehstate?h-ans--Conductinghelections
Whichhconstitutionalhamendmenthallowshstateshtohreservehpowers?h-ans--
Theh10thhAmendment
WhathdidhthehSupremehCourt'shrulinghinhGibbonshv.hOgdenhestablish?h-ans--
Ahloosehconstructionisthinterpretationhofhthehcommercehclause
HowhdohmosthstateshawardhvoteshinhthehElectoralhCollege?h-ans--
Thehcandidatehwhohwinshthehpopularhvotehinhthehstatehgetshallhthehelectoralhvoteshforhthehst
ate
Whichhamendmenthprovidedhforhthehseparatehelectionhofhthehpresidenthandhvicehpresident
?h-ans--Theh12thhAmendment
