8/12/25, 11:36 PM UPDATED 2025/2026 WGU C963 OA with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Flashcards | Quizlet
UPDATED 2025/2026 WGU C963 OA with Questions and
Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A+
A compromise between Three-Fifths Compromise
northern and southern
states that called for
counting of all a state's free
population and 60 percent
of its slave population for
both federal
taxation and representation in
Congress.
The power of the president to Veto
reject a law proposed by
Congress.
A system that allows one Checks and Balances
branch of
government to limit the
exercise of power by
another branch; requires
the different parts of
government to work
together..
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The right to life, liberty, and Natural Rights
property; believed to be
given by God; no
government may take them
away.
A theory on how people might State of Nature
have lived before societies
came into existence.
The requirement that Due Process
government, when dealing
with people, have in place
a fair procedure which it
equally applies to all.
An agreement between Social Contract
people and
government in which citizens
consent to be governed so
long as the government
protects their natural rights.
Coherent philosophies about Political Ideologies
the structure, power, and
purpose of government.
A lawmaking body that Bicameral Legislature
consists of two separate
chambers.
An election in which the Popular Vote
winner is
determined by the number
of individual votes
obtained.
A plan for a two-house Virginia Plan
legislature;
representatives would be
elected to the lower house
based on each state's
population; representatives Don't know?
for the upper house would
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be chosen by the lower
house.
A plan that called for a one- New Jersey Plan
house national legislature;
each state would receive
one vote.
Also known as the Connecticut Great Compromise
Compromise. A
compromise between the
Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a
bicameral legislature;
representation based on
population in the House of
Representatives and
equal
representation of states in the
Senate.
The sharing of powers among Separation of Powers
three separate branches of
government.
A form of government which Federal System
power is
divided between state
governments and a national
government.
The powers given explicitly to Enumerated Powers
the federal government by
the Constitution; power to
regulate interstate and
foreign commerce, raise and
support armies, declare war,
coin money, and conduct
foreign affairs.
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UPDATED 2025/2026 WGU C963 OA with Questions and
Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A+
A compromise between Three-Fifths Compromise
northern and southern
states that called for
counting of all a state's free
population and 60 percent
of its slave population for
both federal
taxation and representation in
Congress.
The power of the president to Veto
reject a law proposed by
Congress.
A system that allows one Checks and Balances
branch of
government to limit the
exercise of power by
another branch; requires
the different parts of
government to work
together..
c… 1/1
8
,8/12/25, 11:36 PM UPDATED 2025/2026 WGU C963 OA with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Flashcards | Quizlet
The right to life, liberty, and Natural Rights
property; believed to be
given by God; no
government may take them
away.
A theory on how people might State of Nature
have lived before societies
came into existence.
The requirement that Due Process
government, when dealing
with people, have in place
a fair procedure which it
equally applies to all.
An agreement between Social Contract
people and
government in which citizens
consent to be governed so
long as the government
protects their natural rights.
Coherent philosophies about Political Ideologies
the structure, power, and
purpose of government.
A lawmaking body that Bicameral Legislature
consists of two separate
chambers.
An election in which the Popular Vote
winner is
determined by the number
of individual votes
obtained.
A plan for a two-house Virginia Plan
legislature;
representatives would be
elected to the lower house
based on each state's
population; representatives Don't know?
for the upper house would
c… 2/1
8
, 8/12/25, 11:36 PM UPDATED 2025/2026 WGU C963 OA with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Flashcards | Quizlet
be chosen by the lower
house.
A plan that called for a one- New Jersey Plan
house national legislature;
each state would receive
one vote.
Also known as the Connecticut Great Compromise
Compromise. A
compromise between the
Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan that created a
bicameral legislature;
representation based on
population in the House of
Representatives and
equal
representation of states in the
Senate.
The sharing of powers among Separation of Powers
three separate branches of
government.
A form of government which Federal System
power is
divided between state
governments and a national
government.
The powers given explicitly to Enumerated Powers
the federal government by
the Constitution; power to
regulate interstate and
foreign commerce, raise and
support armies, declare war,
coin money, and conduct
foreign affairs.
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