WGU C963 American Politics Exam 2022/2023 Rated A+
Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American Revolution?
Correct Answer: Social Contract
How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? Correct
Answer: The Bill of Rights explicitly listed individual freedoms.
What describes the general structure of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation?
Correct Answer: It was an alliance of independent states under a limited central government
What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation? Correct Answer: The national
government did not have the power to impose taxes.
What describes Clause 3 of Article IV, Section 2 in the Constitution? Correct Answer: Slave owners
could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled.
Which major compromise was made at the Constitutional Convention? Correct Answer: The
proportional representation of enslaved persons
What describes the opposing views in the debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
Correct Answer: Federalists favored a strong central government while the Anti-Federalist favored
strong state governments.
What is an argument outlined in Federalist, no. 10? Correct Answer: The diverse interests of the
people would prevent the development of powerful interests.
How do the branches of government operate under the concept of checks and balances? Correct
Answer: The branches of government must cooperate to function, and each branch can restrict the
others branches' powers
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