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WGU C963 - LEARNING CHECKS &QUIZZES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Whathishithcalledhwhenhpeoplehmakehanhagreementhbetweenhthemselveshandhthehgovernm
ent?h-hans--✔✔Ahsocialhcontract
Accordinghtohthehsocialhcontracththeory,hwhathishthehoriginhofhsociety?h-hans--
✔✔Societyhishthehproducthofhhumanhdesirehandheffort
WhichhofhthehfollowinghdidhJohnhLockehviewhashthehmosthimportanthprotectionshunderhthehs
ocialhcontract?h-hans--✔✔Libertyhandhproperty
WhichhofhthesehaccuratelyhdescribeshJohnhLocke'shviewhonhthehstatehofhnature?h-hans--
✔✔Thehstatehofhnaturehwashpeacefulhandhconsistedhofhrationalhhumanhbeings
AccordinghtohJohnhLocke,hhowhmuchhauthorityhshouldhsocietyhhavehoverhitshcitizenshunderh
thehsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Limitedhauthority,hthehsocialhcontracthshouldhprovidehahsocietyhinhwhichhthehsocietyhhas
hnohmorehpowerhthanhishnecessaryhtohregulatehthehnaturalhrightshandhco-
existencehofhitshcitizens
Describehthehcharacteristicshofhahsocialhcontract.h-hans--
✔✔Ahsocialhcontracthishahcollectivehexpressionhofhahcollectivelyhsharedhinterest,hahdefinitio
nhofhhumanhnature,handhahspecificationhofhnaturalhrights.
Inhwhathwayhishthehstatehofhnaturehimportanthforhconstructinghahsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Societyhshouldhbehahreflectionhofhwhathithmeanshtohbehhuman,handhnaturalhrightshmusthb
ehacknowledgedhandhprotectedhinhahsocialhcontract.
Whyhishithimportanthtohknowhwhaththehqualityhofhlifehishlikehinhthehstatehofhnature?h-hans--
✔✔Howhbadhorhgoodhlifehishinhthehstatehofhnaturehwillhguidehthehneedhtohcooperatehwithhoth
ers,handhthehsubsequenthsocialhcontracthwillhhelphovercomehthehdrawbackshexperiencedhin
hthehstatehofhnature.
Whathishthehpurposehofhahsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Socialhcontractsharehcreatedhtohacknowledgehandhprotecthnaturalhrights.
,Whathishanhimportanthweaknesshofhahsocialhcontract?h-hans--
✔✔Socialhcontractshrequirehconsensus,hwhichhishdifficulthtohobtainhinhanyhsociety.
Whathdohnaturalhrightshlethyouhdo?h-hans--
✔✔Naturalhrightshlethyouhdohwhathyouhneedhtohsurvivehandhbehsecure,handhtheyhimparthanh
equalityhofhallhpeople.
WhathdidhthehEnlightenmenthphilosophershusedhthehstatehofhnaturehfor?h-hans--
✔✔Enlightenmenthphilosophershusedhthehstatehofhnaturehtohdefinehhumanhnaturehandharg
uedhforhahproperhsocietyhandhgovernmenthbasedhonhthathnature.
Whathconditionsharehrequiredhforhahsocialhcontracthtohwork?h-hans--
✔✔Thehconditionshneededhforhahsocialhcontracthtohworkhincludehconsensushamonghthosehi
nvolvedhinhthehsocialhcontracthandhahuniformityhofhabilityhandhpurposehamonghthosehwhohag
reehtohit.
Whathdoeshthehtheoryhofhahsocialhcontracthacknowledge?h-hans--
✔✔Thehsocialhcontracthacknowledgeshthaththehpeopleharehinhrelationshiphwithhthehgovern
menthandhthereharehobligationshthehcitizenshhavehtohahsociety.
Whatharehsocialhcontractshconstructedhtohbehcompatiblehwith?h-hans--
✔✔Thehsocialhcontracthrecognizeshbothhhumanhnaturehandhnaturalhrightshandhwhenhconstr
ucted,hnaturalhrightsharehahcentralhparthbecausehtheyharehtoohimportanthtohourhindividualhliv
es.
WhathnaturalhrighthwashexplicitlyhprotectedhinhthehDeclarationhofhIndependence?h-hans--
✔✔Liberty.hThomashJeffersonhwrotehthehDeclarationhofhIndependencehbasedhonhthehideas
hofhJohnhLockehwhoharguedhthathonehofhourhmosthimportanthnaturalhrightshishliberty.
WhichhConstitutionalhprinciple,hsuggestedhbyhMontesquieu,hlessenshthehpotentialhharmhofh
thehnationalhgovernmenthoverhthehpeople?h-hans--
✔✔SeparationhofhPowers.hByhseparatinghthehlegislative,hexecutive,handhjudicialhpowerhan
dhplacingheachhbranchhintohthehcontrolhofhdifferenthpoliticalhactorshthishwouldhpreventhgover
nmenthtyrannyhoverhthehpeoplehbyhlimitinghthehharmhanyhonehbranchhmighthdohonhitshown.
WhichhConstitutionalhmechanism,hsuggestedhbyhMontesquieu,hbalanceshthehnationalhgov
ernmenthandhpreventshanyhonehsectionhofhgovernmenthfromhhavinghsole/completehpower?
h-hans--
✔✔CheckshandhBalances.hPreventshanyhonehbranchhfromhgaininghcompletehpowerhandhco
ntrolhoverhthehgovernmenthbyhallowingheachhbranchhtohmonitorhandhinfluencehwhathhappen
shinhthehotherhbranches.
WhichhofhthehfollowinghprotectshLocke'shideahofhnaturalhrightshandhprovideshMontesquieu'sh
protectionshknownhashduehprocesshofhlaw?h-hans--
, ✔✔ThehBillhofhRights.hThishadditionhtohthehConstitutionhfocuseshonhprotectinghthehlibertiesh
orhfreedomshbyhprotectinghsuchhrightshashfreedomhofhspeechhandhprovidinghduehprocess.
Whichhwashdesignedhwithhahconcernhforhthehtyrannyhofhfactionalhmajority?h-hans--
✔✔ThehConstitution.hThehpotentialhforhthehtyrannyhofhfactionalhmajorityhwashahkeyhconside
rationhaththehtimehofhthehdraftinghofhthehConstitution.
WhathishthehEnlightenment?h-hans--
✔✔AhperiodhofhWesternhEuropeanhhistoryhfollowinghthehMiddlehAgesh(1650-
1800)hthathoccurredhmainlyhinhGreathBritain,hFrance,handhGermany.hItshphilosophyhproduc
edhthehideahofhnaturalhrights.
WhyhdoeshthehEnlightenmenthinfluencehAmericanhpoliticshandhgovernment?h-hans--
✔✔ThosehwhohsettledhthehAmericanhcolonieshwerehseekinghfreedomhandhopportunity,hand
hLocke'shideashabouththehconsenthtohbehgovernedhandhthehrighthtohrebellionhhadhahmajorhinfl
uencehinhthehestablishmenthofhAmericanhgovernment.hEarlyhAmericanshwerehnothdrawnhtoh
thehideahofhthehdivinehrighthofhkings.
HowhdohconflictinghideashofhthehEnlightenmenthinfluencehgovernmenthandhpolitics?h-hans--
✔✔SeparationhofhpowershinhthehConstitutionhworkshtohunderminehpopularhdemocratichinpu
thandhcontrol,hbuthevenhwhenhdealinghwithhimportanthsocialhneeds,hprotectionhofhprivatehpro
pertyhlimitshthehgovernment'shactions.
WhathideasharehembodiedhinhthehDeclarationhofhIndependence?h-hans--
✔✔ThehDeclarationhspecificallyhmentionshlife,hliberty,handhthehpursuithofhhappinesshashwell
hashthehideahthathpeoplehhavehthehrighthtohcreatehorhabolishhgovernments hifhtheirhnaturalhrig
htsharehathrisk.
InhwhathkeyhwayshdoeshthehConstitutionhdifferhfromhthehDeclarationhofhIndependence?h-
hans--
✔✔WhilehthehDeclarationhemphasizedhlibertyhandhexpressinghthehpopularhwill,hthehConstit
utionhwashdesignedhtohcontrolhpopularhwillhandhsupporthjustice.
WhathtypehofhrightsharehcontainedhinhthehBillhofhRights?h-hans--
✔✔ThehBillhcontainshbothhnaturalhrightshandhproceduralhrights.
ThehConstitution'shfirsththreeharticleshcreatehseparatehlegislative,hexecutive,handhjudicialhbr
anches,hishconsistenthwith?h-hans--
✔✔Montesquieu'shtheoryhforhthehseparationhofhpoliticalhpower.
ThehConstitution'shdemotionhofhliberty,handhlackhofhprotectionshforhnaturalhrights,hsuggestsh
thehframershwerehwhat?h-hans--
✔✔Thehframershwerehinterestedhinhcreatinghahnationalhgovernmenththathworked.
HowhishunicameralhCongresshdifferenthfromhahbicameralhCongress?h-hans--
✔✔AhunicameralhCongresshhashonehchamberhwhilehahbicameralhCongresshhashtwo.
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