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WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND US
CONSTITUTION OA

What is a protection against an elected president abusing powers for personal
gain? - ANSWERS-The power of Congress to impeach the president



Which constitutional amendment established term limits for the president? -
ANSWERS-The 22nd Ammendment



What is the purpose of executive agreements? - ANSWERS-To establish
agreements with foreign countries without congressional approval



What describes the importance of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v.
Madison? - ANSWERS-It established the principle of judicial review



How many federal appellate courts exist in the United States? - ANSWERS-13



How many sitting justices are there on the Supreme Court? - ANSWERS-9



What is a power reserved for the state? - ANSWERS-Conducting elections



Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve powers? - ANSWERS-
The 10th Amendment

,What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish? - ANSWERS-A
loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause



How do most states award votes in the Electoral College? - ANSWERS-The
candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets all the electoral votes for
the state



Which amendment provided for the separate election of the president and vice
president? - ANSWERS-The 12th Amendment



What is true about campaign ads in primary elections? - ANSWERS-They often try
to raise the name recognition of a candidate



How are elections for the U.S. Senate conducted? - ANSWERS-One-third of the
Senate seats are up for election every two years



Which election cycle event allows local party members to select their delegates
for a presidential election? - ANSWERS-A caucus



What was the purpose of creating the Federal Election Commission in the 1970s?
- ANSWERS-To ensure transparency in campaign financing



Which type of policy would typically be promoted by public interest groups? -
ANSWERS-Government funding for public school education

, What is generally true of interest groups but not true of political parties? -
ANSWERS-They tend to be focused on a single issue



Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress?
- ANSWERS-James Madison



Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? - ANSWERS-They did
not have elected representatives in the House of Commons



What was a major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the
Constitution? - ANSWERS-The Articles of Confederation did not provide for a
national judiciary



Why did the framers design the government under the Articles of Confederation
with a Congress? - ANSWERS-They wanted a government based on the
representation of the population



What did the Great Compromise between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey
Plan that was finalized in the Constitution establish? - ANSWERS-A two-chamber
congress



What were the results of the three-fifths compromise? - ANSWERS-It allowed
slave states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purpose of
representation

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