WGU C963 American Politics and the US Constitution bundle

New Jersey Plan correct answer: advocated for equal representation in the national legislature regardless of the size of a state's population in order to ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the government. The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some stat...

Which constitutional amendment allows states to reserve powers? correct answer: The Tenth Amendment What did the Supreme Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden establish? correct answer: A loose constructionist interpretation of the commerce clause What describes the importance of the Supreme C...

Marbury v. Madison (1803) correct answer: Established judicial review. The courts have the power to strike down laws that they find to violate the Constitution. Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) correct answer: The Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people. Pless...

Natural Rights correct answer: The right to life, liberty, and property; believed to be given by God; no government may take them away. State of Nature correct answer: A theory on how people might have lived before societies came into existence. Due Process correct answer: The requirement t...

What is the primary effect of the census on the functioning of congress correct answer: It is used to determine the number of House representatives for each state What describes the purpose of Congressional appropriations committees correct answer: They recommend how specific funds are allocate...

Social Contract correct answer: An agreement between people and government in which citizens consent to being governed so long as the government protects their natural rights. Natural Rights correct answer: the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty,...

Marbury v. Madison (1803, 5 US 137) correct answer: This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. Supreme Court declared that the law conflicted with the US Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial review wherein the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws passed by Cong...

What is it called when people make an agreement between themselves and the government? correct answer: Social contract According to the social contract theory, what is the origin of society? correct answer: Society is the product of human desire and effort Which of the following did John Loc...

What is it called when people make an agreement between themselves and the government? correct answer: A social contract According to the social contract theory, what is the origin of society? correct answer: Society is the product of human desire and effort Which of the following did John L...

1st correct answer: Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition 2nd correct answer: own a gun 3rd correct answer: right to not house a solider 4th correct answer: right to not be searched or have something taken away within in reason 5th correct answer: Life, Liberty,...

What describes characteristics of a social contract? correct answer: -Specification of natural rights -a definition of human nature -a collective expression of a collectively shared interest In what ways is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? correct answer: -Th...

Powers under the Articles of Confederation correct answer: 1. Could exchange Ambassadors 2. Make treaties with foreign governments and Indian Tribes 3. Declare War 4. Borrow Money 5. Settle disputes among States Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation correct answer: no power to tax, ...

Marbury v. Madison correct answer: This case involved the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Supreme Court declared that the law conflicted with the U.S. Constitution, and the case established the principle of judicial review wherein the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws passed by Congress and si...

Who was responsible for drafting the Bill of Rights and submitting it to Congress? correct answer: James Madison Why did the colonists oppose being taxed by Great Britain? correct answer: They did not have elected representatives in the House of Commons What was a major difference between th...