C963 - OA Review (WGU), Answered Latest Version 2023 2024 Scored 100% John Locke's view on Natural Rights Natural Rights are God granted and cannot be abolished by the government Who was the person that drafted the Bill of Rights? (and was also responsible for submitting them to Congress) James Madison Major difference between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution The Articles of Confederation did NOT provide a National Judiciary What was the reason why the Framers designed the government with a Congress under the Articles of Confederation?They wanted a government that was for protected state sovereignty What did the Great Compromise establish?A two-chamber Congress -Great Compromise was a result after Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan How did the Three-Fifths Compromise result?Allowing slave states to count three-fifths of their slave population for the purpose of representation A Federalists argument that supported the ratification of the Constitution A strong national government is better for national defense and economic growth James Madison's concept on his statement, "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition," in Federalist, no. 51 Separation of Powers & Checks and Balances A Judicial check on the Executive Branch The Judicial Branch can declare actions made by the Executive branch unconstitutional Why do individual members of the Senate have more power than individual members of the House of Representatives?Because the Senate has a smaller total number of members than the total number of Representatives Describe the Equal Proportions Method of Congressional Apportionment Congressional Districts are drawn in order to maintain similar numbers of voters in each district Describe the process of Bills becoming Laws in Congress Bills will/can change significantly through the House of Reps and Senate revisions Powers of the
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-Appointing Judges -Commander-In-Chief -Veto Legislation -Executive Orders A protection against an elected President abusing powers for personal gain Congress has the power to impeach the President Constitutional Amendment that established term limits for the President 22nd Amendment 1 / 2
Purpose of Executive Agreements To establish agreements between the United States and foreign countries without Congressional Approval Describe the importance of the decision the Supreme Court made in Marbury v.Madison The principle of Judicial Review was established after How many Federal Appellate Courts exist in the United States?13 How many sitting Justices are there on the Supreme Court?9 What is a power reserved for the States?Conducting Elections Constitutional Amendment that allows States to reserve powers 10th Amendment What did the ruling of the Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden establish?Loose constructionist interpretation of the Commerce Clause Constitutional Amendment that provided for the separate election between the President and Vice President 12th Amendment How do States decide on awarding their vote in the Electoral College?The candidate winner of the popular vote in the State gets all of the Electoral College votes A true statement about Campaign Ads in the Primary Elections They serve the purpose of trying to raise the name recognition of a candidate The Election Cycle Event that allows local party members to select their delegates for a Presidential Election Caucus Purpose of the creation of the Federal Election Commission in the 1970s To ensure the transparency in the funding of campaigns Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act This act placed limits on the total contributions to Political Parties and it also established the requirement that candidates included personal endorsements on their political ads What type of policy would typically be promoted by Public Interest Groups?The government funding for public school education What is true about Interest Groups, but not always true about Political Parties?They tend to be focused on a single issue Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission This Supreme Court case decision allowed for Super PACs to accept and spend unlimited amounts of money for or against political candidates Buckley v. Valeo This Supreme Court case establish that spending on political campaigns constituted political speech that is protected by the 1st Amendment Why is it difficult to measure the influence of Interest Groups?Interest Groups tend to support lawmakers who would have likely supported the group's issues anyway What would be closely associated with a citizen being less likely to vote?Lower income job What did the 1993 National Voter Registration Act require the States to do?Allow citizens to register to vote when they sign up for their driver's licenses Retrospective
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